{
  "name": "Registry Access Index 2026-09-12",
  "version": "2026-09-12",
  "source": "https://lemreveal.com/research/registry-access-index",
  "methodology": "https://lemreveal.com/research/methodology",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LemReveal — https://lemreveal.com",
  "window": {
    "start": "2026-08-26",
    "end": "2026-09-12"
  },
  "minimum_sample": 20,
  "totals": {
    "countries": 54,
    "lookups": 9459,
    "empty": 5797,
    "empty_rate_pct": 61.3,
    "open": 10,
    "partial": 10,
    "closed": 34
  },
  "score_components": [
    {
      "key": "success",
      "max": 45,
      "label": "Measured search success rate",
      "detail": "Share of real user searches that returned a record, scaled to 45 points. This is the only component based on live measurement rather than capability."
    },
    {
      "key": "searchable",
      "max": 20,
      "label": "Free public search that works",
      "detail": "20 points where we have a working free search route into the register, 10 where the only route is an aggregator or open-data mirror, 0 where nothing free answers."
    },
    {
      "key": "official",
      "max": 15,
      "label": "Official source",
      "detail": "15 points where the answer comes from the government register or its official open data, 7 for an official bulk mirror, 0 for third-party aggregation."
    },
    {
      "key": "officers",
      "max": 10,
      "label": "Directors and officers published",
      "detail": "10 points where the free route exposes officer or director names."
    },
    {
      "key": "filings",
      "max": 5,
      "label": "Filings or documents",
      "detail": "5 points where accounts or filed documents are reachable free of charge."
    },
    {
      "key": "monitoring",
      "max": 5,
      "label": "Change monitoring possible",
      "detail": "5 points where the register can be re-checked programmatically for changes."
    }
  ],
  "countries": [
    {
      "code": "GB",
      "name": "United Kingdom",
      "access_score": 100,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 159,
      "empty_results": 0,
      "success_rate_pct": 100,
      "mean_response_ms": 12626,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Companies House",
        "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "healthy",
        "officers": true,
        "filings_or_documents": true,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free official API key"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "NO",
      "name": "Norway",
      "access_score": 95,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 119,
      "empty_results": 0,
      "success_rate_pct": 100,
      "mean_response_ms": 12716,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Brønnøysund",
        "url": "https://data.brreg.no/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "healthy",
        "officers": true,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "FR",
      "name": "France",
      "access_score": 95,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 53,
      "empty_results": 0,
      "success_rate_pct": 100,
      "mean_response_ms": 20535,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Annuaire des Entreprises",
        "url": "https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "healthy",
        "officers": true,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "DK",
      "name": "Denmark",
      "access_score": 94,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 194,
      "empty_results": 3,
      "success_rate_pct": 98.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 2023,
      "registry": {
        "short": "CVR",
        "url": "https://datacvr.virk.dk/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": true,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "AU",
      "name": "Australia",
      "access_score": 84,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 234,
      "empty_results": 4,
      "success_rate_pct": 98.3,
      "mean_response_ms": 8006,
      "registry": {
        "short": "ABR",
        "url": "https://abr.business.gov.au/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "healthy",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free public ABR data"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "EE",
      "name": "Estonia",
      "access_score": 80,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 35,
      "empty_results": 0,
      "success_rate_pct": 100,
      "mean_response_ms": 3084,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Äriregister",
        "url": "https://ariregister.rik.ee/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "unknown",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "BE",
      "name": "Belgium",
      "access_score": 75,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 69,
      "empty_results": 30,
      "success_rate_pct": 56.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 19225,
      "registry": {
        "short": "KBO/BCE",
        "url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": true,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free public endpoint"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SG",
      "name": "Singapore",
      "access_score": 70,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 83,
      "empty_results": 18,
      "success_rate_pct": 78.3,
      "mean_response_ms": 8634,
      "registry": {
        "short": "ACRA BizFile",
        "url": "https://www.bizfile.gov.sg/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "CA",
      "name": "Canada",
      "access_score": 66,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 197,
      "empty_results": 48,
      "success_rate_pct": 75.6,
      "mean_response_ms": 7770,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Corporations Canada",
        "url": "https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/0032ce54-c5dd-4b66-99a0-320a7b5e99f2",
        "source_type": "mirror",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "healthy",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data (Open Government Licence – Canada)"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "JP",
