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December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 4.9 Change since 2003: +0.2 (using 2007 methodology)
Belgium ranks 15th overall in 2007. Belgium places among the top third of CDI countries in only two components: foreign aid and environmental performance. In the remaining five components, Belgium is among the bottom third of ...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 5.6 Change since 2003: +0.4 (using 2007 methodology)
Canada ranks 5th overall in 2007. Canada’s main contributions to the development of poor countries come through its strong support of technological innovation and dissemination, its low barriers against developing country expo...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 6.5 Change since 2003: –0.4 (using 2007 methodology)
Denmark ranks 2nd overall in 2007. The Danish foreign aid program is the best in the world in terms of quantity, weighted for country size, as well as its quality. Denmark also contributes a large amount of personnel and finan...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 5.6 Change since 2003: +0.5 (using 2007 methodology)
Finland ranks 5th overall in 2007. The Finnish government is a strong supporter of technological innovation and dissemination to the developing world and has also made significant contributions to international peacekeeping ...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 5.1 Change since 2003: +0.2 (using 2007 methodology)
France ranks 13th overall in 2007. The French government is one of the strongest supporters of research and development, helping France finish first in the technology component. But France’s performance is affected by below-av...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 5.2 Change since 2003: –0.1 (using 2007 methodology)
Germany ranks 12th overall in 2007. Germany’s environmental performance from the perspective of developing countries is among the best in the CDI. Germany also has a large inflow of immigrants from poor countries and has taken...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 3.9 Change since 2003: +0.2 (using 2007 methodology)
Greece ranks 20th overall in 2007. Greece scores below average in four components: foreign aid, investment, migration and technology. The Greek government provides little support for research and development, and has weak poli...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 5.3 Change since 2003: +0.6 (using 2007 methodology)
Ireland ranks 10th overall in 2007. Ireland’s strongest contributions to the development of poor countries come through its high quality foreign aid program and its lack of arms exports to undemocratic governments. But as one...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 4.4 Change since 2003: +0.3 (using 2007 methodology)
Italy ranks 19th overall in 2007. The Italian government is above average on funding for research and development and has in place policies that promote Italian investment in the developing world. But Italy’s overall score is ...
December 03, 2008
Overall score 2007: 3.3 Change since 2003: +0.7 (using 2007 methodology)
Japan ranks 21st overall in 2007. Japan’s barriers to exports from developing countries are the highest in the CDI (driven mainly by rice tariffs) and its foreign aid is the smallest as a share of income. Japan also has a poo...