Business: Forbes Best Countries for doing Business 2013…….Ghana come in at number 82

Number 1 is New Zealand….

UK is number 10

USA is number 12

Switzerland is number 15  

Israel is number 27

Mauritius ---Rank 28th Position

GDP Growth (%) - 4.1

GDP/Capita ($) - 8,797

Trade Balance as % of GDP -11.8

Population (mil) -1.3

 

South Africa ---Rank 39th Position

GDP Growth: 3.1%

GDP/Capita: $8,070

Trade Balance: -3.3%

Population: 48.8 M

Public Debt as % of GDP: 34%

Unemployment: 24.9%

Inflation: 5.0%

 

Rwanda ---Rank 53^rd Position

GDP Growth (%) -8.8

GDP/Capita ($) -583

Trade Balance as % of GDP -11.1

Population (mil) -11.7

 

Botswana ----Rank 59th Position

GDP Growth (%) - 4.6

GDP/Capita ($) -8,680

Trade Balance as % of GDP -2.7

Population (mil) -2.1

 

Namibia is at number 71

Brazil is at number 72

Morocco comes in at number 75

Zambia is at number 78

Jamaica comes in at 79

Cape Verde is ranked at number 80

 

Ghana --- Rank 82^nd Position

GDP Growth: 13.6%

GDP/Capita: $1,570

Trade Balance: -7.4%

Population: 24.7 M

Public Debt as % of GDP: 36%

Unemployment: 11.0%

Inflation: 8.7%

Read more at: http://www.forbes.com/places/ghana/  -Note these figures are really for 2011..

 

Egypt ---- Rank 89^th Position

GDP Growth (%) - 1.8

GDP/Capita ($) - 2,781

Trade Balance as % of GDP -2.4

Population (mil) - 83.7

 

Liberia --- Rank 100th Position

GDP Growth (%) -6.4

GDP/Capita ($) -281

Trade Balance as % of GDP -65.3

Population (mil) 3.9

 

Nigeria ---- Rank 110th Position

GDP Growth: 7.2%

GDP/Capita: $1,452

Trade Balance: 5.0%

Population: 170.1 M

Public Debt As % of GDP: 18%

Unemployment: 21.0%

Inflation: 10.8%

 Credit/Source: http://www.forbes.com/best-countries-for-business/list/

**All economic data for 2011. **Stock market performance based on return for 12 months through October 15. Sources: Heritage Foundation; World Economic Forum; Transparency International; Freedom House; World Bank; Central Intelligence Agency; Property Rights Alliance.

Paulina says: the figures used here really represents how Ghana fared in 2011 and truth be told our Ghana is a different country today with regards to our errrmmm economy –thus I will not be reading this list next year –so let’s celebrate the above position of 82 whilst we can…goodness only knows where we will land/rank next year…