Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in New Zealand

New Zealand: Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor was 43 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
43 DB15-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
43 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
All-time low
43 DB15-20 methodology
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

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

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

Analysis

In 2019, protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in New Zealand stood at 43 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

New Zealand ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Strength of minority investor protection index (0-50) (DB15-20 methodology) in New Zealand, 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 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 43 DB15-20 methodology +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 43 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 33 DB15-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 43 DB15-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27 DB15-20 methodology, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 1 Kenya 46 DB15-20 methodology compare
  2. 2 Malaysia 44 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

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in New Zealand?
Protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor in New Zealand was 43 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 43 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 43 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
How does New Zealand rank for protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor?
New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: strength of minority investor rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.