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Overall Sept 2005 Rank Mar 2005Rank      Country Total Score  (100%) Political risk (25%) Economic performance (25%) Debt indicators (10%) Debt in default or rescheduled (10%) Credit ratings (10%) Access to bank finance (5%) Access to short-term finance (5%) Access to capital markets (5%) Forfaiting (5%) 1 3 Luxembourg 99.74 24.93 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 […]

September 1, 2005

Overall
Sept 2005
Rank
 Mar 2005
Rank
  		    Country Total Score 



(100%)



 		Political risk



(25%)



 		Economic performance


(25%)


 		Debt indicators


(10%)


 		Debt in default or rescheduled

(10%)

 		Credit ratings


(10%)


 		Access to bank finance

(5%)

 		Access to short-term finance (5%) Access to capital markets
(5%)
 		Forfaiting




(5%)
1 3 Luxembourg 99.74 24.93 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
2 2 Switzerland 99.04 25.00 24.23 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
3 1 Norway 98.85 24.34 24.70 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
4 4 United States 96.86 24.54 22.32 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
5 5 Denmark 94.97 24.59 20.85 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.53
6 6 Sweden 94.24 24.67 19.76 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
7 8 Finland 93.08 24.77 18.50 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
8 7 United Kingdom 92.65 24.09 18.76 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
9 9 Austria 92.45 24.18 18.46 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
10 12 Canada 92.17 24.29 18.24 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.64
11 10 Ireland 91.95 23.69 18.45 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
12 11 Netherlands 91.85 23.93 18.11 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
13 13 Japan 91.28 23.22 19.54 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 4.75 4.81
14 14 Belgium 90.91 23.51 18.22 10.00 10.00 9.38 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
15 17 Australia 90.73 24.07 17.06 10.00 10.00 9.79 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
16 19 Iceland 90.30 23.65 18.37 10.00 10.00 8.75 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.53
17 15 Germany 90.11 23.61 16.68 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
18 16 France 89.71 23.51 16.38 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
19 18 Singapore 89.59 24.06 16.90 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.64
20 21 New Zealand 87.67 23.79 14.49 10.00 10.00 9.58 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
21 20 Spain 87.54 22.58 15.15 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
22 22 Italy 85.42 21.80 15.13 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.53
23 23 Bermuda 85.39 21.16 17.44 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.83
24 25 Portugal 83.36 22.08 12.52 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.81
25 24 Taiwan 81.99 20.16 16.70 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 5.00 4.00 3.21
26 26 Hong Kong 81.15 20.59 16.41 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 4.33 3.50 3.40
27 27 Greece 79.47 19.92 12.00 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.64
28 29 Malta 78.07 20.52 13.15 10.00 10.00 6.67 5.00 4.33 5.00 3.40
29 28 Slovenia 77.35 19.58 12.09 10.00 10.00 8.13 5.00 4.00 4.50 4.06
30 30 Qatar 74.96 17.72 14.13 10.00 10.00 7.50 5.00 4.33 3.00 3.28
31 31 United Arab Emirates 73.72 17.80 14.69 10.00 10.00 7.50 5.00 3.33 2.00 3.40
32 32 Cyprus 72.85 18.69 13.42 10.00 10.00 7.08 5.00 4.33 0.50 3.82
