What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.

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

Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.

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

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe: Protecting investors, director liability index was 1 in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

32nd

of 51 countries

All-time high

in 2005

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2012

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

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 1 for protecting investors, director liability index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1	1	1	5
2010s	1	1	1	3

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

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More private sector data for Zimbabwe

Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
Food imports 19.0% (2024)
Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 21.6% (2024)
Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 34.1% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 37.1% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting investors, director liability index in Zimbabwe?: Protecting investors, director liability index in Zimbabwe was 1 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
What is the highest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting investors, director liability index recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
How does Zimbabwe rank for protecting investors, director liability index?: Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is protecting investors, director liability index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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/.