Country Risk December 1997: It could be worse
Country Risk December 1997: Top 10 highest climbers
Country Risk December 1997: Top 10 nosedives
Country Risk December 1997: Methodology
| Rank |
Total score Dec |
Change from Sept |
Economic performance |
Political risk |
Debt indicators |
Debt in default or rescheduled |
Credit ratings |
Access to bank finance |
Access to short-term finance |
Access to capital markets |
Discount on forfaiting |
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|
Dec 97 |
Sept |
Weighting |
100.00 |
|
25.00 |
25.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
1 |
1 |
United States |
99.45 |
-0.55 |
24.56 |
25.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
2 |
2 |
Luxembourg |
99.13 |
0.24 |
25.00 |
24.7 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.42 |
3 |
3 |
Netherlands |
98.33 |
0.35 |
24.16 |
24.46 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.71 |
4 |
5 |
Norway |
98.20 |
1.65 |
24.18 |
24.37 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.65 |
5 |
4 |
United Kingdom |
97.79 |
0.17 |
23.07 |
24.82 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
6 |
7 |
Germany |
96.20 |
0.84 |
21.33 |
24.97 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
7 |
12 |
Switzerland |
96.07 |
2.38 |
21.33 |
24.84 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
8 |
6 |
Canada |
95.94 |
0.52 |
23.58 |
23.91 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.96 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
5.00 |
9 |
8 |
Denmark |
95.50 |
0.43 |
22.79 |
24.16 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.38 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.67 |
10 |
9 |
Austria |
95.12 |
0.76 |
21.50 |
23.91 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.71 |
11 |
14 |
France |
94.76 |
1.81 |
20.83 |
24.03 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
12 |
10 |
Ireland |
94.37 |
0.59 |
23.58 |
22.41 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.17 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.71 |
13 |
15 |
Finland |
94.18 |
1.40 |
22.93 |
22.92 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.17 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.67 |
14 |
16 |
Belgium |
93.18 |
0.96 |
21.19 |
23.41 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.38 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.71 |
15 |
21 |
Sweden |
92.94 |
2.20 |
22.22 |
23.01 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.54 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.67 |
16 |
11 |
Singapore |
92.66 |
-1.07 |
22.07 |
21.91 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.69 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.75 |
4.24 |
17 |
18 |
Australia |
92.16 |
0.63 |
21.02 |
22.69 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.75 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.71 |
18 |
13 |
Japan |
92.15 |
-0.84 |
18.61 |
24.27 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.76 |
19 |
19 |
Spain |
91.86 |
0.52 |
22.12 |
21.81 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.75 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.68 |
20 |
17 |
New Zealand |
91.55 |
-0.65 |
20.44 |
22.03 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
9.38 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.71 |
21 |
20 |
Portugal |
90.52 |
-0.53 |
21.97 |
21.45 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.13 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.48 |
22 |
23 |
Italy |
89.80 |
2.87 |
20.22 |
22.07 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.33 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.50 |
4.67 |
23 |
22 |
Taiwan |
88.19 |
-0.13 |
21.08 |
21.16 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.75 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
4.21 |
24 |
24 |
Iceland |
86.74 |
0.90 |
20.73 |
19.90 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
