2012 Commitment to Development Index
Components Aid Trade Investment Migration Environment Security Technology
Aid Quantity, net of debt payments Tying Selectivity Project proliferation Tax breaks for charity
Aid Luxembourg Norway Sweden Denmark Netherlands Ireland United Kingdom Finland Belgium Switzerland Canada Australia France Spain Germany New Zealand United States Portugal Austria Greece Japan Italy Czech Republic South Korea Hungary Slovakia Poland
1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7
0
3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1
4.3 4.2 4.0 3.9
5.2 5.0
Average (= 5)
6.8 6.6 6.4
7.5
9.5
11.5
13.0 13.0 12.6
Trade Tariffs Quotas Farm subsidies Actual imports
Trade New Zealand Australia United States Canada Netherlands Sweden Finland Slovakia Italy Austria Poland Portugal France United Kingdom Spain Germany Czech Republic Belgium Hungary Luxembourg Denmark Greece Ireland Switzerland Norway Japan South Korea -1.3
0.1
0
1.1
1.5
6.2 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2
Average (= 5)
6.7
7.4
8.1
Investment Political risk insurance Environment and labor screens
Fighting international bribery Double taxation More
Investment Checklist Political risk insurance Multilateral Insurance? Official national agency? Agency monitors environment/labor/human rights? Investors in all sectors eligible? No inappropriate national econ interest tests? Restrict extending coverage to inefficient import-substituting projects? International companies with a significant presence in this country eligible?
Double Taxation Avoids double taxation? Lets investors enjoy developing country tax incentives? Other FDI Official assistance in resolving investment disputes? Help businesses identify investment opportunities? Help developing countries set up investment promotion agencies? Negative advocacy
Prevention of Bribery/Corrupt Practices Portfolio OECD convention -- participation level? Official support for design of developing EITI Conference participation? country securities institutions and Bribe Payers Index Score Quintile regulations? No restrictions on pension fund investment in emerging markets?
Investment Netherlands United Kingdom Germany Canada Australia Norway France Spain South Korea Italy Sweden Belgium Japan Portugal Finland United States Austria Denmark Switzerland New Zealand Luxembourg Poland Greece Czech Republic Hungary Slovakia Ireland
2.9 2.9
0
3.6
4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9
5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7
Average (= 5)
6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9
Migration Immigration, especially unskilled Foreign students from developing countries Aid to refugees and asylumseekers
Migration Austria Norway Switzerland Sweden Canada Germany Luxembourg New Zealand Greece Denmark Netherlands Spain United States Belgium Italy United Kingdom Finland Australia France Portugal Ireland Japan Hungary South Korea Czech Republic Poland Slovakia
0.6 0.6
0
1.9 1.7 1.3 1.3
2.8
5.5 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0
Average (= 5)
7.0 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.2
7.8
8.6
9.9
11.7
Environment Greenhouse gas emissions Gas taxes Fishing subsidies Tropical timber imports More
Environment Slovakia Hungary Finland Poland Sweden Portugal Czech Republic United Kingdom Belgium France Germany Denmark Netherlands Italy Ireland Spain Austria New Zealand Greece Switzerland Luxembourg Japan United States South Korea Australia Norway Canada
2.5
0
3.2
3.8
4.5 4.3 4.2
7.4 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.8 5.5
Average (= 5)
7.9
8.3
Security
$ + personnel to U.N. peacekeeping Personnel to non-U.N. Arms exports Protecting sea lanes
Security Denmark Norway New Zealand Ireland Finland Austria Portugal Greece Canada Slovakia Hungary United Kingdom Australia Italy Luxembourg United States Japan Switzerland Poland France Germany Belgium Spain Netherlands Czech Republic South Korea Sweden
1.6 1.4 1.2
0
3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.2
4.6 4.5 4.4
6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0
Average (= 5)
6.6
6.9
7.7 7.6 7.3
Technology Public R&D spending Tax breaks for R&D Limiting intellectual property rights
Technology Portugal South Korea France Denmark Japan Finland Spain Austria Norway Canada Netherlands Czech Republic Australia Germany United States Switzerland New Zealand Sweden Belgium United Kingdom Luxembourg Italy Ireland Hungary Greece Poland Slovakia
2.8 2.7 2.6
0
3.4
3.9
5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2
Average (= 5)
6.1
6.6 6.6
7.0
7.4
Overall Denmark Norway Sweden Luxembourg Austria Netherlands Finland New Zealand United Kingdom Portugal Canada Germany Belgium France Spain Australia Ireland Switzerland United States Italy Greece Hungary Slovakia Czech Republic Poland Japan South Korea
2.7
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4
6.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.5
7.0
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Overall Norway
6.6
New Zealand
5.8
Canada
5.4
EU
5.3
Australia
5.2 5.0
Switzerland
4.8
United States 3.4
Japan 2.7
South Korea
0 Aid
Trade
Average (= 5) Investment
Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Overall New Zealand
5.8
Canada
5.4
Europe
5.3
Australia
5.2 4.8
United States 3.4
Japan 2.7
South Korea
0 Aid
