Getting credit, credit information availability index (0=less info to 6=more info) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Credit information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/. Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
| Getting credit, credit information availability index (0=less info to 6=more info) - Doing business - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2009) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  South Africa | 6 |
| 2 | Egypt | 5 |
| 3 | Swaziland | 5 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 5 |
| 5 | Namibia | 5 |
| 6 | Angola | 4 |
| 7 | Kenya | 4 |
| 8 | Botswana | 4 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 4 |
| 10 | North Africa | 3.50 |
| 11 | Mauritius | 3 |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 3 |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 2 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2 |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 2 |
| 17 | Morocco | 2 |
| 18 | Algeria | 2 |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 2 |
| 20 | Gabon | 2 |
| 21 | Rwanda | 2 |
| 22 | Africa | 1.55 |
| 23 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.38 |
| 24 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | 1.31 |
| 25 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 1.28 |
| 26 | Burundi | 1 |
| 27 | Benin | 1 |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 1 |
| 29 | Mali | 1 |
| 30 | Djibouti | 1 |
| 31 | Ivory Coast | 1 |
| 32 | Senegal | 1 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 1 |
| 34 | Chad | 1 |
| 35 | Togo | 1 |
| 36 | Liberia | 1 |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
| 38 | Niger | 1 |
| 39 | Comoros | 0 |
| 40 | Madagascar | 0 |
| 41 | Lesotho | 0 |
| 42 | Malawi | 0 |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 44 | Ghana | 0 |
| 45 | Sudan | 0 |
| 46 | Seychelles | 0 |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0 |
| 48 | Guinea | 0 |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 |
| 50 | Tanzania | 0 |
| 51 | Uganda | 0 |
| 52 | Gambia | 0 |
| 53 | Eritrea | 0 |
| 54 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 |
| 55 | Zambia | 0 |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
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