B LO O M B E R G N E W S RA N K I N G S

TOP TEN COUNTRIES FOR BUSINESS

METHODOLOGY50 NATIONS ANALYZED ON SIX BROAD CRITERIA

1. DEGREE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Correlation to the global market

2. COST OF SETTING UP A BUSINESS Financing a business and foreign direct investment

3. COST OF LABOR AND MATERIALS Productivity, size of labor force, health system and natural

resource rate of depletion

4. COST OF MOVING GOODS Transportation efficiency and infrastructure

5. LESS TANGIBLE COSTS Corruption, property rights, inflation, taxes

6. READINESS OF LOCAL CONSUMER BASE Size of the middle class, GDP per capita

NUMBER 10 / SINGAPORE

Economic Integration: 17Business Startup Cost: 4Labor/Material Cost: 15Transport Cost: 6Less Tangible Costs: 7Local Consumer Base: 18

NUMBER NINE / AUSTRIA

Economic Integration: 7Business Startup Cost: 11Labor/Material Cost: 8Transport Cost: 12Less Tangible Costs: 15Local Consumer Base: 11

NUMBER EIGHT / FRANCE

Economic Integration: 3Business Startup Cost: 5Labor/Material Cost: 13Transport Cost: 10Less Tangible Costs: 16Local Consumer Base: 2

NUMBER SEVEN / JAPAN

Economic Integration: 4Business Startup Cost: 1Labor/Material Cost: 7Transport Cost: 8Less Tangible Costs: 9Local Consumer Base: 7

NUMBER SIX / GERMANY

Economic Integration: 1Business Startup Cost: 19Labor/Material Cost: 17Transport Cost: 1Less Tangible Costs: 1Local Consumer Base: 4

NUMBER FIVE / AUSTRALIA

Economic Integration: 12Business Startup Cost: 8Labor/Material Cost: 6Transport Cost: 7Less Tangible Costs: 14Local Consumer Base: 3

NUMBER FOUR / UNITED KINGDOM

Economic Integration: 2Business Startup Cost: 12Labor/Material Cost: 10Transport Cost: 9Less Tangible Costs: 6Local Consumer Base: 13

NUMBER 3 / UNITED STATES

Economic Integration: 14Business Startup Cost: 9Labor/Material Cost: 1Transport Cost: 3Less Tangible Costs: 13Local Consumer Base: 20

NUMBER 2 / NETHERLANDS

Economic Integration: 10Business Startup Cost: 1Labor/Material Cost: 3Transport Cost: 4Less Tangible Costs: 5Local Consumer Base: 8

NUMBER 1 / HONG KONG

Economic Integration: 13Business Startup Cost: 2Labor/Material Cost: 2Transport Cost: 5Less Tangible Costs: 2Local Consumer Base: 1