Domestic finance, S1 - Credit controls by country
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.
Countries reporting
90
Highest
3
Latvia
Lowest
0
Nigeria
Median
2
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,443
What the numbers show
Domestic finance, S1 - Credit controls is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 3 in Latvia; the lowest is 0 in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 2.02.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 100.0%).
Domestic finance, S1 - Credit controls: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 2 | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Korea | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | France | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Poland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Türkiye | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Brazil | 1 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 61 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2014 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 61 | Colombia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Paraguay | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Portugal | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Jamaica | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 1 | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Algeria | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 61 | Nepal | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 1 | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 1 | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | India | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Nigeria | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.