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Here below we provide in a summary format the full list of investment climate indicators included in the database. For a more detailed presentation, please refer to the section Definitions of Indicators. When selecting indicators in the Query section, you may get additional information by double clicking on any selected indicator.
Indicator |
Code |
Surface Area (square kilometers) |
LAN# |
Population (000's) |
POP# |
Population Growth (%) |
POP% |
GDP (US$ million) |
GDP$ |
GDP Growth (%) |
GDP% |
GNI per Capita (US$) |
GNI$ |
Agriculture (% of GDP) |
AGR% |
Manufacturing (% of GDP) |
MAN% |
Industry (% of GDP) |
IND% |
Services (% of GDP) |
SER% |
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) |
EXP% |
Import of Goods and Services (% of GDP) |
IMP% |
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) |
CAC% |
FDI Stock (US$ million) |
FDS$ |
FDI Flows (US$ million) |
FDF$ |
Inflation - Average Consumer Prices (annual % change) |
INF% |
Government Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP) |
BUD% |
Central Government Debt, Total (% of GDP) |
DEB% |
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |
EXCH |
Real Effective Exchange Rate Index (2000 = 100) |
RERI |
Enterprises ceasing their activity during the year (% of all the firms registered at the beginning of the year) |
MOR% |
Enterprises ceasing their activity during the year (% of all the firms registered at the beginning of the year) - Low value |
MOR%< |
Enterprises ceasing their activity during the year (% of all the firms registered at the beginning of the year) - High value |
MOR%> |
Global Competitiveness Index - Rank |
GCIR |
Global Competitiveness Index - Score |
GCIS |
Ease of Doing Business Index - Rank |
EDBR |
Corruption Perception Index - Rank |
CPIR |
Corruption Perception Index - Score |
CPIS |
Economic Freedom Index - Rank |
EFIR |
Economic Freedom Index - Score |
EFIS |
COFACE Business Climate - Rating |
COBR |
Logistics Performance Index - Rank |
LPIR |
Logistics Performance Index - Score |
LPIS |
Inward FDI Performance Index - Rank |
FDPR |
Inward FDI Potential Index - Rank |
FDOR |
S&P - Rating |
S&PR |
Moody's - Rating |
MOOR |
Fitch - Rating |
FITR |
OECD Consensus - Category |
OECD |
COFACE Country Risk - Rating |
COCR |
% of Firms Identifying Access to Finance as the Main Obstacle |
MFIN |
% of Firms Identifying Access to Land as the Main Obstacle |
MLAN |
% of Firms Identifying Licenses & Permits as the Main Obstacle |
MPER |
% of Firms Identifying Corruption as the Main Obstacle |
MCOR |
% of Firms Identifying the Legal System/Conflict Resolution as the Main Obstacle |
MLEG |
% of Firms Identifying Crime, Theft & Disorder as the Main Obstacle |
MCRI |
% of Firms Identifying Customs & Trade Regulations as the Main Obstacle |
MCUS |
% of Firms Identifying Electricity as the Main Obstacle |
MELE |
% of Firms Identifying the Inadequately Educated Workforce as the Main Obstacle |
MEDU |
% of Firms Identifying Labor Regulations as the Main Obstacle |
MLAB |
% of Firms Identifying Political Instability as the Main Obstacle |
MPOL |
% of Firms Identifying Anti-competitive or Informal Practices as the Main Obstacle |
MINF |
% of Firms Identifying Tax Administration as the Main Obstacle |
MADM |
% of Firms Identifying Tax Rates as the Main Obstacle |
MTAX |
% of Firms Identifying Transportation as the Main Obstacle |
MTRA |
Incidence of Violent Crime (intentional homicides per 100,000) |
CRI# |
% of Firms Paying for Security |
%SEC |
Security Costs (% of Sales) |
SEC% |
Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism, and Arson Against the Firm (% of Sales) |
THE% |
% of Firms Identifying Crime, Theft and Disorder as Major Constraints |
%CRI |
Duration of a Court Case (days) |
COU# |
Cost of Court Case (% of Claim) |
COU% |
Availability of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (Score) |
ADRS |
% of Firms Expected to Pay Informal Payment to Public Officials to Get Things Done |
%PAY |
% of Firms Identifying Functioning of the Courts as a Major Constraint |
%COU |
% of Firms Identifying Corruption as a Major Constraint |
