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

Costa Rica: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 8 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 191 countries
All-time high
8 DB15-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
3 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

024682013201620192013: 3 DB15-20 methodology2014: 3 DB15-20 methodology2015: 3 DB15-20 methodology2016: 3 DB15-20 methodology2017: 8 DB15-20 methodology2018: 8 DB15-20 methodology2019: 8 DB15-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Costa Rica stood at 8 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 166.7% over ten years.

That places Costa Rica 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 3 DB15-20 methodology —
2014 3 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2015 3 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 3 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 8 DB15-20 methodology +166.7%
2018 8 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 8 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Costa Rica?
Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Costa Rica was 8 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does Costa Rica rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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). 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)
Unit
DB15-20 methodology
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 ease of shareholder suits index measures how likely plaintiffs are to access internal corporate evidence and recover legal expenses. 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. Alternatively, whether they can request that a government inspector investigate the Buyer-Seller transaction without filing a suit; (ii) what range of documents is available to the shareholder plaintiff from the defendant and witnesses during trial; (iii) whether the plaintiff can obtain cate­gories of relevant documents from the defendant without identifying each document specifically; (iv) whether the plaintiff can directly examine the defendant and witnesses during trial; (v) whether the standard of proof for civil suits is lower than that for criminal cases; and (vi) whether shareholder plaintiffs can recover their legal expenses from the company. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.