What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.

How does Botswana rank for protecting investors, director liability index?

Botswana ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.

Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, director liability index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana

Name: Protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana
Creator: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Protecting investors, director liability index was 8 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

2nd

of 51 countries

All-time high

in 2008

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2012

Protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana, 2005–2012

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

Analysis

In 2012, protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 300.0% over ten years.

That places Botswana 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	4.4	2	8	5
2010s	8	8	8	3

Countries ranked near Botswana

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More private sector data for Botswana

Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
Food imports 16.2% (2023)
Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 1.9% (2023)
Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 934.97 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 26.7% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 61.2% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana?: Protecting investors, director liability index in Botswana was 8 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 8 in 2008.
What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
How does Botswana rank for protecting investors, director liability index?: Botswana ranks 2nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, director liability index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Protecting investors, director liability index
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 57 places, 455 data points, 2005–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Director liability index measures a plaintiff’s ability to hold directors of firms liable for damages to the company, that is, measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protection: transparency of transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate lawyers and are based on company laws, court rules of evidence and securities regulations. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.