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Economy > Companies > Stock market > Business extent of disclosure index > 0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure). Disclosure index measures the extent to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more disclosure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 San MarinoSan Marino 96.01 2012
2 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 74.65 2012
3 KiribatiKiribati 59.53 2012
4 DominicaDominica 55.8 2012
5 SeychellesSeychelles 45.57 2012
6 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 44.91 2012
7 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 38.06 2012
8 GrenadaGrenada 37.92 2012
9 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 36.57 2012
10 TongaTonga 28.59 2012
11 SamoaSamoa 26.47 2012
12 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 22.12 2012
13 IcelandIceland 21.87 2012
14 VanuatuVanuatu 20.22 2012
15 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 15.95 2012
16 LuxembourgLuxembourg 11.29 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 9.76 2012
17 BruneiBrunei 9.7 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 9.43 2012
18 BelizeBelize 9.26 2012
19 ComorosComoros 8.36 2012
20 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 8.15 2012
21 MontenegroMontenegro 8.05 2012
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 7.55 2012
22 MaltaMalta 7.17 2012
23 CyprusCyprus 7.09 2012
24 BarbadosBarbados 7.06 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 6.55 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.46 2012
25 GuyanaGuyana 6.29 2012
26 BahrainBahrain 6.07 2012
27 EstoniaEstonia 5.97 2012
28 DjiboutiDjibouti 5.82 2012
29 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 5.46 2012
30 BhutanBhutan 5.39 2012
31 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.38 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 5.29 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 5.2 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 4.77 2012
32 MauritiusMauritius 4.65 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 4.28 2012
33 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 4.27 2012
34 East TimorEast Timor 4.13 2012
35 GabonGabon 3.68 2012
36 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.61 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 3.56 2012
37 BotswanaBotswana 3.49 2012
38 FijiFiji 3.43 2012
39 KosovoKosovo 3.32 2012
40 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.99 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.57 2012
41 LatviaLatvia 2.47 2012
42 QatarQatar 2.44 2012
43 SloveniaSlovenia 2.43 2012
44 OmanOman 2.41 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2.4 2012
45 LithuaniaLithuania 2.34 2012
46 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.26 2012
47 AlbaniaAlbania 2.21 2012
48 NamibiaNamibia 2.21 2012
49 IrelandIreland 2.18 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 2.12 2012
50 LebanonLebanon 2.03 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 2.03 2012
51 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2.02 2012
52 ArmeniaArmenia 2.02 2012
53 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.99 2012
54 MoldovaMoldova 1.97 2012
55 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.91 2012
56 SingaporeSingapore 1.88 2012
57 SurinameSuriname 1.87 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.83 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.8 2012
58 MongoliaMongolia 1.79 2012
59 SwazilandSwaziland 1.62 2012
60 MauritaniaMauritania 1.58 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.52 2012
61 JamaicaJamaica 1.47 2012
62 LesothoLesotho 1.46 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1.43 2012
63 NorwayNorway 1.39 2012
64 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 1.38 2012
65 BulgariaBulgaria 1.37 2012
66 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.33 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 1.27 2012
67 Hong KongHong Kong 1.26 2012
68 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.25 2012
69 DenmarkDenmark 1.25 2012
70 KuwaitKuwait 1.23 2012
71 The GambiaThe Gambia 1.12 2012
72 FinlandFinland 1.11 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.1 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.01 2012
73 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1 2012
74 TajikistanTajikistan 0.999 2012
75 SerbiaSerbia 0.969 2012
76 LiberiaLiberia 0.955 2012
77 TogoTogo 0.903 2012
78 ParaguayParaguay 0.897 2012
79 IsraelIsrael 0.885 2012
80 UruguayUruguay 0.884 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.88 2012
81 SwedenSweden 0.841 2012
82 BurundiBurundi 0.812 2012
83 PanamaPanama 0.789 2012
84 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.782 2012
