Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 4.96 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa is 4.96, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.82 | — |
| 2006 | 4.89 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.93 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.96 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.98 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.96 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.96 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.91 | 4.82 | 4.96 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.96 | 4.96 | 4.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Kenya 10 compare
- 2 Mauritius 9 compare
- 2 Mozambique 9 compare
- 4 Lesotho 8 compare
- 4 South Africa 8 compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 8 compare
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Minimum capital for starting a business 118.6% (2012)
- Enforcing contracts, cost 50.5% (2012)
- Getting credit, legal rights index 5.67 (2012)
- Cost of registering property 9.5% (2012)
- Closing a business, time 3.4 years (2012)
- Closing a business, cost 22.9% (2012)
- Closing a business, recovery rate 22.09 cents on the dollar (2012)
- Protecting investors, director liability index 3.51 (2012)
- Protecting investors, investor protection index 4.45 (2012)
- Dealing with construction permits, cost 767.9% (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 4.96 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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/.