7.81 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
4.30 |
25 |
25 |
Hong Kong |
85.24 |
-0.26 |
19.92 |
20.21 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
7.08 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
4.03 |
26 |
26 |
Cyprus |
81.70 |
0.49 |
19.29 |
17.92 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
7.50 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
3.99 |
27 |
31 |
United Arab Emirates |
81.40 |
4.13 |
20.22 |
18.68 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.63 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
3.87 |
28 |
34 |
Kuwait |
81.18 |
4.98 |
20.18 |
18.01 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
6.46 |
5.00 |
4.67 |
3.00 |
3.86 |
29 |
58 |
Bermuda |
80.45 |
22.40 |
18.91 |
19.08 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
8.96 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
30 |
27 |
South Korea |
78.29 |
-1.96 |
17.47 |
17.65 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
7.29 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
2.50 |
3.37 |
31 |
29 |
Chile |
78.01 |
-0.22 |
18.90 |
18.37 |
8.70 |
10.00 |
6.04 |
4.62 |
3.83 |
3.00 |
4.54 |
32 |
30 |
Greece |
77.28 |
-0.56 |
17.56 |
17.02 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.50 |
4.20 |
33 |
33 |
Israel |
77.27 |
0.69 |
17.13 |
17.31 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
6.25 |
5.00 |
4.58 |
3.25 |
3.75 |
34 |
35 |
Saudi Arabia |
76.53 |
2.28 |
18.02 |
17.11 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
5.00 |
4.67 |
3.50 |
3.86 |
35 |
28 |
Malaysia |
76.44 |
-3.00 |
17.29 |
17.10 |
9.20 |
10.00 |
7.50 |
4.09 |
4.17 |
3.50 |
3.60 |
36 |
32 |
Brunei |
76.07 |
-1.15 |
17.46 |
20.83 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
4.67 |
3.75 |
4.37 |
37 |
36 |
Slovenia |
75.15 |
2.18 |
17.94 |
16.33 |
9.55 |
10.00 |
6.46 |
3.47 |
3.92 |
3.25 |
4.23 |
38 |
39 |
Mauritius |
73.48 |
2.18 |
23.28 |
16.34 |
9.12 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
1.12 |
3.83 |
2.00 |
2.79 |
39 |
40 |
China |
72.81 |
1.52 |
19.41 |
17.50 |
9.49 |
10.00 |
5.94 |
0.06 |
2.83 |
3.50 |
4.07 |
40 |
50 |
Bahamas |
72.80 |
8.70 |
16.87 |
16.17 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
6.25 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
41 |
42 |
Qatar |
72.68 |
2.85 |
14.60 |
16.40 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.67 |
3.25 |
3.77 |
42 |
45 |
Bahrain |
72.06 |
4.55 |
16.35 |
15.38 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
5.00 |
4.67 |
3.00 |
3.92 |
43 |
48 |
Oman |
71.69 |
5.04 |
18.28 |
17.17 |
9.38 |
10.00 |
4.69 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
3.25 |
3.92 |
44 |
37 |
Czech Republic |
71.23 |
-0.49 |
16.60 |
16.39 |
9.20 |
10.00 |
6.25 |
2.41 |
3.17 |
3.18 |
4.04 |
45 |
41 |
Hungary |
70.80 |
0.82 |
17.88 |
15.11 |
7.92 |
10.00 |
4.58 |
5.00 |
2.83 |
3.50 |
3.97 |
46 |
44 |
South Africa |
70.60 |
2.77 |
16.39 |
14.58 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
5.00 |
3.83 |
3.00 |
4.05 |
47 |
38 |
Malta |
68.73 |
-2.65 |
21.47 |
18.46 |
0.00 |
10.00 |
7.08 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
2.50 |
4.22 |
48 |
47 |
Poland |
68.05 |
1.40 |
18.30 |
15.33 |
9.16 |
10.00 |
4.58 |
0.28 |
3.00 |
3.25 |
4.15 |
49 |
43 |
Indonesia |
65.45 |
-3.42 |
16.11 |
14.39 |
8.36 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
2.88 |
3.83 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
50 |
51 |
Mexico |
65.34 |
1.90 |
16.99 |
13.87 |
8.37 |
10.00 |
3.13 |
2.44 |
3.58 |
2.75 |
4.22 |
51 |
46 |
Thailand |
65.13 |
-1.71 |
13.89 |
14.08 |
9.23 |
10.00 |
5.31 |
3.85 |
3.83 |
1.50 |
3.43 |
52 |
56 |
Tunisia |
65.03 |
5.17 |
17.25 |
14.91 |
8.74 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
0.14 |
3.75 |
2.00 |
3.87 |
53 |
53 |
India |
64.48 |
3.10 |
15.81 |
15.09 |
8.84 |
10.00 |
4.06 |
0.28 |
3.75 |
2.50 |
4.15 |
54 |
52 |
Argentina |
64.09 |
0.93 |
16.43 |
