What is covered
207 markets are in the country list: 195 countries recognized by the UN plus 12 territories and de facto states. 199 have an investability score. 13 sectors have exposure scores. Data version 2026-10-09.
The investability score
The score runs from 0 to 100, and higher is better. It blends six pillars with fixed weights (model 2.1). Each indicator is mapped to 0 to 100 with fixed anchors, so a country's score does not move just because other countries changed. If an indicator is missing it is dropped and the rest are re-weighted. The confidence label shows how much of the weight had data.
| Pillar | Weight | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| Institutions and rule of law | 25% | Rule of law (WGI), Regulatory quality (WGI), Government effectiveness (WGI) |
| Openness to foreign investment | 20% | OECD FDI restrictiveness (0 open, 1 closed), FDI net inflows, % of GDP, Trade, % of GDP |
| Macro and financial stability | 18% | Inflation, latest year, Inflation, 5-year average, Currency vs US dollar, 5-year average annual depreciation, Government debt, % of GDP, Reserves, months of imports, Current account, % of GDP, Unemployment |
| Political stability and security | 10% | Political stability and absence of violence (WGI) |
| Growth and upside | 12% | Real GDP growth, Working-age population share, Urban population growth, Catch-up room (income gap to a rich economy) |
| Market depth and infrastructure | 15% | Private credit, % of GDP, Listed company market cap, % of GDP, Bank non-performing loans, Financial account ownership, Logistics Performance Index, Internet users, Access to electricity |
Country-by-country scores and anchors are on the investability page.
Sector exposure scores
An exposure score shows how large and relevant a sector is in a country, compared with other countries. It is not a measure of how attractive a sector is. For each sector the model takes a short list of sourced indicators, ranks each country against all others, and averages the ranks with published weights. A score is shown only when indicators holding at least 60 percent of the weight have data. Nothing is filled in.
Sources
Each figure on a country page names its source and the year it describes. The sources in use are below. Licences are the publishers' own terms.
| Source | Feeds | As of | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank, World Development Indicators | Macro histories, Sector drivers, Exposure scores, Scale rankings | 2026-10-08 | CC BY 4.0 |
| World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators | Governance indicators | 2026-09-25 | CC BY 4.0 |
| World Bank, Global Findex Database | Financial inclusion | 2026-10-08 | CC BY 4.0 |
| World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet) | Commodity prices, Sector charts, Commodity briefs | 2026-10-02 | CC BY 4.0 |
| International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database | Government debt | 2026-10-08 | IMF statistical data terms (reuse with attribution, integrity preserved) |
| OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index | Foreign investment restrictiveness | 2026-10-08 | OECD Terms and Conditions for Data (reuse for any purpose, including commercial use, with credit to the OECD) |
| Ember, Yearly Electricity Data | Electricity mix, Renewables scale | 2026-06-23 | CC BY 4.0 |
| U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | Critical minerals, Mining exposure | 2026-02-06 | U.S. Government work, public domain |
| U.S. SEC, Investment Company Series and Class Information | Verified funds | 2026-10-08 | U.S. Government work, public domain |
| GeoNames gazetteer (cities with population above 15,000) | Place search | 2026-10-07 | CC BY 4.0 |
| companiesmarketcap.com (via the Invest Global capital markets dataset) | Listed companies by sector | 2026-09-25 | Third-party data carried over from the existing Invest Global capital markets dataset; reuse licence to be confirmed |
| stockanalysis.com exchange listings, converted to USD at floatrates.com rates (via the Invest Global capital markets dataset) | Listed companies by sector | 2026-09-25 | Third-party data carried over from the existing Invest Global capital markets dataset; reuse licence to be confirmed |
| Invest Global editorial (curated, each item cites its own public source) | Sector definitions, Calendar | 2026-10-08 | Invest Global |
How often it updates
The data refresh runs every day at 05:17 UTC. Sources that publish less often are skipped until they have something new, so a source's own as-of date can be older than the refresh. The data status page marks any source that is overdue.
Quality checks
Values outside plausible bounds, or that jump implausibly between years, are held back and never changed. They are listed in quarantine.json (2 at this version). Every figure keeps its source, period and as-of date.
Limits
- Scores describe relative position and are screening tools. They are not forecasts, ratings or advice.
- Most official statistics are annual and published with a delay, so some figures describe a year or two ago.
- Governance scores are based on surveys of perception.
- The OECD restrictiveness index covers written laws on foreign investment, not every rule that affects an investor.
- Small economies can score high on ratio indicators.
Corrections
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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Data as of 2026-10-09.