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DEFINITION
Disclosure index measures the degree 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.
Economy Statistics > Business disclosure index (most recent) by country
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2004
2005
2006
Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1 Singapore :
10
2006 ...
#2 China :
10
2006 ...
#3 Bulgaria :
10
2006 ...
#4 Ireland :
10
2006 ...
#5 United Kingdom :
10
2006 ...
#6 France :
10
2006 ...
#7 New Zealand :
10
2006 ...
#8 Hong Kong :
10
2006 ...
#9 Thailand :
10
2006 ...
#10 Malaysia :
10
2006 ...
#11 Lebanon :
9
2006 ...
#12 Romania :
9
2006 ...
#13 Indonesia :
8
2006 ...
#14 Zimbabwe :
8
2006 ...
#15 South Africa :
8
2006 ...
#16 Belgium :
8
2006 ...
#17 Oman :
8
2006 ...
#18 Canada :
8
2006 ...
#19 Estonia :
8
2006 ...
#20 Chile :
8
2006 ...
#21 Kyrgyzstan :
8
2006 ...
#22 Cameroon :
8
2006 ...
#23 Peru :
8
2006 ...
#24 Australia :
8
2006 ...
#25 Saudi Arabia :
8
2006 ...
#26 Botswana :
8
2006 ...
#27 Turkey :
8
2006 ...
#28 Mexico :
8
2006 ...
#29 Puerto Rico :
7
2006 ...
#30 Moldova :
7
2006 ...
#31 Denmark :
7
2006 ...
#32 Colombia :
7
2006 ...
#33 Ghana :
7
2006 ...
#34 Norway :
7
2006 ...
#35 India :
7
2006 ...
#36 East Timor :
7
2006 ...
#37 Israel :
7
2006 ...
#38 Kazakhstan :
7
2006 ...
#39 Italy :
7
2006 ...
#40 Mozambique :
7
2006 ...
#41 Japan :
7
2006 ...
#42 Poland :
7
2006 ...
#43 Korea, South :
7
2006 ...
#44 Russia :
7
2006 ...
#45 Kuwait :
7
2006 ...
#46 Uganda :
7
2006 ...
#47 United States :
7
2006 ...
#48 Nepal :
6
2006 ...
#49 Argentina :
6
2006 ...
#50 Yemen :
6
2006 ...
#51 Bangladesh :
6
2006 ...
#52 Sweden :
6
2006 ...
#53 Bhutan :
6
2006 ...
#54 Mauritius :
6
2006 ...
#55 Comoros :
6
2006 ...
#56 Pakistan :
6
2006 ...
#57 Equatorial Guinea :
6
2006 ...
#58 São Tomé and Príncipe :
6
2006 ...
#59 El Salvador :
6
2006 ...
#60 Morocco :
6
2006 ...
#61 Finland :
6
2006 ...
#62 Nigeria :
6
2006 ...
#63 Côte d'Ivoire :
6
2006 ...
#64 Paraguay :
6
2006 ...
#65 Kiribati :
6
2006 ...
#66 Portugal :
6
2006 ...
#67 Lithuania :
6
2006 ...
#68 Syria :
6
2006 ...
#69 Mali :
6
2006 ...
#70 Algeria :
6
2006 ...
#71 Burkina Faso :
6
2006 ...
#72 Latvia :
5
2006 ...
#73 Armenia :
5
2006 ...
#74 Angola :
5
2006 ...
#75 Vanuatu :
5
2006 ...
#76 Benin :
5
2006 ...
#77 Iran :
5
2006 ...
#78 Brazil :
5
2006 ...
#79 Mongolia :
5
2006 ...
#80 Cambodia :
5
2006 ...
#81 Spain :
5
2006 ...
#82 Djibouti :
5
2006 ...
#83 Guyana :
5
2006 ...
#84 Dominican Republic :
5
2006 ...
#85 Jordan :
5
2006 ...
#86 Egypt :
5
2006 ...
#87 Madagascar :
5
2006 ...
#88 Samoa :
5
2006 ...
#89 Macedonia, Republic of :
5
2006 ...
#90 Germany :
5
2006 ...
#91 Papua New Guinea :
5
2006 ...
#92 Guinea :
5
2006 ...
#93 Namibia :
5
2006 ...
#94 Gabon :
5
2006 ...
#95 Kenya :
4
2006 ...
#96 Haiti :
4
2006 ...
#97 Azerbaijan :
4
2006 ...
#98 Nicaragua :
4
2006 ...
#99 Sri Lanka :
4
2006 ...
#100 Iraq :
4
2006 ...
#101 Congo, Republic of the :
4
2006 ...
#102 Niger :
4
2006 ...
#103 Central African Republic :
4
2006 ...
#104 Seychelles :
4
2006 ...
#105 Dominica :
4
2006 ...
#106 Iceland :
4
2006 ...
#107 Eritrea :
4
2006 ...
#108 Jamaica :
4
2006 ...
#109 Ethiopia :
4
2006 ...
#110 Malawi :
4
2006 ...
#111 Georgia :
4
2006 ...
#112 Netherlands :
4
2006 ...
#113 Grenada :
4
2006 ...
#114 Saint Kitts and Nevis :
4
2006 ...
#115 Senegal :
4
2006 ...
#116 Vietnam :
4
2006 ...
#117 Saint Lucia :
4
2006 ...
#118 Uzbekistan :
4
2006 ...
#119 United Arab Emirates :
4
2006 ...
#120 Togo :
4
2006 ...
#121 Trinidad and Tobago :
4
2006 ...
#122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4
2006 ...
#123 Antigua and Barbuda :
4
2006 ...
#124 Belize :
3
2006 ...
#125 Bosnia and Herzegovina :
3
2006 ...
#126 Tanzania :
3
2006 ...
#127 Solomon Islands :
3
2006 ...
#128 Sierra Leone :
3
2006 ...
#129 Zambia :
3
2006 ...
#130 Venezuela :
3
2006 ...
#131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
3
2006 ...
#132 Slovenia :
3
2006 ...
#133 Fiji :
3
2006 ...
#134 Tonga :
3
2006 ...
#135 Guatemala :
3
2006 ...
#136 Uruguay :
3
2006 ...
#137 Panama :
3
2006 ...
#138 Serbia and Montenegro :
3
2004 ...
#139 Chad :
3
2006 ...
#140 Slovakia :
2
2006 ...
#141 Rwanda :
2
2006 ...
#142 Costa Rica :
2
2006 ...
#143 Suriname :
2
2006 ...
#144 Czech Republic :
2
2006 ...
#145 Hungary :
2
2006 ...
#146 Gambia, The :
2
2006 ...
#147 Lesotho :
2
2006 ...
#148 Croatia :
2
2006 ...
#149 Austria :
2
2006 ...
#150 Marshall Islands :
2
2006 ...
#151 Ukraine :
1
2006 ...
#152 Belarus :
1
2006 ...
#153 Honduras :
1
2006 ...
#154 Cape Verde :
1
2006 ...
#155 Bolivia :
1
2006 ...
#156 Ecuador :
1
2006 ...
#157 Philippines :
1
2006 ...
#158 Greece :
1
2006 ...
#159 Swaziland :
1
2006 ...
Weighted average:
5.2
DEFINITION: Disclosure index measures the degree 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.
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