FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, 2023

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FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, 2023: every country, as published by OECD.

Positionderived	Country	FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (0 = open, 1 = closed)	Foreign equity limits (contribution to the index)	Screening and approval (contribution to the index)	Restrictions on key foreign personnel (contribution to the index)	Other restrictions (contribution to the index)
1	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.56683	0.42133	0.10000	0.025000	0.07713
2	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.40581	0.16475	0.10000	0.000000	0.14106
3	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.40257	0.35809	0.00844	0.000000	0.03604
4	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.39722	0.27379	0.10000	0.000000	0.05443
5	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.35662	0.24759	0.00000	0.002673	0.10867
6	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.34810	0.23151	0.02712	0.003008	0.08646
7	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.33098	0.16374	0.10000	0.002204	0.06503
8	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.32350	0.16783	0.00038	0.000433	0.15486
9	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.32186	0.21978	0.03396	0.006069	0.06204
10	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.30135	0.14581	0.01198	0.001125	0.14263
11	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.29336	0.14652	0.00000	0.029081	0.11776
12	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.28035	0.26773	0.00225	0.001031	0.00933
13	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.26581	0.20463	0.00754	0.000000	0.05365
14	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.25093	0.16114	0.00000	0.000000	0.08979
15	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.24978	0.23215	0.00000	0.007144	0.01049
16	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.24280	0.11536	0.00773	0.000600	0.12173
17	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.23974	0.17798	0.01674	0.006006	0.03902
18	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.23013	0.15000	0.00000	0.001500	0.07863
19	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.22299	0.16215	0.00000	0.000281	0.06618
20	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.21948	0.17048	0.01175	0.026775	0.01047
21	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.21480	0.18139	0.01490	0.007113	0.01139
22	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.21373	0.07044	0.00994	0.050000	0.08335
23	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.20804	0.19383	0.00056	0.000651	0.01300
24	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.19952	0.12387	0.00000	0.000000	0.07566
25	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.19950	0.11425	0.00000	0.000000	0.08525

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.07869. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Foreign equity limits (contribution to the index)

  HighestLibya0.42133

  Lowest2 share it

  Middle country: 0.03623

• Screening and approval (contribution to the index)

  Highest5 share it

  Lowest60 share it

  Middle country: 0.00000

• Restrictions on key foreign personnel (contribution to the index)

  HighestDR Congo0.050000

  Lowest32 share it

  Middle country: 0.000600

• Other restrictions (contribution to the index)

  HighestTanzania0.15486

  Lowest3 share it

  Middle country: 0.01364

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