Country Risk: Emerging markets boost ratings (TABLES: Country risk rankings 100-178)

Country risk rankings 100-178 (tables)

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

                           
                           

100

142

42

Russia

40.60

9.94

6.63

9.73

8.10

0.00

0.00

1.75

2.00

2.45

101

105

4

Honduras

40.23

10.52

7.35

8.08

9.35

0.00

0.97

2.25

0.50

1.22

102

149

47

Albania

40.13

10.59

6.67

9.62

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

1.50

0.00

103

110

7

Senegal

39.42

11.11

6.58

8.91

9.31

0.00

0.01

2.50

1.00

0.00

104

102

-2

Dominican Republic

39.30

9.98

9.79

9.34

7.45

0.00

0.00

2.25

0.50

0.00

105

103

-2

Tonga

39.05

7.56

11.85

9.65

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

106

106

0

Malawi

38.92

10.07

6.52

8.32

10.00

0.00

0.00

3.50

0.50

0.00

107

83

-24

Gabon

38.86

11.11

8.40

8.79

7.05

0.00

0.00

3.50

0.00

0.00

108

101

-7

Iran

37.17

11.11

8.73

9.58

3.99

0.00

0.31

1.75

1.50

0.21

109

107

-2

Algeria

37.14

8.09

7.03

8.41

8.86

0.00

0.00

3.25

1.50

0.00

110

155

45

FYR Macedonia

36.81

10.67

4.66

9.31

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

1.67

111

108

-3

Kazakhstan

35.88

9.85

6.73

9.89

6.29

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

1.12

112

111

-1

Vanuatu

35.22

0.00

12.90

9.82

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

113

135

22

Zambia

34.81

7.89

3.48

7.68

9.59

0.00

0.06

2.00

1.50

2.61

114

143

29

Uzbekistan

34.41

9.85

4.46

9.96

7.77

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.37

115

115

0

Cameroon

34.39

7.65

5.19

8.81

8.48

0.00

0.25

3.50

0.50

0.00

116

114

-2

Madagascar

34.03

7.16

5.26

7.90

9.85

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

1.85

117

104

-13

Mali

33.98

8.00

6.58

8.22

9.68

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.50

0.00

118

109

-9

The Gambia

33.71

7.41

5.58

8.72

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

119

123

4

Cambodia

33.47

6.07

6.34

9.31

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.00

0.00

120

132

12

Syria

33.19

10.96

9.00

0.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

1.22

121

161

40

Kyrgyzstan

33.08

11.85

3.77

9.83

7.13

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

122

127

5

Niger

32.99

7.41

5.26

8.66

9.16

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

123

113

-10

Central African Republic

32.60

6.74

4.83

8.92

9.61

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

124

119

-5

Chad

32.44

5.63

5.20

9.10

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

125

140

15

Tanzania

32.34

7.26

5.77

6.86

9.70

0.00

0.00

1.75

1.00

0.00

126

125

-1

Nigeria

32.27

7.70

4.25

8.79

8.77

0.00

0.00

2.25

0.50

0.00

127

124

-3

Grenada

32.27

2.96

9.30

9.51

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

128

134

6

Belarus

32.19

8.59

4.00

9.93

7.57

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

1.10

129

120

-9

Western Samoa

32.15

0.00

13.05

9.10

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

130

100

-30

Lesotho

31.82

0.00

9.65

9.57

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.50

1.10

131

128

-3

Benin

31.66

5.19

6.33

8.91

9.23

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

132

152

20

Ethiopia

31.33

7.04

3.51

8.89

9.39

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.50

0.00

133

121

-12

Maldives

31.29

0.00

10.53

9.54

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.22

134

141

7

Moldova

31.27

8.59

3.73

9.90

8.55

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

135

126

-9

Yemen

31.18

6.82

3.58

8.53

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.25

0.00

0.00

136

138

2

Ukraine

31.17

7.56

2.49

9.96

5.19

0.00

0.11

2.50

2.00

1.37

137

147

10

Laos

31.00

6.89

7.02

8.71

5.13

0.00

0.00

3.25

0.00

0.00

138

131

-7

Bhutan

30.93

0.00

8.77

9.66

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

139

112

-27

Guinea

30.93

7.78

3.67

8.96

9.52

