Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 24 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 191 countries
All-time high
24 DB15-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
17 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

05101520252013201620192013: 17 DB15-20 methodology2014: 17 DB15-20 methodology2015: 17 DB15-20 methodology2016: 17 DB15-20 methodology2017: 24 DB15-20 methodology2018: 24 DB15-20 methodology2019: 24 DB15-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Costa Rica stood at 24 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 41.2% over ten years.

Costa Rica ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in Costa Rica, 2013 to 2019.
Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 17 DB15-20 methodology
2014 17 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2015 17 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 17 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 24 DB15-20 methodology +41.2%
2018 24 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 24 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 24 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 33 DB15-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 24 DB15-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26 DB15-20 methodology, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 111 Albania 23 DB15-20 methodology compare
  2. 111 Bhutan 23 DB15-20 methodology compare
  3. 111 Iraq 23 DB15-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Costa Rica?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Costa Rica was 24 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 24 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 17 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does Costa Rica rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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.