Trade
Average (= 5) Investment
Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Sources: Jรถrg Faust, Foreign Policy
Change since 2003 Japan Portugal Finland France United States Greece United Kingdom Spain Italy Norway Austria Belgium Germany Canada Australia Switzerland New Zealand Ireland Netherlands Denmark Sweden
1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
Sub-Saharan Africa Ireland Denmark Luxembourg United Kingdom Portugal Netherlands Norway France Sweden Finland Belgium Canada Germany Switzerland New Zealand Austria Spain United States Italy Australia Czech Republic Hungary Poland Greece Slovakia Japan South Korea
1.8
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
2.6
3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7
4.6 4.4
6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Middle East & North Africa Sweden Denmark Luxembourg Ireland Spain France Belgium Netherlands Finland Canada Italy Austria Germany United Kingdom Norway United States Portugal Australia New Zealand Switzerland Greece Hungary Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Japan South Korea
2.3
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
3.3 3.2
4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7
6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5
6.8 6.7
7.6
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Europe & Central Asia Austria Luxembourg Ireland Sweden Denmark Greece Germany Finland Netherlands Portugal Belgium Spain United Kingdom Italy United States Norway France Switzerland Canada Hungary New Zealand Czech Republic Slovakia Poland Japan Australia South Korea
2.7
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
3.5 3.4 3.4
6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.9
6.8
8.0
9.1
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
South Asia United States Denmark Canada United Kingdom Norway Netherlands Finland New Zealand Germany Australia Switzerland Ireland Austria Belgium Spain Portugal Italy Sweden Luxembourg France Hungary Greece Poland Czech Republic Slovakia Japan South Korea
2.3
2.8
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5
6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6
7.6 7.4 7.2
9.1
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
East Asia & Pacific New Zealand Australia Canada United States Denmark Portugal Ireland Netherlands Luxembourg Norway Finland Sweden Germany Austria France Belgium Switzerland United Kingdom Italy Spain Czech Republic Hungary Greece Slovakia Japan Poland South Korea
5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2
0 Aid
Trade
12.7 12.0
6.3 6.2
Average (= 5) Investment
Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Latin America & Caribbean United States Canada Spain Portugal Denmark Netherlands Sweden Luxembourg Ireland Germany France Finland Switzerland Norway Belgium United Kingdom Austria Italy New Zealand Australia Japan Czech Republic Hungary Greece Poland Slovakia South Korea
5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.1
0 Aid
Trade
Investment
6.8
7.8
12.1
Average (= 5) Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
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Overall Rank 9 7 16 12 3 6 16 14 19 9 20 21 4 7 2 9 22 14 1 18 12 5
Country Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States
Aid Trade 4.1 7.7 3.9 6.5 7.0 6.3 4.2 6.7 11.9 6.2 7.3 6.6 4.3 6.4 4.0 6.3 2.3 6.3 8.6 6.1 2.0 6.5 1.5 3.3 11.5 6.6 3.3 8.1 12.7 2.6 2.8 6.5 1.0 2.8 4.8 6.4 14.9 6.5 5.7 3.2 7.0 6.3 3.1 7.4
Investment 6.1 4.0 5.6 6.1 4.7 4.9 5.3 6.4 4.0 3.1 5.6 4.9 6.0 4.7 6.4 5.4 5.9 6.0 5.6 4.6 6.4 5.3
Migration Environment Security Technology 4.0 4.2 7.0 5.3 11.1 6.7 4.2 5.5 4.0 7.6 1.4 4.7 6.2 3.4 5.3 5.7 5.6 7.4 6.1 6.5 3.8 8.4 5.9 6.1 3.4 7.4 3.3 6.1 4.8 7.2 3.5 4.7 6.8 6.9 5.1 2.7 4.1 7.4 5.2 4.0 3.7 7.0 4.7 4.5 1.8 5.7 2.0 6.3 4.9 7.3 5.3 5.2 6.1 6.4 8.7 4.9 8.4 6.5 6.4 5.8 4.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 1.0 2.8 1.7 6.8 4.6 6.6 2.8 5.9 9.2 8.1 4.5 4.9 7.9 6.3 2.7 5.0 3.5 7.7 2.7 4.5 4.9 4.4 13.8 5.6
Overall (Average) 5.5 6.0 5.2 5.4 6.9 6.1 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.5 4.8 3.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.5 3.1 5.3 7.7 5.1 5.4 6.4
Overall 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9
Country Norway United States New Zealand Australia EU Canada Switzerland Japan South Korea
Overall Aid Trade Investment Migration Environment Security Technology (Average) 12.7 2.6 6.4 8.4 6.5 6.4 5.8 7.0 3.1 7.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 13.8 5.6 6.4 3.3 8.1 4.7 6.1 6.4 8.7 4.9 6.0 4.1 7.7 6.1 4.0 4.2 7.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 6.4 5.8 4.4 7.4 3.7 5.1 5.4 4.2 6.7 6.1 6.2 3.4 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.7 3.2 4.6 7.9 6.3 2.7 5.0 5.1 1.5 3.3 4.9 1.8 5.7 2.0 6.3 3.7 1.0 2.8 5.9 1.0 2.8 1.7 6.8 3.1
Overall
1 2 3 3 5 6 7
Country United States New Zealand Australia Europe Canada Japan South Korea
Overall Aid Trade Investment Migration Environment Security Technology (Average) 3.1 7.4 5.3 4.9 4.4 13.8 5.6 6.4 3.3 8.1 4.7 6.1 6.4 8.7 4.9 6.0 4.1 7.7 6.1 4.0 4.2 7.0 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.2 5.8 4.6 7.4 3.7 5.1 5.5 4.2 6.7 6.1 6.2 3.4 5.3 5.7 5.4 1.5 3.3 4.9 1.8 5.7 2.0 6.3 3.7 1.0 2.8 5.9 1.0 2.8 1.7 6.8 3.1
Average rank change when one component weighted more