Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America

United States of America: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 86 in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
86
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
11th
of 191 countries
All-time high
90
in 2005
All-time low
86
in 2013
Years of data
9
2005–2013

Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America, 2005–2013

0204060801002005200920132005: 902006: 902007: 902008: 902009: 902010: 902011: 902012: 902013: 86

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 86 for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America peaked at 90 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86, in 2013.

That places United States of America 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score in United States of America, 2005 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2005 90
2006 90 +0.0%
2007 90 +0.0%
2008 90 +0.0%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2011 90 +0.0%
2012 90 +0.0%
2013 86 -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90 90 90 5
2010s 89 86 90 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America?
Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in United States of America was 86 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 90 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 86 in 2013.
How does United States of America rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
Is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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.