Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in India

India: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 7 0-10 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7 0-10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7 0-10
in 2017
All-time low
4 0-10
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

024682005201220192005: 4 0-102006: 4 0-102007: 4 0-102008: 4 0-102009: 4 0-102010: 4 0-102011: 4 0-102012: 4 0-102013: 4 0-102014: 6 0-102015: 6 0-102016: 6 0-102017: 7 0-102018: 7 0-102019: 7 0-10

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India is 7 0-10, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India peaked at 7 0-10 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 0-10, in 2005.

That places India 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) in India, 2005 to 2019.
Year 0-10 Change
2005 4 0-10
2006 4 0-10 +0.0%
2007 4 0-10 +0.0%
2008 4 0-10 +0.0%
2009 4 0-10 +0.0%
2010 4 0-10 +0.0%
2011 4 0-10 +0.0%
2012 4 0-10 +0.0%
2013 4 0-10 +0.0%
2014 6 0-10 +50.0%
2015 6 0-10 +0.0%
2016 6 0-10 +0.0%
2017 7 0-10 +16.7%
2018 7 0-10 +0.0%
2019 7 0-10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4 0-10 4 0-10 4 0-10 5
2010s 5.5 0-10 4 0-10 7 0-10 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 38 Bangladesh 7 0-10 compare
  2. 38 Nigeria 7 0-10 compare
  3. 38 Pakistan 7 0-10 compare
  4. 38 Albania 7 0-10 compare
  5. 38 Azerbaijan 7 0-10 compare
  6. 38 Burundi 7 0-10 compare
  7. 38 Colombia 7 0-10 compare
  8. 38 Malawi 7 0-10 compare
  9. 38 Solomon Islands 7 0-10 compare
  10. 38 Thailand 7 0-10 compare
  11. 38 Tunisia 7 0-10 compare
  12. 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7 0-10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India was 7 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 7 0-10 in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 4 0-10 in 2005.
How does India rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
India ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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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.