Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 4.42 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria is 4.42, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.09 | — |
| 2006 | 4.1 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.13 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.17 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.28 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.33 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.39 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.42 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.16 | 4.09 | 4.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.38 | 4.33 | 4.42 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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- Minimum capital for starting a business 121.3% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 50.9% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 5.59 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.2% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.43 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 22.9% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 21.94 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 3.43 (2012)
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 4.95 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 776.1% (2012)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 4.42 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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/.