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Pro: Committed to strong growthCon: Exports falling sharply
Pro: Growth-oriented governmentCon: Investors becoming anxious
Pro: Strong economic fundamentalsCon: Infrastructure investment needed
Pro: Sound economic footingCon: Exports under pressure
Pro: Strong fiscal positionCon: Reliant on exports to EU
Pro: Flexible economyCon: Overvalued currency
Pro: Substantial stimulus plannedCon: Cheaper oil denting revenues
Pro: Proactive governmentCon: Over-reliance on diamonds
Pro: Strong economic growthCon: Poverty still widespread
Pro: Transparent local marketCon: Heavily reliant on US
Pro: Significant natural resourcesCon: Poverty remains a problem
Pro: Strong government Con: GDP growth falling
Pro: Strong domestic demandCon: Political future uncertain
Pro: Robust banking industryCon: Growing social unrest
Pro: Improving foreign relationsCon: Protectionist leanings
Pro: Sound economic managementCon: Exports face steep decline
Pro: Economy proving resilientCon: Export volumes falling
Pro: Stable banking industryCon: Mounting political uncertainty
Pro: HugnalCon: Grarity
Pro: Young, productive workforceCon: Industrial output falling fast
Pro: Exports growing stronglyCon: Inflation pressure growing
Pro: Abundant natural resourcesCon: Economy in steep slowdown
Pro: Sound economic foundationCon: External demand tailing off
Sizzling: Watch out for dramatic growth and intense investor interest
Hot: Conditions are right for serious growth
Warm: Only for the brave, but pioneers will find plenty of opportunity
Tepid: Great potential but serious downsides
Cold: The risks of investing outweigh the potential rewards
Most Competitive
Malaysia ChileChina Thailand Tunisia South AfricaBarbados JordanIndiaRussia
5.04
4.72
4.70
4.60
4.58
4.41
4.40
4.37
4.33
4.31
Competitiveness index
10 Least Corrupt
Barbados Chile UruguayDominicaBotswanaMauritiusBhutanCosta RicaJordanMalaysia
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.0
5.8
5.5
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
Corruption index
GDP Growth Projections
Azerbaijan Angola Rep. of CongoTurkmenistan Iraq* China Afghanistan Yemen Nigeria Uganda
16.4
12.8
12.1
10.3
9.8
9.3
8.3
8.1
8.1
8.1
%
Actual FDI Inflowsfor 2007
China RussiaBrazilMexico India TurkeyChileNigeriaEgyptKazakhstan
83,512
52,475
34,585
24,686
22,950
22,029
14,457
12,454
11,578
10,259
$ m
GDP per head GDP growth Actual FDI FDI change Competitiveness Corruption$ % $ million % score index
ALGERIA 4,843 4.5 1,665 -7 3.71 3.2ANGOLA 6,281 12.8 -1,500 0 2.28 1.9BENIN 905 5.7 48 -9 3.56 3.1BOTSWANA 9,538 4.6 495 1 4.25 5.8BURKINA FASO 614 5.6 600 1,664 3.36 3.5CAMEROON 1,309 4.6 284 -8 3.48 2.3CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 512 4.5 27 50 2.28 2.0CHAD 1,016 5.0 603 -13 2.85 1.6CONGO, REPUBLIC OF 4,739 12.1 352 2 2.28 1.9COTE D’IVOIRE 1,294 4.7 427 33 3.51 2.0DJIBOUTI 1,370 6.9 195 18 2.28 3.0EGYPT 2,652 6.0 11,578 15 3.98 2.8ETHIOPIA 409 6.5 254 -53 3.41 2.6GABON 11,620 7.0 269 0 2.28 3.1GAMBIA, THE 504 6.0 64 -10 3.88 1.9GHANA 813 5.8 855 34 3.62 3.9GUINEA 438 4.7 111 3 2.28 1.6KENYA 991 6.4 728 1,327 3.84 2.1LESOTHO 721 5.4 106 15 3.40 3.2MADAGASCAR 535 7.5 997 239 3.38 3.4MALI 688 5.2 360 334 3.43 3.1MAURITANIA 1,318 6.8 153 -1 3.14 2.8MAURITIUS 7,732 6.2 339 223 4.25 5.5MOROCCO 3,116 5.5 2,577 5 4.08 3.5MOZAMBIQUE 494 6.7 427 177 3.15 2.6NAMIBIA 4,076 4.2 697 80 3.99 4.5NIGER 408 4.5 27 -47 2.28 2.8NIGERIA 1,689 8.1 12,454 -11 3.41 2.8RWANDA 469 5.6 67 319 2.28 3.0SENEGAL 1,157 5.8 78 -65 3.73 3.4SOUTH AFRICA 6,648 3.3 5,692 1,180 4.41 4.9SUDAN 1,822 7.7 2,436 -31 2.28 1.6SWAZILAND 3,097 2.5 37 3 2.28 3.6TANZANIA 573 8.0 600 15 3.49 3.0TOGO 470 3.5 69 -10 2.28 2.7TUNISIA 4,184 5.0 1,618 -51 4.58 4.4UGANDA 528 8.1 368 -8 3.35 2.6ZAMBIA 1,335 6.4 984 60 3.49 2.8
