Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Congo

Congo: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 1 0-10 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1 0-10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1 0-10
in 2005
All-time low
1 0-10
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

00.20.40.60.812005201220192005: 1 0-102006: 1 0-102007: 1 0-102008: 1 0-102009: 1 0-102010: 1 0-102011: 1 0-102012: 1 0-102013: 1 0-102014: 1 0-102015: 1 0-102016: 1 0-102017: 1 0-102018: 1 0-102019: 1 0-10

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Congo stood at 1 0-10. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Congo peaked at 1 0-10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 0-10, in 2005.

That places Congo 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) in Congo, 2005 to 2019.
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 1 0-10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 0-10 1 0-10 1 0-10 5
2010s 1 0-10 1 0-10 1 0-10 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 157 Afghanistan 1 0-10 compare
  2. 157 Algeria 1 0-10 compare
  3. 157 Benin 1 0-10 compare
  4. 157 Burkina Faso 1 0-10 compare
  5. 157 Cameroon 1 0-10 compare
  6. 157 Central African Republic 1 0-10 compare
  7. 157 Chad 1 0-10 compare
  8. 157 Comoros 1 0-10 compare
  9. 157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 0-10 compare
  10. 157 Côte d'Ivoire 1 0-10 compare
  11. 157 Equatorial Guinea 1 0-10 compare
  12. 157 Gabon 1 0-10 compare
  13. 157 Guinea 1 0-10 compare
  14. 157 Guinea-Bissau 1 0-10 compare
  15. 157 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 0-10 compare
  16. 157 Lebanon 1 0-10 compare
  17. 157 Liberia 1 0-10 compare
  18. 157 Libya 1 0-10 compare
  19. 157 Mali 1 0-10 compare
  20. 157 Nepal 1 0-10 compare
  21. 157 Niger 1 0-10 compare
  22. 157 Sao Tome and Principe 1 0-10 compare
  23. 157 Senegal 1 0-10 compare
  24. 157 South Sudan 1 0-10 compare
  25. 157 Sudan 1 0-10 compare
  26. 157 Togo 1 0-10 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Congo?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Congo was 1 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1 0-10 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1 0-10 in 2005.
How does Congo rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
Congo ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo 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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Indicator
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10)
Unit
0-10
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,865 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.