Is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica

Name: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica
Creator: World Bank
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Costa Rica: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index was 9 DB06-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)

9 DB06-14 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

168th

of 191 countries

All-time high

9 DB06-14 methodology

in 2005

All-time low

9 DB06-14 methodology

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2013

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica, 2005–2013

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB06-14 methodology.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 9 DB06-14 methodology for protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica peaked at 9 DB06-14 methodology in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9 DB06-14 methodology, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2013.
Year	DB06-14 methodology	Change
2005	9 DB06-14 methodology	—
2006	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2007	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2008	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2009	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2010	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2011	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2012	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2013	9 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	9 DB06-14 methodology	9 DB06-14 methodology	9 DB06-14 methodology	5
2010s	9 DB06-14 methodology	9 DB06-14 methodology	9 DB06-14 methodology	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica?: Protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Costa Rica was 9 DB06-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 9 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 9 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index?: Costa Rica ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

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.