Country:
Brazil
Voters ranked ten financial, economic and political indicators by
their importance when determining the country credit ratings of each of the eight countries below.
Select each of the countries to see how the factors rise and fall in importance.
|
Brazil
| China | India | Iraq | Russia |
| Turkey | United States | Korea |
| Indicators |
Sept.
2007 |
Mar.
2007 |
| Debt Profile (foreign exchange reserves, debt-service ratio, absolute level of debt) |
8.3 |
8 |
| Government Fiscal Policy |
7.6 |
7.5 |
| Balance of Payments/ Current Account |
7.3 |
7.2 |
| GDP Growth |
6.3 |
5.7 |
| Governance (regulatory regime, rule of law, corrup- tion, transparency) |
5.3 |
4.9 |
| Banking/Financial Stability |
5.3 |
5.5 |
| Export Profile (growth, diversity) |
5.2 |
5.4 |
| Political System |
4.3 |
4.6 |
| Relationship with Multilaterals |
2.9 |
3.4 |
| National Security (external threats, internal strife, terrorism) |
2.5 |
2.7 |
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