Top 10 Best Countries For Business, 2009
Forbes magazine published its annual Best Countries for Business for 2009. Denmark is ranked as No 1 country for business for year 2009. Forbes annual Best Countries for Business ranking looks at business conditions in 127 economies, focusing on degrees of trade freedom, monetary freedom like the right to participate in free and fair elections, or freedom of expression and organization.
Best Countries for Business, 2009:
- Denmark
- USA
- Canada
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Norway
Forbes used following Criteria for it’s fourth annual Best Countries for Business ranking
- Trade Freedom
- Monetary Freedom
- Property Rights
- Innovation
- Technology
- Red Tape
- Investor Protection
- Corruption
- Personal Freedom
- Tax Burden
- Market Performance
Forbes used following sources to collect data
- Heritage Foundation (Economic Freedom Index)
- World Economic Forum (Global Competitiveness Report)
- Transparency International (Corruption Perceptions Index)
- Freedom House (Personal Freedom Index), Deloitte (World Tax Rates)
- World Bank (Doing Business); Central Intelligence Agency (World Factbook)
- Property Rights Alliance (International Property Rights Index)
Read the complete Forbes Fourth Annual Best Countries for Business ranking
