Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 8 0-10 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.
Analysis
In 2019, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China stood at 8 0-10. 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 Hong Kong, China peaked at 8 0-10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8 0-10, in 2005.
Hong Kong, China ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | 0-10 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 0-10 | — |
| 2006 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 0-10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 0-10 | 8 0-10 | 8 0-10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 0-10 | 8 0-10 | 8 0-10 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 15 United States of America 8.6 0-10 compare
- 16 Brazil 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Botswana 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Djibouti 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Dominica 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Fiji 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Grenada 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Honduras 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Ireland 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Jamaica 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Maldives 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Mauritius 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Mongolia 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Montenegro 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Seychelles 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 8 0-10 compare
- 16 South Africa 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 8 0-10 compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 0-10 compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong, China
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 4.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.2428 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China?
- Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Hong Kong, China was 8 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8 0-10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 0-10 in 2005.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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.