33 33 Kuwait 72.70 17.99 12.49 10.00 10.00 7.50 5.00 4.33 2.00 3.40
34 34 Bahamas 72.54 19.00 12.13 10.00 10.00 6.25 5.00 4.33 3.00 2.83
35 37 Korea South 69.83 18.84 12.11 9.67 10.00 6.88 0.24 4.33 4.25 3.51
36 35 Czech Republic 67.82 18.43 10.38 9.15 10.00 6.67 0.77 4.33 4.31 3.77
37 38 Hungary 67.57 17.07 10.04 8.38 10.00 6.67 2.74 4.33 4.28 4.06
38 36 Bahrain 66.93 15.82 10.33 10.00 10.00 6.04 5.00 4.33 2.00 3.40
39 39 Brunei 66.90 18.16 12.78 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 3.96
40 41 Israel 65.37 16.17 10.16 10.00 10.00 6.46 5.00 4.00 0.75 2.83
41 44 Barbados 65.02 19.43 11.61 10.00 10.00 5.31 0.00 3.33 2.50 2.83
42 40 Estonia 64.83 17.71 9.33 8.31 10.00 7.08 3.75 2.44 3.00 3.21
43 43 Chile 64.63 18.63 10.07 8.37 10.00 6.46 1.05 3.50 2.50 4.06
44 42 Saudi Arabia 64.49 13.41 9.76 10.00 10.00 6.25 5.00 4.17 2.50 3.40
45 45 Poland 64.21 16.99 9.26 8.73 10.00 6.04 0.97 3.50 4.47 4.25
46 46 Slovak Republic 63.54 17.39 9.70 8.91 10.00 6.46 1.19 2.56 3.75 3.58
47 47 Malaysia 62.48 16.87 10.08 9.33 10.00 6.25 0.52 3.17 3.25 3.02
48 54 Botswana 62.25 17.04 9.72 10.00 10.00 6.88 0.00 3.50 2.00 3.11
49 49 Mexico 61.85 15.74 9.18 9.15 9.99 5.00 0.40 4.33 4.00 4.06
50 48 Lithuania 61.77 16.37 8.50 7.55 10.00 6.25 4.93 2.39 2.67 3.11
51 55 Trinidad & Tobago 61.70 16.34 11.05 9.71 10.00 5.31 0.00 3.83 3.00 2.45
52 51 China 60.67 16.26 9.84 9.67 10.00 6.46 0.22 2.50 2.50 3.21
53 52 Oman 60.45 16.00 8.75 10.00 10.00 5.31 0.09 4.33 2.75 3.21
54 57 South Africa 59.92 16.58 8.02 9.53 10.00 5.42 0.41 3.33 3.25 3.40
55 50 Croatia 59.75 15.29 8.75 8.58 10.00 4.58 3.76 2.39 2.81 3.58
56 53 Latvia 59.14 16.53 8.18 8.38 10.00 6.46 1.16 2.56 2.67 3.21
57 59 Mauritius 59.07 17.18 10.05 9.21 10.00 5.00 0.03 3.33 2.00 2.26
58 56 Thailand 57.45 15.19 8.50 9.19 10.00 5.63 0.55 3.33 2.00 3.06
59 60 India 55.79 14.34 8.31 9.30 10.00 3.96 0.12 3.33 2.75 3.68
60 58 Tunisia 55.78 15.04 7.65 8.79 10.00 5.00 0.13 3.33 2.25 3.58
61 62 Kazakhstan 54.42 12.62 8.18 7.57 10.00 4.38 4.25 2.29 2.31 2.83
62 70 Antigua & Barbuda 53.16 13.67 11.66 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 2.83 0.00 0.00
63 61 Russia 52.07 12.59 7.99 9.27 9.54 4.58 0.49 2.33 2.25 3.02
64 64 Morocco 51.71 13.12 7.41 8.87 10.00 3.44 0.23 3.00 2.25 3.40
65 63 Bulgaria 51.41 13.18 7.04 8.73 10.00 4.17 0.44 2.08 2.38 3.40
66 65 Romania 50.61 12.47 6.90 8.98 10.00 3.96 0.55 2.22 1.75 3.77
67 69 Panama 49.34 12.48 7.51 8.72 10.00 4.17 0.35 3.17 1.25 1.70
68 67 Costa Rica 49.10 13.79 6.31 9.25 10.00 3.33 0.00 3.00 2.00 1.42
69 68 Brazil 48.31 12.24 7.39 7.72 10.00 2.29 0.49 3.17 2.00 3.02
70 72 El Salvador 47.57 12.83 5.40 9.11 10.00 3.96 0.01 3.33 1.00 1.92
71 66 Egypt 47.45 12.13 5.81 9.26 10.00 3.75 0.00 2.67 1.00 2.83
72 73 Turkey 46.82 11.50 5.68 8.16 10.00 2.29 0.74 3.17 1.50 3.77
73 74 Iran 45.11 10.43 6.58 9.81 10.00 2.50 0.00 1.67 1.75 2.38
74 75 Vietnam 44.98 10.94 7.20 9.33 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.25 1.25 1.51
75 78 Macau 44.91 17.31 12.35 0.00 0.00 7.50 0.00 3.67 1.25 2.83
76 71 Philippines 44.85 10.12 6.89 8.54 10.00 2.50 0.38 3.33 1.00 2.08
77 77 Colombia 44.47 10.90 5.88 8.28 10.00 3.13 0.00 3.33 0.50 2.45
78 86 St Lucia 44.46 13.86 9.27 8.84 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
79 76 Peru 44.41 10.86 6.60 8.76 10.00 2.92 0.01 2.50 0.50 2.26
80 80 Jordan 44.13 12.43 5.84 8.60 7.60 3.13 0.00 2.83 1.25 2.45
81 95 St Vincent & the Grenadines 43.60 13.81 8.62 8.84 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
82 83 Ukraine 43.14 10.77 6.36 9.32 9.38 2.29 1.05 2.00 0.50 1.46
83 96 Grenada 42.28 12.44 9.74 7.76 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
84 84 Bhutan 41.90 12.11 8.73 8.90 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
