Country Risk: In search of a safe haven
| Global economic projections | ||||||||
| Rank | Average performance | Economic performance | Expected change | GNP growth | ||||
| Mar 99 | Sept 98 | 1999-2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 1999-2000 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| 1 | 5 | Ireland | 82.68 | 82.64 | 82.73 | 0.09 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 6 | Netherlands | 82.25 | 81.64 | 82.86 | 1.21 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 7 | Finland | 82.21 | 82.08 | 82.33 | 0.25 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 16 | Canada | 81.31 | 81.85 | 80.77 | -1.08 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 1 | Luxembourg | 81.29 | 81.71 | 80.86 | -0.86 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 6 | 20 | Australia | 81.05 | 80.55 | 81.55 | 1.00 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| 7 | 3 | United States | 80.90 | 81.71 | 80.10 | -1.62 | 2.5 | 2.1 |