Protecting investors, investor protection index in Africa
Africa: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 4.55 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Africa, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Africa recorded 4.55 for protecting investors, investor protection index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.17 | — |
| 2006 | 4.18 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.21 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.25 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.39 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.44 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.53 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 4.55 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.24 | 4.17 | 4.39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.51 | 4.44 | 4.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More private sector data for Africa
- Minimum capital for starting a business 112.7% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 47.7% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 5.45 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.1% (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 21.8% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.32 years (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 23.52 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 3.65 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.94 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 730.2% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Africa?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Africa was 4.55 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 2005.
- How does Africa rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.