| Rank | Rank | Average performance | Economic performance | Expected change | GNP growth (%) | |||
| 02-Sep-02 | 02-Mar-02 | Country | 2002-2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002-2003 | 2002 | 2003 |
| 1 | 18 | Ireland | 83.3 | 82.92 | 83.60 | 0.7 | 4.10 | 5.37 |
| 2 | 4 | Australia | 82.2 | 82.58 | 81.76 | -0.8 | 4.58 | 3.85 |
| 3 | 1 | Luxembourg | 81.2 | 82.60 | 79.88 | -2.7 | 4.40 | 4.65 |
| 4 | 3 | Norway | 81.1 | 81.75 | 80.46 | -1.3 | 2.10 | 2.53 |
| 5 | 6 | Sweden | 80.6 | 80.75 | 80.46 | -0.3 | 2.13 | 2.80 |
| 6 | 8 | Switzerland | 79.9 | 79.83 | 80.06 | 0.2 | 1.36 | 2.14 |
| 7 | 10 | Denmark | 79.5 | 79.83 | 79.22 | -0.6 | 2.16 | 2.74 |
| 8 | 2 | Netherlands | 77.7 | 77.67 | 77.78 | 0.1 | 1.60 | 2.45 |
| 9 | 11 | Finland | 77.5 | 78.67 | 76.42 | -2.2 | 1.70 | 3.19 |
| 10 | 17 | New Zealand | 76.9 | 77.25 | 76.64 | -0.6 | 2.87 | 2.90 |
| 11 | 5 | Spain | 76.7 | 76.50 | 76.84 | 0.3 | 2.52 | 2.97 |
| 12 | 12 | Canada | 76.5 | 77.38 | 75.53 | -1.8 | 3.37 | 3.29 |
| 13 | 19 | Austria | 76.3 | 76.25 | 76.30 | 0.0 | 1.69 | 2.48 |
| 14 | 22 | Singapore | 76.1 | 76.79 | 75.32 | -1.5 | 3.31 | 4.44 |
| 15 | 16 | United Kingdom | 75.0 | 71.14 | 78.85 | 7.7 | 2.26 | 2.73 |
| 16 | 12 | Belgium | 74.8 | 75.00 | 74.56 | -0.4 | 1.66 | 2.83 |
| 17 | 13 | France | 73.5 | 73.50 | 73.43 | -0.1 | 1.71 | 2.64 |
| 18 | 7 | United States | 72.3 | 72.75 | 71.93 | -0.8 | 3.12 | 3.08 |
| 19 | 15 | Italy | 70.6 | 71.64 | 69.65 | -2.0 | 1.69 | 2.60 |
| 20 | 21 | Portugal | 70.3 | 71.58 | 68.96 | -2.6 | 1.61 | 2.52 |
| 21 | 9 | Germany | 70.1 | 68.93 | 71.22 | 2.3 | 1.31 | 2.31 |
| 22 | 25 | Cyprus | 69.9 | 71.40 | 68.33 | -3.1 | 3.04 | 4.00 |
| 23 | 23 | Malta | 69.7 | 73.67 | 65.80 | -7.9 | 3.30 | 3.43 |
| 24 | 20 | Greece | 68.9 | 69.75 | 68.10 | -1.7 | 3.48 | 3.57 |
| 25 | 26 | Taiwan | 68.7 | 68.29 | 69.02 | 0.7 | 2.66 | 3.59 |
| 26 | 27 | Hong Kong | 68.2 | 68.86 | 67.45 | -1.4 | 1.90 | 3.16 |
| 27 | 38 | Korea South | 67.8 | 68.79 | 66.90 | -1.9 | 5.88 | 5.60 |
| 28 | 159 | Georgia | 65.0 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 0.0 | 4.75 | 5.25 |
| 29 | 24 | Iceland | 64.9 | 60.75 | 69.13 | 8.4 | 1.06 | 2.30 |
| 30 | 29 | Slovenia | 64.7 | 64.17 | 65.24 | 1.1 | 3.03 | 3.82 |
| 31 | 37 | Botswana | 64.5 | 69.50 | 59.50 | -10.0 | 4.10 | 4.75 |
| 32= | 41 | Malaysia | 63.9 | 64.50 | 63.37 | -1.1 | 3.78 | 4.79 |
| 32= | 54 | Trinidad & Tobago | 63.9 | 70.00 | 57.80 | -12.2 | 3.45 | 4.93 |
