The FTAA-Index

The 2010 FTAA-Index ratings

The following are the ratings that resulted from the experiences of 2010:

COUNTRY FTAA-Index MARKET SIZE MARKET EASINESS MARKET INDEX RESPECT TO FOREIGN INVESTORS EFFICIENCY OF COURTS REGULATORY EASINESS RULE OF LAW INDEX LABOR PRODUCTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Chile 8.6 5 10 7.5 10 9 9 9.33 9 9 9
Costa Rica 7.3 2 9 5.5 10 9 6 8.33 9 7 8
Cayman Islands 7.3 1 10 5.5 10 9 9 9.33 5 9 7
Mexico 7.2 9 7 8 9 6 6 7.00 7 6 6.5
Netherlands Antilles 7.1 1 10 5.5 10 8 8 8.67 5 9 7
Argentina 7.0 8 7 7.5 4 8 6 6.00 9 6 7.5
Panama 6.9 2 9 5.5 10 7 8 8.33 6 8 7
Jamaica 6.9 1 9 5 8 9 8 8.33 7 8 7.5
Trinidad and Tobago 6.9 2 10 6 10 6 6 7.33 9 6 7.5
Colombia 6.9 6 7 6.5 9 4 7 6.67 9 6 7.5
Peru 6.8 4 7 5.5 10 7 7 8.00 8 6 7
Bahamas 6.4 1 5 3 10 9 9 9.33 5 9 7
Bermuda 6.4 1 9 5 10 9 9 9.33 5 5 5
Brazil 6.3 10 3 6.5 9 6 4 6.33 6 6 6
Barbados 6.3 1 9 5 9 6 7 7.33 6 7 6.5
Aruba 6.1 1 9 5 9 8 8 8.33 5 5 5
Dominican Republic 6.1 3 7 5 10 6 6 7.33 8 4 6
Uruguay 5.7 2 6 4 9 6 6 7.00 8 4 6
Grenada 5.6 1 4 2.5 7 8 8 7.67 5 8 6.5
Puerto Rico 5.3 10 9 9 9.33 5 8 6.5
Guatemala 5.2 2 6 4 9 6 5 6.67 7 3 5
Antigua and Barbuda 5.2 1 4 2.5 9 8 7 8.00 5 5 5
El Salvador 5.1 2 6 4 6 5 5 5.33 6 6 6
Paraguay 5.1 1 6 3.5 8 6 6 6.67 6 4 5
St. Kitts and Nevis 4.8 1 5 3 7 6 6 6.33 5 5 5
Dominica 4.7 1 5 3 7 5 6 6.00 5 5 5
Nicaragua 4.6 1 6 3.5 6 8 2 5.33 7 3 5
St. Vincent and the Grenadiines 4.6 1 4 2.5 7 6 6 6.33 5 5 5
St. Lucia 4.5 1 4 2.5 7 5 6 6.00 5 5 5
Guyana 4.2 1 4 2.5 7 4 4 5.00 5 5 5
Honduras 3.9 1 4 2.5 6 4 4 4.67 6 3 4.5
Belize 3.9 1 4 2.5 6 4 4 4.67 5 4 4.5
Ecuador 3.8 3 4 3.5 2 4 3 3.00 6 4 5
Suriname 3.7 1 4 2.5 6 4 4 4.67 5 3 4
Bolivia 3.5 2 3 2.5 2 2 2 2.00 8 4 6
Venezuela 3.2 7 1 4 0 2 1 1.00 4 5 4.5
Haiti 2.1 1 1 1 5 2 1 2.67 4 1 2.5