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

Saudi Arabia: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 70 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70
Change on year
up 75.0%
World rank
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70
in 2019
All-time low
40
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

0204060802013201620192013: 402014: 402015: 402016: 402017: 402018: 402019: 70

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 70 for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 65th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 40
2014 40 +0.0%
2015 40 +0.0%
2016 40 +0.0%
2017 40 +0.0%
2018 40 +0.0%
2019 70 +75.0%

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  1. 65 Bangladesh 70 compare
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  15. 65 Hungary 70 compare
  16. 65 Lithuania 70 compare
  17. 65 Malawi 70 compare
  18. 65 Mauritania 70 compare
  19. 65 Morocco 70 compare
  20. 65 Mozambique 70 compare
  21. 65 Palau 70 compare
  22. 65 Philippines 70 compare
  23. 65 Portugal 70 compare
  24. 65 Slovakia 70 compare
  25. 65 Sri Lanka 70 compare
  26. 65 Sweden 70 compare
  27. 65 Taiwan, China 70 compare
  28. 65 Uganda 70 compare
  29. 65 Uzbekistan 70 compare
  30. 65 Zambia 70 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia?
Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia was 70 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2019.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2013.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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
Licence
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.