| 32= | 52 | Estonia | 63.9 | 66.25 | 61.53 | -4.7 | 4.06 | 5.00 |
| 35 | 31 | Hungary | 63.6 | 63.21 | 63.97 | 0.8 | 3.41 | 4.14 |
| 36= | 35 | China | 63.5 | 63.79 | 63.22 | -0.6 | 7.09 | 7.27 |
| 36= | 163 | Tajikistan | 63.5 | 60.00 | 67.00 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 5.00 |
| 38 | 34 | Qatar | 63.0 | 65.75 | 60.18 | -5.6 | 3.48 | 5.13 |
| 39 | 28 | United Arab Emirates | 62.6 | 64.00 | 61.15 | -2.9 | 1.82 | 3.23 |
| 40 | 44 | Mauritius | 62.4 | 63.50 | 61.30 | -2.2 | 4.90 | 6.03 |
| 41 | 40 | Czech Republic | 62.1 | 62.43 | 61.73 | -0.7 | 3.33 | 3.95 |
| 42= | 39 | Bahamas | 61.1 | 73.00 | 49.20 | -23.8 | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| 42= | 67 | Latvia | 61.1 | 64.00 | 58.13 | -5.9 | 4.68 | 5.43 |
| 44= | 47 | Kuwait | 60.2 | 62.20 | 58.13 | -4.1 | -0.04 | 2.88 |
| 44= | 43 | Oman | 60.2 | 61.50 | 58.80 | -2.7 | 3.14 | 4.60 |
| 46 | 30 | Japan | 59.8 | 59.57 | 60.00 | 0.4 | -0.26 | 0.86 |
| 47 | 68 | Croatia | 58.7 | 60.00 | 57.30 | -2.7 | 3.11 | 3.55 |
| 48 | 33 | Chile | 58.6 | 59.14 | 58.12 | -1.0 | 2.35 | 4.01 |
| 49 | 57 | Thailand | 58.0 | 58.64 | 57.37 | -1.3 | 3.35 | 3.76 |
| 50 | 63 | Lithuania | 57.8 | 61.25 | 54.25 | -7.0 | 4.30 | 4.54 |
| 51 | 58 | Slovak Republic | 57.7 | 58.00 | 57.32 | -0.7 | 3.49 | 3.87 |
| 52 | 48 | South Africa | 57.5 | 57.64 | 57.32 | -0.3 | 2.26 | 3.04 |
| 53 | 74 | Bulgaria | 57.2 | 57.57 | 56.85 | -0.7 | 3.51 | 4.37 |
| 54 | 42 | Bahrain | 56.9 | 59.75 | 54.03 | -5.7 | 3.68 | 3.70 |
| 55 | 46 | Poland | 56.1 | 55.57 | 56.55 | 1.0 | 1.43 | 2.86 |
| 56 | 61 | Tunisia | 55.9 | 58.25 | 53.53 | -4.7 | 4.04 | 5.38 |
| 57 | 75 | Russia | 55.7 | 57.36 | 54.08 | -3.3 | 3.70 | 4.24 |
| 58= | 36 | Saudi Arabia | 54.9 | 55.80 | 54.00 | -1.8 | 0.54 | 3.53 |
| 58= | 84 | El Salvador | 54.9 | 59.67 | 50.07 | -9.6 | 2.53 | 3.33 |
| 60 | 50 | Mexico | 54.6 | 52.50 | 56.77 | 4.3 | 1.39 | 3.69 |
| 61 | 45 | Barbados | 54.5 | 53.00 | 56.00 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 62= | 65 | Philippines | 54.2 | 56.43 | 51.98 | -4.4 | 3.81 | 3.47 |
| 62= | 53 | India | 54.2 | 54.22 | 54.19 | 0.0 | 5.38 | 5.58 |
| 64 | 84 | Dominican Republic | 54.1 | 60.00 | 48.17 | -11.8 | 3.50 | 4.43 |
| 65 | 85 | Guyana | 54.0 | 54.00 | 54.00 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 3.00 |
| 66 | 95 | Uganda | 53.5 | 56.00 | 51.00 | -5.0 | 5.55 | 5.60 |
| 67 | 58 | Morocco | 53.4 | 55.40 | 51.45 | -4.0 | 3.20 | 4.88 |
| 68 | 88 | Romania | 53.0 | 54.43 | 51.58 | -2.8 | 3.45 | 4.03 |
