Appendix B - Indicator Scores
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Overall Scoring |
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Political Freedom Score (1-10) |
Change in Political Freedom Score (1-10) |
Literacy Score (0-10) |
Education Emphasis Score (0-10) |
Expected Educational Achievement Score (0-10) |
Scientists & Engineers Score (0-10) |
Religion Score |
Population Size Score (0-10) |
Population Growth Score (0-10) |
Population under 15 (0-10) |
GDP Score (0-10) |
GDP per Capital Score (0-10) |
GDP Growth Score (0-10) |
Corporate Income Tax Rate Score (0 to 10) |
Individual Income Tax Rate Score (0 to 10) |
Value Added Tax Rate Score (0 to 10) |
Inflation Rate Score (0-10) |
Inflation Rate Improvement Score ( -10 to 10) |
Investment/GDP Score (0 to 10) |
R&D Expenditures Score (0 to 10) |
Military Expenditures Score (0-10) |
Unemployment Score (0 to 10) |
Corporate Capital Gains Tax Rate Score (0 to 10) |
Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate Score (0 to 10) |
Investment Restriction Controls Score (0 to 10) |
Exchange Controls Score (0 to 10) |
Foreign Branch Taxation Score (0 to 10) |
Regional Alliances Score (0 to 10) |
Exports/GDP Score (0 to 10) |
Exports per Capita Score (0-10) |
Export Growth Rate Score (0-10) |
Imports/GDP Score (0-10) |
Trade Balance/GDP Score (-10 to 10) |
Political Risk Score (0 to 10) |
Financial Risk Score (0 to 10) |
Economic Risk Score (0 to 10) |
Historical Currency Strength Score (0 to 10) |
|
|
Argentina |
10 |
10 |
8.5 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
7 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
|
Australia |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
9 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
-0.7 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
-0.9 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
4.3 |
|
Austria |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.5 |
8.3 |
2.8 |
7 |
0.8 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
-1.8 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
6.6 |
|
Belgium |
10 |
1 |
9.6 |
6.7 |
8.2 |
3.2 |
7 |
0.9 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
9.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
3.3 |
10.0 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
5.9 |
|
Brazil |
8.5 |
1 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
7 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
9.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
9.9 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
9.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.5 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
|
Canada |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
4.1 |
8 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
8.0 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
7.2 |
4.8 |
|
Chile |
8.5 |
1 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
0.6 |
7 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
|
China |
1 |
1 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
8.9 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
7.7 |
2.2 |
|
|
Czech Republic |
8.5 |
10 |
9.8 |
5.6 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
7 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
-10.0 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
|
France |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.9 |
8.3 |
4.5 |
7 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
9.3 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
4.9 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
|
Germany |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
5.7 |
8.3 |
5.3 |
9 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
2.2 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
|
|
Hong Kong |
5.5 |
1 |
8.1 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0.7 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
5.6 |
8.9 |
-7.0 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
6.3 |
5.0 |
||
|
India |
7 |
1 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1 |
8.8 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
-2.0 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
||
|
Indonesia |
2.5 |
1 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
4 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
Ireland |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
3.3 |
7 |
0.5 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
4.7 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
5.6 |
|
Israel |
8.5 |
1 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
-5.7 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
|
Italy |
10 |
1 |
9.4 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
7 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
|
Japan |
8.5 |
1 |
9.8 |
5.6 |
7.7 |
10.0 |
9 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
10.0 |
8.1 |
7.4 |
|
Korea |
7 |
1 |
8.5 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
4 |
1.9 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
-0.1 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
9.1 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
1.8 |
-1.1 |
4.9 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
4.6 |
|
Malaysia |
7 |
1 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
4 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
-2.2 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
|
Mexico |
5.5 |
1 |
7.7 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
-10.0 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
4.1 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
|
Netherlands |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.5 |
8.8 |
4.7 |
7 |
1.1 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
10.0 |
2.4 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
3.1 |
10.0 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
6.4 |
|
Pakistan |
5.5 |
5 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
4 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
6.6 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
-0.2 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
-2.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
|
Philippines |
7 |
1 |
7.7 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
7 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
-0.5 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
8.0 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
5.8 |
3.0 |
-9.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
|
Portugal |
10 |
1 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
7 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
-4.4 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
3.4 |
|
Russia |
5.5 |
5 |
9.8 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
5 |
3.4 |
10.0 |
8.1 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
9.5 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
||
|
Singapore |
5.5 |
1 |
7.2 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
5 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
8.8 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
6.1 |
10.0 |
-4.0 |
7.6 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
6.1 |
|
South Africa |
7 |
1 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
-0.9 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
||
|
Spain |
10 |
1 |
9.4 |
5.6 |
8.4 |
1.9 |
7 |
1.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
5.2 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
-1.8 |
5.3 |
7.4 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
|
|
Sweden |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
9 |
0.8 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
5.2 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
4.8 |
|
|
Switzerland |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8 |
0.8 |
7.5 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
8.4 |
6.3 |
||
|
Taiwan |
7 |
1 |
8.1 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
8.5 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
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|
Thailand |
2.5 |
1 |
7.9 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
9.6 |
6.7 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
-1.4 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
-4.9 |
3.6 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
4.7 |
|
Turkey |
7 |
1 |
4.9 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
4 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
-10.0 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
10.0 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
-3.3 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.1 |
|
United Kingdom |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
8.5 |
4.3 |
9 |
2.2 |
9.7 |
8.5 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
-0.8 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
-0.7 |
7.1 |
10.0 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
|
United States |
10 |
1 |
9.8 |
6.5 |
9.1 |
6.6 |
9 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
7.3 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
5.2 |
2.7 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
-1.1 |
7.5 |
9.7 |
8.4 |
5.0 |
|