Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in China

China: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 36 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
36 DB15-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
26 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in China, 2013–2019

0102030402013201620192013: 26 DB15-20 methodology2014: 28 DB15-20 methodology2015: 28 DB15-20 methodology2016: 28 DB15-20 methodology2017: 28 DB15-20 methodology2018: 31 DB15-20 methodology2019: 36 DB15-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in China stood at 36 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

China ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in China, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in China, 2013 to 2019.
Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 26 DB15-20 methodology
2014 28 DB15-20 methodology +7.7%
2015 28 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 28 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 28 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 31 DB15-20 methodology +10.7%
2019 36 DB15-20 methodology +16.1%

Countries ranked near China

  1. 25 Bulgaria 37 DB15-20 methodology compare
  2. 25 Korea 37 DB15-20 methodology compare
  3. 25 Mongolia 37 DB15-20 methodology compare
  4. 28 Nigeria 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  5. 28 Pakistan 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  6. 28 Denmark 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  7. 28 Iceland 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  8. 28 Spain 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  9. 28 Sri Lanka 36 DB15-20 methodology compare
  10. 28 Sweden 36 DB15-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in China?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in China was 36 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 36 DB15-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 26 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does China rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
China ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology)
Unit
DB15-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,337 data points, 2013–2019
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The strength of minority investor protection index is the sum of the extent of disclosure index, extent of director liability index, ease of shareholder suits index, extent of shareholder rights index, extent of ownership and control index and extent of corporate transparency index. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.