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Debt in Access to Access to Discount Political Economic Debt default or Credit Access to short-term capital on Ranking Total score Risk Performance Indicators rescheduled Ratings bank finance finance markets forfaiting Mar-02 Sep-01 Country* 100 25 25 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 1 1 Luxembourg 99.27 24.58 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 […]

March 1, 2002

Debt in Access to Access to Discount
Political Economic Debt default or Credit Access to short-term capital on
Ranking Total score Risk Performance Indicators rescheduled Ratings bank finance finance markets forfaiting
Mar-02 Sep-01 Country* 100 25 25 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
1 1 Luxembourg 99.27 24.58 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5 4.70
2 2 Switzerland 97.41 25.00 22.47 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.94
3 5 United States 95.92 24.47 21.45 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
4 3 Norway 95.42 23.99 21.54 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.89
5 4 Denmark 94.53 24.23 20.60 10.00 10.00 9.79 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.90
6 6 Netherlands 94.02 24.82 19.25 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.95
7 11 Germany 92.97 24.41 18.64 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.93
8 12 United Kingdom 92.71 24.58 18.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.93
9 8 Austria 92.65 24.42 18.30 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.94
10 7 Sweden 92.63 24.17 19.38 10.00 10.00 9.17 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.90
11 10 Finland 91.87 23.40 18.57 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.90
12 13 Ireland 91.84 24.23 17.69 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.93
13 9 France 91.83 23.72 18.18 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.93
14 15 Belgium 91.43 23.93 18.39 10.00 10.00 9.17 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.94
15 16 Canada 91.03 24.28 17.48 10.00 10.00 9.38 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.89
16 17 Japan 90.58 22.89 19.20 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.53
17 18 Australia 89.82 23.49 17.73 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.64
18 19 Spain 89.46 23.88 16.09 10.00 10.00 9.58 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.91
19 20 Italy 88.57 22.76 16.97 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.89
20 14 Singapore 88.14 21.17 17.91 10.00 10.00 9.58 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.47
21 21 Iceland 87.80 20.75 19.49 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.64
22 23 Portugal 86.76 23.77 14.23 10.00 10.00 9.17 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.58
23 22 New Zealand 86.03 22.06 14.91 10.00 10.00 9.06 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
24 25 Greece 84.75 23.03 14.51 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.30
25 24 Bermuda 81.61 20.49 17.17 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.00
26 26 Hong Kong 79.50 17.93 17.02 10.00 10.00 7.29 5.00 4.33 4.50 3.43
27 29 Cyprus 78.70 19.82 13.80 9.64 10.00 7.08 5.00 4.33 5.00 4.03
28 28 Taiwan 78.19 19.15 13.77 10.00 10.00 8.13 5.00 5.00 3.00 4.15
29 30 Kuwait 77.04 18.28 16.34 10.00 10.00 6.67 5.00 4.33 2.34 4.09
30 27 United Arab Emirates 74.98 17.84 14.73 10.00 10.00 8.75 5.00 1.67 2.75 4.24
31 36 Qatar 74.81 17.28 17.04 10.00 10.00 5.31 5.00 4.33 1.75 4.09
32 32 Malta 74.45 20.67 13.48 10.00 10.00 6.67 0.00 4.33 5.00 4.30
33 31 Slovenia 73.82 16.81 12.38 9.36 10.00 6.88 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.39
34 33 Israel 71.47 16.28 12.85 10.00 10.00 6.46 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.89
35 34 Bahamas 71.19 19.57 13.03 10.00 10.00 6.25 5.00 4.33 3.00 0.00
36 35 Hungary 70.17 18.41 10.73 7.62 10.00 6.67 5.00 3.50 4.00 4.25
37 41 Czech Republic 68.48 18.41 10.13 8.49 10.00 5.83 5.00 3.33 3.33 3.95
38 42 Korea South 67.39 17.28 11.56 10.00 10.00 5.42 5.00 2.50 1.50 4.14
