Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) was 90 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
90
in 2017
All-time low
70
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 702006: 702007: 702008: 802009: 802010: 802011: 802012: 802013: 802014: 802015: 802016: 802017: 902018: 902019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia is 90, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 90 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2005.

Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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 disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of disclosure index (0-10) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 70
2006 70 +0.0%
2007 70 +0.0%
2008 80 +14.3%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 80 +0.0%
2012 80 +0.0%
2013 80 +0.0%
2014 80 +0.0%
2015 80 +0.0%
2016 80 +0.0%
2017 90 +12.5%
2018 90 +0.0%
2019 90 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74 70 80 5
2010s 83 80 90 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 14 Albania 90 compare
  2. 14 Colombia 90 compare
  3. 14 Cyprus 90 compare
  4. 14 Georgia 90 compare
  5. 14 Greece 90 compare
  6. 14 Ireland 90 compare
  7. 14 Kazakhstan 90 compare
  8. 14 Kosovo 90 compare
  9. 14 Lebanon 90 compare
  10. 14 Morocco 90 compare
  11. 14 Peru 90 compare
  12. 14 Philippines 90 compare
  13. 14 Romania 90 compare
  14. 14 Taiwan, China 90 compare
  15. 14 Türkiye 90 compare
  16. 14 Ukraine 90 compare
  17. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 90 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia?
Protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) in Saudi Arabia was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 90 in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of disclosure index (0-10) 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 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.