Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Protecting investors, director liability index was 3.43 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 3.43, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.88 | — |
| 2006 | 2.86 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.05 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.16 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.25 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.43 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 | 2.86 | 3.16 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | 3.25 | 3.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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- Minimum capital for starting a business 121.3% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 50.9% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 5.59 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.2% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.43 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 22.9% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 21.94 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, investor protection index 4.42 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.95 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 776.1% (2012)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 3.43 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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/.