%COR |
Degree of transparency in public procurement |
PROC |
Senior Management Time Spent in Dealing with Requirements of Government Regulation (% of total) |
TIM% |
Time required to establish a business (days) |
EST# |
Time to obtain a construction permit (days) |
CON# |
Time to register a property (days) |
REG# |
% of Firms Identifying Business Licensing and Permits as a Major Constraint |
%LIC |
Average MFN Tariff Rate (simple average, %) |
MFN% |
Average Time to Clear Exports through Customs (days) |
EXP# |
Average Time to Clear Imports from Customs (days) |
IMP# |
% of Firms that Trade Identifying Customs & Trade Regulations as a Major Constraint |
%CUS |
Profit Tax (%) |
PRT% |
Other Taxes (%) |
OTT% |
Social Contributions (%) |
SOC% |
Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials |
VIS# |
% of Firms Identifying Tax Rates as a Major Constraint |
%TAX |
% of Firms Identifying Tax Administration as a Major Constraint |
%ADM |
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) |
CRE% |
Bank non performing loans to total gross loans (%) |
DEF% |
Real Interest Rate (%) |
INT% |
Average Interest Spread (%) |
SPR% |
% of Firms Identifying Access to Finance as a Major Constraint |
%FIN |
% of Firms with Line of Credit or Loan from Financial Institutions |
%LOA |
Literacy Rate - Adult (%) |
LIT% |
School Enrollment - Secondary (% gross) |
EN2% |
School Enrollment - Tertiary (% gross) |
EN3% |
% of Firms Identifying Labor Skill Level as a Major Constraint |
%SKI |
Cost of Firing Workers (Weeks of salary) |
WEE# |
% of Firms Identifying Labor Regulations as a Major Constraint |
%LAR |
Road Network (km) |
ROA# |
Paved Roads (% of total) |
PAV% |
Mobile Phone Subscribers (per 100 people) |
MOB# |
Telephone Mainlines (per 100 people) |
TEL# |
Number of Power Outages in a Typical Month |
POW# |
Number of Incidents of Water Insufficiency in a Typical Month |
WAT# |
% of Firms Identifying Transportation as a Major Constraint |
%TRA |
% of Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major Constraint |
%ELE |
Delay in Obtaining a Mainline Telephone Connection (days) |
TCO# |
Status and Importance of Investment Promotion Agency (Score) |
IPAS |
Existence and Effectiveness of Investment-related Inter-service Coordinating Mechanisms (Score) |
COOS |
Existence and Effectiveness of Coordinating Mechanisms with Private Sector (Score) |
COPS |
Geographical Presence of IPA (Score) |
GEOS |
Number of Investment Treaties Signed (total at year end) |
BIT# |
Number of Double Taxation Treaties Signed (total at year end) |
DTT# |
Labor Cost - Unskilled Workers (US$/year) |
UNS$ |
Labor cost - Unskilled worker (US$/year) - Low value |
UNS$< |
Labor cost - Unskilled worker (US$/year) - High value |
UNS$> |
Labor Cost - Skilled Workers (US$/year) |
SKI$ |
Labor cost - Skilled worker (US$/year) - Low value |
SKI$< |
Labor cost - Skilled worker (US$/year) - High value |
SKI$> |
Labor Cost - Professionals/Technical Workers (US$/year) |
PRO$ |
Labor cost – Professional / technical worker (US$/year) - Low value |
PRO$< |
Labor cost – Professional / technical worker (US$/year) - High value |
PRO$> |
Cost of Electricity (US$/kwh) |
ELE$ |
Cost of Water (US$/m3) |
WAT$ |
Price basket for mobile (US$ per month) |
MOB$ |
Price basket for residential fixed line (US$ per month) |
TEL$ |
Cost to export (US$ per container) |
EXP$ |
Cost to import (US$ per container) |
IMP$ |
Pump price for diesel fuel (US$ per liter) |
DIE$ |
Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter) |
GAS$ |
Land rent (US$/sqm/year) |
LAR$ |
Land rent (US$/sqm/year) - Low value |
LAR$< |
Land rent (US$/sqm/year) - High value |
LAR$> |
Land price (US$/sqm) |
LAP$ |
Land price (US$/sqm) - Low value |
LAP$< |
Land price (US$/sqm) - High value |
LAP$> |
Housing cost - Rent (US$/sqm/year) |
HOR$ |
Housing cost - Rent (US$/sqm/year) – Low value |
HOR$< |
Housing cost - Rent (US$/sqm/year) – High value |
HOR$> |
Housing cost - Purchase (US$/sqm) |
HOP$ |
Housing cost - Purchase (US$/sqm) – Low value |
HOP$< |
Housing cost - Purchase (US$/sqm) – High value |
HOP$> |
Prime Lending Rate (%) |
PRI% |
Maximum Lending Rate (%) |
MAX% |