Country Risk – Western Europe & North America

Historical country risk ratings

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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