Doing Business, protecting minority investment, overall score

scale 0-100, 2010–2017

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    2010 Ranking
    1. Singapore 89.77
    2. New Zealand 88.84
    3. Hong Kong 88.28
    4. United States 85.72
    5. Denmark 84.24
    6. United Kingdom 83.58
    7. Ireland 82.61
    8. Norway 82.05
    9. Sweden 81.69
    10. South Korea 81.53
    11. Australia 80.80
    12. Finland 80.76
    13. Iceland 80.70
    14. Canada 79.82
    15. Germany 79.49
    16. Japan 78.39
    17. Austria 76.36
    18. Estonia 75.97
    19. Switzerland 75.26
    20. Netherlands 75.20
    21. Malaysia 74.61
    22. Taiwan 74.39
    23. Georgia 74.18
    24. Belgium 74.04
    25. Lithuania 73.42
    26. Mauritius 73.35
    27. Latvia 73.35
    28. Thailand 73.03
    29. Israel 71.13
    30. United Arab Emirates 70.80
    31. Puerto Rico 70.55
    32. Portugal 70.27
    33. France 69.79
    34. Slovakia 68.73
    35. Chile 68.27
    36. Bulgaria 68.25
    37. Spain 68.18
    38. Saudi Arabia 67.91
    39. Fiji 67.87
    40. Peru 67.63
    41. South Africa 67.53
    42. Bahrain 66.89
    43. Tunisia 66.66
    44. Cyprus 66.55
    45. Italy 66.12
    46. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 65.78
    47. Colombia 65.70
    48. Luxembourg 65.67
    49. Oman 65.53
    50. Hungary 65.39
    51. Panama 65.39
    52. Bahamas 65.38
    53. Turkey 65.29
    54. Saint Lucia 65.25
    55. Qatar 65.20
    56. Tonga 65.16
    57. Samoa 65.12
    58. Botswana 64.95
    59. Mexico 64.71
    60. Antigua and Barbuda 64.48
    61. Romania 64.06
    62. Dominica 63.97
    63. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 63.68
    64. Namibia 63.19
    65. Czech Republic 63.19
    66. Dominican Republic 63.07
    67. Poland 62.96
    68. Slovenia 62.75
    69. Greece 62.44
    70. Azerbaijan 62.38
    71. Seychelles 62.24
    72. Albania 61.92
    73. Trinidad and Tobago 61.88
    74. Vanuatu 61.78
    75. Jamaica 61.66
    76. Ghana 61.62
    77. Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.38
    78. Armenia 61.37
    79. Croatia 61.33
    80. Lebanon 61.31
    81. Guatemala 61.29
    82. Belize 61.19
    83. Kyrgyzstan 60.89
    84. El Salvador 60.82
    85. Brunei 60.81
    86. Paraguay 60.79
    87. Montenegro 60.68
    88. Morocco 60.62
    89. Nepal 60.43
    90. Kuwait 60.43
    91. Maldives 59.28
    92. Grenada 59.28
    93. Honduras 59.08
    94. Uruguay 58.82
    95. Mongolia 58.73
    96. Kiribati 58.72
    97. Moldova 58.59
    98. Vietnam 58.14
    99. Guyana 57.99
    100. Rwanda 57.88
    101. Serbia 57.67
    102. Kenya 57.46
    103. Ecuador 57.44
    104. Zambia 57.32
    105. Papua New Guinea 57.29
    106. Egypt 56.99
    107. Sri Lanka 56.90
    108. Indonesia 56.84
    109. Kazakhstan 56.81
    110. Iran 56.78
    111. Jordan 56.75
    112. Palau 56.73
    113. Argentina 56.72
    114. Yemen 56.72
    115. Costa Rica 56.71
    116. Bhutan 56.58
    117. Kosovo 56.56
    118. China 56.52
    119. Marshall Islands 55.13
    120. Solomon Islands 55.04
    121. Russia 54.93
    122. Philippines 54.29
    123. Nicaragua 54.13
    124. Swaziland 53.85
    125. Brazil 53.73
    126. Cape Verde 53.32
    127. Mozambique 52.73
    128. Tanzania 52.62
    129. Pakistan 52.33
    130. Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.96
    131. Belarus 51.88
