Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in Ireland

Ireland: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 40 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
40 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 191 countries
All-time high
40 DB15-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
38 DB15-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

0102030402013201620192013: 39 DB15-20 methodology2014: 38 DB15-20 methodology2015: 40 DB15-20 methodology2016: 40 DB15-20 methodology2017: 40 DB15-20 methodology2018: 40 DB15-20 methodology2019: 40 DB15-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Ireland is 40 DB15-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.

Ireland ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in Ireland, 2013 to 2019.
Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 39 DB15-20 methodology
2014 38 DB15-20 methodology -2.6%
2015 40 DB15-20 methodology +5.3%
2016 40 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 40 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 40 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 40 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 12 North Macedonia 41 DB15-20 methodology compare
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  3. 13 Colombia 40 DB15-20 methodology compare
  4. 13 South Africa 40 DB15-20 methodology compare
  5. 13 United Arab Emirates 40 DB15-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Ireland?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Ireland was 40 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 40 DB15-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 38 DB15-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
Ireland ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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
Last refreshed

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.