Protecting investors, director liability index in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Protecting investors, director liability index was 4 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, director liability index in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, director liability index in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
- 22 Lesotho, Kingdom of 4 compare
- 22 Mozambique, Republic of 4 compare
- 22 Tanzania 4 compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of was 4 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 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
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/.