Protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Protecting investors, director liability index was 4 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho is 4, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 300.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +300.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 460.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.67 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Lesotho 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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/.