Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 5 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Central African Republic ranks 20th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic, 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 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Central African Republic was 5 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Central African Republic rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Central African Republic ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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/.