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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | France | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Malaysia | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Ireland | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Thailand | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Hong Kong | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | United Kingdom | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | New Zealand | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | China | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Bulgaria | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =1 | Singapore | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =11 | Lebanon | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =11 | Romania | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Canada | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Cameroon | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Turkey | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Indonesia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Australia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Estonia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Mexico | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Botswana | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Oman | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Peru | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | South Africa | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Chile | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Belgium | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 7.71 | 2006 | |||
| =29 | East Timor | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | South Korea | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Norway | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Denmark | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Moldova | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Colombia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Italy | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Israel | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Ghana | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | India | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | United States | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Russia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Mozambique | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Uganda | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Japan | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Kuwait | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =29 | Poland | 7 | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 6.72 | 2006 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 6.38 | 2006 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6.28 | 2006 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 6.25 | 2006 | |||
| =48 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Finland | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Bangladesh | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Mauritius | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Portugal | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Nigeria | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | El Salvador | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Morocco | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Nepal | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Syria | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Paraguay | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Lithuania | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Argentina | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Pakistan | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Yemen | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Sweden | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Mali | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Algeria | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Kiribati | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Bhutan | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Comoros | 6 | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.84 | 2006 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 5.72 | 2006 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 5.47 | 2006 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.45 | 2006 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 5.33 | 2006 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.32 | 2006 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 5.32 | 2006 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.15 | 2006 | |||
| =72 | Brazil | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Madagascar | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Guinea | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Jordan | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Cambodia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Spain | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Gabon | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Samoa | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Mongolia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Benin | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Armenia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Angola | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Latvia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Iran | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Egypt | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Djibouti | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Germany | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Guyana | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Namibia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 4.76 | 2006 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 4.32 | 2006 | |||
| =94 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Dominica | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Netherlands | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Congo, Republic of the | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Malawi | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Central African Republic | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Georgia | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Senegal | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Jamaica | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Kenya | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Eritrea | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Togo | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Vietnam | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Niger | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Haiti | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Iraq | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Grenada | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Seychelles | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Iceland | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =94 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Tanzania | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Panama | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Belize | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Fiji | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Venezuela | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Slovenia | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Guatemala | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Tonga | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Chad | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Uruguay | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Zambia | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =123 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2004 | ||
| =139 | Slovakia | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Rwanda | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Suriname | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Hungary | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | The Gambia | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Lesotho | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Austria | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =139 | Croatia | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Ukraine | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Belarus | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Honduras | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Swaziland | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Ecuador | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Philippines | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Greece | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =150 | Bolivia | 1 | 2006 |
