Business Environment Ranking
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Business Environment Ranking, October 2007
Selected Economies
2008/2012
Selected Economies
2008/2012
Denmark 1 Malaysia 31
Finland 2 Portugal 33
Singapore 3 Poland 34
Canada 4 Mexico 35
Switzerland 5 South Africa 41
Hong Kong 6 Brazil 42
Netherlands 7 Thailand 43
Australia 8 Turkey 49
United States 9 Argentina 52
Sweden 10 China 53
United Kingdom 12 India 54
Germany 13 Colombia 58
New Zealand 14 Indonesia 59
France 17 Peru 61
Norway 18 Russia 62
Chile 20 Ecuador 77
Spain 22 Cuba 78
South Korea 25 Iran 80
Japan 27 Venezuela 81
Czech Republic 28
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit (www.eiu.com), 2007. Business environment measures a country’s performance in ten key areas: political and institutional environment, macroeconomic stability, market opportunities, policy towards private enterprise, policy towards foreign investment, foreign trade and exchange regime, the tax system, financing, the labor market and infrastructure.
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Chile has been ranked as the best Latin American country to do business in over the five-year periods shown
YearScoreRanking
2006-20107.8122
2008-20128.0520
Source: Business Environment Rankings of 82 economies, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

This encouraging assessment reflects significant confidence in Chilean policy since 1990, notably in such key areas as:

  • Political stability
  • Modernization of the State
  • Economic freedom
  • Social cohesion
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