Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Germany

Germany: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 50 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50
in 2005
All-time low
50
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Germany, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 502006: 502007: 502008: 502009: 502010: 502011: 502012: 502013: 502014: 502015: 502016: 502017: 502018: 502019: 50

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Germany recorded 50 for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Germany peaked at 50 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2005.

That places Germany 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score in Germany, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 50
2006 50 +0.0%
2007 50 +0.0%
2008 50 +0.0%
2009 50 +0.0%
2010 50 +0.0%
2011 50 +0.0%
2012 50 +0.0%
2013 50 +0.0%
2014 50 +0.0%
2015 50 +0.0%
2016 50 +0.0%
2017 50 +0.0%
2018 50 +0.0%
2019 50 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50 50 50 5
2010s 50 50 50 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Germany?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Germany was 50 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 50 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2005.
How does Germany rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
Germany ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,865 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for extent of director liability 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.