Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index in China

China: Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index was 83.33 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
83.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 191 countries
All-time high
83.33
in 2018
All-time low
33.33
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index in China, 2013–2019

0204060802013201620192013: 33.32014: 66.72015: 66.72016: 66.72017: 66.72018: 83.32019: 83.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index in China stood at 83.33. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

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

That places China 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index in China, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index (0-6) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in China, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 33.33
2014 66.67 +100.0%
2015 66.67 +0.0%
2016 66.67 +0.0%
2017 66.67 +0.0%
2018 83.33 +25.0%
2019 83.33 +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index in China?
Protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index in China was 83.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 83.33 in 2018.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 33.33 in 2013.
How does China rank for protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index?
China ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of shareholder rights index rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index (0-6) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Extent of shareholder rights index (0-6) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score
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Coverage
191 places, 1,337 data points, 2013–2019
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The score for extent of shareholder rights 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.