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

Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Lesotho

Name: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in Lesotho
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Lesotho: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index was 15 DB06-14 methodology in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)

15 DB06-14 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

103rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

15 DB06-14 methodology

in 2012

All-time low

11 DB06-14 methodology

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2013

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Lesotho is 15 DB06-14 methodology, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Lesotho peaked at 15 DB06-14 methodology in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11 DB06-14 methodology, in 2005.

Lesotho ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) in Lesotho, 2005 to 2013.
Year	DB06-14 methodology	Change
2005	11 DB06-14 methodology	—
2006	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2007	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2008	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2009	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2010	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2011	11 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2012	15 DB06-14 methodology	+36.4%
2013	15 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	11 DB06-14 methodology	11 DB06-14 methodology	11 DB06-14 methodology	5
2010s	13 DB06-14 methodology	11 DB06-14 methodology	15 DB06-14 methodology	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Lesotho?: Protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in Lesotho was 15 DB06-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 15 DB06-14 methodology in 2012.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 11 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
How does Lesotho rank for protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index?: Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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: 24 August 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.