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.
Region | Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | Q4 2016 | Q4 2015 | Q4 2013 | |
Laos | Asia | 200.78 | 192.43 | 176.90 | 160.92 | 100 |
Ethiopia | Africa | 198.80 | 205.43 | 193.94 | 135.73 | 100 |
Bangladesh | Asia | 175.37 | 160.25 | 146.59 | 134.95 | 100 |
Maldives | Asia | 159.75 | 146.86 | 139.57 | 122.26 | 100 |
Cambodia | Asia | 158.77 | 144.97 | 131.72 | 117.68 | 100 |
Myanmar | Asia | 155.39 | 140.79 | 129.66 | 112.42 | 100 |
India | Asia | 150.85 | 138.92 | 127.52 | 118.17 | 100 |
Uzbekistan | Asia | 140.09 | 136.36 | 119.93 | 113.07 | 100 |
Vietnam | Asia | 139.88 | 128.29 | 119.30 | 113.26 | 100 |
Philippines | Asia | 136.56 | 120.35 | 112.02 | 108.40 | 100 |
Nepal | Asia | 135.37 | 124.88 | 109.71 | 111.11 | 100 |
Bhutan | Asia | 135.06 | 124.03 | 113.34 | 97.67 | 100 |
Panama | Americas | 134.71 | 127.22 | 119.19 | 115.29 | 100 |
Pakistan | Asia | 129.19 | 128.93 | 126.67 | 120.41 | 100 |
Jordan | Middle East | 127.95 | 122.22 | 117.91 | 115.62 | 100 |
Egypt | Africa | 126.92 | 125.95 | 123.09 | 126.44 | 100 |
Romania | CEE | 126.64 | 111.60 | 102.15 | 96.20 | 100 |
Turkmenistan | Asia | 123.41 | 111.08 | 98.07 | 100.91 | 100 |
Indonesia | Asia | 123.27 | 113.67 | 103.85 | 93.50 | 100 |
Korea South | Asia | 122.66 | 117.18 | 108.01 | 106.93 | 100 |
Israel | Middle East | 122.50 | 117.85 | 107.43 | 101.74 | 100 |
Albania | CEE | 116.86 | 104.42 | 94.45 | 89.03 | 100 |
Slovenia | CEE | 115.78 | 106.36 | 97.87 | 93.05 | 100 |
Czech Republic | CEE | 115.59 | 101.85 | 94.56 | 90.59 | 100 |
Estonia | CEE | 115.43 | 103.09 | 93.13 | 90.69 | 100 |
Montenegro | CEE | 113.55 | 102.34 | 96.37 | 96.98 | 100 |
Sri Lanka | Asia | 113.50 | 111.28 | 108.60 | 104.71 | 100 |
Afghanistan | Asia | 113.07 | 105.83 | 97.78 | 99.04 | 100 |
New Zealand | Australasia | 112.99 | 106.15 | 97.78 | 92.79 | 100 |
Lebanon | Middle East | 112.89 | 108.08 | 103.76 | 102.70 | 100 |
Morocco | Africa | 112.85 | 105.37 | 99.99 | 96.52 | 100 |
Latvia | CEE | 112.74 | 101.09 | 92.16 | 90.33 | 100 |
Lithuania | CEE | 111.76 | 100.59 | 91.68 | 89.09 | 100 |
Moldova | CEE | 110.79 | 96.54 | 79.73 | 74.67 | 100 |
Bulgaria | CEE | 109.46 | 99.22 | 92.39 | 88.02 | 100 |
Thailand | Asia | 109.45 | 101.73 | 94.84 | 93.08 | 100 |
Hungary | CEE | 109.32 | 100.39 | 94.39 | 92.17 | 100 |
Poland | CEE | 108.76 | 96.98 | 88.60 | 90.73 | 100 |
Georgia | CEE | 108.40 | 98.37 | 92.04 | 89.48 | 100 |
Macedonia (FYR) | CEE | 107.84 | 98.65 | 93.63 | 88.03 | 100 |
Slovak Republic | CEE | 106.18 | 97.17 | 91.83 | 89.67 | 100 |
Singapore | Asia | 104.78 | 100.91 | 97.90 | 97.96 | 100 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | CEE | 104.59 | 97.77 | 92.77 | 89.68 | 100 |
Armenia | Asia | 103.41 | 97.20 | 92.53 | 93.87 | 100 |
Kyrgyz Republic | CEE | 102.24 | 98.56 | 88.07 | 89.17 | 100 |
Croatia | CEE | 101.55 | 93.39 | 87.50 | 83.91 | 100 |
Bahrain | Middle East | 101.14 | 96.73 | 90.97 | 90.38 | 100 |
Iran | Middle East | 100.58 | 108.43 | 103.56 | 93.98 | 100 |
Malaysia | Asia | 100.26 | 91.44 | 86.65 | 86.33 | 100 |
Madagascar | Africa | 99.59 | 94.42 | 89.91 | 87.60 | 100 |
United Arab Emirates | Middle East | 99.08 | 93.40 | 86.25 | 90.50 | 100 |
Serbia | CEE | 96.80 | 89.37 | 84.76 | 81.79 | 100 |
South Africa | Africa | 95.18 | 90.27 | 77.73 | 84.22 | 100 |
Tajikistan | CEE | 91.28 | 93.47 | 91.87 | 92.37 | 100 |
Oman | Middle East | 89.64 | 86.23 | 79.88 | 84.49 | 100 |
Turkey | CEE | 88.32 | 82.02 | 84.57 | 86.55 | 100 |
Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 86.60 | 81.95 | 78.16 | 80.78 | 100 |
Qatar | Middle East | 85.94 | 79.72 | 75.10 | 80.21 | 100 |
Mongolia | Asia | 85.36 | 80.34 | 81.24 | 88.46 | 100 |
Iraq | Middle East | 74.51 | 71.30 | 63.70 | 67.97 | 100 |
Belarus | CEE | 70.36 | 68.16 | 59.48 | 70.55 | 100 |
Kuwait | Middle East | 69.07 | 65.30 | 61.25 | 63.53 | 100 |
Kazakhstan | Asia | 68.99 | 63.07 | 53.95 | 74.60 | 100 |
Brunei | Asia | 66.20 | 66.05 | 62.93 | 71.39 | 100 |
Russia | CEE | 61.86 | 59.42 | 50.94 | 53.41 | 100 |
Ukraine | CEE | 57.42 | 54.58 | 47.51 | 44.24 | 100 |
Azerbaijan | Asia | 53.27 | 47.95 | 46.48 | 66.92 | 100 |
Yemen | Middle East | 48.69 | 50.49 | 54.68 | 79.12 | 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 |