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  Methodology Regional breakdown Western Europe North America Middle East Latin America Eastern Europe Caribbean Australasia Asia Africa Overall Political Economic Debt Debt in Credit Access to Access to Access to Forfaiting score risk performance indicators default or ratings bank short-term capital rescheduled finance finance markets Sept ‘08 March ‘08 Country (100) (25) (25) (10) […]

September 8, 2008

 
Methodology

Regional breakdown
Western Europe North America
Middle East Latin America
Eastern Europe Caribbean
Australasia Asia
Africa
Overall Political Economic Debt Debt in Credit Access to Access to Access to Forfaiting
score risk performance indicators default or ratings bank short-term capital
rescheduled finance finance markets
Sept ‘08 March ‘08 Country (100) (25) (25) (10) (10) (10) (5) (5) (5) (5)
1 1 Luxembourg 99.22 24.95 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
2 2 Norway 98.53 24.61 24.65 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
3 3 Switzerland 96.16 24.97 21.92 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
4 8 Finland 92.97 25.00 18.70 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
5 4 Denmark 92.53 23.13 20.13 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
6 9 Netherlands 92.45 24.61 18.58 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
7 5 Sweden 92.37 24.41 18.69 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
8 6 Ireland 92.36 24.43 18.66 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
9 7 Austria 92.25 24.34 18.64 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
10 10 United States 90.90 23.29 17.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
11 12 Germany 90.68 24.67 16.74 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
12 13 Canada 90.67 24.50 16.90 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
13 11 United Kingdom 90.35 23.67 17.41 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
14 15 Australia 89.98 24.27 16.65 10.00 10.00 9.79 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
15 18 Singapore 89.61 23.17 17.08 10.00 10.00 9.84 5.00 5.00 4.80 4.73
16 14 France 89.16 23.71 16.18 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
17 17 Belgium 88.96 22.92 17.18 10.00 10.00 9.58 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
18 20 Japan 87.90 22.41 17.31 10.00 10.00 9.17 5.00 5.00 4.75 4.27
19 16 Iceland 86.77 21.81 18.17 10.00 10.00 8.13 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.66
20 19 New Zealand 86.76 23.44 14.67 10.00 10.00 9.38 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
21 23 Hong Kong 86.75 21.08 17.53 10.00 10.00 9.06 5.00 5.00 4.80 4.27
22 21 Spain 86.61 22.90 14.62 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 4.82 5.00 4.27
23 22 Italy 85.04 22.36 14.87 10.00 10.00 8.54 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
24 24 Portugal 83.04 22.88 12.12 10.00 10.00 8.96 5.00 4.82 5.00 4.27
25 27 Kuwait 82.97 19.17 18.64 10.00 10.00 8.33 5.00 4.29 4.00 3.54
26 25 Slovenia 82.94 22.19 13.32 10.00 10.00 8.91 5.00 4.64 4.25 4.63
27 26 Greece 82.69 20.62 14.88 10.00 10.00 7.92 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.27