85 79 Algeria 41.80 11.76 5.77 9.21 10.00 0.00 0.11 2.50 0.00 2.45
86 82 Guatemala 41.38 10.26 4.57 9.49 10.00 2.81 0.00 3.00 0.00 1.25
87 106 Dominica 40.98 12.83 8.05 7.76 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
88 93 Jamaica 40.78 11.11 5.96 8.48 10.00 1.56 0.00 2.67 1.00 0.00
89 85 Indonesia 40.76 9.64 6.33 8.51 9.20 1.88 0.32 1.83 1.00 2.08
90 81 Fiji 40.50 9.76 5.65 9.63 10.00 3.13 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
91 94 Maldives 40.26 12.64 5.81 9.32 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
92 88 Sri Lanka 40.03 8.56 7.13 9.06 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.67 1.00 1.60
93 89 Pakistan 39.67 7.72 6.44 9.06 9.99 1.56 0.02 2.25 1.50 1.13
94 102 Belize 39.63 11.12 7.04 7.59 10.00 0.31 0.00 2.50 0.50 0.57
95 92 Macedonia (FYR) 39.11 8.18 4.34 9.08 10.00 3.13 0.24 1.79 0.83 1.51
96 158 Serbia and Montenegro 38.77 6.55 5.93 8.59 10.00 2.50 0.46 2.00 0.90 1.84
97 91 Vanuatu 38.73 10.29 6.56 9.39 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
98 104= Ghana 38.72 10.30 4.03 8.29 10.00 1.88 0.00 2.50 0.50 1.23
99 101 Tonga 38.48 10.87 5.87 9.23 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00
100 87 Azerbaijan 38.28 9.43 3.67 9.09 10.00 1.56 0.12 2.21 1.25 0.94
101 113 Seychelles 37.77 9.38 6.39 8.50 10.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 0.00 0.00
102 90 Samoa 37.26 10.51 6.56 7.86 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.00
103 97 Bangladesh 36.95 6.91 5.93 9.41 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.67 1.00 1.04
104 110= Senegal 36.55 10.28 2.94 8.75 9.94 1.88 0.03 2.17 0.00 0.57
105 117 Guyana 36.45 9.82 7.51 6.96 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
106 121 Swaziland 36.10 7.61 4.00 9.63 10.00 0.00 0.00 3.17 0.00 1.70
107 100 Armenia 35.89 7.91 6.44 9.18 10.00 0.00 0.02 2.00 0.33 0.00
108 108 Cape Verde 35.82 9.07 2.94 8.93 10.00 1.88 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00
109 99 Honduras 35.75 8.50 3.83 8.57 10.00 1.25 0.24 2.50 0.00 0.85
110 104= Venezuela 35.59 7.00 4.63 8.86 10.00 1.46 0.18 1.33 1.00 1.13
111 118 Dominican Republic 35.55 8.31 4.42 9.33 10.00 0.83 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.57
112 115 Papua New Guinea 35.36 8.35 3.43 8.64 10.00 1.46 0.00 2.17 0.75 0.57
113 114 Lesotho 35.23 7.52 3.39 8.98 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.83 0.00 0.00
114 137 Djibouti 35.22 9.70 5.05 8.97 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
115 116 Paraguay 35.18 7.49 3.31 9.09 10.00 0.31 0.24 2.67 1.50 0.57
116 107 Ecuador 35.14 6.87 6.21 8.41 9.89 0.21 0.76 1.58 0.50 0.71
117 109 Lebanon 35.09 8.93 3.30 6.73 10.00 0.63 0.13 2.33 1.25 1.79
118 110= Mongolia 34.95 7.73 6.60 7.56 10.00 1.56 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
119 98 Bolivia 34.82 5.93 4.40 8.49 10.00 0.63 0.45 2.58 1.50 0.85
120 141 Argentina 34.60 7.85 4.68 7.35 10.00 0.42 0.12 2.17 0.50 1.51
121 120 Tanzania 34.52 8.47 3.89 8.80 9.82 0.00 0.00 2.42 0.00 1.13
122 103 Albania 34.51 6.68 5.58 9.55 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.21 0.50 0.00
123 138 Uganda 34.35 6.81 4.41 8.80 9.82 1.25 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.94
124 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.81 6.00 4.47 8.98 10.00 0.63 0.09 1.67 0.00 1.98
125 129 Mozambique 33.80 8.46 2.52 8.11 10.00 1.25 0.00 2.33 0.00 1.13
126 122 Kenya 33.75 8.12 3.74 8.98 9.95 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.00 0.71
127 142 Cambodia 33.58 6.60 6.88 8.94 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
