The historical data compares the current quarter to the equivalent quarter for the previous three years. The annual changes in the index values clearly demonstrate the general trends.
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Quarterly Result | Graphs and Trends | Methodology | Result Index |
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Country | Region | Q2 2018 | Q2 2017 | Q2 2016 | Q2 2015 | Q4 2013 |
Ethiopia | Africa | 222.26504 | 212.5127 | 152.1802 | 135.729 | 100 |
Laos | Asia | 200.78383 | 192.4288 | 177.9383 | 145.3083 | 100 |
Bangladesh | Asia | 175.37139 | 160.2485 | 147.0202 | 133.3183 | 100 |
Cambodia | Asia | 159.08437 | 145.1885 | 131.1476 | 117.1056 | 100 |
Myanmar | Asia | 155.63057 | 136.2924 | 121.3658 | 106.1255 | 100 |
Maldives | Asia | 154.11285 | 148.4896 | 129.0499 | 122.2594 | 100 |
India | Asia | 151.37508 | 138.6736 | 128.1867 | 118.6849 | 100 |
Uzbekistan | Asia | 140.44507 | 128.4129 | 115.7905 | 113.9014 | 100 |
Vietnam | Asia | 139.60789 | 128.2914 | 119.0456 | 112.63 | 100 |
Bhutan | Asia | 136.81664 | 124.0328 | 101.7108 | 95.05836 | 100 |
Panama | Americas | 136.41788 | 125.8877 | 120.4293 | 115.7717 | 100 |
Philippines | Asia | 136.14223 | 119.6695 | 112.571 | 108.2231 | 100 |
Nepal | Asia | 135.36585 | 124.8832 | 109.7146 | 111.1105 | 100 |
Pakistan | Asia | 129.28919 | 128.7197 | 126.3546 | 118.525 | 100 |
Jordan | Middle East | 127.89486 | 122.7228 | 118.4724 | 115.7556 | 100 |
Romania | CEE | 126.92083 | 111.521 | 102.504 | 95.35212 | 100 |
Egypt | Africa | 126.36109 | 124.1159 | 124.3768 | 126.9978 | 100 |
Turkmenistan | Asia | 123.88859 | 112.9476 | 98.66715 | 104.4111 | 100 |
Indonesia | Asia | 123.0421 | 113.1671 | 101.9662 | 93.26628 | 100 |
Korea South | Asia | 122.78987 | 116.9776 | 108.8649 | 106.9711 | 100 |
Israel | Middle East | 122.50167 | 118.1404 | 107.2117 | 101.6545 | 100 |
Albania | CEE | 116.82901 | 103.856 | 94.04828 | 87.56543 | 100 |
Slovenia | CEE | 116.16216 | 105.7625 | 96.68627 | 92.01391 | 100 |
Czech Republic | CEE | 115.53646 | 101.552 | 94.544 | 90.27616 | 100 |
Sri Lanka | Asia | 115.19556 | 110.7519 | 105.5221 | 105.5473 | 100 |
Estonia | CEE | 115.11552 | 102.3647 | 93.27657 | 90.33997 | 100 |
Afghanistan | Asia | 113.06938 | 105.8269 | 97.77533 | 99.54883 | 100 |
New Zealand | Australasia | 113.0042 | 107.7564 | 97.887 | 93.47307 | 100 |
Lebanon | Middle East | 112.93611 | 108.9385 | 104.8424 | 103.9874 | 100 |
Morocco | Africa | 112.9042 | 106.4268 | 100.0946 | 95.83015 | 100 |
Latvia | CEE | 112.78977 | 100.5498 | 92.55044 | 89.89452 | 100 |
Lithuania | CEE | 111.57329 | 100.1539 | 92.07606 | 88.87163 | 100 |
Montenegro | CEE | 111.00604 | 101.6191 | 97.63382 | 97.56221 | 100 |
Hungary | CEE | 109.6903 | 100.1294 | 93.92173 | 91.90466 | 100 |
Poland | CEE | 108.86991 | 96.81084 | 88.80331 | 91.13209 | 100 |
Thailand | Asia | 108.8456 | 101.7506 | 94.04575 | 93.31056 | 100 |
Bulgaria | CEE | 108.84511 | 98.84202 | 92.37997 | 87.53731 | 100 |
Georgia | CEE | 108.01859 | 97.97049 | 91.65726 | 89.67014 | 100 |
Moldova | CEE | 106.63833 | 94.70147 | 78.42646 | 79.09882 | 100 |
Macedonia (FYR) | CEE | 106.62758 | 97.88442 | 93.86629 | 90.21589 | 100 |
Slovak Republic | CEE | 106.21624 | 97.1368 | 91.77663 | 89.35068 | 100 |
