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Protecting minority investors (DB15-20 methodology) - Score by country

The score for protecting minority investors benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology...

Countries reporting
188
Highest
92
Kenya
Lowest
0
Somalia
Median
56
Years covered
7
2013–2019
Data points
1,330

What the numbers show

Protecting minority investors (DB15-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 92 in Kenya; the lowest is 0 in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 56, and the mean is 51.74.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 260.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 36.4%).

Protecting minority investors (DB15-20 methodology) - Score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kenya 92 2019 up 84.0% rising
2 Malaysia 88 2019 up 2.3% flat
3 New Zealand 86 2019 unchanged flat
3 Saudi Arabia 86 2019 up 43.3% rising
3 Singapore 86 2019 unchanged flat
3 Thailand 86 2019 up 10.3% rising
7 Canada 84 2019 unchanged flat
7 United Kingdom 84 2019 unchanged flat
7 Georgia 84 2019 up 23.5% rising
7 Hong Kong 84 2019 up 2.4% flat
7 Kazakhstan 84 2019 up 44.8% rising
12 North Macedonia 82 2019 up 20.6% rising
13 United Arab Emirates 80 2019 up 48.1% rising
13 Colombia 80 2019 unchanged flat
13 India 80 2019 up 14.3% rising
13 Ireland 80 2019 up 2.6% flat
13 South Africa 80 2019 unchanged flat
18 Israel 78 2019 unchanged flat
18 Mauritius 78 2019 up 11.4% rising
18 Slovenia 78 2019 unchanged flat
21 Cyprus 76 2019 up 5.6% rising
21 Norway 76 2019 unchanged flat
21 Turkey 76 2019 unchanged flat
21 Taiwan 76 2019 up 2.7% flat
25 Bulgaria 74 2019 unchanged flat
25 South Korea 74 2019 up 5.7% flat
25 Mongolia 74 2019 up 2.8% flat
28 China 72 2019 up 38.5% rising
28 Denmark 72 2019 unchanged flat
28 Spain 72 2019 up 5.9% flat
28 Iceland 72 2019 unchanged flat
28 Sri Lanka 72 2019 up 5.9% rising
28 Nigeria 72 2019 up 9.1% rising
28 Pakistan 72 2019 up 2.9% flat
28 Sweden 72 2019 unchanged flat
36 United States 71.6 2019 unchanged flat
37 Austria 70 2019 unchanged flat
37 Greece 70 2019 up 9.4% rising
37 Croatia 70 2019 up 6.1% rising
37 Indonesia 70 2019 up 16.7% rising
37 Lithuania 70 2019 up 16.7% rising
37 Morocco 70 2019 up 29.6% rising
37 Serbia 70 2019 up 12.9% rising
37 Uzbekistan 70 2019 up 59.1% rising
45 Belgium 68 2019 unchanged flat
45 France 68 2019 unchanged flat
45 Latvia 68 2019 unchanged flat
45 Moldova 68 2019 unchanged flat
45 Peru 68 2019 up 3.0% flat
45 Ukraine 68 2019 up 30.8% rising
51 Bahrain 66 2019 up 26.9% rising
51 Chile 66 2019 unchanged flat
51 Italy 66 2019 unchanged flat
51 Kuwait 66 2019 up 10.0% rising
51 Malta 66 2019 unchanged flat
51 Poland 66 2019 unchanged flat
57 Australia 64 2019 unchanged flat
57 Egypt 64 2019 up 60.0% rising
57 Japan 64 2019 unchanged flat
57 Trinidad and Tobago 64 2019 unchanged flat
61 Argentina 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Brazil 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Czechia 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Germany 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Finland 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Jamaica 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Mexico 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Montenegro 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Portugal 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Romania 62 2019 unchanged flat
61 Tunisia 62 2019 up 10.7% rising
72 Bangladesh 60 2019 unchanged flat
72 Botswana 60 2019 unchanged flat
72 Ghana 60 2019 unchanged flat
72 Philippines 60 2019 up 50.0% rising
72 Papua New Guinea 60 2019 up 3.4% flat
72 Russia 60 2019 up 7.1% rising
72 Zambia 60 2019 up 7.1% flat
79 Antigua and Barbuda 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Belarus 58 2019 up 7.4% rising
79 Dominica 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Estonia 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Saint Lucia 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Malawi 58 2019 up 11.5% rising
79 Netherlands 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Nepal 58 2019 unchanged flat
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58 2019 unchanged flat
88 Bahamas 56 2019 up 21.7% rising