128 150 Madagascar 33.42 9.28 2.92 8.58 9.89 1.25 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
129 143 Equatorial Guinea 33.20 7.28 5.11 8.64 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
130 119 Moldova 33.19 6.50 4.39 8.58 9.94 0.31 0.47 2.00 1.00 0.00
131 135 Uzbekistan 33.06 6.20 3.62 8.91 10.00 0.00 0.22 1.79 1.75 0.57
132 133 Turkmenistan 32.97 6.29 4.54 9.71 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
133 136 Benin 32.84 7.55 2.60 9.04 10.00 1.56 0.00 2.08 0.00 0.00
134 127 Gambia 32.72 9.52 4.17 7.54 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
135 124 Gabon 32.66 7.25 3.91 8.84 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.67 0.00 0.00
136 112 Niger 32.35 5.00 5.56 8.63 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 1.00 0.00
137 140 Nigeria 31.94 5.86 4.73 8.93 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.42
138 128 Syria 31.87 7.14 2.60 8.59 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.58 1.25 0.71
139 131 Yemen 31.81 7.79 1.74 9.25 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.21 0.25 0.57
140 130 Laos 31.51 6.07 5.98 7.95 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
141 134 Mali 31.17 6.65 2.37 8.79 10.00 0.63 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.57
142 147 Chad 31.14 6.25 3.59 8.34 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.83 0.00 1.13
143 132 Belarus 30.98 5.95 3.82 9.71 10.00 0.00 0.01 1.17 0.33 0.00
144 139 Uruguay 30.81 11.26 5.82 7.92 0.00 1.25 0.02 2.83 1.00 0.71
145 149 Georgia 30.71 6.57 3.79 8.95 10.00 0.00 0.06 1.17 0.17 0.00
146 126 Burkina Faso 30.38 6.36 1.19 9.00 10.00 1.25 0.00 2.58 0.00 0.00
147 145 Solomon Islands 30.08 11.17 6.74 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.17 0.00 0.00
148 166 Mauritania 29.86 9.53 5.57 6.24 6.79 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.57
149 125 Cameroon 29.75 6.79 1.74 8.74 9.65 0.31 0.02 2.50 0.00 0.00
150 153 Nepal 29.57 5.29 2.22 9.16 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 0.57
151 174 Eritrea 29.40 7.98 1.15 8.54 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.57
152 152 Ethiopia 29.15 6.69 1.46 8.33 9.95 0.00 0.00 1.58 0.00 1.13
153 159 Zambia 29.09 6.74 3.35 7.11 10.00 0.00 0.03 1.17 0.00 0.71
154 167 Suriname 29.06 10.95 5.69 0.00 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
155 146 Nicaragua 29.02 6.36 3.74 7.20 9.44 0.00 0.28 2.00 0.00 0.00
156 157 Central African Republic 28.55 3.76 5.35 8.27 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
157 156 Myanmar 28.20 3.71 3.56 9.77 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
158 144 Kyrgyz Republic 27.79 5.63 3.18 8.16 9.28 0.00 0.13 1.17 0.25 0.00
159 169 Tajikistan 27.67 5.73 2.84 8.70 9.24 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
160 155 Angola 27.59 6.14 2.16 8.35 9.78 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
161 148 Guinea-Bissau 27.52 5.49 5.92 5.24 9.70 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
162 160 Malawi 27.09 6.00 2.16 7.22 9.97 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.57
163 154 Togo 26.43 5.70 1.07 8.49 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
164 172 Rwanda 26.36 6.58 0.00 8.28 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00
165 170 Sudan 26.28 3.61 2.98 8.52 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
166 162 Guinea 26.20 5.50 1.29 8.30 9.95 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 0.00
167 161 Sierra Leone 25.88 3.91 2.36 6.82 9.62 0.00 0.00 1.17 2.00 0.00
168 151 New Caledonia 24.13 13.91 10.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
169 164 São Tomé & Principe 24.

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