    132. Algeria 50.96
    133. Syria 50.48
    134. Lesotho 50.44
    135. Micronesia 50.16
    136. Cambodia 50.12
    137. West Bank and Gaza 50.06
    138. Bolivia 49.76
    139. Uganda 48.97
    140. Sudan 48.79
    141. India 48.77
    142. Gambia 48.58
    143. Malawi 48.32
    144. Iraq 48.18
    145. Gabon 47.48
    146. Laos 46.44
    147. Ethiopia 45.91
    148. Equatorial Guinea 45.63
    149. Madagascar 45.53
    150. Bangladesh 45.32
    151. Comoros 44.96
    152. Djibouti 44.30
    153. Suriname 43.97
    154. Mali 43.87
    155. Saint Thomas and Principe 43.02
    156. Haiti 42.99
    157. Nigeria 42.67
    158. Cameroon 42.57
    159. Timor Leste 41.67
    160. Mauritania 41.56
    161. Senegal 41.49
    162. Zimbabwe 41.42
    163. Ivory Coast 41.30
    164. Tajikistan 41.07
    165. Liberia 41.03
    166. Burkina Faso 40.19
    167. Afghanistan 40.14
    168. Sierra Leone 39.80
    169. Ukraine 39.69
    170. Uzbekistan 39.44
    171. Togo 38.23
    172. Benin 37.96
    173. Guinea 37.70
    174. Angola 37.53
    175. Congo (Brazzaville) 36.80
    176. Niger 36.64
    177. Venezuela 36.43
    178. Burundi 34.98
    179. Guinea Bissau 33.54
    180. Congo (Kinshasa) 30.41
    181. Eritrea 30.21
    182. Chad 29.43
    183. Central African Republic 27.50
    2017 Ranking
    1. New Zealand 87.01
    2. Singapore 85.05
    3. Denmark 84.87
    4. Hong Kong 84.21
    5. South Korea 84.07
    6. Norway 82.82
    7. United Kingdom 82.74
    8. United States 82.45
    9. Sweden 82.13
    10. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 81.74
    11. Taiwan 81.09
    12. Estonia 81.05
    13. Finland 80.84
    14. Latvia 80.61
    15. Australia 80.26
    16. Georgia 80.20
    17. Germany 79.87
    18. Ireland 79.53
    19. Austria 78.92
    20. Iceland 78.91
    21. Lithuania 78.84
    22. Canada 78.57
    23. Malaysia 78.11
    24. Poland 77.81
    25. Portugal 77.40
    26. United Arab Emirates 76.89
    27. Czech Republic 76.71
    28. Netherlands 76.38
    29. France 76.27
    30. Slovenia 76.14
    31. Switzerland 76.06
    32. Spain 75.73
    33. Slovakia 75.61
    34. Japan 75.53
    35. Kazakhstan 75.09
    36. Romania 74.26
    37. Belarus 74.13
    38. Armenia 73.63
    39. Bulgaria 73.51
    40. Russia 73.19
    41. Hungary 73.07
    42. Belgium 73.00
    43. Croatia 72.99
    44. Moldova 72.75
    45. Cyprus 72.65
    46. Thailand 72.53
    47. Serbia 72.29
    48. Mexico 72.29
    49. Mauritius 72.27
    50. Italy 72.25
    51. Montenegro 72.08
    52. Israel 71.65
    53. Colombia 70.92
    54. Peru 70.25
    55. Puerto Rico 69.82
    56. Rwanda 69.81
    57. Chile 69.56
    58. Albania 68.90
    59. Luxembourg 68.81
    60. Kosovo 68.79
    61. Greece 68.67
    62. Costa Rica 68.50
    63. Bahrain 68.44
    64. Mongolia 68.15
    65. Azerbaijan 67.99
    66. Oman 67.73
    67. Jamaica 67.54
    68. Morocco 67.50
    69. Turkey 67.19
    70. Panama 66.19
    71. Botswana 65.55
    72. Brunei 65.51
    73. Bhutan 65.37
    74. South Africa 65.20
    75. Kyrgyzstan 65.17
    76. Malta 65.01
    77. Tunisia 64.89
    78. China 64.28
    79. San Marino 64.11
    80. Ukraine 63.90
    81. Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.87
    82. Vietnam 63.83
    83. Vanuatu 63.66
    84. Qatar 63.66
    85. Tonga 63.58
    86. Saint Lucia 63.13
    87. Uzbekistan 63.03
