Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Qatar

Qatar: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 2 0-10 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2 0-10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
6 0-10
in 2005
All-time low
2 0-10
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

234562005201220192005: 6 0-102006: 6 0-102007: 6 0-102008: 6 0-102009: 6 0-102010: 6 0-102011: 6 0-102012: 6 0-102013: 6 0-102014: 6 0-102015: 6 0-102016: 2 0-102017: 2 0-102018: 2 0-102019: 2 0-10

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 2 0-10 for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Qatar peaked at 6 0-10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2 0-10, in 2016.

Qatar ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) in Qatar, 2005 to 2019.
Year 0-10 Change
2005 6 0-10
2006 6 0-10 +0.0%
2007 6 0-10 +0.0%
2008 6 0-10 +0.0%
2009 6 0-10 +0.0%
2010 6 0-10 +0.0%
2011 6 0-10 +0.0%
2012 6 0-10 +0.0%
2013 6 0-10 +0.0%
2014 6 0-10 +0.0%
2015 6 0-10 +0.0%
2016 2 0-10 -66.7%
2017 2 0-10 +0.0%
2018 2 0-10 +0.0%
2019 2 0-10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6 0-10 6 0-10 6 0-10 5
2010s 4.4 0-10 2 0-10 6 0-10 10

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 143 Russian Federation 2 0-10 compare
  2. 143 Argentina 2 0-10 compare
  3. 143 Australia 2 0-10 compare
  4. 143 Barbados 2 0-10 compare
  5. 143 Belarus 2 0-10 compare
  6. 143 Bulgaria 2 0-10 compare
  7. 143 Guatemala 2 0-10 compare
  8. 143 Morocco 2 0-10 compare
  9. 143 Poland 2 0-10 compare
  10. 143 San Marino 2 0-10 compare
  11. 143 Ukraine 2 0-10 compare
  12. 143 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2 0-10 compare
  13. 143 Zimbabwe 2 0-10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Qatar?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Qatar was 2 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 6 0-10 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 2 0-10 in 2016.
How does Qatar rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
Qatar ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar 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.