Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in Kuwait

Kuwait: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 33 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
51st
of 191 countries
All-time high
33 DB15-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
30 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

01020302013201620192013: 30 DB15-20 methodology2014: 30 DB15-20 methodology2015: 30 DB15-20 methodology2016: 30 DB15-20 methodology2017: 30 DB15-20 methodology2018: 32 DB15-20 methodology2019: 33 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 Kuwait is 33 DB15-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in Kuwait, 2013 to 2019.
Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 30 DB15-20 methodology
2014 30 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2015 30 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 30 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 30 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 32 DB15-20 methodology +6.7%
2019 33 DB15-20 methodology +3.1%

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 51 Bahrain 33 DB15-20 methodology compare
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  3. 51 Italy 33 DB15-20 methodology compare
  4. 51 Malta 33 DB15-20 methodology compare
  5. 51 Poland 33 DB15-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Kuwait?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Kuwait was 33 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 33 DB15-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 30 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does Kuwait rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
Kuwait ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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.