    88. Guatemala 62.93
    89. Samoa 62.17
    90. Uruguay 61.85
    91. Indonesia 61.52
    92. Kenya 61.22
    93. Seychelles 61.21
    94. Saudi Arabia 61.11
    95. El Salvador 61.02
    96. Trinidad and Tobago 60.99
    97. Fiji 60.71
    98. Zambia 60.54
    99. Philippines 60.40
    100. Lesotho 60.37
    101. Dominica 60.27
    102. Kuwait 59.55
    103. Dominican Republic 59.35
    104. Solomon Islands 59.17
    105. Honduras 59.09
    106. Paraguay 59.03
    107. Nepal 58.88
    108. Namibia 58.82
    109. Ghana 58.82
    110. Sri Lanka 58.79
    111. Swaziland 58.34
    112. Belize 58.06
    113. Antigua and Barbuda 58.04
    114. Ecuador 57.97
    115. Uganda 57.77
    116. Argentina 57.45
    117. Barbados 57.42
    118. Jordan 57.30
    119. Papua New Guinea 57.29
    120. Iran 57.26
    121. Bahamas 56.65
    122. Egypt 56.64
    123. Brazil 56.53
    124. Guyana 56.26
    125. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 55.91
    126. Lebanon 55.90
    127. Nicaragua 55.75
    128. Tajikistan 55.34
    129. Cape Verde 55.28
    130. India 55.27
    131. Cambodia 54.79
    132. Tanzania 54.48
    133. Malawi 54.39
    134. Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.96
    135. Maldives 53.94
    136. Palau 53.81
    137. Mozambique 53.78
    138. Grenada 53.75
    139. Laos 53.29
    140. West Bank and Gaza 53.21
    141. Mali 52.96
    142. Ivory Coast 52.31
    143. Marshall Islands 51.92
    144. Pakistan 51.77
    145. Gambia 51.70
    146. Burkina Faso 51.33
    147. Senegal 50.68
    148. Sierra Leone 50.23
    149. Bolivia 49.85
    150. Niger 49.57
    151. Micronesia 49.48
    152. Kiribati 49.19
    153. Comoros 48.69
    154. Togo 48.57
    155. Benin 48.52
    156. Algeria 47.76
    157. Burundi 47.37
    158. Suriname 47.28
    159. Ethiopia 47.25
    160. Mauritania 47.21
    161. Zimbabwe 47.10
    162. Saint Thomas and Principe 46.75
    163. Guinea 46.23
    164. Gabon 45.88
    165. Iraq 45.61
    166. Cameroon 45.27
    167. Madagascar 45.10
    168. Sudan 44.76
    169. Nigeria 44.63
    170. Burma (Myanmar) 44.56
    171. Djibouti 44.50
    172. Guinea Bissau 41.63
    173. Syria 41.43
    174. Liberia 41.41
    175. Timor Leste 40.88
    176. Bangladesh 40.84
    177. Congo (Brazzaville) 40.58
    178. Equatorial Guinea 39.83
    179. Yemen 39.57
    180. Chad 39.07
    181. Haiti 38.66
    182. Angola 38.41
    183. Afghanistan 38.10
    184. Congo (Kinshasa) 37.57
    185. Central African Republic 36.25
    186. South Sudan 33.48
    187. Venezuela 33.37
    188. Libya 33.19
    189. Eritrea 28.05
    190. Somalia 20.29

    Doing Business measures the protection of minority investors from conflicts of interest through one set of indicators and shareholders’ rights in corporate governance through another. The data come from a questionnaire administered to corporate and securities lawyers and are based on securities regulations, company laws, civil procedure codes and court rules of evidence. The ranking of economies on the strength of minority investor protections is determined by sorting their distance to frontier scores for protecting minority investors. These scores are the simple average of the distance to frontier scores for the extent of conflict of interest regulation index and the extent of shareholder governance index.

    Source: World Bank