Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Protecting investors, director liability index was 3.61 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 is 3.61, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.09 | — |
| 2006 | 3.07 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.11 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.24 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.35 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.43 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.54 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.61 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 | 3.07 | 3.35 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 501.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 368.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Protecting investors, director liability index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 3.61 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 2006.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for protecting investors, director liability index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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/.