Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Legal rights of borrowers and lenders index
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DEFINITION:
Legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that these laws are better designed to expand access to credit.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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=1 | Malawi | 8 | 2006 | |
=1 | Kenya | 8 | 2006 | |
=3 | Nigeria | 7 | 2006 | |
=3 | Botswana | 7 | 2006 | |
=3 | Zambia | 7 | 2006 | |
=6 | Swaziland | 6 | 2006 | |
=6 | Mauritius | 6 | 2006 | |
=6 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2006 | |
=9 | Ethiopia | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Tanzania | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Sierra Leone | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Mauritania | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Ghana | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Lesotho | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | South Africa | 5 | 2006 | |
=9 | Namibia | 5 | 2006 | |
=19 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Guinea | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Sudan | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | The Gambia | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Gabon | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Benin | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Chad | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Mozambique | 4 | 2006 | |
=19 | Djibouti | 4 | 2006 | |
=28 | Cameroon | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Senegal | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Eritrea | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Togo | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Mali | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Angola | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Uganda | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Niger | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Seychelles | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3 | 2006 | |
=28 | Comoros | 3 | 2006 | |
=42 | Madagascar | 2 | 2006 | |
=42 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2006 | |
=42 | Burundi | 2 | 2006 | |
45 | Rwanda | 1 | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Legal rights of borrowers and lenders index
- United Kingdom ranked first for legal rights of borrowers and lenders index amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
- 4 of the top 98 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Failed states’ .
- 21 of the top 119 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Latin American and Caribbean.
- 2 of the top 72 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are OPEC.
- 9 of the top 129 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are South and Central Asian.
- 17 of the top 156 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Former Spanish colonies'.
- 2 of the top 76 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Former French colonies'.
- 15 of the top 109 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Emerging markets'.
- 39 of the top 152 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Sub-Saharan African.
- 3 of the top 72 countries by legal rights of borrowers and lenders index are Middle East and North African.