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

Germany: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 50 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50
in 2013
All-time low
50
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Germany, 2013–2019

010203040502013201620192013: 502014: 502015: 502016: 502017: 502018: 502019: 50

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Germany recorded 50 for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

That places Germany 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Germany, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 50
2014 50 +0.0%
2015 50 +0.0%
2016 50 +0.0%
2017 50 +0.0%
2018 50 +0.0%
2019 50 +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Germany?
Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Germany was 50 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 50 in 2013.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2013.
How does Germany rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
Germany ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,337 data points, 2013–2019
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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 DB15-20 studies.