13.91 |
8.59 |
9.93 |
2.92 |
0.68 |
4.33 |
3.25 |
4.05 |
55 |
60 |
Panama |
63.20 |
6.00 |
17.09 |
13.15 |
8.49 |
10.00 |
4.69 |
0.00 |
3.42 |
2.00 |
4.37 |
56 |
55 |
Colombia |
63.14 |
2.87 |
14.07 |
14.60 |
8.91 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
1.80 |
2.17 |
3.00 |
4.22 |
57 |
49 |
Philippines |
63.05 |
-1.57 |
15.47 |
14.64 |
8.84 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
1.05 |
3.67 |
2.25 |
3.39 |
58 |
57 |
Uruguay |
62.24 |
3.73 |
14.55 |
14.54 |
8.91 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
0.33 |
3.67 |
2.50 |
3.37 |
59 |
69 |
Turkey |
62.23 |
9.46 |
12.72 |
18.82 |
8.63 |
10.00 |
1.67 |
0.84 |
3.58 |
3.00 |
2.97 |
60 |
63 |
Estonia |
61.77 |
5.23 |
16.08 |
12.75 |
9.88 |
10.00 |
5.31 |
0.00 |
2.21 |
2.50 |
3.03 |
61 |
54 |
Slovak Republic |
61.63 |
1.27 |
14.86 |
13.78 |
9.28 |
10.00 |
4.38 |
0.31 |
2.63 |
2.50 |
3.91 |
62 |
64 |
Egypt |
60.54 |
5.12 |
16.02 |
14.14 |
8.59 |
9.72 |
3.96 |
0.00 |
2.67 |
2.00 |
3.45 |
63 |
67 |
Botswana |
59.54 |
6.10 |
18.55 |
15.96 |
9.7 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.83 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
64 |
59 |
Latvia |
59.06 |
1.35 |
14.79 |
11.89 |
9.85 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
0.00 |
2.21 |
2.50 |
2.82 |
65 |
65 |
El Salvador |
58.53 |
4.37 |
15.71 |
11.48 |
9.38 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
0.00 |
3.33 |
0.50 |
4.37 |
66 |
68 |
Jordan |
58.40 |
4.98 |
19.01 |
12.87 |
7.91 |
8.93 |
2.50 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
1.75 |
3.43 |
67 |
61 |
Brazil |
58.20 |
1.48 |
14.56 |
12.60 |
8.63 |
10.00 |
2.08 |
1.43 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
3.91 |
68 |
76 |
Costa Rica |
57.82 |
7.52 |
14.98 |
13.06 |
8.96 |
10.00 |
3.44 |
0.09 |
3.67 |
1.00 |
2.62 |
69 |
66 |
Morocco |
57.75 |
3.96 |
16.23 |
13.50 |
8.14 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
3.42 |
2.50 |
3.78 |
70 |
62 |
Lithuania |
57.43 |
0.77 |
14.29 |
12.27 |
9.81 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
0.00 |
2.21 |
2.25 |
2.86 |
71 |
71 |
Venezuela |
55.74 |
3.58 |
12.95 |
12.43 |
8.74 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.09 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
3.53 |
72 |
70 |
Croatia |
54.47 |
1.79 |
14.55 |
11.66 |
9.55 |
4.36 |
4.38 |
1.37 |
2.19 |
2.75 |
3.65 |
73 |
74 |
Lebanon |
53.60 |
2.84 |
12.58 |
11.30 |
9.24 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.34 |
2.17 |
2.00 |
3.48 |
74 |
75 |
Romania |
52.96 |
2.48 |
12.42 |
10.74 |
9.44 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.42 |
2.29 |
1.75 |
3.41 |
75 |
78 |
Peru |
52.52 |
2.44 |
12.76 |
11.45 |
8.83 |
9.29 |
1.25 |
0.19 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
3.75 |
76 |
73 |
Guatemala |
52.15 |
1.18 |
12.51 |
10.78 |
9.40 |
10.00 |
3.13 |
0.00 |
3.42 |
0.50 |
2.42 |
77 |
77 |
Vietnam |
51.46 |
1.21 |
13.28 |
11.02 |
8.04 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.00 |
1.50 |
0.75 |
4.37 |
78 |
79 |
Russia |
50.72 |
0.98 |
12.66 |
9.87 |
9.31 |
8.73 |
3.13 |
0.00 |
2.13 |
2.75 |
2.14 |
79 |
86 |
Ghana |
49.58 |
4.00 |
14.67 |
10.75 |
8.05 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.67 |
0.50 |
2.95 |
80 |
81 |
Fiji |
48.98 |
0.29 |
14.84 |
11.00 |
9.65 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
81 |
80 |
Paraguay |
48.08 |
-0.71 |
10.47 |
11.97 |
9.39 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.01 |
3.25 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
82 |
85 |
Kazakhstan |
48.04 |
2.13 |
10.87 |
9.36 |
9.56 |
10.00 |
2.50 |
0.16 |
1.78 |
2.25 |
1.56 |
83 |
84 |
Sri Lanka |
47.78 |
1.49 |
10.26 |
11.51 |
8.92 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.67 |
1.50 |
2.92 |
84 |
89 |
Bolivia |
47.67 |
3.61 |
13.14 |
10.63 |
7.95 |
9.11 |
0.00 |
0.9 |
2.00 |
1.25 |
2.68 |
85 |
– |
Puerto Rico |
47.39 |
-0.04 |
0.00 |
16.39 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