      "name": "Japan",
      "access_score": 63,
      "band": "open",
      "lookups_measured": 83,
      "empty_results": 31,
      "success_rate_pct": 62.7,
      "mean_response_ms": 2132,
      "registry": {
        "short": "gBizINFO",
        "url": "https://info.gbiz.go.jp/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "CZ",
      "name": "Czechia",
      "access_score": 59,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 88,
      "empty_results": 42,
      "success_rate_pct": 52.3,
      "mean_response_ms": 1976,
      "registry": {
        "short": "ARES",
        "url": "https://ares.gov.cz/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "BR",
      "name": "Brazil",
      "access_score": 56,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 158,
      "empty_results": 84,
      "success_rate_pct": 46.8,
      "mean_response_ms": 16863,
      "registry": {
        "short": "CNPJ",
        "url": "https://solucoes.receita.fazenda.gov.br/servicos/cnpjreva/cnpjreva_solicitacao.asp",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "unknown",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data; lookup by 14-digit CNPJ"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "US",
      "name": "United States",
      "access_score": 45,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 345,
      "empty_results": 3,
      "success_rate_pct": 99.1,
      "mean_response_ms": 2977,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "FI",
      "name": "Finland",
      "access_score": 45,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 82,
      "empty_results": 0,
      "success_rate_pct": 100,
      "mean_response_ms": 16741,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "TW",
      "name": "Taiwan",
      "access_score": 43,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 136,
      "empty_results": 113,
      "success_rate_pct": 16.9,
      "mean_response_ms": 4579,
      "registry": {
        "short": "GCIS",
        "url": "https://findbiz.nat.gov.tw/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "unknown",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free open data"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "PE",
      "name": "Peru",
      "access_score": 40,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 120,
      "empty_results": 106,
      "success_rate_pct": 11.7,
      "mean_response_ms": 3338,
      "registry": {
        "short": "SUNAT RUC",
        "url": "https://e-consultaruc.sunat.gob.pe/cl-ti-itmrconsruc/FrameCriterioBusquedaWeb.jsp",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "unknown",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free public API; lookup by 11-digit RUC"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "NZ",
      "name": "New Zealand",
      "access_score": 34,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 104,
      "empty_results": 26,
      "success_rate_pct": 75,
      "mean_response_ms": 3575,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "CH",
      "name": "Switzerland",
      "access_score": 33,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 70,
      "empty_results": 18,
      "success_rate_pct": 74.3,
      "mean_response_ms": 3800,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Zefix",
        "url": "https://www.zefix.ch/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "failing",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": true,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free public API"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "AT",
      "name": "Austria",
      "access_score": 33,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 41,
      "empty_results": 11,
      "success_rate_pct": 73.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 2325,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "ES",
      "name": "Spain",
      "access_score": 30,
      "band": "partial",
      "lookups_measured": 450,
      "empty_results": 252,
      "success_rate_pct": 44,
      "mean_response_ms": 6318,
      "registry": {
        "short": "datos.gob.es",
        "url": "https://datos.gob.es/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Aggregated/open data only"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SE",
      "name": "Sweden",
      "access_score": 28,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 167,
      "empty_results": 64,
      "success_rate_pct": 61.7,
      "mean_response_ms": 2010,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "DE",
      "name": "Germany",
      "access_score": 27,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 155,
      "empty_results": 62,
      "success_rate_pct": 60,
      "mean_response_ms": 9696,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Handelsregister",
        "url": "https://www.handelsregister.de/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": true,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Scrape-fragile"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "PL",
      "name": "Poland",
      "access_score": 24,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 144,
      "empty_results": 68,
      "success_rate_pct": 52.8,
      "mean_response_ms": 15748,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "IT",
      "name": "Italy",
      "access_score": 22,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 220,
      "empty_results": 111,
      "success_rate_pct": 49.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 2643,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "NL",
      "name": "Netherlands",
      "access_score": 22,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 99,
      "empty_results": 51,
      "success_rate_pct": 48.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 14436,
      "registry": {
        "short": "KVK",
        "url": "https://www.kvk.nl/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "failing",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free tier / keyed"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "IE",
      "name": "Ireland",
      "access_score": 21,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 98,
      "empty_results": 53,
