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

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 South Africa

Name: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index in South Africa
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South Africa: Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index was 24 DB06-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat

Latest (2013)

24 DB06-14 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

9th

of 191 countries

All-time high

24 DB06-14 methodology

in 2005

All-time low

24 DB06-14 methodology

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2013

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

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 24 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.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in South Africa peaked at 24 DB06-14 methodology in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24 DB06-14 methodology, in 2005.

That places South Africa 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of investor protection index (0-10) (DB06-14 methodology) in South Africa, 2005 to 2013.
Year	DB06-14 methodology	Change
2005	24 DB06-14 methodology	—
2006	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2007	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2008	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2009	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2010	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2011	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2012	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%
2013	24 DB06-14 methodology	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	24 DB06-14 methodology	24 DB06-14 methodology	24 DB06-14 methodology	5
2010s	24 DB06-14 methodology	24 DB06-14 methodology	24 DB06-14 methodology	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in South Africa?: Protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index in South Africa was 24 DB06-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 24 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 24 DB06-14 methodology in 2005.
How does South Africa rank for protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index?: South Africa ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of investor protection index rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa 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.