Economy > Entrepreneurship > Protecting Investors > Index ranking: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Doing Business measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directorsâ€™ 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 shareholdersâ€™ 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, codes of civil procedure and securities regulations. To make the data comparable across countries, several assumptions about the business and the transaction are used. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	AfghanistanAfghanistan	145	2005
2	TanzaniaTanzania	144	2005
3	VietnamVietnam	143	2005
4	VenezuelaVenezuela	142	2005
5	UkraineUkraine	141	2005
6	PalauPalau	140	2005
7	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	139	2005
8	IranIran	138	2005
9	EthiopiaEthiopia	137	2005
10	AlbaniaAlbania	136	2005
11	CroatiaCroatia	135	2005
12	Costa RicaCosta Rica	134	2005
13	TunisiaTunisia	133	2005
14	PhilippinesPhilippines	132	2005
15	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	131	2005
16	LaosLaos	130	2005
17	HondurasHonduras	129	2005
18	GreeceGreece	128	2005
19	East TimorEast Timor	127	2005
20	SenegalSenegal	126	2005
21	MexicoMexico	125	2005
22	JordanJordan	124	2005
23	HaitiHaiti	123	2005
24	GuatemalaGuatemala	122	2005
25	AustriaAustria	121	2005
26	TogoTogo	120	2005
27	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	119	2005
28	SlovakiaSlovakia	118	2005
29	MoroccoMorocco	117	2005
30	LesothoLesotho	116	2005
31	GeorgiaGeorgia	115	2005
32	EgyptEgypt	114	2005
33	EcuadorEcuador	113	2005
34	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	112	2005
35	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	111	2005
36	BelarusBelarus	110	2005
37	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	109	2005
38	YemenYemen	108	2005
39	ZimbabweZimbabwe	107	2005
40	UzbekistanUzbekistan	106	2005
41	SyriaSyria	105	2005
42	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	104	2005
43	NetherlandsNetherlands	103	2005
44	LebanonLebanon	102	2005
45	GuyanaGuyana	101	2005
46	ChinaChina	100	2005
47	BotswanaBotswana	99	2005
48	BoliviaBolivia	98	2005
49	AlgeriaAlgeria	97	2005
50	United Arab EmiratesUAE	96	2005
51	SwedenSweden	95	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	94.67	2005
52	SpainSpain	94	2005
53	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	93	2005
54	PanamaPanama	92	2005
55	NigerNiger	91	2005
56	NepalNepal	90	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	89.78	2005
57	MoldovaMoldova	89	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	88.11	2005
58	MaliMali	88	2005
59	South KoreaSouth Korea	87	2005
60	ItalyItaly	86	2005
61	IraqIraq	85	2005
62	HungaryHungary	84	2005
63	GuineaGuinea	83	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	82.5	2005
64	EritreaEritrea	82	2005
65	El SalvadorEl Salvador	81	2005
66	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	80	2005
67	ChadChad	79	2005
68	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	78	2005
69	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	77	2005
70	UruguayUruguay	76	2005
71	TurkeyTurkey	75	2005
72	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	74	2005
73	RussiaRussia	73	2005
74	NicaraguaNicaragua	72	2005
75	KuwaitKuwait	71	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	70.54	2005
76	KazakhstanKazakhstan	70	2005
77	IcelandIceland	69	2005
78	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	68	2005
79	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	67	2005
80	UgandaUganda	66	2005
81	TaiwanTaiwan	65	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	64.67	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	64.09	2005
82	Sri LankaSri Lanka	64	2005
83	MaldivesMaldives	63	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	62.4	2005
84	MalawiMalawi	62	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	61.31	2005
85	LithuaniaLithuania	61	2005
86	KenyaKenya	60	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	59.05	2005
87	JamaicaJamaica	59	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	58.84	2005
88	IndonesiaIndonesia	58	2005
89	GermanyGermany	57	2005
90	FranceFrance	56	2005
91	CambodiaCambodia	55	2005
92	BulgariaBulgaria	54	2005
93	BrazilBrazil	53	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	52.6	2005
94	BhutanBhutan	52	2005
95	ArgentinaArgentina	51	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	50.87	2005
96	OmanOman	50	2005
97	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	49	2005
98	AngolaAngola	48	2005
99	TongaTonga	47	2005
100	SloveniaSlovenia	46	2005
101	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	45	2005
102	RomaniaRomania	44	2005
103	ParaguayParaguay	43	2005
104	NigeriaNigeria	42	2005
105	MadagascarMadagascar	41	2005
106	LatviaLatvia	40	2005
107	FinlandFinland	39	2005
108	FijiFiji	38	2005
109	ColombiaColombia	37	2005
110	ChileChile	36	2005
111	CameroonCameroon	35	2005
112	BeninBenin	34	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	33.14	2005
113	ThailandThailand	33	2005
114	PortugalPortugal	32	2005
115	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	31	2005
116	IndiaIndia	29	2005
117	GhanaGhana	28	2005
118	EstoniaEstonia	27	2005
119	AustraliaAustralia	26	2005
120	VanuatuVanuatu	25	2005
121	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	24	2005
122	SamoaSamoa	23	2005
123	PolandPoland	22	2005
124	PeruPeru	21	2005
125	PakistanPakistan	20	2005
126	KiribatiKiribati	19	2005
127	DenmarkDenmark	18	2005
128	BangladeshBangladesh	17	2005
129	NorwayNorway	16	2005
130	NamibiaNamibia	15	2005
131	JapanJapan	14	2005
132	BelgiumBelgium	13	2005
133	ZambiaZambia	12	2005
134	MauritiusMauritius	11	2005
135	IrelandIreland	10	2005
136	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	9	2005
137	South AfricaSouth Africa	8	2005
138	United StatesUnited States	7	2005
139	IsraelIsrael	6	2005
140	MalaysiaMalaysia	5	2005
141	Hong KongHong Kong	4	2005
142	CanadaCanada	3	2005
143	SingaporeSingapore	2	2005
144	New ZealandNew Zealand	1	2005

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