      "success_rate_pct": 45.9,
      "mean_response_ms": 1671,
      "registry": {
        "short": "CRO",
        "url": "https://www.cro.ie/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": true,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": true,
        "cost_notes": "Free public search"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "ZA",
      "name": "South Africa",
      "access_score": 19,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 1453,
      "empty_results": 1172,
      "success_rate_pct": 19.3,
      "mean_response_ms": 3579,
      "registry": {
        "short": "CIPC",
        "url": "https://www.cipc.co.za/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": true,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Aggregated/open data only"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "AE",
      "name": "United Arab Emirates",
      "access_score": 19,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 173,
      "empty_results": 99,
      "success_rate_pct": 42.8,
      "mean_response_ms": 8960,
      "registry": {
        "short": "NER",
        "url": "https://ner.economy.gov.ae/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Aggregated/open data only"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "HK",
      "name": "Hong Kong",
      "access_score": 17,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 452,
      "empty_results": 277,
      "success_rate_pct": 38.7,
      "mean_response_ms": 6823,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "MX",
      "name": "Mexico",
      "access_score": 17,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 333,
      "empty_results": 205,
      "success_rate_pct": 38.4,
      "mean_response_ms": 4967,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "IS",
      "name": "Iceland",
      "access_score": 13,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 55,
      "empty_results": 39,
      "success_rate_pct": 29.1,
      "mean_response_ms": 4692,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "HU",
      "name": "Hungary",
      "access_score": 11,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 68,
      "empty_results": 52,
      "success_rate_pct": 23.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 2098,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "LV",
      "name": "Latvia",
      "access_score": 11,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 33,
      "empty_results": 25,
      "success_rate_pct": 24.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 3003,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "KR",
      "name": "South Korea",
      "access_score": 10,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 386,
      "empty_results": 304,
      "success_rate_pct": 21.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 3517,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "CL",
      "name": "Chile",
      "access_score": 10,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 251,
      "empty_results": 196,
      "success_rate_pct": 21.9,
      "mean_response_ms": 3785,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "PT",
      "name": "Portugal",
      "access_score": 10,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 93,
      "empty_results": 72,
      "success_rate_pct": 22.6,
      "mean_response_ms": 1984,
      "registry": {
        "short": "Portal da Empresa",
        "url": "https://eportugal.gov.pt/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Aggregated/open data only"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "LT",
      "name": "Lithuania",
      "access_score": 9,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 65,
      "empty_results": 52,
      "success_rate_pct": 20,
      "mean_response_ms": 2022,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "SK",
      "name": "Slovakia",
      "access_score": 9,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 60,
      "empty_results": 48,
      "success_rate_pct": 20,
      "mean_response_ms": 2561,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "RO",
      "name": "Romania",
      "access_score": 9,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 52,
      "empty_results": 42,
      "success_rate_pct": 19.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 1780,
      "registry": {
        "short": "ONRC",
        "url": "https://portal.onrc.ro/",
        "source_type": "official",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Free"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "SI",
      "name": "Slovenia",
      "access_score": 8,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 33,
      "empty_results": 27,
      "success_rate_pct": 18.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 2440,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "IN",
      "name": "India",
      "access_score": 7,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 531,
      "empty_results": 451,
      "success_rate_pct": 15.1,
      "mean_response_ms": 3612,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "LU",
      "name": "Luxembourg",
      "access_score": 7,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 33,
      "empty_results": 28,
      "success_rate_pct": 15.2,
      "mean_response_ms": 1940,
      "registry": {
        "short": "RCS",
        "url": "https://www.lbr.lu/",
        "source_type": "aggregator",
        "in_use": false,
        "health": "degraded",
        "officers": false,
        "filings_or_documents": false,
        "beneficial_ownership": false,
        "monitoring": false,
        "cost_notes": "Fallback only — not direct RCS"
      }
    },
    {
      "code": "PK",
      "name": "Pakistan",
      "access_score": 6,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 489,
      "empty_results": 428,
      "success_rate_pct": 12.5,
      "mean_response_ms": 3936,
      "registry": null
    },
    {
      "code": "IL",
      "name": "Israel",
      "access_score": 6,
      "band": "closed",
      "lookups_measured": 58,
      "empty_results": 50,
      "success_rate_pct": 13.8,
      "mean_response_ms": 2358,
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