Getting Credit
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In doing business 2008 report, getting credit in a nation generally covers following two important points:
1. Credit information registries
2. Collateral and bankruptcy laws as the determinants of lending
Quality of credit information is an important measure here. Getting credit ranking gives clear-cut information upon access to credit among nations.
The United Kingdom, which comes under the OECD region, has been ranked 1 in getting credit for 2008.
In doing business 2008 report, getting credit in a nation generally covers following two important points:
1. Credit information registries
2. Collateral and bankruptcy laws as the determinants of lending
Quality of credit information is an important measure here. Getting credit ranking gives clear-cut information upon access to credit among nations.
The United Kingdom, which comes under the OECD region, has been ranked 1 in getting credit for 2008.
Find below the complete ranking:
| Economy | Getting Credit | Economy | Getting Credit | Economy | Getting Credit | Economy | Getting Credit |
| United Kingdom | 1 | Dominican Republic | 36 | Russia | 84 | Maldives | 135 |
| Hong Kong, China | 2 | India | 36 | Nigeria | 84 | Samoa | 135 |
| New Zealand | 3 | Estonia | 48 | Micronesia | 84 | Vanuatu | 135 |
| Australia | 3 | Georgia | 48 | Brazil | 84 | Solomon Islands | 135 |
| Germany | 3 | Belgium | 48 | Malawi | 84 | Morocco | 135 |
| Malaysia | 3 | Saudi Arabia | 48 | Angola | 84 | Gambia | 135 |
| Singapore | 7 | Chile | 48 | Mauritius | 97 | Iraq | 135 |
| United States | 7 | Fiji | 48 | St. Lucia | 97 | Suriname | 135 |
| Canada | 7 | Mexico | 48 | Luxembourg | 97 | Sudan | 135 |
| Ireland | 7 | Taiwan, China | 48 | Oman | 97 | Djibouti | 135 |
| Israel | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48 | Grenada | 97 | Tajikistan | 135 |
| Slovakia | 7 | El Salvador | 48 | Dominica | 97 | Côte d’Ivoire | 135 |
| Denmark | 13 | Kazakhstan | 48 | Brunei | 97 | Togo | 135 |
| Iceland | 13 | Macedonia, FYR | 48 | Tunisia | 97 | Mali | 135 |
| Japan | 13 | Lebanon | 48 | Moldova | 97 | Senegal | 135 |
| Netherlands | 13 | Vietnam | 48 | Sri Lanka | 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 135 |
| Latvia | 13 | Croatia | 48 | Ethiopia | 97 | Guinea | 135 |
| Spain | 13 | Paraguay | 48 | Nepal | 97 | Niger | 135 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | Bangladesh | 48 | Zambia | 97 | Liberia | 135 |
| Romania | 13 | Argentina | 48 | Ecuador | 97 | Venezuela | 135 |
| Panama | 13 | Costa Rica | 48 | Philippines | 97 | Chad | 135 |
| Kenya | 13 | Albania | 48 | Mozambique | 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 135 |
| Serbia | 13 | Portugal | 68 | Bolivia | 97 | Tonga | 158 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | Kuwait | 68 | Zimbabwe | 97 | Kiribati | 158 |
| Honduras | 13 | Mongolia | 68 | Jamaica | 115 | Seychelles | 158 |
| Finland | 26 | Italy | 68 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 115 | Guyana | 158 |
| Switzerland | 26 | Slovenia | 68 | United Arab Emirates | 115 | Yemen | 158 |
| Austria | 26 | Turkey | 68 | Papua New Guinea | 115 | Uganda | 158 |
| Puerto Rico | 26 | Poland | 68 | Ghana | 115 | Bhutan | 158 |
| South Africa | 26 | Pakistan | 68 | Belarus | 115 | Syria | 158 |
| Hungary | 26 | Nicaragua | 68 | Lesotho | 115 | Comoros | 158 |
| Botswana | 26 | Kyrgyz Republic | 68 | Algeria | 115 | Rwanda | 158 |
| Czech Republic | 26 | Guatemala | 68 | Egypt | 115 | Eritrea | 158 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 | West Bank and Gaza | 68 | Tanzania | 115 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 158 |
| Uruguay | 26 | Indonesia | 68 | Gabon | 115 | Palau | 170 |
| Norway | 36 | Cape Verde | 68 | Haiti | 115 | Marshall Islands | 170 |
| Sweden | 36 | Iran | 68 | Benin | 115 | Uzbekistan | 170 |
| Thailand | 36 | Ukraine | 68 | Cameroon | 115 | Lao PDR | 170 |
| Lithuania | 36 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 84 | Mauritania | 115 | Timor-Leste | 170 |
| Korea | 36 | Belize | 84 | Sierra Leone | 115 | Burundi | 170 |
| France | 36 | Colombia | 84 | Burkina Faso | 115 | Madagascar | 176 |
| Armenia | 36 | Jordan | 84 | São Tomé and Principe | 115 | Cambodia | 177 |
| Namibia | 36 | Montenegro | 84 | Congo, Rep. | 115 | Afghanistan | 177 |
| Peru | 36 | China | 84 | Central African Republic | 115 | ||
| Swaziland | 36 | Greece | 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 135 |
Source: Doing Business Database
