Protecting investors, investor protection index in North Africa
North Africa: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 4.78 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
4.78
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 6 groups
All-time high
4.78
in 2011
All-time low
3.78
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2012
Protecting investors, investor protection index in North Africa, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
North Africa recorded 4.78 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 26.5% over ten years.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.78 | — |
| 2006 | 3.78 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.78 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.92 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.38 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.44 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.78 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.78 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.93 | 3.78 | 4.38 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.44 | 4.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 1 South Africa 8 compare
- 2 Mauritius 7.7 compare
- 3 Rwanda 6.3 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 6.3 compare
More private sector data for North Africa
- Minimum capital for starting a business 82.2% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 25.8% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 2.6 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 6.5% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 2.96 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 14.4% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 32.58 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 4 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.2 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 537.9% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in North Africa?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in North Africa was 4.78 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 in 2011.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 in 2005.
- How does North Africa rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- North Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North 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/.