39 40 Chile 66.26 17.76 10.67 7.75 10.00 6.04 2.72 3.50 3.33 4.48
40 37 Bahrain 65.89 14.61 10.85 10.00 10.00 4.38 5.00 4.33 2.61 4.12
41 48 Poland 65.81 17.10 9.74 8.15 10.00 5.63 2.42 3.33 5.00 4.44
42 38 Saudi Arabia 65.74 15.94 11.07 10.00 10.00 4.38 5.00 4.17 1.00 4.18
43 39 Brunei 64.74 17.64 14.60 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 2.50 0.00
44 46 Mexico 63.86 16.41 9.61 10.00 10.00 4.58 1.63 3.33 3.83 4.46
45 49 Estonia 63.46 17.85 9.07 8.01 10.00 6.04 3.22 2.44 3.00 3.84
46 58 Slovak Republic 62.54 15.56 8.74 10.00 10.00 4.17 5.00 2.22 3.00 3.84
47 45 China 61.95 16.89 9.43 9.44 10.00 5.83 0.01 2.50 4.00 3.84
48 44 Oman 61.02 16.61 10.42 10.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 3.50 1.39 4.09
49 47 Malaysia 60.80 15.47 9.67 9.04 10.00 5.21 1.21 3.17 3.50 3.54
50 43 Botswana 60.03 15.08 10.03 9.76 10.00 6.88 0.00 1.83 3.00 3.45
51 54 Thailand 58.63 16.28 8.34 8.10 10.00 4.38 0.34 3.33 4.00 3.86
52 64 Latvia 58.30 15.38 7.92 8.21 10.00 5.00 2.65 2.39 3.00 3.74
53 52 Uruguay 57.69 15.26 8.66 7.83 10.00 4.38 0.34 4.00 3.25 3.97
54 53 Tunisia 57.17 15.11 8.09 7.87 10.00 4.79 0.66 3.33 3.25 4.06
55 51 Mauritius 56.70 14.34 9.68 7.98 10.00 5.00 0.09 3.33 3.00 3.28
56 55 Barbados 56.31 14.16 11.19 10.00 10.00 5.63 0.00 3.33 2.00 0.00
57 56 Morocco 56.21 14.98 8.03 7.74 10.00 3.44 0.82 3.00 4.00 4.21
58 59 Croatia 55.80 13.18 8.26 7.54 10.00 4.38 3.10 2.39 3.25 3.70
59 50 South Africa 55.56 12.23 9.10 9.15 10.00 4.58 0.25 3.33 2.92 3.99
60 57 India 54.73 14.88 8.16 8.49 10.00 3.13 0.03 3.33 2.50 4.23
61 60 Philippines 54.45 13.57 7.46 8.35 10.00 3.75 0.27 3.33 4.33 3.39
62 66 Lithuania 54.42 13.75 8.14 8.24 10.00 4.17 1.68 2.22 2.50 3.73
63 63 Egypt 53.08 13.87 7.68 9.02 9.99 4.17 0.08 2.67 1.50 4.10
64 65 Costa Rica 53.07 14.55 7.88 9.02 10.00 3.33 0.02 3.00 2.25 3.01
65 61 Trinidad & Tobago 52.74 14.19 9.37 8.80 10.00 4.38 0.00 3.00 3.00 0.00
66 62 Panama 51.85 13.15 8.71 7.80 10.00 4.17 1.03 3.17 0.75 3.06
67 67 El Salvador 50.50 12.77 6.46 9.00 10.00 3.96 0.16 3.33 2.00 2.82
68 68 Brazil 48.50 11.05 8.35 5.25 10.00 1.88 2.17 3.00 3.50 3.32
69 69 Colombia 48.16 10.10 7.05 7.87 10.00 3.13 0.45 3.33 3.25 2.99
70 76 Kazakhstan 47.85 10.15 6.38 8.62 10.00 3.13 2.40 2.21 2.50 2.46
71 70 Peru 47.39 10.63 6.63 7.00 10.00 1.88 1.77 2.50 3.75 3.24
72 75 Turkey 46.71 7.36 6.70 7.19 10.00 1.25 5.00 3.33 3.00 2.88
73 71 Jordan 45.89 10.93 6.48 7.47 10.00 2.19 0.00 2.92 2.13 3.78
74 74 Bulgaria 45.64 11.40 6.80 7.40 10.00 1.88 1.09 1.75 2.00 3.32
75 72 Venezuela 45.13 9.50 6.56 8.93 10.00 1.46 0.43 2.67 2.50 3.08
76 80 Iran 45.06 12.27 6.16 9.62 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.58 1.00 3.18
77 79 Dominican Republic 45.05 11.37 6.52 9.17 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.67 0.00 2.82
78 78 Guatemala 44.04 10.30 5.40 8.98 10.00 3.13 0.00 2.83 0.56 2.83
79 82 Romania 43.53 9.09 6.22 8.55 10.00 1.25 1.33 2.31 2.00 2.79
80 87 Bolivia 41.99 7.81 6.12 6.76 10.00 1.88 2.33 2.33 1.83 2.93
81 88 Sri Lanka 41.92 10.63 5.81 8.31 10.00 0.00 0.29 2.67 1.00 3.22
82 73 Lebanon 41.74 7.26 6.19 7.62 10.00 1.04 0.27 2.33 3.50 3.53
83 85 St Lucia 41.25 11.94 8.30 8.51 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
84 81 Vietnam 40.70 10.51 6.69 8.87 10.00 1.88 0.00 2.25 0.50 0.00
85 86 Belize 40.49 10.71 6.80 7.62 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.83 0.03 0.00
86 89 Macau 40.03 17.09 12.15 0.00 0.00 5.63 0.00 3.67 1.50 0.00
87 83 Jamaica 39.75 8.83 5.35 8.05 10.00 2.19 0.00 2.83 2.50 0.00
88 91 Paraguay 38.82 9.49 4.61 8.63 10.00 1.25 0.00 2.83 2.00 0.00
89 95 Papua New Guinea 38.54 9.89 4.40 7.94 10.00 1.67 0.39 2.50 1.75 0.00
90 93 Grenada 37.96 9.26 7.70 8.66 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
91 99 Bangladesh 37.83 8.82 5.13 8.92 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.67 0.00 2.29
92 84 Fiji 37.50 8.73 3.59 9.72 10.00 3.13 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
93 96 Seychelles 37.32 8.35 6.26 9.05 10.00 0.00 0.00 3.67 0.00 0.00
