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Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) by country

The strength of investor protection index is the sum of the extent of disclosure index, extent of director liability index and ease of shareholder suits index. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-14 studies.

Countries reporting
190
Highest
29 DB06-14 methodology
New Zealand
Lowest
3 DB06-14 methodology
Afghanistan
Median
16 DB06-14 methodology
Years covered
9
2005–2013
Data points
1,719

What the numbers show

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 29 DB06-14 methodology in New Zealand; the lowest is 3 DB06-14 methodology in Afghanistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 16 DB06-14 methodology, and the mean is 15.47 DB06-14 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 22.2%).

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 New Zealand 29 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
2 Singapore 28 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
3 Hong Kong, China 27 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
3 Malaysia 27 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 3.8% flat
5 Canada 26 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 4.0% flat
5 Ireland 26 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
7 Mauritius 25 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
8 United States of America 24.6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 1.6% flat
9 Colombia 24 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 26.3% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
9 Israel 24 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
9 Thailand 24 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 26.3% rising
9 South Africa 24 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
14 Georgia 22 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 69.2% rising
14 Slovenia 22 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 15.8% rising
16 Albania 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 162.5% rising
16 Belgium 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
16 Bangladesh 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
16 Japan 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
16 Mongolia 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.0% flat
16 Peru 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 23.5% rising
16 Puerto Rico 21 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
23 Azerbaijan 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 53.8% rising
23 Chile 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.3% rising
23 Kyrgyzstan 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
23 Republic of Korea 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 11.1% rising
23 Rwanda 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 150.0% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 17.6% rising
23 Sierra Leone 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 17.6% rising
23 Tajikistan 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 300.0% rising
23 Trinidad and Tobago 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
23 Türkiye 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
23 Taiwan, China 20 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
34 Armenia 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 26.7% rising
34 Antigua and Barbuda 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Bulgaria 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Dominica 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Denmark 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Ghana 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Grenada 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Iceland 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 18.8% rising
34 Kazakhstan 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 58.3% rising
34 Cambodia 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 5.0% flat
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Saint Lucia 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 North Macedonia 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 46.2% rising
34 Montenegro 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Norway 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Pakistan 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Sweden 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 46.2% rising
34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
34 Samoa 19 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
53 Botswana 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 38.5% rising
53 Cyprus 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 28.6% rising
53 Spain 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
53 Guyana 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
53 Indonesia 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.9% rising
53 India 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.9% rising
53 Kiribati 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
53 Sri Lanka 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
53 Latvia 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
53 Republic of Moldova 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
53 Papua New Guinea 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.9% flat
53 Poland 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.9% flat
53 Portugal 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
53 Solomon Islands 18 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 5.9% rising
67 Australia 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Burundi 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 112.5% rising
67 Brunei Darussalam 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 21.4% rising
67 Estonia 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Finland 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Fiji 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Italy 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Lithuania 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 13.3% rising
67 Madagascar 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Mexico 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 70.0% rising
67 Malta 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Paraguay 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Romania 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 6.2% flat
67 Seychelles 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
67 Tunisia 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 70.0% rising
67 Zambia 17 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Angola 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 United Arab Emirates 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
83 Austria 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Brazil 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Czechia 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 6.7% rising
83 Dominican Republic 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
83 France 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Greece 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 77.8% rising
83 Jamaica 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Kuwait 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 6.7% flat
83 Maldives 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Mozambique 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 33.3% rising
83 Malawi 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Namibia 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Nigeria 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Nepal 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Panama 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 6.7% flat
83 Palestine, State of 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
83 Tanzania, United Republic of 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 14.3% rising
83 Vanuatu 16 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Argentina 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Bahrain 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Belarus 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 25.0% rising
103 China 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 15.4% rising
103 Germany 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Kenya 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 7.1% rising
103 Lebanon 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Lesotho 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 36.4% rising
103 Oman 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Uruguay 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
103 Kosovo 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 7.1% falling
103 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 15 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 7.1% falling
115 Bahamas 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Bhutan 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Croatia 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 16.7% rising
115 Morocco 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 75.0% rising
115 Netherlands 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 7.7% rising
115 Russian Federation 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Serbia 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Slovakia 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Syrian Arab Republic 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 7.7% rising
115 Tonga 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Uganda 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
115 Zimbabwe 14 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Belize 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Hungary 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Iraq 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Luxembourg 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Philippines 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Qatar 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 San Marino 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
128 Eswatini 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 116.7% rising
128 Timor-Leste 13 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Central African Republic 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Cape Verde 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Ecuador 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Guinea-Bissau 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Nicaragua 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
137 Ukraine 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 20.0% rising
137 Uzbekistan 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 9.1% flat
137 Yemen 12 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Cameroon 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Egypt 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 10.0% rising
146 Equatorial Guinea 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Iran, Islamic Republic of 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 22.2% rising
146 Liberia 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Mauritania 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
146 Viet Nam 11 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 83.3% rising
153 Benin 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Burkina Faso 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Barbados 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Côte d'Ivoire 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Congo 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Comoros 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Gabon 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Guinea 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Guatemala 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Marshall Islands 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Mali 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Niger 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Sao Tome and Principe 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Chad 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
153 Togo 10 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Switzerland 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Costa Rica 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Algeria 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Honduras 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Haiti 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Jordan 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Sudan 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 Senegal 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
168 El Salvador 9 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 12.5% rising
177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 14.3% rising
177 Eritrea 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
177 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
177 Gambia 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
177 Libya 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% rising
177 Palau 8 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
183 Djibouti 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
183 Myanmar 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
183 South Sudan 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 down 22.2% falling
183 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
187 Suriname 6 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
188 Ethiopia 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat
190 Afghanistan 3 DB06-14 methodology 2013 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology)
Unit
DB06-14 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,719 data points, 2005–2013
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The strength of investor protection index is the sum of the extent of disclosure index, extent of director liability index and ease of shareholder suits index. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-14 studies.