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Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score by country

The score for ease of shareholder suits 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, and is computed based on the methodology in...

Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
10
Viet Nam
Median
60
Years covered
9
2005–2013
Data points
1,719

What the numbers show

Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100 in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 10 in Viet Nam.

The median across all reporting countries is 60, and the mean is 57.11.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 33.3%).

Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 100 2013 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 100 2013 up 11.1% rising
1 Mauritius 100 2013 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 100 2013 unchanged flat
5 Canada 90 2013 up 12.5% rising
5 Ireland 90 2013 unchanged flat
5 Latvia 90 2013 unchanged flat
5 Nepal 90 2013 unchanged flat
5 Poland 90 2013 up 12.5% rising
5 Singapore 90 2013 unchanged flat
11 United States of America 86 2013 down 4.4% flat
12 Armenia 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Azerbaijan 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Bangladesh 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Belarus 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Brunei Darussalam 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Colombia 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Czechia 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Micronesia, Federated States of 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Guyana 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 India 80 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 Israel 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Japan 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Kyrgyzstan 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Lesotho 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Maldives 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Marshall Islands 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Malta 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Mongolia 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Malaysia 80 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 Panama 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Philippines 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Palau 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Papua New Guinea 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Puerto Rico 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Solomon Islands 80 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 San Marino 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Slovenia 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Tonga 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Tanzania, United Republic of 80 2013 up 33.3% rising
12 Uruguay 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 Samoa 80 2013 unchanged flat
12 South Africa 80 2013 unchanged flat
44 Albania 70 2013 up 133.3% rising
44 Antigua and Barbuda 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Australia 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Belgium 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Bulgaria 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Bahamas 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Dominica 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Denmark 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Dominican Republic 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Finland 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Fiji 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Georgia 70 2013 up 40.0% rising
44 Ghana 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Grenada 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Hungary 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Iceland 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Kazakhstan 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Kiribati 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Republic of Korea 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Lucia 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Sri Lanka 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Republic of Moldova 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Mozambique 70 2013 up 40.0% rising
44 Norway 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Pakistan 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Portugal 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Slovakia 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Sweden 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Thailand 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Trinidad and Tobago 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70 2013 unchanged flat
44 Zambia 70 2013 unchanged flat
78 Angola 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Argentina 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Austria 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Belize 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Barbados 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bhutan 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Chile 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Cape Verde 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Cyprus 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Ecuador 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Estonia 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Italy 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Liberia 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Lithuania 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Morocco 60 2013 up 500.0% volatile
78 Montenegro 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Namibia 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Nicaragua 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Netherlands 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Peru 60 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Paraguay 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Russian Federation 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Sierra Leone 60 2013 down 25.0% falling
78 El Salvador 60 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Sao Tome and Principe 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Eswatini 60 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Tajikistan 60 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Tunisia 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Türkiye 60 2013 up 50.0% rising
78 Uganda 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Ukraine 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Uzbekistan 60 2013 unchanged flat
78 Taiwan, China 60 2013 up 20.0% rising
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Central African Republic 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Germany 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Eritrea 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Spain 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 France 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Gambia 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Guinea-Bissau 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Greece 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Guatemala 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Croatia 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Lebanon 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Madagascar 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Mauritania 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Malawi 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Nigeria 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Palestine, State of 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Suriname 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Seychelles 50 2013 unchanged flat
112 Vanuatu 50 2013 unchanged flat
132 Switzerland 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 China 40 2013 up 100.0% rising
132 Cameroon 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Algeria 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Equatorial Guinea 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Honduras 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Haiti 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Iraq 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Jamaica 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Mexico 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 North Macedonia 40 2013 up 33.3% rising
132 Myanmar 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Romania 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Rwanda 40 2013 up 300.0% volatile
132 Saudi Arabia 40 2013 up 33.3% rising
132 Sudan 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Serbia 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 South Sudan 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Timor-Leste 40 2013 unchanged flat
132 Zimbabwe 40 2013 unchanged flat
152 United Arab Emirates 30 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Benin 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Burkina Faso 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Bahrain 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Brazil 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Botswana 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Côte d'Ivoire 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Congo 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Comoros 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Egypt 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Gabon 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Guinea 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Indonesia 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Cambodia 30 2013 down 25.0% falling
152 Kuwait 30 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Libya 30 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Luxembourg 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Mali 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Niger 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Chad 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Togo 30 2013 unchanged flat
152 Kosovo 30 2013 down 25.0% falling
152 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 30 2013 down 25.0% falling
175 Burundi 20 2013 down 33.3% falling
175 Costa Rica 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Ethiopia 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Oman 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Qatar 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Senegal 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Syrian Arab Republic 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20 2013 unchanged flat
175 Yemen 20 2013 unchanged flat
185 Afghanistan 10 2013 unchanged flat
185 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 2013 unchanged flat
185 Jordan 10 2013 unchanged flat
185 Viet Nam 10 2013 unchanged flat

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Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 1,719 data points, 2005–2013
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The score for ease of shareholder suits 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-14 studies.