Table A1: Mineral Potential, Assuming Current Regulation / Land Use

Restrictions
1: Encourages investment
2: Not a deterrent to investm
3: Mild deterrent to investment
4: Strong deterrent to invest
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba

1
45%
33%
45%

2
39%
42%
37%

3
14%
19%
8%

New Brunswick

35%

46%

16%

Newfoundland and Labrador

53%

38%

9%

Northwest Territories

31%

40%

18%

Nova Scotia

24%

54%

16%

Nunavut

32%

49%

17%

Ontario

34%

40%

18%

Quebec

31%

36%

23%

Saskatchewan

49%

42%

8%

Yukon

44%

40%

10%

Alaska

43%

40%

13%

Arizona

38%

40%

18%

California

16%

31%

29%

Colorado

18%

39%

27%

Idaho

29%

48%

23%

Michigan

39%

32%

21%

Minnesota

28%

31%

25%

Montana

25%

38%

23%

Nevada

53%

35%

10%

New Mexico

19%

44%

29%

Utah

42%

42%

17%

Washington

14%

26%

45%

Wyoming

36%

44%

18%

New South Wales

22%

49%

24%

Northern Territory

36%

57%

7%

Queensland

34%

49%

15%

South Australia

31%

58%

7%

Tasmania

17%

47%

33%

Victoria

14%

56%

26%

Western Australia

50%

45%

5%

Fiji

10%

20%

70%

Africa

Argentina

Latin America

Indonesia

13%

20%

39%

Malaysia

7%

60%

27%

New Zealand

20%

49%

26%

Papua New Guinea

23%

26%

40%

Philippines

10%

27%

33%

Angola

0%

20%

20%

Botswana

38%

47%

15%

Burkina Faso

23%

52%

13%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

18%

21%

21%

Eritrea

17%

33%

33%

Ethiopia

27%

36%

27%

Ghana

20%

51%

29%

Guinea(Conakry)

