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

The ease of shareholder suits index measures how likely plaintiffs are to access internal corporate evidence. It has six components: (i) whether shareholders owning 10% of the company’s share capital have the right to inspect the Buyer-Seller transaction documents before filing a suit; (ii) whether shareholders...

Countries reporting
188
Highest
10 DB06-14 methodology
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
1 DB06-14 methodology
Viet Nam
Median
6 DB06-14 methodology
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) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 10 DB06-14 methodology in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 1 DB06-14 methodology in Viet Nam.

The median across all reporting countries is 6 DB06-14 methodology, and the mean is 5.71 DB06-14 methodology.

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 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 11.1% rising
1 Mauritius 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
5 Canada 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
5 Ireland 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
5 Latvia 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
5 Nepal 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
5 Poland 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
5 Singapore 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
11 United States of America 8.6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 4.4% flat
12 Armenia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Azerbaijan 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Bangladesh 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Belarus 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Brunei Darussalam 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Colombia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Czechia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Guyana 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 India 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 Israel 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Japan 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Kyrgyzstan 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Lesotho 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Maldives 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Marshall Islands 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Malta 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Mongolia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Malaysia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 Panama 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Philippines 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Palau 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Papua New Guinea 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Puerto Rico 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Solomon Islands 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 14.3% rising
12 San Marino 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Slovenia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Tonga 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Tanzania, United Republic of 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
12 Uruguay 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 Samoa 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
12 South Africa 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Albania 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 133.3% rising
44 Antigua and Barbuda 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Australia 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Belgium 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Bulgaria 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Bahamas 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Dominica 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Denmark 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Dominican Republic 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Finland 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Fiji 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Georgia 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
44 Ghana 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Grenada 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Hungary 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Iceland 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Kazakhstan 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Kiribati 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Republic of Korea 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Lucia 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Sri Lanka 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Republic of Moldova 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Mozambique 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 40.0% rising
44 Norway 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Pakistan 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Portugal 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Slovakia 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Sweden 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Thailand 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Trinidad and Tobago 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
44 Zambia 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Angola 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Argentina 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Austria 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Belize 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Barbados 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Bhutan 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Chile 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Cape Verde 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Cyprus 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Ecuador 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Estonia 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Italy 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Liberia 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Lithuania 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Morocco 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 500.0% volatile
78 Montenegro 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Namibia 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Nicaragua 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Netherlands 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Peru 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Paraguay 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Russian Federation 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Sierra Leone 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 25.0% falling
78 El Salvador 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Sao Tome and Principe 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Eswatini 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Tajikistan 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
78 Tunisia 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Türkiye 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
78 Uganda 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Ukraine 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Uzbekistan 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
78 Taiwan, China 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Central African Republic 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Germany 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Eritrea 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Spain 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 France 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Gambia 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Guinea-Bissau 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Greece 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Guatemala 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Croatia 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Lebanon 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Madagascar 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Mauritania 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Malawi 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Nigeria 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Palestine, State of 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Suriname 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Seychelles 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
112 Vanuatu 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Switzerland 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 China 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
132 Cameroon 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Algeria 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Equatorial Guinea 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Honduras 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Haiti 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Iraq 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Jamaica 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Mexico 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 North Macedonia 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
132 Myanmar 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Romania 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Rwanda 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 300.0% volatile
132 Saudi Arabia 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
132 Sudan 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Serbia 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 South Sudan 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Timor-Leste 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
132 Zimbabwe 4 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 United Arab Emirates 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Benin 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Burkina Faso 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Bahrain 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Brazil 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Botswana 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Côte d'Ivoire 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Congo 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Comoros 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Egypt 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Gabon 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Guinea 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Indonesia 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Cambodia 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 25.0% falling
152 Kuwait 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Libya 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 50.0% rising
152 Luxembourg 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Mali 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Niger 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Chad 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Togo 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
152 Kosovo 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 25.0% falling
152 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 25.0% falling
175 Burundi 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 33.3% falling
175 Costa Rica 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Ethiopia 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Oman 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Qatar 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Senegal 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Syrian Arab Republic 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
175 Yemen 2 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
185 Afghanistan 1 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
185 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
185 Jordan 1 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
185 Viet Nam 1 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology)
Unit
DB06-14 methodology
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 ease of shareholder suits index measures how likely plaintiffs are to access internal corporate evidence. It has six components: (i) whether shareholders owning 10% of the company’s share capital have the right to inspect the Buyer-Seller transaction documents before filing a suit; (ii) whether shareholders owning 10% of the company’s share capital can request that a government inspector investigate the Buyer-Seller transaction without filing a suit; (iii) what range of documents is available to the shareholder plaintiff from the defendant and witnesses during trial; (iv) whether the plaintiff can obtain cate­gories of relevant documents from the defendant without identifying each document specifically; (v) whether the plaintiff can directly examine the defendant and witnesses during trial (0-2); and (vi) whether the standard of proof for civil suits is lower than that for criminal cases. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-14 studies.