| 69 | 162 | Cuba | 52.9 | 70.50 | 35.30 | -35.2 | 3.80 | 3.45 |
| 70 | 77 | Namibia | 52.4 | 56.67 | 48.17 | -8.5 | 3.63 | 4.40 |
| 71 | 49 | Israel | 52.3 | 51.79 | 52.88 | 1.1 | -0.17 | 2.30 |
| 72 | 117 | Azerbaijan | 52.1 | 58.67 | 45.60 | -13.1 | 6.30 | 7.17 |
| 73 | 72 | Vietnam | 51.4 | 54.60 | 48.28 | -6.3 | 6.02 | 6.40 |
| 74 | 51 | Macau | 51.2 | 51.00 | 51.30 | 0.3 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| 75 | 79 | Peru | 50.7 | 52.25 | 49.22 | -3.0 | 3.04 | 3.87 |
| 76 | 151 | Fiji | 50.6 | 54.00 | 47.20 | -6.8 | -0.80 | 1.50 |
| 77 | 170 | Mongolia | 50.0 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| 78 | 173 | Macedonia FYR | 49.8 | 60.00 | 39.50 | -20.5 | 3.50 | 4.25 |
| 79= | 56 | Panama | 49.0 | 49.20 | 48.85 | -0.4 | 1.16 | 2.35 |
| 79= | 73 | Colombia | 49.0 | 49.00 | 48.90 | -0.1 | 1.73 | 2.87 |
| 81 | 86 | Bolivia | 48.6 | 53.67 | 43.50 | -10.2 | 2.38 | 3.47 |
| 82 | 60 | Brunei | 48.2 | 48.00 | 48.30 | 0.3 | 2.00 | 2.50 |
| 83= | 78 | Kazakhstan | 47.9 | 56.67 | 39.20 | -17.5 | 7.45 | 6.77 |
| 83= | 70 | Costa Rica | 47.9 | 51.67 | 44.13 | -7.5 | 2.10 | 3.57 |
| 85 | 100 | Ukraine | 47.7 | 50.58 | 44.88 | -5.7 | 4.29 | 4.43 |
| 86 | 112 | Jamaica | 47.6 | 52.00 | 43.17 | -8.8 | 2.15 | 3.03 |
| 87 | 101 | Honduras | 47.2 | 53.33 | 41.10 | -12.2 | 3.10 | 4.23 |
| 88= | 103 | Guatemala | 46.7 | 52.67 | 40.80 | -11.9 | 2.20 | 3.47 |
| 88= | 62 | Brazil | 46.7 | 45.38 | 48.00 | 2.6 | 1.53 | 3.00 |
| 90 | 90 | Iran | 46.3 | 48.17 | 44.48 | -3.7 | 3.83 | 4.50 |
| 91= | 64 | Egypt | 45.6 | 44.83 | 46.42 | 1.6 | 1.23 | 2.84 |
| 91= | 137 | Albania | 45.6 | 47.67 | 43.50 | -4.2 | 5.88 | 5.75 |
| 93 | 80 | Jordan | 45.3 | 48.00 | 42.55 | -5.5 | 3.08 | 3.80 |
| 94 | 122 | Ecuador | 45.1 | 47.30 | 42.88 | -4.4 | 4.26 | 4.18 |
| 95 | 105 | Pakistan | 44.7 | 45.33 | 44.06 | -1.3 | 3.57 | 4.08 |
| 96 | 81 | Belize | 44.2 | 44.20 | 44.20 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 97 | 89 | Algeria | 43.8 | 48.75 | 38.80 | -10.0 | 2.98 | 3.80 |
| 98 | 83 | Indonesia | 43.1 | 43.43 | 42.72 | -0.7 | 3.26 | 3.69 |
| 99 | 111 | Libya | 43.0 | 50.00 | 35.93 | -14.1 | 1.40 | 5.33 |
| 100 | 87 | Turkey | 42.6 | 40.86 | 44.42 | 3.6 | 2.30 | 3.80 |
| 101 | 110 | Ghana | 42.4 | 45.25 | 39.48 | -5.8 | 4.26 | 4.78 |
| 102 | 121 | Tanzania | 42.0 | 48.00 | 35.90 | -12.1 | 5.26 | 4.88 |
| 103 | 94 | Armenia | 41.5 | 48.00 | 35.00 | -13.0 | 4.33 | 5.00 |
