Economy

The Economy Domain measures the PRC‘s economic leverage in the Index country, and how this is used to influence economic policy or corporate behavior in ways that favor the PRC.

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Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1st
Pakistan
36/44
2nd
Australia
32/40
3th
South Korea
32/44
3th
Myanmar
32/44
3th
Nigeria
32/44
3th
Saudi Arabia
32/44
7th
Indonesia
28/44
7th
Kenya
28/44
7th
Malaysia
28/44
7th
New Zealand
28/44
7th
Philippines
28/44
7th
Singapore
28/44
7th
Thailand
28/44
7th
Vietnam
28/44
15th
Brazil
24/40
15th
Algeria
24/40
15th
Cambodia
24/40
18th
Ethiopia
24/44
18th
Kyrgyzstan
24/44
18th
Kazakhstan
24/44
18th
Mongolia
24/44
18th
Peru
24/44
18th
Tajikistan
24/44
18th
Venezuela
24/44
18th
South Africa
24/44
26th
Lebanon
20/40
27th
Bangladesh
20/44
27th
Chile
20/44
27th
Germany
20/44
27th
Ecuador
20/44
27th
Georgia
20/44
27th
Jordan
20/44
27th
Qatar
20/44
27th
Serbia
20/44
27th
Russia
20/44
27th
Timor-Leste
20/44
27th
Turkey
20/44
27th
Uzbekistan
20/44
39th
Portugal
16/40
40th
Armenia
16/44
40th
Angola
16/44
40th
Azerbaijan
16/44
40th
Egypt
16/44
40th
Gambia
16/44
40th
Japan
16/44
40th
Sri Lanka
16/44
40th
Turkmenistan
16/44
40th
Taiwan
16/44
40th
United States
16/44
40th
Zimbabwe
16/44
51th
Democratic Republic of the Congo
12/40
51th
Senegal
12/40
53th
Argentina
12/44
53th
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12/44
53th
Bolivia
12/44
53th
Belarus
12/44
53th
United Kingdom
12/44
53th
Hungary
12/44
53th
Israel
12/44
53th
Lithuania
12/44
53th
Mozambique
12/44
53th
Netherlands
12/44
53th
Nepal
12/44
53th
Panama
12/44
53th
Uganda
12/44
66th
Afghanistan
8/44
66th
Austria
8/44
66th
Belgium
8/44
66th
Canada
8/44
66th
Costa Rica
8/44
66th
Czech Republic
8/44
66th
Denmark
8/44
66th
Spain
8/44
66th
France
8/44
66th
Greece
8/44
66th
Ireland
8/44
66th
Iceland
8/44
66th
Italy
8/44
66th
Montenegro
8/44
66th
Mexico
8/44
66th
Poland
8/44
66th
Romania
8/44
66th
Sweden
8/44
66th
Uruguay
8/44
85th
Colombia
4/40
86th
Albania
4/44
86th
Bulgaria
4/44
86th
Estonia
4/44
86th
Finland
4/44
86th
India
4/44
86th
Latvia
4/44
86th
North Macedonia
4/44
86th
Nicaragua
4/44
86th
Paraguay
4/44
86th
Slovakia
4/44
86th
El Salvador
4/44
86th
Ukraine
4/44
98th
Moldova
0/44

Exposure

Exposure assesses the conditions that make the target country vulnerable to PRC‘s influence, e.g. in terms of economic dependence, or the receiving of some form of benefit.

06.In my country, major businesses are members of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce, or of the Belt and Road Industrial and Commercial Alliance, or of the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce.

2024

38/ 97

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Pressure

Pressure measures the actions that the PRC directly or indirectly exerts over the target country in order to change the behavior of people in the target country, e.g. in terms of threatening economic punishment to provoke/prevent a political decision.

08.My country has been the target of PRC economic coercion (e.g. trade/investment sanctions, boycotts) after the government, private companies, or NGOs made statements or introduced policies deemed unfavorable to the PRC.

2024

15/ 98

Affected Countries

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Alignment

Alignment evaluates the degree of accommodations the target country makes to the PRC, and the actual policy changes and impacts on the target country.

09.My country has free-trade agreement(s) with the PRC (either bilateral or as part of regional agreement(s)) that primarily deals with trade in goods or services, including digital goods or services.

2024

40/ 98

Affected Countries

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10.In my country, central or local governments have relaxed or removed regulatory restrictions, or have established special economic zones (or free trade zones, industrial parks, etc.) to attract investments or economic participation from the PRC.

2024

38/ 97

Affected Countries

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11.My country has undergone a default or restructuring of a public debt arrangement with PRC-affiliated financial entities, which may have involved the transfer of my country's land or infrastructure in exchange for debt forgiveness.

2024

4/ 98

Affected Countries

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