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Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Tonga

Tonga: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 8 DB06-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)
8 DB06-14 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 191 countries
All-time high
8 DB06-14 methodology
in 2005
All-time low
8 DB06-14 methodology
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2013

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

024682005200920132005: 8 DB06-14 methodology2006: 8 DB06-14 methodology2007: 8 DB06-14 methodology2008: 8 DB06-14 methodology2009: 8 DB06-14 methodology2010: 8 DB06-14 methodology2011: 8 DB06-14 methodology2012: 8 DB06-14 methodology2013: 8 DB06-14 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB06-14 methodology.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 8 DB06-14 methodology for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Tonga peaked at 8 DB06-14 methodology in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8 DB06-14 methodology, in 2005.

That places Tonga 12th 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 Tonga, year by year

Year DB06-14 methodology Change
2005 8 DB06-14 methodology —
2006 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2007 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2008 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2009 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2010 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2011 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2012 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%
2013 8 DB06-14 methodology +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8 DB06-14 methodology 8 DB06-14 methodology 8 DB06-14 methodology 5
2010s 8 DB06-14 methodology 8 DB06-14 methodology 8 DB06-14 methodology 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 11 United States 8.6 DB06-14 methodology compare
  2. 12 Bangladesh 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  3. 12 India 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  4. 12 Japan 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  5. 12 Armenia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  6. 12 Azerbaijan 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  7. 12 Belarus 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  8. 12 Brunei 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  9. 12 Colombia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  10. 12 Czechia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  11. 12 Guyana 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  12. 12 Israel 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  13. 12 Kyrgyzstan 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  14. 12 Lesotho 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  15. 12 Malaysia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  16. 12 Maldives 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  17. 12 Malta 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  18. 12 Marshall Islands 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  19. 12 Micronesia (country) 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  20. 12 Mongolia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  21. 12 Palau 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  22. 12 Panama 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  23. 12 Papua New Guinea 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  24. 12 Philippines 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  25. 12 Puerto Rico 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  26. 12 Samoa 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  27. 12 San Marino 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  28. 12 Slovenia 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  29. 12 Solomon Islands 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  30. 12 South Africa 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  31. 12 Tanzania 8 DB06-14 methodology compare
  32. 12 Uruguay 8 DB06-14 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Tonga?
Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Tonga was 8 DB06-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 8 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 8 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
How does Tonga rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
Tonga ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
Is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.