| 104 | 97 | Kenya | 39.8 | 42.40 | 37.10 | -5.3 | 1.62 | 2.50 |
| 105= | 176 | Belarus | 39.6 | 43.67 | 35.50 | -8.2 | 2.63 | 2.35 |
| 105= | 142 | Mozambique | 39.6 | 45.00 | 34.13 | -10.9 | 9.28 | 7.67 |
| 107= | 102 | Syria | 39.5 | 43.25 | 35.83 | -7.4 | 1.72 | 2.73 |
| 107= | 128 | Gambia | 39.5 | 49.00 | 30.00 | -19.0 | 4.95 | 5.00 |
| 109 | 147 | Yemen | 39.4 | 47.00 | 31.83 | -15.2 | 2.30 | 3.40 |
| 110= | 136 | Gabon | 39.1 | 44.75 | 33.50 | -11.3 | 0.24 | 1.03 |
| 110= | 145 | Yugoslavia (Fed. Republic) | 39.1 | 43.00 | 35.13 | -7.9 | 4.42 | 5.38 |
| 112 | 114 | Senegal | 38.4 | 44.67 | 32.10 | -12.6 | 4.38 | 5.03 |
| 113 | 165 | Turkmenistan | 38.2 | 41.50 | 34.97 | -6.5 | 8.33 | 8.17 |
| 114= | 91 | Sri Lanka | 38.1 | 39.75 | 36.43 | -3.3 | 3.13 | 4.97 |
| 114= | 144 | Nigeria | 38.1 | 38.67 | 37.48 | -1.2 | 3.08 | 4.50 |
| 116 | 108 | Surinam | 37.9 | 50.00 | 25.80 | -24.2 | 4.15 | 4.00 |
| 117 | 99 | Bangladesh | 37.8 | 42.67 | 32.93 | -9.7 | 4.57 | 5.40 |
| 118 | 139 | Zambia | 35.8 | 36.00 | 35.67 | -0.3 | 1.82 | 4.13 |
| 119 | 124 | Papua New Guinea | 34.9 | 38.67 | 31.13 | -7.5 | 0.45 | 2.17 |
| 120 | 127 | Nicaragua | 34.7 | 42.00 | 27.47 | -14.5 | 3.13 | 3.27 |
| 121 | 149 | Mauritania | 34.5 | 37.50 | 31.53 | -6.0 | 5.07 | 5.33 |
| 122 | 96 | Venezuela | 34.0 | 30.50 | 37.48 | 7.0 | -3.99 | 1.22 |
| 123 | 159 | Sudan | 33.8 | 44.50 | 23.00 | -21.5 | 4.87 | 5.20 |
| 124 | 167 | Ethiopia | 33.6 | 41.33 | 25.80 | -15.5 | 6.25 | 6.40 |
| 125 | 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.5 | 32.00 | 35.00 | 3.0 | 2.40 | 7.50 |
| 126 | 106 | Sao Tome & Principe | 33.0 | 33.00 | 33.00 | 0.0 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
| 127 | 69 | Uruguay | 32.8 | 30.07 | 35.52 | 5.4 | -3.67 | 1.40 |
| 128= | 132 | Côte d’Ivoire | 32.5 | 38.67 | 26.30 | -12.4 | 3.00 | 4.50 |
| 128= | 126 | Madagascar | 32.5 | 33.25 | 31.67 | -1.6 | -0.76 | 6.27 |
| 130 | 138 | Cameroon | 32.0 | 40.67 | 23.37 | -17.3 | 4.40 | 5.07 |
| 131= | 123 | Paraguay | 31.5 | 30.75 | 32.33 | 1.6 | 0.03 | 1.90 |
| 131= | 134 | Cambodia | 31.5 | 30.50 | 32.50 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 6.50 |
| 133 | 98 | Lebanon | 31.3 | 32.80 | 29.78 | -3.0 | 1.64 | 1.93 |
| 134= | 128 | Lesotho | 30.5 | 30.00 | 31.00 | 1.0 | 2.85 | 3.50 |
| 134= | 157 | Niger | 30.5 | 41.00 | 20.00 | -21.0 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 136 | 155 | Congo | 30.3 | 38.67 | 22.00 | -16.7 | 0.50 | 1.70 |