85 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.753 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.751 2012
86 BelarusBelarus 0.74 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.735 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.733 2012
87 BelgiumBelgium 0.718 2012
88 EritreaEritrea 0.652 2012
89 JordanJordan 0.633 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.612 2012
90 RwandaRwanda 0.611 2012
91 BeninBenin 0.597 2012
92 AustriaAustria 0.591 2012
93 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.583 2012
94 PortugalPortugal 0.57 2012
95 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.558 2012
96 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.555 2012
97 GuineaGuinea 0.524 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.515 2012
98 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.487 2012
99 ChadChad 0.482 2012
100 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.476 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.474 2012
101 TunisiaTunisia 0.464 2012
102 ChileChile 0.458 2012
103 GreeceGreece 0.443 2012
104 SenegalSenegal 0.437 2012
105 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.435 2012
106 RomaniaRomania 0.422 2012
107 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.417 2012
108 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.416 2012
109 MaliMali 0.404 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.374 2012
110 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.365 2012
111 AustraliaAustralia 0.353 2012
112 NigerNiger 0.35 2012
113 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.342 2012
114 CambodiaCambodia 0.336 2012
115 SyriaSyria 0.313 2012
116 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.302 2012
117 LaosLaos 0.301 2012
118 PeruPeru 0.3 2012
119 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.295 2012
120 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.283 2012
121 CameroonCameroon 0.277 2012
122 GhanaGhana 0.276 2012
123 YemenYemen 0.252 2012
124 MalawiMalawi 0.251 2012
125 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.239 2012
126 CroatiaCroatia 0.234 2012
127 CanadaCanada 0.229 2012
128 MadagascarMadagascar 0.224 2012
129 NepalNepal 0.218 2012
130 ZambiaZambia 0.213 2012
131 HungaryHungary 0.201 2012
132 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.199 2012
133 MozambiqueMozambique 0.198 2012
134 HaitiHaiti 0.197 2012
135 AngolaAngola 0.192 2012
136 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.19 2012
137 ColombiaColombia 0.189 2012
138 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.185 2012
139 MoroccoMorocco 0.184 2012
140 PolandPoland 0.182 2012
141 ArgentinaArgentina 0.17 2012
142 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.167 2012
143 LibyaLibya 0.162 2012
144 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.158 2012
145 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.156 2012
146 FranceFrance 0.152 2012
147 ThailandThailand 0.15 2012
148 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.14 2012
149 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.134 2012
150 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.13 2012
151 IraqIraq 0.123 2012
152 TurkeyTurkey 0.122 2012
153 ItalyItaly 0.115 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.113 2012
154 UkraineUkraine 0.11 2012
155 SpainSpain 0.108 2012
156 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.1 2012
157 BoliviaBolivia 0.0953 2012
158 IranIran 0.0916 2012
159 UgandaUganda 0.0825 2012
160 KenyaKenya 0.0695 2012
161 VietnamVietnam 0.0676 2012
162 MexicoMexico 0.0662 2012
163 EcuadorEcuador 0.0645 2012
164 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0628 2012
165 EgyptEgypt 0.0619 2012
166 GermanyGermany 0.0611 2012
167 BurmaBurma 0.0568 2012
168 JapanJapan 0.0549 2012
169 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0457 2012
170 RussiaRussia 0.0418 2012
171 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.0405 2012
172 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0388 2012
173 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0335 2012
174 PakistanPakistan 0.0335 2012
175 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0327 2012
176 NigeriaNigeria 0.0296 2012
177 BrazilBrazil 0.0252 2012
178 United StatesUnited States 0.0223 2012
179 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.0207 2012
180 European UnionEuropean Union 0.0121 2012
181 ChinaChina 0.0074 2012
182 IndiaIndia 0.00566 2012
=183 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2012
=183 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2012
=183 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2012
=183 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2012
=183 SudanSudan 0.0 2012
=183 PalauPalau 0.0 2012

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