Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in Malaysia

Malaysia: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 44 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
44 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
44 DB15-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
43 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

0102030402013201620192013: 43 DB15-20 methodology2014: 43 DB15-20 methodology2015: 43 DB15-20 methodology2016: 43 DB15-20 methodology2017: 44 DB15-20 methodology2018: 44 DB15-20 methodology2019: 44 DB15-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 44 DB15-20 methodology for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.

Malaysia ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in Malaysia, 2013 to 2019.
Year DB15-20 methodology Change
2013 43 DB15-20 methodology
2014 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2015 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2016 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 44 DB15-20 methodology +2.3%
2018 44 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 44 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 1 Kenya 46 DB15-20 methodology compare
  2. 3 New Zealand 43 DB15-20 methodology compare
  3. 3 Saudi Arabia 43 DB15-20 methodology compare
  4. 3 Singapore 43 DB15-20 methodology compare
  5. 3 Thailand 43 DB15-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Malaysia?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in Malaysia was 44 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 44 DB15-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 43 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does Malaysia rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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.