Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya
Kenya: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 10 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya is 10, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Kenya ranks 1st of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.5, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 2 Mauritius 9 compare
- 2 Mozambique 9 compare
- 4 Lesotho 8 compare
- 4 South Africa 8 compare
- 4 Tanzania 8 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Kenya was 10 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Kenya ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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/.