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.
What the numbers show
Resolving insolvency: Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) - Score is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 96.88 in Serbia; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.25, and the mean is 50.8.
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 |
| 1 | Djibouti | 84.38 | 2019 | up 92.9% | 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 | Italy | 84.38 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Cambodia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 81.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Israel | 78.12 | 2019 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 25 | Montenegro | 78.12 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 78.12 | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 75 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 75 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 75 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 75 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | South Korea | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 75 | 2019 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 75 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 28 | Moldova | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Mauritius | 75 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Belgium | 71.88 | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 71.88 | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 41 | Micronesia (country) | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 71.88 | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 71.88 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 71.88 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Norway | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Pakistan | 71.88 | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 41 | Russia | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Slovenia | 71.88 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 68.75 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 53 | Australia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Barbados | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Canada | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Colombia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 53 | France | 68.75 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 68.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Georgia | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 53 | Jamaica | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.75 | 2019 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 64 | Brunei | 65.62 | 2019 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 64 | Cyprus | 65.62 | 2019 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 65.62 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Ireland | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Turkey | 65.62 | 2019 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 64 | Taiwan | 65.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Belarus | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Hungary | 62.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Liberia | 62.5 | 2019 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Mozambique | 62.5 | 2019 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Seychelles | 62.5 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 76 | Argentina | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Egypt | 59.38 | 2019 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 76 | Peru | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Suriname | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Uruguay | 59.38 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Cameroon | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Congo | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Gabon | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Guinea | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 56.25 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Madagascar | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Mali | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Niger | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Senegal | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | El Salvador | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Chad | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Togo | 56.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Tanzania | 56.25 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 99 | Burundi | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Malawi | 53.12 | 2019 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 99 | New Zealand | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Singapore | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Tunisia | 53.12 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Ukraine | 53.12 | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 99 | Vietnam | 53.12 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 50 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 106 | Lithuania | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Nepal | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Panama | 50 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Armenia | 46.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | India | 46.88 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 111 | Malaysia | 46.88 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 111 | Samoa | 46.88 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 46.88 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 116 | Algeria | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Gambia | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Honduras | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Kuwait | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Lesotho | 43.75 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Oman | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 43.75 | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 43.75 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 43.75 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bolivia | 40.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Mongolia | 40.62 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Bahamas | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Dominica | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Fiji | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Namibia | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Eswatini | 37.5 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Tonga | 37.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 37.5 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 142 | Malta | 34.38 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Belize | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Ecuador | 31.25 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Iran | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Nigeria | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Syria | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Venezuela | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Yemen | 31.25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | San Marino | 28.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Botswana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Ghana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Guatemala | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Guyana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Lebanon | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Myanmar | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Sudan | 25 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Maldives | 12.5 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Angola | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Comoros | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Eritrea | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Grenada | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Haiti | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Iraq | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Kiribati | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Laos | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Libya | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Palau | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Palestine | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Somalia | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | South Sudan | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | East Timor | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 84.38
- South Africa 71.88
- Central African Republic 56.25
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.