2005 Capital Access Index

The Milken Institute has published their 2005 Capital Access Index – meant to benchmark how easy it is for new and existing firms to access capital in 121 different countries, with the UK taking the top spot. Malaysia and Chile emerge as the top-performing developing countries; while Mexico, Bulgaria and Argentina earn praise for their significant improvement over last year. Unfortunately (though not surprisingly), African countries account for 17 of the bottom 20 spots.

The top 10:

 

The bottom 10:

See also Jeff Cornwall's caveat to the Index.