What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.

How does Namibia rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?

Namibia ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.

Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Namibia 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.

Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Namibia

Name: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Namibia
Creator: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 6 in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 51 countries

All-time high

in 2005

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2012

Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Namibia, 2005–2012

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

Analysis

Namibia recorded 6 for protecting investors, shareholder suits index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Namibia ranks 8th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	6	6	6	5
2010s	6	6	6	3

Countries ranked near Namibia

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More private sector data for Namibia

Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
Food imports 13.2% (2024)
Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 28.0% (2024)
Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 1.25 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 13.2% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 80.2% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Namibia?: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Namibia was 6 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
How does Namibia rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?: Namibia ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 57 places, 455 data points, 2005–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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/.