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

Rwanda ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Rwanda 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 Rwanda

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

Rwanda: Protecting investors, director liability index was 9 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 51 countries

All-time high

in 2009

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2012

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

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

Analysis

In 2012, protecting investors, director liability index in Rwanda stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.

That places Rwanda 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	5.8	5	9	5
2010s	9	9	9	3

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More private sector data for Rwanda

Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
Food imports 22.4% (2022)
Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 27.2% (2022)
Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 857.32 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 48.1% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 10.2% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting investors, director liability index in Rwanda?: Protecting investors, director liability index in Rwanda was 9 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 9 in 2009.
What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
How does Rwanda rank for protecting investors, director liability index?: Rwanda ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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/.