28 30 United Arab Emirates 82.59 19.84 18.25 10.00 10.00 8.44 5.00 3.04 4.50 3.54
29 31 Cyprus 80.20 20.57 13.70 10.00 10.00 8.28 5.00 4.82 4.38 3.46
30 34 Bahrain 78.75 17.74 16.36 10.00 10.00 7.19 5.00 4.29 4.40 3.78
31 28 Malta 78.52 21.03 11.31 10.00 10.00 8.13 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.05
32 35 Qatar 78.24 18.89 13.62 10.00 10.00 8.33 5.00 4.29 4.75 3.35
33 32 Bermuda 77.21 21.89 8.79 10.00 10.00 9.38 5.00 4.11 5.00 3.05
34 29 Taiwan 76.61 20.99 10.94 10.00 10.00 7.81 5.00 5.00 3.33 3.54
35 37 Israel 75.97 17.06 14.29 10.00 10.00 7.71 5.00 4.11 4.75 3.05
36 33 Bahamas 75.81 18.39 13.28 10.00 10.00 7.81 5.00 4.29 4.00 3.05
37 36 Saudi Arabia 75.30 16.97 13.72 10.00 10.00 7.97 5.00 4.11 4.00 3.54
38 38 Czech Republic 73.14 19.66 13.24 10.00 10.00 6.72 0.00 5.00 4.25 4.27
39 44 Slovak Republic 71.38 19.10 12.40 10.00 10.00 7.19 0.56 3.99 4.13 4.02
40 46 Brunei 71.03 19.19 14.58 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 4.27
41 40 South Korea 70.92 19.76 11.42 10.00 10.00 7.50 0.00 4.29 4.30 3.66
42 39 Oman 69.99 18.05 13.66 9.94 10.00 7.29 0.18 4.29 3.30 3.29
43 42 Poland 69.89 18.49 12.10 6.46 10.00 7.29 1.17 5.00 4.75 4.63
44 43 Chile 69.27 19.92 11.65 7.15 10.00 7.50 0.78 3.39 4.25 4.63
45 48 Botswana 67.79 19.38 11.96 9.48 10.00 7.50 0.00 4.11 2.00 3.35
46 45 Barbados 66.83 17.97 7.18 10.00 10.00 6.56 5.00 3.57 3.50 3.05
47 50 Estonia 66.70 17.73 10.44 10.00 10.00 7.71 0.00 4.04 3.50 3.29
48 41 Hungary 66.43 17.48 10.36 3.19 10.00 6.56 4.94 5.00 4.25 4.63
49 49 Malaysia 65.66 17.85 11.83 8.98 10.00 6.25 0.32 3.04 4.10 3.29
50 54 China 65.33 16.89 10.89 9.70 10.00 7.19 0.07 2.32 4.25 4.02
51 51 Mexico 64.93 17.00 9.74 7.78 10.00 6.56 0.19 4.29 4.75 4.63
52 47 Lithuania 64.84 17.40 11.40 5.18 10.00 7.50 2.21 3.99 4.25 2.93
53 61 Russia 63.06 15.24 12.13 8.30 10.00 6.04 0.36 2.32 4.88 3.78
54 55 South Africa 61.31 15.66 9.75 8.68 10.00 5.63 0.10 3.21 4.75 3.54
55 64 Mauritius 60.79 17.26 11.56 7.88 10.00 5.63 0.02 3.21 3.00 2.24
56 59 India 59.26 15.92 8.58 8.71 10.00 4.53 0.21 3.21 3.70 4.39
57 56 Croatia 58.73 15.71 10.92 3.65 10.00 5.63 1.97 2.92 3.67 4.27
58 60 Romania 58.33 14.45 10.36 6.35 10.00 5.31 0.75 2.38 4.00 4.73
59 53 Latvia 58.28 16.03 9.54 1.99 10.00 6.56 3.12 3.99 4.00 3.05
60 63 Brazil 58.08 15.97 9.68 6.44 10.00 4.38 0.36 3.21 4.50 3.54
61 57 Thailand 57.67 15.02 8.46 8.26 10.00 5.78 0.57 3.04 3.25 3.29
62 58 Bulgaria 57.64 14.68 10.16 5.85 10.00 6.25 0.96 2.38 3.33 4.02
63 66 Morocco 57.26 14.98 9.52 8.06 10.00 4.38 0.08 3.21 3.50 3.54
64 62 Tunisia 56.74 15.39 9.29 6.30 10.00 5.31 0.00 3.04 3.63 3.78
65 52 Trinidad & Tobago 56.20 15.93 14.00 0.00 10.00 6.88 0.00 3.75 3.00 2.64
66 72 Peru 55.86 13.79 10.79 7.84 10.00 4.17 0.11 2.50 3.63 3.05
67 70 Panama 55.02 14.25 11.39 5.55 10.00 4.58 0.32 3.04 3.67 2.24
68 68 Egypt 54.94 13.01 9.27 8.65 10.00 4.22 0.00 2.50 4.00 3.29
69 65 Kazakhstan 54.51 12.79 10.19 3.29 10.00 5.42 4.74 1.92 3.13 3.05
70 73 Costa Rica 53.81 15.40 8.74 8.18 10.00 3.54 0.12 2.86 3.50 1.46
71 75 Azerbaijan 53.20 10.75 11.35 9.72 10.00 4.38 0.01 2.01 3.00 1.98
72 84 Macau 52.94 18.50 16.30 0.00 0.00 7.81 0.00 4.29 3.00 3.05
73 71 Colombia 52.87 12.84 8.76 6.45 10.00 3.96 0.22 3.21 4.38 3.05
