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Financial Standards Index

Countries in this section are profiled in a comprehensive manner, importantly including detailed assessments of the degree of a country's compliance with the 12 Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems, as well as the Business Indicator Index, which gives a score for a country"s economic, political, and business environment, and a snapshot of a country's performance in nine of the leading global best-practices indices.

The countries profiled in this section are largely more active in and significant to the global economy. The full profile methodology is described in the Research & Methodology section.


Rank Country Compliance Level Score
1. Netherlands High 73.33
2. Italy High 72.50
3. Denmark High 70.00
4. Australia High 69.17
5. United Kingdom High 68.33
6. France High 65.83
7. United States High 65.00
8. Norway High 63.33
8. Portugal High 63.33
10. Estonia High 62.50
10. Germany High 62.50
12. Belgium High 60.83
12. Hungary High 60.83
12. Slovenia High 60.83
15. Canada Medium 59.17
15. Switzerland Medium 59.17
17. India Medium 58.33
17. Ireland Medium 58.33
19. Austria Medium 57.50
19. Croatia Medium 57.50
19. Slovakia Medium 57.50
22. Spain Medium 56.67
23. Bulgaria Medium 55.83
23. South Africa Medium 55.83
25. New Zealand Medium 55.00
25. Philippines Medium 55.00
27. Chile Medium 54.17
28. Cyprus Medium 53.33
28. Greece Medium 53.33
28. Mexico Medium 53.33
31. Czech Republic Medium 52.50
32. Hong Kong SAR Medium 51.67
32. Lithuania Medium 51.67
32. Sweden Medium 51.67
35. Kazakhstan Medium 50.83
35. Thailand Medium 50.83
37. Israel Medium 50.00
37. Romania Medium 50.00
39. Luxembourg Medium 49.17
40. Poland Medium 48.33
40. Turkey Medium 48.33
42. Finland Medium 47.50
43. Malaysia Medium 46.67
44. Latvia Medium 45.83
44. Morocco Medium 45.83
46. Malta Medium 45.00
47. Indonesia Medium 43.33
Rank Country Compliance Level Score
48. Colombia Medium 40.83
49. Bahrain Medium 40.00
49. Peru Medium 40.00
49. Serbia Medium 40.00
49. Ukraine Medium 40.00
53. Russia Low 39.17
54. Japan Low 38.33
55. Iceland Low 37.50
55. Pakistan Low 37.50
55. Singapore Low 37.50
58. Panama Low 36.67
58. Tunisia Low 36.67
60. Argentina Low 35.00
60. Brazil Low 35.00
60. Saudi Arabia Low 35.00
63. Egypt Low 34.17
64. El Salvador Low 33.33
65. Costa Rica Low 32.50
65. Jordan Low 32.50
65. South Korea Low 32.50
68. Guatemala Low 30.83
69. Ghana Low 28.33
70. China Low 25.83
70. Tanzania Low 25.83
72. Kenya Low 24.17
72. United Arab Emirates Low 24.17
74. Ecuador Low 22.50
74. Kuwait Low 22.50
74. Uruguay Low 22.50
77. Honduras Low 21.67
77. Sri Lanka Low 21.67
79. Bangladesh Low 20.00
80. Oman Very Low 18.33
81. Taiwan Very Low 17.50
82. Lebanon Very Low 15.83
83. Dominican Republic Very Low 15.00
84. Algeria Very Low 14.17
85. Vietnam Very Low 13.33
86. Paraguay Very Low 12.50
87. Nigeria Very Low 11.67
88. Bolivia Very Low 10.00
88. Venezuela Very Low 10.00
90. Cameroon Very Low 9.17
90. Iran Very Low 9.17
92. Qatar Very Low 5.83
93. Syria Very Low 4.17