The Index Simulator

This simulator is for advanced users who have an understanding of the indices and have reviewed their country's ranking in those indices. The Index Simulator allows you to imagine how a change in your country's performance in an index KPI would alter its overall ranking, and to select other countries for comparison.

Country description

Maldives is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 11.78 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.76 (2022)

Index description

The FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, gauges legal barriers to foreign direct investment. The four major categories of FDI limitations are used to evaluate how restrictive a nation's FDI regulations are: 1) Limits on foreign stock; 2) Discriminatory screening or approval methods; 3) Limitations on hiring foreigners as key employees; and 4) Additional operational constraints, such as limitations on branching, capital repatriation, or land ownership by foreign-owned firms.

Results for Maldives


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KPI Information icon 2020 - Maldives
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconPrimary
AgricultureInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Tajikistan 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
ForestryInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.83 0.00
Worst: Malaysia 0.83
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
FishingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: China 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Mining and quarryingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.67 0.00
Worst: Philippines 0.67
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
plus interface iconSecondary
Food and other manufacturingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Oil refining & chemicalsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Metals, machinery & other mineralsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Electronic, electricrics & other instrumentsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Transport equipmentInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Electricity GenerationInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Austria 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Electricity DistributionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Austria 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
ConstructionInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.93 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.93
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
plus interface iconTertiary
Wholesale tradeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Retail tradeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
LandInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.82 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.82
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
MaritimeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: United States 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
AirInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.83 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.83
Best: Montenegro 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Hotels and restaurantsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Radio & TV broadcastingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Algeria 1.00
Best: Austria 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Other mediaInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.99 0.00
Worst: Philippines 0.99
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Fixed telecomsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.75 0.00
Worst: China 0.75
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Mobile telecomsInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.72 0.00
Worst: China 0.72
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
BankingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.65 0.00
Worst: Algeria 0.65
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
InsuranceInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.80 0.00
Worst: Russian Federation 0.80
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Other financeInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
0.63 0.00
Worst: Libya 0.63
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Legal servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Belarus 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Accounting & auditInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: India 1.00
Best: Colombia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Architectural servicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Morocco 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Engineering ServicesInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Philippines 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Real estateInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
1.00 0.00
Worst: Libya 1.00
Best: Armenia 0.00
100%
N/AValue: N/A
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.11 Value: 0.105463248556999
Developed Economies Average
0.06 0.0555829889807162
Developing Economies Average
0.14 0.144709217171717
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Kosovo
Score
0 0.000795454545454545
Global Rank 84
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Philippines
Score
0.37 0.373670454545455
Global Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Colombia
Score
0.03 0.0262954545454545
Global Rank 68
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.26 0.256204966329966
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.22 0.218256628787879
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0 0
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score
0.07 0.0666666666666667
Global Rank 43
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
0.39 0.388049242424242
Global Rank 2
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
0.12 0.116772727272727
Global Rank 29
Highest Arab LDC Country
Score
0 0
Global Rank 0
Lowest Arab LDC Country
Score
0 0
Global Rank 0
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.07 0.0656876456876457
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.13 0.132258741258741
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.15 0.152112584175084
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.12 0.120340909090909
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.14 0.141672946570973
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.08 0.0755508893280633
Oil Exporting Best Country Libya
Score
0.71 0.713409090909091
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Netherlands
Score
0.02 0.0152575757575758
Global Rank 78
Oil Importing Best Country State of Palestine
Score
0.39 0.388049242424242
Global Rank 2
Oil Importing Worst Country Kosovo
Score
0 0.000795454545454545
Global Rank 84
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.06 0.0640169942669943
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.06 0.0633581267217631
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.09 0.0931621212121212
OECD Best Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
OECD Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
OECD Developed Best Country New Zealand
Score
0.24 0.235287878787879
Global Rank 9
OECD Developed Worst Country Luxembourg
Score
0 0.00363636363636364
Global Rank 83
OECD Developing Best Country Mexico
Score
0.19 0.188
Global Rank 15
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.03 0.0262954545454545
Global Rank 68
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
0.26
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 0.71
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score 0.07
Rank 43
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
0.31
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 0.71
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Morocco
Score 0.07
Rank 43
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.18
Highest Ranked Country Country Philippines
Score 0.37
Rank 3
Lowest Ranked Country Country Japan
Score 0.05
Rank 52
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.06
Highest Ranked Country Country Russian Federation
Score 0.26
Rank 7
Lowest Ranked Country Country Luxembourg
Score 0
Rank 83
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.08
Highest Ranked Country Country Mexico
Score 0.19
Rank 15
Lowest Ranked Country Country Colombia
Score 0.03
Rank 68
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.13
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.16
Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.09
Rank 33
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.21
Highest Ranked Country Country India
Score 0.21
Rank 13
Lowest Ranked Country Country India
Score 0.21
Rank 13
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.06
Highest Ranked Country Country South Africa
Score 0.06
Rank 50
Lowest Ranked Country Country South Africa
Score 0.06
Rank 50
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
0.19
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 0.71
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Albania
Score 0.06
Rank 49
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