74 67 Antigua & Barbuda 52.70 12.98 10.04 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.00 2.68 2.00 0.00
75 74 Jordan 51.84 13.40 9.11 6.92 10.00 3.54 0.00 2.68 3.40 2.80
76 69 Turkey 51.73 12.28 8.63 5.12 10.00 2.81 1.08 3.04 4.75 4.02
77 78 Vietnam 51.30 12.42 9.27 8.50 10.00 2.81 0.00 2.14 3.60 2.56
78 81 Indonesia 49.87 12.18 8.71 7.38 10.00 2.81 0.19 2.14 3.90 2.56
79 77 Philippines 48.93 12.91 8.11 6.84 10.00 2.66 0.07 2.14 3.88 2.32
80 79 Macedonia (FYR) 48.33 9.72 9.49 7.11 10.00 3.75 0.42 2.01 3.50 2.32
81 76 Ukraine 47.84 11.61 8.91 6.70 10.00 2.29 1.34 1.79 3.38 1.83
82 82 Guatemala 47.66 10.84 7.56 8.84 10.00 3.54 0.00 2.86 2.50 1.52
83 83 El Salvador 47.44 12.38 5.24 7.49 10.00 3.96 0.20 3.04 3.00 2.13
84 87 Albania 46.01 9.64 8.90 8.48 10.00 3.75 0.01 2.01 2.00 1.22
85 93 Armenia 45.12 9.20 10.18 8.11 10.00 3.44 0.27 1.67 2.25 0.00
86 95 Mongolia 45.07 9.73 8.91 8.28 10.00 2.50 0.01 2.14 2.90 0.61
87 90 Dominican Republic 44.63 10.53 8.33 8.01 9.99 1.88 0.12 2.05 2.50 1.22
88 126 Georgia 44.61 9.30 10.17 7.71 10.00 2.19 0.07 1.56 3.00 0.61
89 89 Ghana 44.34 10.89 6.45 8.34 10.00 1.88 0.00 2.32 3.00 1.46
90 105 Nigeria 44.29 7.14 9.08 9.41 10.00 2.50 0.00 1.56 3.38 1.22
91 92 St Lucia 43.99 14.81 8.95 6.70 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 3.00 0.00
92 94 Honduras 43.99 9.41 7.05 7.75 10.00 2.50 0.13 3.04 2.17 1.95
93 130 Angola 43.45 7.99 11.25 9.12 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.32 1.75 1.02
94 86 Uruguay 43.04 13.36 9.66 1.10 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.86 2.50 1.07
95 107 Belarus 42.76 5.13 10.06 8.94 10.00 2.50 0.13 0.89 2.67 2.44
96 109 Maldives 42.66 13.20 8.38 5.93 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 3.00 0.00
97 103 Papua New Guinea 42.55 9.70 8.60 8.38 10.00 2.29 0.00 1.96 1.00 0.61
98 n/a Montenegro 42.27 12.47 10.13 0.00 10.00 4.69 0.00 0.65 2.50 1.83
99 113 Venezuela 42.04 6.69 9.80 8.60 10.00 2.29 0.00 0.89 2.67 1.10
100 97 Sri Lanka 41.98 8.19 7.76 7.49 10.00 1.67 0.00 2.41 2.38 2.07
101 100 Cape Verde 41.98 11.30 9.34 7.38 10.00 1.88 0.00 1.07 1.00 0.00
102 102 Lesotho 41.78 11.13 6.04 8.44 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.68 1.00 0.00
103 99 Mozambique 41.66 10.18 6.24 7.40 10.00 1.56 0.00 2.05 3.00 1.22
104 122 Swaziland 41.32 11.56 4.69 9.21 10.00 0.00 0.00 3.04 1.00 1.83
105 118 Vanuatu 41.19 13.64 5.62 8.61 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.32 1.00 0.00
106 106 Bosnia-Herzegovina 40.91 8.51 8.16 7.24 10.00 2.50 0.04 2.14 0.00 2.32
107 132 Zambia 40.91 8.69 7.49 9.17 10.00 0.00 0.24 1.61 3.00 0.71
108 115 Tanzania 40.80 10.10 7.20 7.99 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.79 2.50 1.22
109 101 Jamaica 40.76 10.78 6.78 5.28 10.00 1.88 0.41 2.50 3.13 0.00
110 114 Yemen 40.27 7.63 6.85 8.64 10.00 0.63 0.00 2.01 3.00 1.52
111 91 Argentina 40.21 9.92 8.52 5.44 9.99 1.56 0.12 1.07 1.63 1.95
112 98 Pakistan 40.02 7.04 6.90 8.06 10.00 1.88 0.02 2.05 2.00 2.07
113 111 Uganda 39.72 7.79 6.70 9.00 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.96 2.00 1.02
114 80 Algeria 39.17 12.79 9.45 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.04 2.32 2.25 2.32