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Guyana 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Namibia 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Oman 56 2019 up 7.7% flat
88 Panama 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Puerto Rico 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Slovakia 56 2019 unchanged flat
88 Uganda 56 2019 unchanged flat
97 Fiji 54 2019 up 8.0% rising
97 Hungary 54 2019 up 3.8% flat
97 Luxembourg 54 2019 up 8.0% rising
97 Syria 54 2019 unchanged flat
97 Vietnam 54 2019 up 17.4% rising
97 Zimbabwe 54 2019 up 3.8% flat
103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 52 2019 unchanged flat
104 Azerbaijan 50 2019 up 25.0% rising
104 Switzerland 50 2019 up 25.0% rising
104 Grenada 50 2019 unchanged flat
104 Jordan 50 2019 up 19.0% rising
104 Tanzania 50 2019 unchanged flat
109 Costa Rica 48 2019 up 41.2% rising
110 Albania 46 2019 up 9.5% rising
110 Bhutan 46 2019 up 4.5% rising
110 Iraq 46 2019 unchanged flat
113 Ecuador 44 2019 up 10.0% rising
113 Guinea-Bissau 44 2019 up 10.0% rising
113 Lebanon 44 2019 unchanged flat
113 Palestine 44 2019 unchanged flat
113 Rwanda 44 2019 up 15.8% rising
113 Senegal 44 2019 up 22.2% rising
119 Armenia 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
119 Benin 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
119 Burkina Faso 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
119 Cote d'Ivoire 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
119 Honduras 42 2019 up 50.0% rising
119 Mali 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
119 Niger 42 2019 up 16.7% rising
119 Togo 42 2019 up 10.5% rising
127 Brunei 40 2019 up 17.6% rising
127 Iran 40 2019 unchanged flat
127 Kyrgyzstan 40 2019 unchanged flat
127 Cambodia 40 2019 unchanged flat
127 Sierra Leone 40 2019 unchanged flat
127 Tajikistan 40 2019 unchanged flat
127 Samoa 40 2019 unchanged flat
134 Bolivia 38 2019 unchanged flat
134 Barbados 38 2019 unchanged flat
134 Kiribati 38 2019 unchanged flat
134 Solomon Islands 38 2019 unchanged flat
138 Afghanistan 36 2019 up 260.0% volatile
138 Madagascar 36 2019 up 5.9% rising
138 El Salvador 36 2019 unchanged flat
141 Burundi 34 2019 unchanged flat
141 Dominican Republic 34 2019 unchanged flat
141 Paraguay 34 2019 unchanged flat
141 Seychelles 34 2019 unchanged flat
145 Angola 32 2019 unchanged flat
145 Lesotho 32 2019 unchanged flat
145 Maldives 32 2019 unchanged flat
145 Mozambique 32 2019 unchanged flat
145 Mauritania 32 2019 up 33.3% rising
145 Vanuatu 32 2019 unchanged flat
151 Guatemala 30 2019 unchanged flat
151 Sudan 30 2019 up 7.1% flat
151 Tonga 30 2019 unchanged flat
151 Uruguay 30 2019 unchanged flat
155 Belize 28 2019 unchanged flat
155 Cameroon 28 2019 up 16.7% rising
155 Qatar 28 2019 down 36.4% falling
155 Suriname 28 2019 unchanged flat
155 East Timor 28 2019 unchanged flat
160 Central African Republic 26 2019 up 18.2% rising
160 Congo 26 2019 up 18.2% rising
160 Comoros 26 2019 up 18.2% rising
160 Guinea 26 2019 up 18.2% rising
160 Equatorial Guinea 26 2019 up 18.2% rising
160 San Marino 26 2019 unchanged flat
160 Eswatini 26 2019 unchanged flat
160 Yemen 26 2019 unchanged flat
168 Cape Verde 24 2019 unchanged flat
168 Gabon 24 2019 up 20.0% rising
168 Gambia 24 2019 up 50.0% rising
168 Nicaragua 24 2019 unchanged flat
168 Chad 24 2019 up 20.0% rising
168 Venezuela 24 2019 unchanged flat
174 Democratic Republic of Congo 22 2019 up 22.2% rising
174 Liberia 22 2019 unchanged flat
174 Myanmar 22 2019 up 83.3% rising
177 Algeria 20 2019 unchanged flat
177 Laos 20 2019 up 66.7% rising
177 Marshall Islands 20 2019 unchanged flat
177 Sao Tome and Principe 20 2019 unchanged flat
181 Haiti 18 2019 unchanged flat
181 Libya 18 2019 unchanged flat
183 Eritrea 16 2019 unchanged flat
183 Micronesia (country) 16 2019 unchanged flat
183 South Sudan 16 2019 unchanged flat
186 Palau 14 2019 unchanged flat
187 Ethiopia 10 2019 unchanged flat
188 Somalia 0 2019 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Protecting minority investors (DB15-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,330 data points, 2013–2019
Last refreshed

The score for protecting minority investors benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator set. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.