Country Risk: Emerginig markets boost ratings (TABLES: Country risk rankings 1-99)

Country risk rankings 1-99 (tables)

COUNTRY RISK

Rank

Sept

Change

 

Total

Economic

Political

Debt

Debt

Credit ratings

Access to

Access to

Access to

Discount

 

1995

Sept 95 to

   

performance

risk

indicators

in default or

 

bank

short-term

capital

on

   

Mar-96

         

rescheduled

 

finance

finance

markets

forfaiting

                           
                           
     

Weighting

100.00

25.00

25.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

                           
                           

1

3

2

Luxembourg

98.55

24.05

24.51

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

2

1

-1

Switzerland

98.45

23.65

25.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.80

3

2

-1

Singapore

98.38

25.00

23.94

10.00

10.00

9.69

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.76

4

6

2

Japan

97.19

22.38

24.81

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5

4

-1

United States

97.17

22.56

24.60

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

6

5

-1

Netherlands

96.66

22.76

24.27

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.63

7

7

0

Germany

96.64

22.25

24.39

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

8

10

2

Austria

95.91

22.37

23.74

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.80

9

9

0

United Kingdom

95.85

21.96

23.89

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

10

8

-2

France

95.74

21.85

23.89

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

11

11

0

Norway

94.79

22.42

22.92

10.00

10.00

9.79

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.66

12

12

0

Denmark

94.55

22.46

23.04

10.00

10.00

9.38

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.68

13

13

0

Belgium

93.11

21.63

22.31

10.00

10.00

9.38

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.80

14

17

3

Australia

92.61

22.02

21.79

10.00

10.00

9.17

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.64

15

14

-1

Canada

91.54

19.94

22.65

10.00

10.00

8.96

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

16

16

0

Taiwan

91.46

22.65

21.46

10.00

10.00

8.75

5.00

5.00

4.00

4.60

17

19

2

New Zealand

91.09

20.88

21.80

10.00

10.00

8.75

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.65

18

18

0

Finland

90.96

21.56

21.46

10.00

10.00

8.33

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.60

19

20

1

Spain

90.80

20.97

21.38

10.00

10.00

8.75

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.69

20

15

-5

Ireland

90.61

20.20

21.70

10.00

10.00

8.96

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.75

21

21

0

Sweden

89.83

20.50

21.23

10.00

10.00

8.54

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.55

22

24

2

Italy

87.64

19.76

20.86

10.00

10.00

8.13

5.00

5.00

4.50

4.39

23

22

-1

Hong Kong

85.39

20.88

19.92

10.00

10.00

6.88

5.00

5.00

3.50

4.21

24

23

-1

South Korea

85.04

21.22

21.02

9.81

10.00

7.81

1.24

5.00

4.50

4.45

25

28

3

Malaysia

84.48

21.53

19.50

9.59

10.00

7.50

3.60

3.75

4.50

4.51

26

27

1

Thailand

82.11

20.99

18.07

