Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United States of America

United States of America: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 86 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86
in 2005
All-time low
86
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United States of America, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 862006: 862007: 862008: 862009: 862010: 862011: 862012: 862013: 862014: 862015: 862016: 862017: 862018: 862019: 86

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United States of America is 86, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United States of America peaked at 86 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86, in 2005.

United States of America ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score in United States of America, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 86
2006 86 +0.0%
2007 86 +0.0%
2008 86 +0.0%
2009 86 +0.0%
2010 86 +0.0%
2011 86 +0.0%
2012 86 +0.0%
2013 86 +0.0%
2014 86 +0.0%
2015 86 +0.0%
2016 86 +0.0%
2017 86 +0.0%
2018 86 +0.0%
2019 86 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86 86 86 5
2010s 86 86 86 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United States of America?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in United States of America was 86 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 86 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 86 in 2005.
How does United States of America rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
United States of America ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index 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: 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
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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.