Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) was 50 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50
in 2017
All-time low
20
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 202006: 202007: 202008: 202009: 202010: 202011: 202012: 202013: 202014: 202015: 202016: 202017: 502018: 502019: 50

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica is 50, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 150.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica peaked at 50 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2005.

That places Costa Rica 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 20
2006 20 +0.0%
2007 20 +0.0%
2008 20 +0.0%
2009 20 +0.0%
2010 20 +0.0%
2011 20 +0.0%
2012 20 +0.0%
2013 20 +0.0%
2014 20 +0.0%
2015 20 +0.0%
2016 20 +0.0%
2017 50 +150.0%
2018 50 +0.0%
2019 50 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20 20 20 5
2010s 29 20 50 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 113 Brazil 50 compare
  2. 113 Austria 50 compare
  3. 113 Croatia 50 compare
  4. 113 Dominican Republic 50 compare
  5. 113 Germany 50 compare
  6. 113 Guyana 50 compare
  7. 113 Kuwait 50 compare
  8. 113 Latvia 50 compare
  9. 113 Montenegro 50 compare
  10. 113 Mozambique 50 compare
  11. 113 Namibia 50 compare
  12. 113 Papua New Guinea 50 compare
  13. 113 Samoa 50 compare
  14. 113 Slovenia 50 compare
  15. 113 Timor-Leste 50 compare
  16. 113 Vanuatu 50 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica?
Protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Costa Rica was 50 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 50 in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10)?
Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score
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 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.