9.40

10.00

6.88

4.77

3.50

4.00

4.52

27

26

-1

Portugal

81.90

19.21

20.77

9.29

10.00

7.92

0.00

5.00

5.00

4.71

28

25

-3

Iceland

81.75

16.95

19.52

10.00

10.00

6.88

5.00

5.00

4.50

3.90

29

32

3

Chile

79.79

20.13

18.47

9.31

9.95

6.04

4.28

3.50

3.50

4.60

30

29

-1

Brunei

78.56

19.26

20.41

10.00

10.00

0.00

5.00

5.00

4.50

4.39

31

30

-1

Malta

78.44

19.89

19.66

9.77

10.00

6.88

0.00

5.00

3.50

3.74

32

34

2

United Arab Emirates

77.91

17.00

18.35

10.00

10.00

5.63

5.00

5.00

3.00

3.93

33

31

-2

Israel

77.16

17.37

16.08

10.00

10.00

6.25

5.00

4.75

3.50

4.20

34

33

-1

Cyprus

75.39

18.89

18.78

9.30

10.00

8.13

0.00

3.75

2.50

4.05

35

36

1

Kuwait

75.28

16.78

15.62

10.00

10.00

6.25

5.00

4.75

3.00

3.88

36

41

5

Czech Republic

74.61

19.28

18.13

9.57

10.00

6.25

0.46

2.50

4.00

4.41

37

37

0

Saudi Arabia

73.35

16.25

15.90

10.00

10.00

4.38

5.00

4.75

3.00

4.07

38

39

1

Greece

73.26

14.83

17.29

10.00

10.00

4.38

4.00

5.00

3.50

4.27

39

35

-4

Indonesia

73.23

19.06

16.18

9.01

10.00

4.69

2.59

3.50

4.00

4.20

40

38

-2

China

70.81

19.56

16.14

9.73

10.00

5.63

0.00

2.50

3.00

4.25

41

40

-1

Bahrain

69.98

15.74

15.25

10.00

10.00

3.75

5.00

3.75

2.50

3.99

42

42

0

Qatar

69.89

17.67

16.47

10.00

10.00

3.75

5.00

0.00

3.00

3.99

43

43

0

Oman

67.90

17.07

16.07

9.60

10.00

5.00

0.00

3.75

2.50

3.91

44

44

0

Hungary

67.65

17.51

14.67

8.50

10.00

3.75

3.13

2.50

3.50

4.09

45

45

0

India

66.68

17.53

14.68

9.29

9.96

4.06

0.12

3.50

3.00

4.54

46

50

4

Slovenia

66.30

17.57

15.40

9.83

10.00

0.00

2.68

3.25

3.50

4.07

47

47

0

Tunisia

65.00

16.27

14.85

9.19

10.00

4.38

0.17

3.50

2.50

4.14

48

51

3

Slovak Republic

64.88

17.00

15.11

9.61

10.00

4.06

0.09

2.50

2.50

4.01

49

46

-3

South Africa

64.86

16.03

14.76

9.80

10.00

3.75

0.00

2.50

3.50

4.52

50

53

3

Philippines

63.53

17.86

13.14

9.20

8.82

3.13

1.31

2.75

3.50

3.83

51

49

-2

Colombia

62.56

14.96

14.42

9.25

9.89

4.38

0.18

3.00

2.00

4.47

52

48

-4

Bermuda

60.70

16.89

19.16

0.00

10.00

8.96

0.00

0.00

3.50

2.20

53

57

4

Mexico

58.78

13.56

12.40

9.14

9.90

3.13

1.34

3.50

2.00

3.81

54

55

1

Turkey

58.38

13.38

12.84

9.05

10.00

2.29

0.93

3.25

3.00

3.63

55

52

-3

Botswana

58.11

15.30

15.06

9.85

10.00

0.00

0.00

3.50

1.50

2.90

56

56

0

Bahamas

57.98

17.19

16.70

0.00

10.00

0.00

5.00

4.75

3.00

1.34

57

61

4

Argentina

57.24

14.11

12.06

9.25

7.12

2.19

1.38

4.75

2.50

3.90

58

72

14

Poland

56.53

18.39

13.82

9.36

0.00

3.75

0.49

3.00

3.50

4.22

59

59

0

Uruguay

55.70

12.59

13.73

9.50

8.76

3.75

0.00

2.50

1.00

3.87

60

58

-2

Brazil

55.39

13.87

12.12

9.25

6.98

1.88

1.36

3.50

2.50

3.93

61

54

-7

Mauritius

54.74

16.79

16.80

9.58

10.00

0.00

1.07

0.00

0.50

0.00

62

62

0

Morocco

54.49

13.99

12.99

8.81

9.48

0.00

0.24

2.50

2.50

3.98

63

63

0

Barbados

54.33

12.45

13.51

9.53

10.00

3.13

0.00

4.00

0.50

1.22

64

74

10

Jordan

54.27

14.26

11.79

8.75

7.69

2.19

0.00

3.25

2.50

3.85

65

68

3

