Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Protecting investors, director liability index was 3.51 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa stood at 3.51. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.98 | — |
| 2006 | 2.96 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.13 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.24 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.33 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.44 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.51 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.24 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 3.33 | 3.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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- Cost of registering property 9.5% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.4 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 22.9% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 22.09 cents on the dollar (2012)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 3.51 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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/.