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DEFINITION: Doing Business constructs measures on the legal rights of lenders and credit information sharing. The first set of indicators describes how well collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending. The second set measures the coverage, scope, quality and accessibility of credit information available through public and private credit registries. The data on credit information sharing are built in 2 stages. First, banking supervision authorities and public information sources are surveyed to confirm the presence of public credit registries and private credit information bureaus. Second, when applicable, a detailed survey on the public or private credit registryâ€™s structure, law and associated rules collects data in 5 areas: * Coverage of the market. * Scope of distributed information. * Access to data. * Quality of data. * Laws on information sharing and quality of data. Survey responses are verified through several rounds of follow-up communication with respondents as well as by contacting third parties and consulting public sources. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	CambodiaCambodia	154	2005
2	AfghanistanAfghanistan	153	2005
3	LaosLaos	152	2005
4	TogoTogo	151	2005
5	East TimorEast Timor	150	2005
6	RwandaRwanda	149	2005
7	RussiaRussia	148	2005
8	OmanOman	147	2005
9	MoroccoMorocco	146	2005
10	GuyanaGuyana	145	2005
11	GuineaGuinea	144	2005
12	EritreaEritrea	143	2005
13	EgyptEgypt	142	2005
14	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	141	2005
15	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	140	2005
16	BhutanBhutan	139	2005
17	AlgeriaAlgeria	138	2005
18	YemenYemen	137	2005
19	SenegalSenegal	136	2005
20	MaliMali	135	2005
21	MaldivesMaldives	134	2005
22	IraqIraq	133	2005
23	HaitiHaiti	132	2005
24	CroatiaCroatia	131	2005
25	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	130	2005
26	West BankWest Bank	129	2005
27	UzbekistanUzbekistan	128	2005
28	UgandaUganda	127	2005
29	TongaTonga	126	2005
30	TanzaniaTanzania	125	2005
31	SyriaSyria	124	2005
32	SudanSudan	123	2005
33	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	122	2005
34	PhilippinesPhilippines	121	2005
35	PalauPalau	120	2005
36	NigerNiger	119	2005
37	LesothoLesotho	118	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	117.74	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	117.38	2005
38	KazakhstanKazakhstan	117	2005
39	GhanaGhana	116	2005
40	FranceFrance	115	2005
41	EthiopiaEthiopia	114	2005
42	ChinaChina	113	2005
43	ChadChad	112	2005
44	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	111	2005
45	BurundiBurundi	110	2005
46	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	109	2005
47	BeninBenin	108	2005
48	ZambiaZambia	107	2005
49	VietnamVietnam	106	2005
50	VanuatuVanuatu	105	2005
51	United Arab EmiratesUAE	104	2005
52	TurkeyTurkey	103	2005
53	TunisiaTunisia	102	2005
54	Sri LankaSri Lanka	101	2005
55	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	100	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	99.45	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	99.2	2005
56	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	99	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	98.4	2005
57	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	98	2005
58	MoldovaMoldova	97	2005
59	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	96	2005
60	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	95	2005
61	MadagascarMadagascar	94	2005
62	KiribatiKiribati	93	2005
63	JamaicaJamaica	92	2005
64	CameroonCameroon	91	2005
65	ZimbabweZimbabwe	90	2005
66	SamoaSamoa	89	2005
67	PolandPoland	88	2005
68	NepalNepal	87	2005
69	MauritiusMauritius	86	2005
70	MalawiMalawi	85	2005
71	IndiaIndia	84	2005
72	GreeceGreece	83	2005
73	GeorgiaGeorgia	82	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	82	2005
74	EcuadorEcuador	81	2005
75	BrazilBrazil	80	2005
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	79.68	2005
76	BoliviaBolivia	79	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	78.19	2005
77	ArmeniaArmenia	78	2005
78	AngolaAngola	77	2005
79	VenezuelaVenezuela	76	2005
80	UkraineUkraine	75	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	74.92	2005
81	RomaniaRomania	74	2005
82	PeruPeru	73	2005
83	PakistanPakistan	72	2005
84	NicaraguaNicaragua	71	2005
85	MozambiqueMozambique	70	2005
86	MongoliaMongolia	69	2005
87	MexicoMexico	68	2005
88	MauritaniaMauritania	67	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	66.36	2005
89	LebanonLebanon	66	2005
90	JordanJordan	65	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	64.88	2005
91	IranIran	64	2005
92	IndonesiaIndonesia	63	2005
93	ColombiaColombia	62	2005
94	BelarusBelarus	61	2005
95	UruguayUruguay	60	2005
96	ThailandThailand	59	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	58.39	2005
97	TaiwanTaiwan	58	2005
98	SloveniaSlovenia	57	2005
99	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	56	2005
100	PortugalPortugal	55	2005
101	ParaguayParaguay	54	2005
102	KuwaitKuwait	52	2005
103	ItalyItaly	51	2005
104	HondurasHonduras	50	2005
105	GuatemalaGuatemala	49	2005
106	EstoniaEstonia	48	2005
107	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	47	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	46.5	2005
108	BulgariaBulgaria	46	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	46	2005
109	BelgiumBelgium	45	2005
110	BangladeshBangladesh	44	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	43.32	2005
111	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	43	2005
112	ArgentinaArgentina	42	2005
113	AlbaniaAlbania	41	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	40.67	2005
114	South AfricaSouth Africa	40	2005
115	NorwayNorway	39	2005
116	NigeriaNigeria	38	2005
117	NamibiaNamibia	37	2005
118	LithuaniaLithuania	36	2005
119	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	35	2005
120	El SalvadorEl Salvador	34	2005
121	Costa RicaCosta Rica	33	2005
122	ChileChile	32	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	31.83	2005
123	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	31	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	30.71	2005
124	SwedenSweden	30	2005
125	SpainSpain	29	2005
126	SlovakiaSlovakia	28	2005
127	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	27	2005
128	LatviaLatvia	26	2005
129	South KoreaSouth Korea	25	2005
130	HungaryHungary	24	2005
131	FinlandFinland	23	2005
132	DenmarkDenmark	22	2005
133	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	21	2005
134	AustriaAustria	20	2005
135	PanamaPanama	19	2005
136	JapanJapan	18	2005
137	IcelandIceland	17	2005
138	FijiFiji	16	2005
139	United StatesUnited States	15	2005
140	NetherlandsNetherlands	14	2005
141	KenyaKenya	13	2005
142	IsraelIsrael	12	2005
143	IrelandIreland	11	2005
144	CanadaCanada	10	2005
145	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	9	2005
146	SingaporeSingapore	8	2005
147	New ZealandNew Zealand	7	2005
148	MalaysiaMalaysia	6	2005
149	GermanyGermany	5	2005
150	BotswanaBotswana	4	2005
151	AustraliaAustralia	3	2005
152	Hong KongHong Kong	2	2005
153	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1	2005

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