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Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (DB15-20 methodology) by country

The extent of corporate transparency index measures the level of information that companies must share regarding their board members, senior executives, annual meetings and audits. This index has seven components: (i) whether Buyer must disclose direct and indirect beneficial ownership stakes representing 5%; (ii)...

Countries reporting
130
Highest
7 DB15-20 methodology
Australia
Lowest
1 DB15-20 methodology
Venezuela
Median
5 DB15-20 methodology
Years covered
7
2013–2019
Data points
1,337

What the numbers show

Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (DB15-20 methodology) is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 7 DB15-20 methodology in Australia; the lowest is 1 DB15-20 methodology in Venezuela.

The median across all reporting countries is 5 DB15-20 methodology, and the mean is 4.56 DB15-20 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Australia 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Bulgaria 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Cyprus 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 France 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Indonesia 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 40.0% rising
1 Italy 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Kuwait 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 16.7% rising
1 Lithuania 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 75.0% rising
1 Mongolia 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Norway 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Saudi Arabia 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 75.0% rising
1 Ukraine 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
1 Taiwan 7 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Austria 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Belgium 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Brazil 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Canada 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 China 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Germany 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Denmark 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Egypt 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
14 Spain 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Finland 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 United Kingdom 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Georgia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Greece 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 India 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Ireland 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Iceland 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Israel 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Jordan 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Kazakhstan 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
14 South Korea 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Luxembourg 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Latvia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Morocco 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
14 Moldova 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 North Macedonia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Malta 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Montenegro 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Malaysia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Namibia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Nigeria 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Poland 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Portugal 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Russia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Serbia 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 20.0% rising
14 Sweden 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Thailand 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Turkey 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
14 Uzbekistan 6 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 100.0% rising
52 United States 5.4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 United Arab Emirates 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 Argentina 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Belarus 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 Botswana 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Switzerland 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 150.0% rising
53 Colombia 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Estonia 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Hong Kong 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Croatia 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Hungary 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Jamaica 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Japan 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Kenya 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 66.7% rising
53 Sri Lanka 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Mauritius 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 Netherlands 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 New Zealand 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Pakistan 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Panama 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Peru 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 Puerto Rico 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Romania 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Singapore 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Slovenia 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Tunisia 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 Uganda 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
53 Vietnam 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 25.0% rising
53 South Africa 5 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Bahrain 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 33.3% rising
82 Barbados 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Czechia 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Guyana 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Malawi 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Nepal 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Philippines 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Slovakia 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Syria 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Tanzania 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
82 Zambia 4 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Bangladesh 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Bahamas 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
93 Bhutan 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Fiji 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 200.0% rising
93 Ghana 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Lebanon 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Mexico 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Oman 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Papua New Guinea 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 up 50.0% rising
93 Qatar 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 El Salvador 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
93 Zimbabwe 3 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Antigua and Barbuda 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Benin 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Burkina Faso 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Bolivia 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Chile 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Cote d'Ivoire 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Dominica 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Guinea-Bissau 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Iran 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Saint Lucia 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Mali 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Niger 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Palestine 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Senegal 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Togo 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Trinidad and Tobago 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Costa Rica 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Ecuador 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Grenada 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Guatemala 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Iraq 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Sudan 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 — volatile
123 Suriname 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat
123 Venezuela 1 DB15-20 methodology 2019 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (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 extent of corporate transparency index measures the level of information that companies must share regarding their board members, senior executives, annual meetings and audits. This index has seven components: (i) whether Buyer must disclose direct and indirect beneficial ownership stakes representing 5%; (ii) whether Buyer must disclose information about board members’ primary employment and director­ships in other companies; (iii) whether Buyer must disclose the compensation of individual managers; (iv) whether a detailed notice of general meeting must be sent 21 calendar days before the meeting; (v) whether shareholders representing 5% of Buyer’s share capital can put items on the general meeting agenda; (vi) whether Buyer’s annual financial statements must be audited by an external auditor; (vii) whether Buyer must disclose its audit reports to the public. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.