Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi
Burundi: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 4 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
That places Burundi 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 389.34 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 77.22 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Burundi was 4 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Burundi ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, shareholder suits index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Doing Business 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/.