Country Risk December 1997: It could be worse
Country Risk December 1997: Top 10 highest climbers
Country Risk December 1997: Top 10 nosedives
Country Risk December 1997: Methodology
| Rank | Total score Dec |
Change from Sept |
Economic performance |
Political risk |
Debt indicators |
Debt in default or rescheduled |
Credit ratings |
Access to bank finance |
Access to short-term finance |
Access to capital markets |
Discount on forfaiting |
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| Dec 97 |
Sept |
Weighting |
100.00 |
|
25.00 |
25.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
| 1 |
1 |
United States |
99.45 |
-0.55 |
24.56 |
25.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.90 |
| 2 |
2 |
Luxembourg |
99.13 |
0.24 |
25.00 |
24.7 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.42 |
| 3 |
3 |
Netherlands |
98.33 |
0.35 |
24.16 |
24.46 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 | ||