Resolving insolvency: Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) - Score by country
The score for strength of insolvency framework index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
96.88
Serbia
Lowest
12.5
Maldives
Median
59.38
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,247
What the numbers show
Resolving insolvency: Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) - Score is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 96.88 in Serbia; the lowest is 12.5 in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.38, and the mean is 59.02.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Resolving insolvency: Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 96.88 | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 93.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 93.75 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 93.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Rwanda | 93.75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 93.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Finland | 90.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 90.62 | 2019 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 90.62 | 2019 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 90.62 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 87.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 87.5 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 87.5 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 87.5 | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 84.38 | 2019 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 16 | China | 84.38 | 2019 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Djibouti | 84.38 | 2019 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 84.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 84.38 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 84.38 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Cambodia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Slovakia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Israel | 78.12 | 2019 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 78.12 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 78.12 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 75 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 75 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 75 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | South Korea | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 75 | 2019 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 75 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Mauritius | 75 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Belgium | 71.88 | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 71.88 | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 44 | Micronesia (country) | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 71.88 | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 71.88 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 71.88 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Norway | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Pakistan | 71.88 | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 44 | Russia | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 71.88 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 68.75 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Austria | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Barbados | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Canada | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 56 | France | 68.75 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Georgia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 56 | Jamaica | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 67 | Brunei | 65.62 | 2019 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 65.62 | 2019 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 65.62 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Ireland | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Turkey | 65.62 | 2019 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 67 | Taiwan | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Belarus | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Hungary | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Liberia | 62.5 | 2019 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 62.5 | 2019 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Seychelles | 62.5 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 79 | Argentina | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Egypt | 59.38 | 2019 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Suriname | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Uruguay | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Benin | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Cameroon | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Congo | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Gabon | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Guinea | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.25 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Madagascar | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Niger | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | El Salvador | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Chad | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Togo | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 56.25 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Malawi | 53.12 | 2019 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 102 | New Zealand | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Singapore | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Tunisia | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Ukraine | 53.12 | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 102 | Vietnam | 53.12 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 109 | Jordan | 50 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 109 | Lithuania | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Panama | 50 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 46.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | India | 46.88 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 114 | Malaysia | 46.88 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 114 | Samoa | 46.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 46.88 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Gambia | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Honduras | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Kuwait | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho | 43.75 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Oman | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Qatar | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Uganda | 43.75 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 119 | Zambia | 43.75 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 131 | Bolivia | 40.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Mongolia | 40.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Bahamas | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Dominica | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Fiji | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Hong Kong | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Namibia | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Eswatini | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 133 | Tonga | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 37.5 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 145 | Malta | 34.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Belize | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Ecuador | 31.25 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Iran | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Nigeria | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Syria | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Venezuela | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Yemen | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | San Marino | 28.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Botswana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Ghana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Guatemala | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Guyana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Lebanon | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Myanmar | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Sudan | 25 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Maldives | 12.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The score for strength of insolvency framework index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.