GDP per head GDP growth Actual FDI FDI change Competitiveness Corruption$ % $ million % score index
AFGHANISTAN 524 8.3 288 19 2.28 1.5AZERBAIJAN 7,776 16.4 -4,817 -701 4.10 1.9BANGLADESH 542 5.6 666 -16 3.51 2.1BHUTAN 2,185 5.7 78 1,200 2.28 5.2CAMBODIA 839 6.0 867 80 3.53 1.8CHINA 3,577 9.3 83,512 15 4.70 3.6EAST TIMOR 468 0.6 2 0 3.15 2.2GEORGIA 3,242 4.0 1,659 57 3.86 3.9INDIA 1,122 6.9 22,950 17 4.33 3.4INDONESIA 2,393 5.5 6,928 41 4.25 2.6KAZAKHSTAN 10,106 5.3 10,259 65 4.11 2.2KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 1,131 6.7 208 14 3.40 1.8LAOS 946 6.8 324 73 2.28 2.0MALAYSIA 8,325 4.8 8,403 39 5.04 5.1MONGOLIA 2,140 8.1 328 13 3.65 3.0NEPAL 494 5.5 6 100 3.37 2.7PAKISTAN 1,047 3.5 5,333 25 3.65 2.5
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1,046 4.7 96 1,471 2.28 2.0PHILIPPINES 1,987 3.8 2,928 0 4.09 2.3SRI LANKA 2,435 5.1 529 10 4.02 3.2TAJIKISTAN 849 7.0 401 18 3.46 2.0THAILAND 4,401 4.5 9,575 6 4.60 3.5TURKMENISTAN 4,808 10.3 804 10 2.28 1.8UZBEKISTAN 1,162 7.5 262 34 2.28 1.8VIETNAM 1,197 5.5 6,739 186 4.10 2.7
GDP per head GDP growth Actual FDI FDI change Competitiveness Corruption$ % $ million % score index
ALBANIA 4,682 6.3 656 102 3.55 3.4ARMENIA 3,861 8.0 661 46 3.73 2.9BELARUS 7,317 8.0 1,772 401 2.28 2.0BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 5,275 5.0 2,022 186 3.56 3.2BULGARIA 7,640 4.3 8,429 12 4.03 3.6MACEDONIA 5,100 5.0 320 -25 3.87 3.6MOLDOVA 2,350 6.5 459 90 3.75 2.9ROMANIA 11,992 4.8 9,774 -14 4.10 3.8RUSSIA 14,688 5.5 52,475 62 4.31 2.1SERBIA 7,952 6.0 3,110 -31 3.90 3.4TURKEY 11,194 3.0 22,029 10 4.15 4.6UKRAINE 4,800 2.5 9,891 76 4.09 2.5
GDP per head GDP growth Actual FDI FDI change Competitiveness Corruption$ % $ million % score index
ARGENTINA 9,843 3.6 5,720 14 3.87 2.9BARBADOS 14,683 1.0 51 -45 4.40 7.0BELIZE 4,399 2.5 112 8 2.28 2.9BOLIVIA 2,002 5.0 204 -27 3.42 3.0BRAZIL 8,169 3.5 34,585 84 4.13 3.5CHILE 10,081 3.8 14,457 96 4.72 6.9COLOMBIA 5,362 3.5 9,028 40 4.05 3.8COSTA RICA 6,775 3.5 1,896 29 4.23 5.1DOMINICA 5,381 2.8 48 78 2.28 6.0DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 5,151 2.8 1,698 16 3.72 3.0ECUADOR 4,067 3.0 178 -34 3.58 2.0EL SALVADOR 3,246 2.6 1,526 597 3.99 3.9GRENADA 6,720 4.2 140 65 2.28 N/AGUATEMALA 2,789 4.0 724 22 3.94 3.1GUYANA 1,591 4.5 152 49 3.47 2.6HAITI 825 4.0 75 -53 2.28 1.4HONDURAS 1,928 4.0 816 21 3.98 2.6JAMAICA 5,472 0.9 779 -12 3.89 3.1MEXICO 11,102 1.8 24,686 28 4.23 3.6NICARAGUA 1,136 3.5 335 17 3.41 2.5PANAMA 7,768 7.8 1,825 -29 4.24 3.4PARAGUAY 2,877 4.2 190 12 3.40 2.4PERU 5,077 7.0 5,343 54 3.95 3.6SURINAME 6,237 4.8 316 -2 3.58 3.6URUGUAY 11,045 5.5 879 -37 4.04 6.9VENEZUELA 13,271 2.0 646 209 3.56 1.9
GDP per head GDP growth Actual FDI FDI change Competitiveness Corruption$ % $ million % score index
IRAN 5,973 5.0 754 138 2.28 2.3IRAQ* 4,000 9.8 448 17 2.28 1.3JORDAN 3,616 5.3 1,835 -43 4.37 5.1LEBANON 8,029 5.0 2,845 4 2.28 3.0SYRIA 2,242 5.2 885 48 3.99 2.1YEMEN 1,453 8.1 464 -59 2.28 2.3
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Sources: GDP per capita: 2009 estimate, IMF; * Source for GDP: CIA Factbook; Projected GDP growth: 2009 estimate, IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2008; Competitiveness score: The World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009; Corruption index: Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, 2008; FDI flows: UNCTAD World Investment Report, September 2008. Cartographic maps courtesy of Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
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