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 |
Legend | ||||||
Region | Q1 2018 | Q1 2017 | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Q4 2013 | |
Ethiopia | Africa | 224.9255 | 212.5127 | 152.1802 | 135.7290 | 100 |
Laos | Asia | 209.5041 | 192.4288 | 175.3467 | 140.6980 | 100 |
Bangladesh | Asia | 175.3714 | 160.4814 | 149.0511 | 133.3183 | 100 |
Cambodia | Asia | 158.4519 | 145.7434 | 130.8417 | 118.9553 | 100 |
Maldives | Asia | 156.0698 | 150.4939 | 129.0499 | 122.2594 | 100 |
Myanmar | Asia | 155.5196 | 135.9449 | 121.9596 | 107.7445 | 100 |
India | Asia | 151.2114 | 137.0814 | 128.1241 | 117.6895 | 100 |
Vietnam | Asia | 139.6079 | 128.1257 | 119.3215 | 112.7455 | 100 |
Uzbekistan | Asia | 138.5625 | 122.0168 | 115.0247 | 115.7745 | 100 |
Bhutan | Asia | 136.8166 | 124.0328 | 98.5069 | 89.4003 | 100 |
Panama | Americas | 135.7430 | 127.0492 | 122.0534 | 115.7717 | 100 |
Nepal | Africa | 135.3659 | 124.8832 | 109.7146 | 111.1105 | 100 |
Philippines | Asia | 134.2953 | 118.8149 | 112.2316 | 108.2612 | 100 |
Pakistan | Asia | 129.0835 | 127.2247 | 124.4087 | 117.4354 | 100 |
Jordan | Middle East | 127.9470 | 122.9263 | 118.3822 | 115.2121 | 100 |
Romania | Asia | 126.9159 | 111.0576 | 102.0406 | 94.8653 | 100 |
Egypt | Middle East | 126.1414 | 123.6010 | 125.9629 | 126.9567 | 100 |
Turkmenistan | Asia | 123.8886 | 112.9476 | 98.6672 | 104.4111 | 100 |
Indonesia | Asia | 122.9286 | 113.0621 | 101.5785 | 93.9040 | 100 |
Korea South | CEE | 122.7973 | 116.7056 | 109.0960 | 107.3206 | 100 |
Israel | Asia | 122.4564 | 117.8752 | 107.5468 | 101.9668 | 100 |
Albania | Asia | 116.7973 | 103.8560 | 93.1919 | 87.4976 | 100 |
Slovenia | Middle East | 116.0121 | 105.6592 | 96.5517 | 91.3254 | 100 |
Sri Lanka | Middle East | 115.6024 | 112.3833 | 105.7928 | 105.8666 | 100 |
Czech Republic | CEE | 115.5195 | 101.4473 | 94.5719 | 89.8977 | 100 |
Estonia | Australasia | 115.1725 | 102.4247 | 93.5737 | 90.2661 | 100 |
New Zealand | Asia | 113.5280 | 107.8128 | 97.7460 | 93.5473 | 100 |
Afghanistan | Africa | 113.0694 | 105.8269 | 95.9559 | 99.5488 | 100 |
Morocco | CEE | 112.9042 | 106.4574 | 99.6617 | 95.1840 | 100 |
Lebanon | CEE | 112.8399 | 108.5808 | 105.0396 | 104.3434 | 100 |
Latvia | CEE | 112.6799 | 100.6373 | 92.4936 | 89.8749 | 100 |
Lithuania | CEE | 110.8637 | 100.2311 | 92.0084 | 88.7524 | 100 |
Montenegro | Asia | 110.7250 | 101.7550 | 98.4444 | 97.9966 | 100 |
Hungary | CEE | 109.6247 | 100.2734 | 94.2345 | 91.4403 | 100 |
Poland | Asia | 108.7643 | 96.4398 | 89.1644 | 91.1862 | 100 |
Bulgaria | CEE | 108.7239 | 98.5534 | 92.1132 | 87.0693 | 100 |
Thailand | CEE | 108.4233 | 102.3220 | 94.1520 | 93.8108 | 100 |
Georgia | CEE | 108.2054 | 97.8507 | 91.3917 | 89.9295 | 100 |
Moldova | CEE | 106.4343 | 94.3526 | 78.0993 | 80.9104 | 100 |
Macedonia (FYR) | CEE | 106.3573 | 97.5223 | 95.1310 | 90.8792 | 100 |
Slovak Republic | CEE | 106.2543 | 97.3282 | 91.8176 | 89.2067 | 100 |
Singapore | CEE | 104.7747 | 100.8565 | 97.8492 | 97.8855 | 100 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Asia | 103.9467 | 97.3695 | 93.9642 | 88.4805 | 100 |
Kyrgyz Republic | CEE | 102.2450 | 94.9287 | 87.4738 | 91.4743 | 100 |
Armenia | CEE | 101.9429 | 96.6037 | 93.7270 | 94.8511 | 100 |
Bahrain | Middle East | 101.2536 | 96.7892 | 91.4256 | 91.5343 | 100 |
Iran | CEE | 101.0149 | 109.5028 | 101.7148 | 92.8177 | 100 |
Malaysia | Africa | 100.6101 | 90.8008 | 86.8912 | 90.1159 | 100 |
Croatia | CEE | 100.5695 | 92.2727 | 87.1892 | 83.8425 | 100 |
Madagascar | Middle East | 99.6193 | 94.4752 | 89.9064 | 89.8111 | 100 |
United Arab Emirates | CEE | 99.2533 | 93.6373 | 87.2219 | 92.4688 | 100 |
Serbia | Asia | 96.4891 | 88.7873 | 82.7901 | 80.5511 | 100 |
South Africa | Africa | 95.5878 | 90.5218 | 78.0639 | 85.2015 | 100 |
Tajikistan | CEE | 92.1679 | 96.0152 | 81.3779 | 92.3701 | 100 |
Oman | Middle East | 89.0334 | 85.7179 | 80.0323 | 86.0669 | 100 |
Turkey | CEE | 88.3704 | 82.0304 | 86.1827 | 87.8190 | 100 |
Qatar | Middle East | 86.0953 | 80.1841 | 75.1952 | 81.6024 | 100 |
Mongolia | Asia | 86.0508 | 78.6357 | 84.5301 | 90.4200 | 100 |
Saudi Arabia | Middle East | 85.8160 | 81.9444 | 78.4967 | 84.5228 | 100 |
Iraq | Middle East | 75.1024 | 71.3771 | 64.2293 | 69.5165 | 100 |
Belarus | CEE | 70.2014 | 66.3744 | 59.2046 | 71.0700 | 100 |
Kuwait | Asia | 69.5316 | 65.4834 | 61.1049 | 63.5364 | 100 |
Kazakhstan | Middle East | 68.8126 | 62.6329 | 53.8509 | 75.1407 | 100 |
Brunei | Asia | 66.2000 | 66.0455 | 62.9317 | 71.4736 | 100 |
Russia | CEE | 61.9077 | 59.1091 | 50.3123 | 53.6288 | 100 |
Ukraine | CEE | 57.6216 | 53.2346 | 45.3928 | 43.7814 | 100 |
Azerbaijan | Middle East | 52.8243 | 48.7205 | 48.3506 | 69.0598 | 100 |
Yemen | Asia | 49.6081 | 51.0242 | 57.2784 | 89.6445 | 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 |