Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in China
China: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 4 0-10 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in China is 4 0-10, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 300.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in China peaked at 4 0-10 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 0-10, in 2005.
China ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in China, year by year
| Year | 0-10 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 0-10 | — |
| 2006 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 0-10 | +300.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 0-10 | 1 0-10 | 1 0-10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3 0-10 | 1 0-10 | 4 0-10 | 10 |
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- 108 Hungary 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Iran 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Italy 4 0-10 compare
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- 108 Latvia 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Lesotho 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Lithuania 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Republic of Moldova 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Mozambique 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Myanmar 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Netherlands 4 0-10 compare
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- 108 Philippines 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Romania 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Slovakia 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Sweden 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Uruguay 4 0-10 compare
- 108 Viet Nam 4 0-10 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in China?
- Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in China was 4 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4 0-10 in 2019.
- What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 0-10 in 2005.
- How does China rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
- China ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The extent of director liability index measures when board members can be held liable for harm caused by related-party transactions and what sanctions are available. It has seven components: (i) whether shareholders can sue directly or derivatively for the damage the transaction causes to the company; (ii) whether a shareholder plaintiff can hold Mr. James liable for the damage the Buyer-Seller transaction causes to the company; (iii) whether a shareholder plaintiff can hold other executives and directors (the CEO, members of the board of directors or members of the supervisory board) liable for the damage the transaction causes to the company; (iv) whether Mr. James pays damages for the harm caused to the company upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; (v) whether Mr. James repays profits made from the transaction upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; (vi) whether Mr. James is disqualified upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff; and (vii) whether a court can void the transaction upon a successful claim by a shareholder plaintiff.