Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) was 100 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
100
in 2014
All-time low
90
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 902006: 902007: 902008: 902009: 902010: 902011: 902012: 902013: 902014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 100

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2005.

That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score in Hong Kong, China, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 90
2006 90 +0.0%
2007 90 +0.0%
2008 90 +0.0%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2011 90 +0.0%
2012 90 +0.0%
2013 90 +0.0%
2014 100 +11.1%
2015 100 +0.0%
2016 100 +0.0%
2017 100 +0.0%
2018 100 +0.0%
2019 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90 90 90 5
2010s 96 90 100 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China?
Protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Hong Kong, China was 100 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2005.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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
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World Bank
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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.