94 100 Syria 37.32 8.88 5.23 7.11 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.58 1.00 3.52
95 111 Azerbaijan 37.04 7.16 4.63 9.12 10.00 1.88 0.04 2.22 2.00 0.00
96 101 Kenya 36.54 7.79 5.37 7.95 9.48 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.00 2.70
97 97 Maldives 36.49 9.26 5.93 8.79 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
98 94 Russia 35.90 9.29 6.84 8.55 7.30 2.08 0.05 1.79 0.00 0.00
99 102 Ghana 35.50 8.62 4.80 6.23 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 1.00 2.34
100 105 Lesotho 35.08 7.16 4.19 7.90 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.83 0.00 3.00
101 98 Honduras 35.01 7.99 5.22 7.73 9.54 1.25 1.29 2.00 0.00 0.00
102 108 Indonesia 34.92 7.33 6.09 7.52 9.73 0.42 0.67 2.17 1.00 0.00
103 103 Uganda 34.82 7.27 5.48 7.36 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70
104 106 Swaziland 34.79 8.19 2.85 9.42 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 0.00 3.00
105 110 Senegal 34.47 7.93 4.70 7.62 10.00 1.88 0.01 2.33 0.00 0.00
106 116 Armenia 34.07 5.61 5.63 9.68 9.74 0.00 0.41 2.00 1.00 0.00
107 77 Argentina 33.56 4.75 6.57 5.86 10.00 0.21 0.00 2.67 3.50 0.00
108 134 Guyana 33.26 4.99 6.11 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
109 92 Algeria 33.04 9.86 6.19 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.42 2.00 2.58
110 107 Samoa 32.88 7.48 5.26 7.81 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
111 113 Tanzania 32.83 7.03 4.34 7.58 8.85 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 2.70
112 114 Bhutan 32.24 7.13 4.49 8.46 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
113 104 Pakistan 32.16 5.34 5.01 7.71 9.53 0.31 0.08 1.17 3.00 0.00
114 112 Vanuatu 31.98 5.52 4.66 9.30 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
115 119 Nepal 31.94 7.93 3.10 8.58 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
116 90 St Vincent & the Grenadines 31.88 10.97 8.58 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
117 145 Tonga 31.76 4.81 5.99 8.46 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
118 109 Dominica 31.58 3.92 5.33 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
119 120 Yemen 30.14 5.66 3.38 8.84 9.93 0.00 0.00 2.13 0.21 0.00
120 121 Ukraine 29.76 4.99 5.21 8.50 7.07 1.04 1.56 1.17 0.22 0.00
121 149 Turkmenistan 29.65 6.21 2.72 8.85 10.00 0.63 0.08 1.17 0.00 0.00
122 133 Niger 29.63 4.11 2.90 7.76 9.94 0.00 0.00 2.17 2.75 0.00
123 126 Burkina Faso 29.59 5.52 3.62 8.27 9.84 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
124 130 Nicaragua 29.47 5.58 4.21 1.61 9.65 1.25 5.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
125 122 Mozambique 28.91 4.96 3.58 5.46 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.92
126 132 Uzbekistan 28.86 3.47 3.26 7.84 10.00 0.00 0.18 2.11 2.00 0.00
127 139 Albania 28.78 3.75 4.00 9.41 9.83 0.00 0.00 1.79 0.00 0.00
128 115 Gabon 28.77 6.69 4.62 7.60 7.19 0.00 0.00 2.67 0.00 0.00
129 137 Gambia 28.72 5.99 4.13 7.10 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
130 161 Bosnia-Herzegovina 28.71 3.59 4.39 7.84 9.97 0.00 0.04 0.83 0.00 2.04
131 125 Côte d’Ivoire 28.63 5.17 4.08 6.32 9.90 0.00 0.00 2.17 1.00 0.00
132 136 Equatorial Guinea 28.62 2.49 4.96 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
133 117 Cape Verde 28.41 4.38 4.34 8.36 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.33 0.00 0.00
134 123 Solomon Islands 28.32 3.92 2.88 10.00 9.18 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
135 135 Madagascar 28.24 5.91 4.18 6.98 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
136 150 Macedonia (FYR) 28.10 3.28 2.63 8.68 10.00 0.00 0.73 1.78 1.00 0.00
137 124 Cameroon 28.01 5.14 3.81 6.63 9.73 0.00 0.19 2.50 0.00 0.00
138 128 Mali 27.85 5.26 3.62 6.81 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
139 143 Moldova 27.75 5.22 2.45 7.22 6.77 0.00 3.30 1.79 1.00 0.00
140 131 Mongolia 27.71 7.04 0.00 7.93 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
141 148 Georgia 27.59 4.72 2.98 8.37 10.00 0.00 0.35 1.17 0.00 0.00
