Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda
Uganda: Protecting investors, shareholder suits index was 5 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Uganda 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda, 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% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda?
- Protecting investors, shareholder suits index in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, shareholder suits index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for protecting investors, shareholder suits index?
- Uganda ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, shareholder suits index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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/.