Historical country risk ratings
| Rank | Country | % change between ’93 – ’05 | % change between ’93 – ’95 | % change between ’95 – ’00 | % change between ’00 – ’05 |
| 1 | Sweden | 11.5% | -0.1% | 6.3% | 5.0% |
| 2 | Norway | 10.5% | 1.1% | -1.3% | 10.7% |
| 3 | Finland | 9.7% | 7.7% | -1.7% | 3.6% |
| 4 | Iceland | 8.6% | -0.5% | 0.3% | 8.8% |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 6.5% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5.6% | 2.6% | -2.0% | 5.0% |
| 7 | Ireland | 4.4% | 6.0% | -6.6% | 5.5% |
| 8 | Denmark | -0.9% | -1.5% | -4.8% | 5.6% |
| 9 | United States | -1.2% | -0.5% | -6.2% | 5.9% |
| 10 | Greece | -3.7% | -5.9% | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 11 | Italy | -4.1% | 1.0% | -0.4% | -4.7% |
| 12 | Belgium | -4.1% | -0.8% | -5.3% | 2.0% |
| 13 | United Kingdom | -4.2% | 2.2% | -9.1% | 3.1% |
| 14 | Austria | -5.5% | 0.3% | -6.5% | 0.8% |
| 15 | Germany (united) | -6.6% | 7.0% | -7.3% | -5.8% |
| 16 | Netherlands | -7.0% | 4.5% | -9.1% | -2.1% |
| 17 | Spain | -7.2% | -3.4% | -3.3% | -0.6% |
| 18 | Canada | -7.4% | -7.0% | -6.4% | 6.3% |
| 19 | Portugal | -9.2% | -1.5% | -4.3% | -3.7% |
| 20 | Malta | -11.5% | 0.9% | -15.1% | 3.3% |
| 21 | Cyprus | -12.1% | -2.0% | -11.6% | 1.4% |
| 22 | France | -12.6% | 0.4% | -7.6% | -5.8% |
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