142 138 Cambodia 27.10 3.69 3.89 8.35 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
143 159 Sierra Leone 27.06 1.47 0.74 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 3.69 0.00
144 157 Belarus 26.94 4.12 2.81 9.81 9.03 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
145 156 Haiti 26.91 4.42 2.40 8.92 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
146 147 Togo 26.72 5.34 2.86 7.35 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
147 144 Ethiopia 26.27 4.75 2.44 7.49 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.58 0.00 0.00
148 153 Benin 25.83 3.31 3.14 7.83 9.46 0.00 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.00
149 141 Djibouti 25.69 2.74 2.65 8.81 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
150 168 Namibia 25.55 11.37 6.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 2.00 3.01
151 155 Laos 25.44 2.58 4.82 6.54 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
152 142 Malawi 24.93 4.92 3.01 5.49 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
153 162 Guinea 24.90 3.89 2.98 6.87 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
154 146 Antigua & Barbuda 24.21 2.58 8.79 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.83 0.00 0.00
155 160 Myanmar 23.87 4.63 2.60 5.47 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
156 152 Tajikistan 23.70 2.14 2.75 7.60 10.00 0.00 0.04 1.17 0.00 0.00
157 118 Ecuador 23.68 4.07 4.59 7.03 4.06 0.00 1.36 1.58 1.00 0.00
158 158 Central African Republic 23.51 1.11 3.82 7.73 9.68 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
159 154 Kyrgyz Republic 23.09 2.85 3.11 5.53 9.71 0.00 0.22 1.17 0.50 0.00
160 167 Sudan 23.02 2.75 2.91 6.20 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
161 165 Marshall Islands 22.59 11.05 5.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 5.00 0.00
162 166 Chad 22.46 1.20 2.39 7.70 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
163 163 Congo 22.42 3.65 3.19 4.41 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
164 170 Suriname 22.00 4.99 5.22 0.00 10.00 0.63 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
165 172 Eritrea 21.94 0.80 1.72 8.26 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
166 129 Nigeria 21.22 5.34 3.57 8.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.04
167 173 Rwanda 21.08 0.41 1.81 7.45 9.91 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
168 175 Angola 20.79 2.61 2.11 4.91 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
169 151 New Caledonia 20.46 11.27 9.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
170 140 Zambia 20.07 5.52 3.71 0.00 9.52 0.00 0.15 1.17 0.00 0.00
171 169 Burundi 19.91 0.67 3.18 4.89 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
172 177 Libya 19.90 12.32 5.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
173 176 Sao Tome & Principe 19.57 1.51 4.93 0.00 8.79 0.00 0.00 1.33 3.00 0.00
174 127 Micronesia (Fed. States) 18.92 11.94 4.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
175 174 Guinea-Bissau 18.92 4.19 3.57 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
176 178 Yugoslavia (Fed. Republic) 18.74 3.16 3.73 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.69 0.00
177 171 Mauritania 17.79 1.25 3.22 3.37 8.80 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
178 179 Liberia 15.82 3.92 1.06 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.00 0.00
179 164 Zimbabwe 15.72 2.64 1.14 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.12 0.83 1.00 0.00
180 184 Iraq 15.26 1.25 3.18 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.00 0.00
181 182 Dem. Rep. of the Congo (Zaire) 14.10 1.44 1.50 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
182 180 Somalia 12.05 0.00 0.88 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
183 181 Cuba 9.36 2.75 3.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.83 0.00 0.00
184 183 Korea North 6.30 1.48 3.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
185 185 Afghanistan 2.04 0.00 1.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.00 0.00
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