Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 4 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo is 4, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5, 80% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo'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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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/.