Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China stood at 9 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protecting minority investors: Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 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 Hong Kong, China?
- Protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China was 9 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for protecting minority investors: ease of shareholder suits index (0-10)?
- Hong Kong, China 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 Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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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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.