Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 9 0-10 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9 0-10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9 0-10
in 2018
All-time low
7 0-10
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02468102005201220192005: 7 0-102006: 7 0-102007: 7 0-102008: 8 0-102009: 8 0-102010: 8 0-102011: 8 0-102012: 8 0-102013: 8 0-102014: 8 0-102015: 8 0-102016: 8 0-102017: 8 0-102018: 9 0-102019: 9 0-10

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-10.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Saudi Arabia stood at 9 0-10. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9 0-10 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7 0-10, in 2005.

Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2019.
Year 0-10 Change
2005 7 0-10
2006 7 0-10 +0.0%
2007 7 0-10 +0.0%
2008 8 0-10 +14.3%
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 9 0-10 +12.5%
2019 9 0-10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.4 0-10 7 0-10 8 0-10 5
2010s 8.2 0-10 8 0-10 9 0-10 10

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  12. 4 Slovenia 9 0-10 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Saudi Arabia?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in Saudi Arabia was 9 0-10 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 9 0-10 in 2018.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 7 0-10 in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.