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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 90 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
90
in 2013
All-time low
90
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

0204060801002013201620192013: 902014: 902015: 902016: 902017: 902018: 902019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 90 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 United States of America 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Year Value Change
2013 90 —
2014 90 +0.0%
2015 90 +0.0%
2016 90 +0.0%
2017 90 +0.0%
2018 90 +0.0%
2019 90 +0.0%

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  6. 2 Hong Kong, China 90 compare
  7. 2 Ireland 90 compare
  8. 2 Israel 90 compare
  9. 2 Kazakhstan 90 compare
  10. 2 Kenya 90 compare
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  12. 2 Lesotho 90 compare
  13. 2 Mauritius 90 compare
  14. 2 Nepal 90 compare
  15. 2 New Zealand 90 compare
  16. 2 Papua New Guinea 90 compare
  17. 2 Poland 90 compare
  18. 2 Samoa 90 compare
  19. 2 Singapore 90 compare
  20. 2 Solomon Islands 90 compare
  21. 2 Thailand 90 compare
  22. 2 Tonga 90 compare

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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 90 in 2019, 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 2013.
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 90 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 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
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 unchanged. 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) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
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.