115 119 Syria 38.95 7.36 8.07 9.23 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.34 2.33 0.61
116 120 Fiji 38.87 8.36 6.14 8.73 10.00 2.50 0.00 2.14 1.00 0.00
117 137 Cambodia 38.74 8.76 6.90 7.81 10.00 1.88 0.00 0.89 2.50 0.00
118 121 Paraguay 38.70 9.17 6.12 7.96 10.00 1.25 0.09 2.50 1.00 0.61
119 85 St Vincent & the Grenadines 38.49 12.62 7.92 4.92 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 2.50 0.00
120 123 Tonga 38.43 10.65 5.39 8.08 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.32 2.00 0.00
121 133 Bangladesh 38.40 7.51 7.04 8.58 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.05 2.00 1.22
122 108 Seychelles 38.26 8.73 10.93 2.75 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.61 3.00 0.00
123 139 Madagascar 38.08 9.47 5.16 8.12 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.07 3.00 0.00
124 117 Kenya 37.65 7.53 4.96 8.30 10.00 1.56 0.00 2.05 2.33 0.91
125 136 Benin 37.01 8.99 4.20 8.57 10.00 1.25 0.00 1.79 1.00 1.22
126 88 Serbia 36.55 8.60 8.01 0.00 10.00 2.50 1.37 1.25 2.38 2.44
127 124 Grenada 36.53 11.16 6.91 4.76 10.00 0.63 0.00 1.07 2.00 0.00
128 141 Moldova 36.52 6.35 7.21 6.17 10.00 0.63 0.77 1.56 2.00 1.83
129 134 Mali 36.14 9.37 5.19 8.25 10.00 0.94 0.00 1.79 0.00 0.61
130 110 Equatorial Guinea 35.99 7.41 14.26 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.32 2.00 0.00
131 144 Bolivia 35.80 7.44 5.94 7.92 10.00 1.46 0.09 1.34 1.00 0.61
132 140 Belize 35.22 9.41 6.59 5.08 10.00 1.25 0.00 0.89 2.00 0.00
133 157 Rwanda 35.16 7.82 5.25 8.32 10.00 0.63 0.00 2.14 1.00 0.00
134 127 Lebanon 35.15 6.71 7.63 4.00 10.00 0.63 0.00 1.96 2.40 1.83
135 129 Dominica 35.11 12.98 7.98 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 2.00 0.00
136 147 Ethiopia 34.93 6.84 5.25 8.28 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.34 2.00 1.22
137 162 Namibia 34.88 15.27 9.44 0.00 0.00 4.38 0.00 2.32 2.25 1.22
138 96 Gabon 34.80 9.38 9.67 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 3.00 0.61
139 146 Ecuador 34.29 6.51 6.83 6.66 10.00 0.42 0.39 0.89 1.67 0.91
140 173 Suriname 34.27 8.82 11.47 0.00 10.00 2.08 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
141 143 Nepal 34.10 6.99 4.48 8.21 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 1.67 0.61
142 164 New Caledonia 33.84 18.31 13.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 1.00 0.00
143 125 Iran 33.32 8.69 10.49 0.00 10.00 2.50 0.00 0.54 0.50 0.61
144 138 Djibouti 33.29 7.07 6.27 7.32 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.96 0.67 0.00
145 112 Senegal 32.96 10.02 6.05 0.00 10.00 1.88 0.03 1.96 2.00 1.02
146 175 Solomon Islands 32.92 9.63 4.47 6.75 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.07 1.00 0.00
147 128 Turkmenistan 32.77 7.36 8.95 0.00 10.00 1.88 0.00 1.61 1.75 1.22
148 116 Cameroon 32.51 8.90 6.58 0.00 10.00 1.25 0.02 2.32 2.83 0.61
149 153 Kyrgyz Republic 32.42 6.27 6.02 5.71 10.00 0.00 0.35 1.56 2.50 0.00
150 145 Niger 32.21 6.99 4.89 8.36 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.96 0.00 0.00
151 149 Gambia 31.95 9.21 6.57 2.92 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.25 2.00 0.00
152 156 Sudan 31.84 1.93 8.68 7.01 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.50 1.83
