Rank Score(out of 133) (1–7)
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GDP (PPP int'l $) per capita, 1980–2008
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Note:From a list of 15 factors, respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country/economy and to rank thembetween 1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.
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Key indicators
Population (millions), 2008.........................................5.5
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DP (US$ billions), 2008.........................................342.9
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DP per capita (US$), 2008..............................62,625.6
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DP (PPP) as share (%) of world total, 2008 .......0.30
Global Competitiveness Index
GCI 2009–2010...........................................................5......5.5
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CI 2008–2009 (out of 134)....................................................3........5.6
G
CI 2007–2008 (out of 131)....................................................3........5.6
Basic requirements...............................................................4........6.0
1st pillar: Institutions.............................................................3........6.12nd pillar: Infrastructure.....................................................12........5.83rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability..................................14........5.74th pillar: Health and primary education...........................6........6.3
Efficiency enhancers............................................................6........5.4
5th pillar: Higher education and training...........................2........5.96th pillar:
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oods market efficiency.....................................7........5.27th pillar: Labor market efficiency......................................5........5.58th pillar: Financial market sophistication.........................8........5.39th pillar: Technological readiness.....................................4........5.910th pillar: Market size........................................................49........4.3
Innovation and sophistication factors..............................7........5.3
11th pillar: Business sophistication....................................8........5.512th pillar: Innovation..........................................................10........5.0
The most problematic factors for doing business
Tax rates.........................................................................25.6Access to financing......................................................25.5Tax regulations..............................................................13.7Restrictive labor regulations.........................................9.8Foreign currency regulations........................................6.9Inefficient government bureaucracy...........................6.4Inadequately educated workforce...............................4.8Inadequate supply of infrastructure............................2.0Poor work ethic in national labor force......................2.0Inflation.............................................................................1.5Policy instability...............................................................1.3Crime and theft................................................................0.5
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overnment instability/coups.......................................0.0Corruption.........................................................................0.0Poor public health...........................................................0.0
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