Trinidad & Tobago

54.09

13.33

12.66

9.01

9.33

3.75

0.00

3.50

2.50

0.00

66

69

3

Vietnam

52.45

15.35

11.32

8.51

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.50

3.77

67

64

-3

Romania

51.95

12.59

11.48

9.76

10.00

0.00

0.10

2.50

2.00

3.51

68

65

-3

Lebanon

51.40

13.42

10.72

9.63

9.63

0.00

0.00

2.00

2.50

3.50

69

73

4

Pakistan

50.71

12.52

8.82

8.94

10.00

1.88

0.16

2.75

2.00

3.65

70

71

1

Sri Lanka

50.64

13.42

10.81

9.28

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

1.00

3.63

71

66

-5

Zimbabwe

50.49

12.36

11.17

8.82

10.00

0.00

0.57

3.50

1.00

3.08

72

70

-2

Ghana

50.02

13.11

11.42

8.71

9.94

0.00

0.00

2.25

1.50

3.08

73

76

3

Estonia

49.79

16.22

10.27

10.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.50

1.79

74

81

7

Paraguay

49.63

10.78

11.48

9.65

10.00

2.50

0.00

2.50

1.50

1.22

75

77

2

Egypt

49.04

13.16

11.90

9.10

7.22

0.00

0.13

2.50

1.50

3.54

76

75

-1

Papua New Guinea

48.98

11.70

9.71

9.04

10.00

0.00

4.52

2.50

1.50

0.00

77

78

1

Bangladesh

48.84

13.53

10.09

9.23

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.50

2.99

78

117

39

Croatia

47.53

11.48

8.28

9.84

9.94

0.00

1.12

1.25

3.00

2.62

79

89

10

Peru

47.51

11.58

10.29

9.29

7.47

1.25

0.11

2.00

2.00

3.52

80

67

-13

Fiji

46.66

9.19

12.69

9.78

10.00

0.00

1.29

2.50

0.00

1.22

81

91

10

Costa Rica

46.28

12.52

10.78

9.37

9.39

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.00

1.22

82

82

0

Myanmar

46.17

12.37

7.92

9.66

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

1.00

2.72

83

84

1

Panama

45.58

10.57

11.27

9.03

9.23

0.00

0.00

2.25

2.00

1.22

84

80

-4

Belize

45.37

10.37

12.20

9.64

9.67

0.00

0.00

2.50

1.00

0.00

85

118

33

Lithuania

45.14

12.21

9.47

9.94

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.53

86

97

11

Jamaica

44.75

11.26

10.12

8.69

8.98

0.00

1.24

2.00

1.00

1.46

87

79

-8

Venezuela

44.68

10.68

9.10

9.14

10.00

2.50

0.00

1.75

1.50

0.00

88

87

-1

Ecuador

44.30

9.69

9.33

8.83

9.60

0.00

0.00

2.25

1.50

3.10

89

116

27

Latvia

44.21

11.52

9.54

9.97

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.18

90

94

4

Nepal

43.75

9.19

10.00

9.34

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

2.71

91

93

2

Kenya

43.74

10.56

8.51

8.47

9.43

0.00

0.00

3.50

0.50

2.77

92

99

7

Solomon Islands

43.61

5.93

13.04

9.49

10.00

0.00

2.16

3.00

0.00

0.00

93

98

5

Bolivia

43.24

9.11

11.18

8.75

9.39

0.00

0.00

2.50

1.00

1.30

94

88

-6

El Salvador

43.07

11.11

8.89

9.57

9.25

0.00

0.04

2.50

0.50

1.22

95

85

-10

Guatemala

41.99

11.11

8.55

9.66

8.83

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.50

1.34

96

150

54

Uganda

41.70

11.51

5.95

8.49

9.64

0.00

0.00

2.50

1.00

2.61

97

96

-1

Cote d’Ivoire

41.33

9.89

6.31

6.31

9.32

0.00

5.00

3.50

1.00

0.00

98

95

-3

Burkina Faso

41.29

12.59

7.08

9.58

9.53

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

99

90

-9

Bulgaria

40.87

11.06

9.68

8.87

5.29

0.00

0.00

1.75

2.00

2.22

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