153 135 Samoa 31.44 11.74 6.47 0.08 10.00 0.00 0.00 2.14 1.00 0.00
154 150 Nicaragua 31.40 6.02 5.94 5.76 10.00 0.63 0.11 1.61 1.33 0.00
155 163 Congo 31.29 6.30 6.71 5.45 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.33 0.61
156 169 Libya 30.61 11.05 13.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.99 2.33 1.95
157 154 Guyana 30.16 6.78 6.47 4.02 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 2.00 0.00
158 160 Sierra Leone 29.60 7.25 5.37 5.08 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
159 151 Côte d’Ivoire 29.57 4.28 6.55 6.82 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 1.38 0.00
160 104 Bhutan 29.22 10.12 7.14 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.96 0.00 0.00
161 142 Uzbekistan 29.19 5.95 8.26 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.56 2.50 0.91
162 165 Tajikistan 28.91 5.57 2.87 7.93 10.00 0.00 0.04 0.89 1.00 0.61
163 131 Burkina Faso 28.87 8.60 5.26 0.00 10.00 1.25 0.00 2.14 1.00 0.61
164 152 Togo 28.52 6.60 4.17 5.85 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
165 148 Mauritania 28.15 8.61 7.04 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.61
166 158 Laos 27.52 7.69 7.09 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.18 0.89 1.67 0.00
167 174 Malawi 27.34 6.84 6.05 0.00 9.99 1.25 0.00 1.61 1.00 0.61
168 166 Haiti 26.66 1.43 4.64 8.69 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
169 178 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 26.10 2.95 9.10 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.33 1.83
170 167 Sao Tome & Principe 24.29 7.82 4.39 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 1.07 1.00 0.00
171 168 Guinea 22.94 5.79 5.26 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
172 179 Liberia 21.96 3.49 6.93 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 1.00 0.00
173 155 Chad 21.42 4.90 3.41 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 1.22
174 170 Guinea-Bissau 21.07 4.83 3.34 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 2.00 0.00
175 172 Burundi 20.80 5.61 3.29 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
176 161 Myanmar 20.78 3.80 6.49 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.00
177 159 Central African Republic 20.35 5.81 3.65 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 0.00 0.00
178 171 Eritrea 19.78 6.58 1.36 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 0.33 0.61
179 185 Afghanistan 17.90 1.82 5.55 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 0.00 0.00
180 182 Somalia 17.21 1.82 3.50 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
181 176 Micronesia 16.20 8.90 4.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 1.00 0.00
182 180 Cuba 15.18 4.15 9.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 0.00 0.61
183 177 Zimbabwe 14.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.01 0.54 4.00 0.00
184 181 Marshall Islands 12.45 6.54 4.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36 1.00 0.00
185 184 North Korea 10.69 1.91 6.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.89 1.00 0.00
186 183 Iraq 10.68 2.74 6.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 1.13 0.00
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