Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score by country
The score for extent of disclosure index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
10
Suriname
Median
65
Years covered
15
2005–2019
Data points
2,865
What the numbers show
Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 10 in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 65, and the mean is 60.24.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 60.0%).
Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 100 | 2019 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Albania | 90 | 2019 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Cyprus | 90 | 2019 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 90 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 90 | 2019 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 90 | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 90 | 2019 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lebanon | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Morocco | 90 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 90 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 90 | 2019 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Romania | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 90 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 90 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 90 | 2019 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kosovo | 90 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 14 | Taiwan | 90 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 90 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 80 | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Burundi | 80 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Bahrain | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 80 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Djibouti | 80 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 80 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | France | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | India | 80 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 32 | South Korea | 80 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 80 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Oman | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Rwanda | 80 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 80 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 80 | 2019 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 80 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 80 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | United States | 74 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Argentina | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Armenia | 70 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Botswana | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Cameroon | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 70 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 55 | Congo | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Comoros | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Denmark | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Spain | 70 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 55 | Gabon | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Ghana | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Guinea | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Iran | 70 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 55 | Iceland | 70 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Italy | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Japan | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Lithuania | 70 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Madagascar | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Mali | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Niger | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Nigeria | 70 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Poland | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 70 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Senegal | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Syria | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Chad | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Togo | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 55 | Vietnam | 70 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Belarus | 60 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 94 | Finland | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Cambodia | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Kiribati | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Laos | 60 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Mongolia | 60 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 60 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 94 | Nepal | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Pakistan | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Portugal | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Paraguay | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Palestine | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Russia | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 60 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | Tunisia | 60 | 2019 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Yemen | 60 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Austria | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Brazil | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 50 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 113 | Germany | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Guyana | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Croatia | 50 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 113 | Kuwait | 50 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Latvia | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Montenegro | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Mozambique | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Namibia | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 50 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Slovenia | 50 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 113 | East Timor | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Samoa | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Angola | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Brunei | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Bhutan | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Dominica | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Algeria | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Grenada | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Iraq | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Jamaica | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Jordan | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Liberia | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Libya | 40 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Myanmar | 40 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Malawi | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Netherlands | 40 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Panama | 40 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Seychelles | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Zambia | 40 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Bahamas | 30 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Belize | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Eritrea | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Ethiopia | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Guatemala | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Honduras | 30 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Lesotho | 30 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 152 | Malta | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Sudan | 30 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | El Salvador | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | San Marino | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Slovakia | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Tonga | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Uganda | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Uruguay | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Venezuela | 30 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Barbados | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Czechia | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Ecuador | 20 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Fiji | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Gambia | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Haiti | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Hungary | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Marshall Islands | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Qatar | 20 | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 171 | South Sudan | 20 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Eswatini | 20 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Tanzania | 20 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Bolivia | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Cape Verde | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Nicaragua | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Suriname | 10 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The score for extent of disclosure index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.