| 137= | 161 | Togo | 30.2 | 42.50 | 17.95 | -24.6 | 3.40 | 3.65 |
| 137= | 157 | Guinea | 30.2 | 37.33 | 23.00 | -14.3 | 3.60 | 4.75 |
| 139 | 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.9 | 34.33 | 25.50 | -8.8 | 4.73 | 3.50 |
| 140 | 140 | Burkina Faso | 29.7 | 35.33 | 24.00 | -11.3 | 5.60 | 5.25 |
| 141 | 140 | Mali | 28.8 | 32.67 | 25.00 | -7.7 | 4.00 | 5.50 |
| 142 | 156 | Malawi | 28.0 | 37.00 | 19.05 | -18.0 | 1.83 | 2.80 |
| 143 | 152 | Kyrghystan | 27.5 | 24.00 | 31.00 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 3.50 |
| 144 | 152 | Nepal | 27.3 | 31.00 | 23.60 | -7.4 | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| 145 | 171 | Myanmar | 26.9 | 33.75 | 20.00 | -13.8 | 3.72 | 4.47 |
| 146 | 124 | Seychelles | 25.5 | 28.00 | 22.90 | -5.1 | 1.75 | 2.50 |
| 147 | 106 | Samoa | 25.4 | 25.40 | 25.40 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| 148 | 131 | Cape Verde | 24.6 | 26.00 | 23.10 | -2.9 | 4.50 | 5.00 |
| 149 | 135 | Central African Republic | 24.5 | 24.00 | 25.00 | 1.0 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| 150 | 150 | Uzbekistan | 24.1 | 22.00 | 26.27 | 4.3 | 1.83 | 2.33 |
| 151= | 152 | Benin | 24.0 | 23.50 | 24.50 | 1.0 | 5.65 | 6.10 |
| 151= | 116 | Argentina | 24.0 | 20.13 | 27.86 | 7.7 | -13.03 | 0.14 |
| 153 | 175 | Angola | 23.6 | 30.67 | 16.57 | -14.1 | 7.50 | 7.07 |
| 154 | 71 | Grenada | 23.1 | 23.10 | 23.10 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| 155 | 182 | Liberia | 20.0 | 35.00 | 5.00 | -30.0 | -1.25 | -8.00 |
| 156 | 148 | Burundi | 19.5 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 1.0 | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| 157 | 169 | Chad | 19.1 | 20.00 | 18.10 | -1.9 | 6.50 | 9.00 |
| 158 | 183 | Sierra Leone | 18.0 | 29.00 | 7.00 | -22.0 | 5.50 | 7.00 |
| 159 | 179 | Dem. Rep. of Congo (Zaire) | 17.4 | 19.50 | 15.38 | -4.1 | 3.20 | 4.88 |
| 160 | 165 | Swaziland | 17.0 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 0.0 | 2.40 | 2.60 |
| 161 | 174 | Iraq | 16.2 | 24.33 | 8.03 | -16.3 | -0.55 | 3.33 |
| 162 | 178 | Eritrea | 14.5 | 12.00 | 17.00 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
| 163 | 167 | Djibouti | 14.0 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 0.0 | 1.75 | 3.00 |
| 164 | 177 | Rwanda | 12.0 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| 165 | 181 | Zimbabwe | 11.3 | 11.50 | 11.03 | -0.5 | -6.92 | -3.53 |
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