Singapore | Asia | 104.78965 | 100.8156 | 97.92165 | 97.99991 | 100 |
Bosnia-Herzegovinaa | CEE | 104.33153 | 97.49019 | 93.32713 | 88.51544 | 100 |
Armenia | Asia | 102.3498 | 96.80833 | 93.30502 | 94.48234 | 100 |
Kyrgyz Republic | CEE | 102.24496 | 94.92875 | 87.47378 | 91.47431 | 100 |
Bahrain | Middle East | 101.21963 | 96.78924 | 91.25729 | 91.3436 | 100 |
Iran | Middle East | 101.01486 | 108.3947 | 101.6064 | 92.81768 | 100 |
Croatia | CEE | 100.83107 | 92.22937 | 86.61421 | 83.62467 | 100 |
Malaysia | Asia | 100.25047 | 90.8644 | 87.17793 | 89.49625 | 100 |
Madagascar | Africa | 99.619304 | 94.20673 | 89.90638 | 87.59602 | 100 |
United Arab Emirateses | Middle East | 99.246566 | 93.42024 | 86.88971 | 92.29083 | 100 |
Serbia | CEE | 96.594047 | 89.07981 | 83.68917 | 80.89096 | 100 |
South Africa | Africa | 95.767811 | 90.23838 | 77.72198 | 85.04318 | 100 |
Tajikistan | CEE | 92.167861 | 90.84727 | 91.8741 | 92.37009 | 100 |
Oman | Middle East | 89.009071 | 85.86889 | 80.03235 | 85.70317 | 100 |
Turkey | CEE | 88.54424 | 81.97255 | 85.80742 | 87.5046 | 100 |
Qatar | Middle East | 86.092647 | 79.90987 | 75.20869 | 81.20241 | 100 |
Mongolia | Asia | 86.050773 | 81.48718 | 83.56411 | 90.75033 | 100 |
Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 85.888843 | 82.0079 | 78.77779 | 84.07003 | 100 |
Iraq | Middle East | 75.102434 | 71.37707 | 64.22926 | 69.35074 | 100 |
Belarus | CEE | 70.201443 | 66.26593 | 59.42787 | 70.68877 | 100 |
Kuwait | Middle East | 69.576755 | 65.33909 | 61.16055 | 63.24856 | 100 |
Kazakhstan | Asia | 69.053476 | 62.71086 | 53.81091 | 75.16525 | 100 |
Brunei | Asia | 66.200036 | 66.04545 | 62.93172 | 71.47358 | 100 |
Russia | CEE | 61.902234 | 59.16464 | 50.52248 | 53.6067 | 100 |
Ukraine | CEE | 57.509722 | 53.61555 | 46.39476 | 43.75408 | 100 |
Azerbaijan | Asia | 52.936895 | 48.05541 | 47.83693 | 68.96627 | 100 |
Yemen | Middle East | 49.608056 | 51.02423 | 56.43016 | 87.77725 | 100 |
* CEE refers to Central and Eastern Europe | ||||||
* 100 refers to the rebased factor in Q4 2013 | ||||||
Tier | Score Range | Definition |
Tier 1 | ≥ 200 | A country whose the investment climate has improved substantially since Q4 2013 in both the underlying factors (political, economic and structural) and the GDP growth that country has experienced |
Tier 2 | 125 - 199.99 | A country whose the investment climate has improved significantly since Q4 2013 in the underlying factors (political, economic and structural) and/or the GDP growth that country has experienced |
Tier 3 | 100.01 – 124.99 | A country whose the investment climate has improved moderately since Q4 2013 in the underlying factors (political, economic and structural) and/or the GDP growth that country has experienced |
Baseline | 100 | Compared to Q4 2013, a country has the same degree of IC and GDP |
Tier 4 | 70 – 99.99 | A country whose the investment climate has declined since Q4 2013 in the underlying factors (political, economic and structural) and/or the GDP growth that country has experienced |
Tier 5 | < 70 | A country whose the investment climate has dropped significantly since Q4 2013 in the underlying factors (political, economic and structural) and/or the GDP growth that country has experienced |