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

140

165

25

Haiti

30.93

5.93

3.10

9.66

10.00

0.00

0.00

2.25

0.00

0.00

141

169

28

Guyana

30.44

5.63

7.11

5.67

9.03

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.50

0.00

142

92

-50

Swaziland

30.33

0.00

10.53

9.81

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

143

86

-57

Seychelles

29.72

0.00

10.09

9.63

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

144

137

-7

Togo

29.52

5.85

5.69

8.52

9.45

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

145

133

-12

Dominica

29.36

0.00

9.35

9.51

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

146

130

-16

St Lucia

29.00

0.00

9.21

9.79

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

147

129

-18

St Vincent & Grenadines

28.60

0.00

9.10

9.50

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

148

145

-3

Namibia

28.41

13.19

11.22

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

3.51

149

144

-5

Cape Verde

28.33

2.96

5.95

9.42

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

150

122

-28

Armenia

28.33

7.11

2.41

9.96

8.85

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

151

148

-3

New Caledonia

27.91

8.74

14.17

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

5.00

0.00

0.00

152

139

-13

Mongolia

27.68

0.00

8.34

9.35

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

153

151

-2

Georgia

26.40

6.37

2.95

9.49

7.60

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

154

136

-18

Turkmenistan

26.22

10.89

4.83

0.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

155

146

-9

Mauritania

25.92

5.93

3.51

7.51

8.97

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

156

164

8

Mozambique

25.32

6.22

3.07

5.61

8.43

0.00

0.23

1.75

0.00

0.00

157

153

-4

Djibouti

24.40

0.00

4.83

9.57

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

158

159

1

Sudan

24.36

3.41

1.60

7.61

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.00

0.00

159

157

-2

Congo

23.26

4.44

3.51

5.07

8.24

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

160

166

6

Libya

23.00

11.43

9.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.00

0.00

161

158

-3

Equatorial Guinea

22.35

0.00

3.95

8.40

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

162

162

0

Guinea-Bissau

21.60

0.00

3.07

6.81

9.48

0.00

0.00

2.25

0.00

0.00

163

160

-3

Sierra Leone

21.56

1.78

2.63

6.59

8.81

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.00

0.00

164

163

-1

Rwanda

21.02

2.22

0.44

8.36

10.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

165

167

2

Angola

20.38

5.68

2.92

0.00

9.78

0.00

0.00

0.50

1.50

0.00

166

173

7

Sao Tome and Principe

19.95

0.00

10.09

0.00

9.86

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

167

170

3

Nicaragua

19.61

3.41

3.36

2.19

8.40

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.50

0.00

168

171

3

Liberia

18.71

4.44

2.02

0.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.25

1.00

0.00

169

172

3

Zaire

18.10

1.68

1.07

0.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

1.00

2.61

170

168

-2

Somalia

17.68

5.93

0.00

0.00

10.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.00

0.00

171

175

4

Azerbaijan

17.27

7.41

1.89

0.00

7.47

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

172

174

2

Antigua & Barbuda

16.74

7.70

9.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

173

176

3

Tajikistan

13.77

0.00

3.51

0.00

9.76

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.50

0.00

174

177

3

Cuba

11.72

5.28

2.68

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.75

1.00

0.00

175

179

4

North Korea

8.02

4.15

2.12

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.00

0.00

176

178

2

Surinam

6.80

0.00

6.80

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

177

180

3

Iraq

5.50

4.07

0.18

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.25

0.00

0.00

178

181

3

Afghanistan

5.07

0.00

3.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.00

0.00

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