86 |
95 |
Jamaica |
47.07 |
7.81 |
13.82 |
10.08 |
7.64 |
9.41 |
0.00 |
1.36 |
3.25 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
87 |
83 |
Papua New Guinea |
46.86 |
-0.15 |
11.78 |
11.63 |
8.72 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
1.23 |
3.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
88 |
88 |
Pakistan |
46.37 |
1.86 |
10.55 |
9.41 |
8.58 |
10.00 |
1.56 |
0.97 |
1.67 |
1.25 |
2.39 |
89 |
129 |
Barbados |
45.63 |
15.72 |
13.82 |
13.23 |
0.00 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
0.00 |
3.83 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
90 |
101 |
Uganda |
44.97 |
8.02 |
18.18 |
6.55 |
8.53 |
8.87 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.33 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
91 |
103 |
Nepal |
43.91 |
7.30 |
10.91 |
8.26 |
9.04 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.17 |
0.50 |
2.03 |
92 |
94 |
Uzbekistan |
43.35 |
3.94 |
12.87 |
5.99 |
9.76 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.78 |
1.50 |
1.45 |
93 |
87 |
Bangladesh |
42.50 |
-2.13 |
8.51 |
9.40 |
8.86 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.67 |
0.50 |
2.56 |
94 |
108 |
Vanuatu |
42.41 |
7.45 |
10.18 |
9.42 |
9.64 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.17 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
95 |
92 |
Zimbabwe |
42.24 |
1.36 |
12.22 |
9.59 |
0.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
2.90 |
3.50 |
1.25 |
2.78 |
96 |
93 |
Kenya |
42.17 |
1.70 |
10.09 |
8.47 |
7.94 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.67 |
0.75 |
2.25 |
97 |
100 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
41.80 |
4.81 |
13.94 |
8.68 |
5.90 |
9.52 |
0.00 |
0.76 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
98 |
104 |
Gabon |
41.40 |
4.99 |
13.82 |
9.97 |
7.91 |
7.70 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
99 |
72 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
41.10 |
-9.91 |
0.00 |
13.9 |
8.87 |
10.00 |
3.75 |
0.00 |
3.33 |
1.25 |
0.00 |
100 |
99 |
Ecuador |
40.84 |
3.74 |
11.40 |
10.13 |
8.10 |
0.00 |
1.88 |
0.99 |
3.25 |
2.00 |
3.09 |
101 |
97 |
Bulgaria |
40.78 |
2.95 |
10.64 |
7.56 |
8.22 |
9.88 |
0.63 |
0.00 |
1.78 |
1.50 |
0.58 |
102 |
106 |
Yemen |
40.46 |
4.48 |
12.56 |
6.91 |
7.79 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.17 |
1.00 |
1.04 |
103 |
102 |
Syria |
40.23 |
3.45 |
10.33 |
8.35 |
8.03 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
1.52 |
104 |
105 |
Moldova |
40.03 |
3.71 |
8.29 |
5.30 |
9.53 |
10.00 |
3.13 |
0.00 |
1.78 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
105 |
112 |
Burkina Faso |
39.81 |
6.01 |
13.09 |
5.60 |
8.87 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
0.00 |
106 |
109 |
Senegal |
39.75 |
5.26 |
13.09 |
7.14 |
8.39 |
8.61 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
107 |
116 |
Tanzania |
39.32 |
6.73 |
15.27 |
5.45 |
6.65 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.03 |
1.17 |
0.75 |
0.00 |
108 |
110 |
Mali |
38.45 |
4.23 |
11.64 |
6.30 |
7.86 |
9.91 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.75 |
0.00 |
109 |
114 |
Namibia |
38.39 |
5.38 |
17.89 |
13.12 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
2.88 |
110 |
113 |
Iran |
37.49 |
4.41 |
12.84 |
10.92 |
0.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
1.74 |
111 |
98 |
Algeria |
37.44 |
0.30 |
9.24 |
8.04 |
7.88 |
6.44 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.50 |
1.25 |
2.10 |
112 |
142 |
Benin |
37.20 |
12.22 |
11.64 |
4.22 |
8.63 |
9.88 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.33 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
113 |
117 |
Cameroon |
37.18 |
4.68 |
12.36 |
5.93 |
7.87 |
8.10 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.92 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
114 |
90 |
Dominican Republic |
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