8%

38%

42%

Ivory Coast

5%

33%

43%

Kenya

8%

54%

15%

Liberia

8%

42%

42%

Madagascar

0%

40%

40%

Mali

3%

42%

30%

Mozambique

6%

39%

44%

Namibia

21%

49%

27%

Niger

0%

25%

63%

Nigeria

0%

36%

36%

Sierra Leone

0%

50%

42%

South Africa

15%

44%

19%

Tanzania

14%

42%

33%

Zambia

21%

52%

24%

Zimbabwe

3%

24%

7%

Argentina:Catamarca

10%

48%

19%

Argentina:Chubut

5%

25%

25%

Argentina:Jujuy

24%

33%

29%

Argentina:La Rioja

12%

29%

18%

Argentina:Mendoza

9%

6%

47%

Argentina:Neuquen

14%

14%

29%

Argentina:Rio Negro

5%

24%

43%

Argentina:Salta

27%

50%

15%

Argentina:San Juan

14%

32%

32%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

14%

22%

30%

Bolivia

3%

21%

21%

and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Europe

Brazil

9%

43%

38%

Chile

45%

42%

10%

Colombia

9%

32%

37%

Dominican Republic

4%

39%

39%

Ecuador

0%

10%

27%

French Guiana

25%

17%

33%

Guatemala

0%

31%

31%

Guyana

5%

57%

33%

Honduras

6%

18%

41%

Mexico

26%

40%

23%

Nicaragua

18%

29%

41%

Panama

25%

35%

30%

Peru

25%

39%

32%

Suriname

8%

42%

50%

Uruguay

8%

31%

46%

Venezuela

5%

7%

19%

China

0%

32%

48%

India

10%

45%

30%

Kazakhstan

11%

42%

32%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

13%

13%

Laos

7%

33%

47%

Mongolia

11%

22%

41%

Myanmar

15%

8%

39%

Saudi Arabia

8%

25%

50%

Thailand

18%

46%

36%

Vietnam

11%

33%

33%

Bulgaria

0%

60%

33%

Finland

38%

50%

8%

France

16%

37%

32%

Greenland

36%

50%

14%

Greece

15%

20%

40%

Ireland

47%

22%

31%

Norway

35%

48%

14%

Poland

14%

50%

36%

Portugal

17%

44%

39%

Romania

5%

20%

35%

Russia

5%

24%

43%

Serbia

8%

50%

33%

Spain

20%

53%

27%

Sweden

43%

43%

14%

Turkey

19%

68%

3%

eterrent to investment
deterrent to investment
his factor

4
0%
5%
6%

5
2%
1%
4%

3%

0%

1%

0%

10%

0%

5%

0%

1%

1%

8%

1%

9%

1%

1%

0%

5%

0%

4%

0%

3%

0%

16%

7%

9%

6%

0%

0%

7%

0%

16%

0%

8%

6%

2%

0%

6%

2%

0%

0%

10%

5%

2%

0%

3%

2%

0%

0%

1%

1%

3%

2%

3%

0%

5%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

22%

6%

7%

0%

0%

6%

9%

3%

23%

7%

60%

0%

0%

0%

10%

3%

29%

12%

17%

0%

9%

0%

0%

0%

8%

4%

19%

0%

23%

0%

8%

0%

20%

0%

15%

9%

11%

0%

3%

0%

13%

0%

27%

0%

0%

8%

17%

6%

11%

0%

0%

3%

28%

38%

14%

10%

30%

15%

5%

10%

29%

12%

31%

6%

36%

7%

19%

10%

0%

8%

19%

3%

27%

8%

32%

24%

8%

2%

2%

1%

19%

4%

17%

0%

40%

23%

17%

8%

19%

19%

0%

5%

24%

12%

10%

1%

12%

0%

10%

0%

4%

1%

0%

0%

15%

0%

17%

52%

13%

7%

10%

5%

16%

0%

56%

19%

13%

0%

22%

5%

31%

8%

17%

0%

0%

0%

17%

6%

7%

0%

2%

2%

11%

5%

0%

0%

25%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

25%

15%

24%

5%

8%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10%

0%

Table A2: Mineral Potential, Assuming Policies Based on Best Practices (i.e. world class regulator
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
Response
Canada

USA

Australia

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor
1

Alberta

46%

39%

13%

British Columbia

66%

27%

6%

Manitoba

62%

33%

6%

New Brunswick

36%

47%

14%

Newfoundland and Labrador

62%

32%

6%

Northwest Territories

63%

29%

6%

Nova Scotia

30%

41%

24%

Nunavut

58%

34%

6%

Ontario

65%

25%

9%

Quebec

61%

25%

8%

Saskatchewan

56%

39%

5%

Yukon

66%

26%

7%

Alaska

73%

20%

5%

Arizona

51%

38%

10%

California

41%

29%

19%

Colorado

37%

40%

19%

Idaho

45%

41%

14%

Michigan

48%

28%

21%

Minnesota

35%

35%

27%

Montana

47%

29%

22%

Nevada

68%

27%

4%

New Mexico

31%

48%

21%

Utah

56%

35%

7%

Washington

21%

52%

24%

Wyoming

43%

46%

11%

New South Wales

39%

46%

15%

Northern Territory

51%

38%

9%

Queensland

55%

35%

10%

South Australia

47%

42%

8%

Tasmania

31%

52%

17%

Victoria

30%

48%

23%

Oceania

Africa

Argentina

Western Australia

69%

26%

5%

Fiji

30%

20%

40%

Indonesia

58%

29%

9%

Malaysia

27%

53%

20%

New Zealand

31%

46%

20%

Papua New Guinea

69%

17%

11%

Philippines

66%

28%

0%

Angola

40%

20%

10%

Botswana

50%

35%

15%

Burkina Faso

39%

36%

23%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

62%

15%

9%

Eritrea

50%

25%

25%

Ethiopia

27%

46%

27%

Ghana

49%

37%

15%

Guinea(Conakry)

33%

42%

17%

Ivory Coast

38%

43%

14%

Kenya

39%

31%

31%

Liberia

50%

25%

25%

Madagascar

50%

20%

20%

Mali

33%

39%

15%

Mozambique

17%

39%

33%

Namibia

39%

42%

18%

Niger

6%

25%

63%

Nigeria

36%

46%

18%

Sierra Leone

25%

50%

25%

South Africa

50%

29%

10%

Tanzania

36%

39%

22%

Zambia

52%

35%

14%

Zimbabwe

31%

35%

10%

Argentina:Catamarca

19%

43%

24%

Argentina:Chubut

35%

25%

20%

Argentina:Jujuy

19%

38%

33%

Argentina:La Rioja

24%

29%

24%

Argentina:Mendoza

34%

22%

28%

Argentina:Neuquen

36%

7%

21%

Argentina:Rio Negro

19%

33%

33%

Argentina:Salta

39%

42%

12%

Argentina:San Juan

42%

33%

19%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

46%

24%

16%

Latin America

Bolivia

40%

34%

13%

and the Caribbean Basin

Brazil

51%

32%

15%

Chile

67%

27%

5%

Colombia

53%

23%

25%

Dominican Republic

22%

48%

26%

Ecuador

31%

40%

15%

French Guiana

8%

33%

50%

Guatemala

38%

19%

31%

Guyana

29%

43%

24%

Honduras

29%

6%

53%

Mexico

56%

29%

14%

Nicaragua

22%

39%

22%

Panama

30%

45%

25%

Peru

62%

22%

14%

Suriname

8%

50%

25%

Uruguay

0%

15%

69%

Venezuela

33%

14%

21%

China

45%

36%

13%

India

25%

50%

20%

Kazakhstan

55%

25%

20%

Kyrgyzstan

31%

31%

6%

Laos

27%

33%

27%

Mongolia

46%

27%

22%

Myanmar

46%

31%

15%

Saudi Arabia

8%

50%

25%

Thailand

18%

46%

36%

Vietnam

28%

39%

33%

Bulgaria

21%

57%

14%

Finland

50%

42%

8%

France

21%

53%

26%

Greenland

57%

43%

0%

Greece

30%

50%

20%

Ireland

50%

22%

22%

Asia

Europe

Norway

43%

30%

27%

Poland

29%

57%

14%

Portugal

18%

59%

23%

Romania

30%

35%

30%

Russia

43%

24%

29%

Serbia

33%

42%

25%

Spain

37%

43%

17%

Sweden

48%

43%

10%

Turkey

47%

47%

3%

Totals:

2,287

1,568

694

e. world class regulatory environment, highly competitive taxation, no political risk or uncertainty, and a fully stable mining regim

eterrent to investment
deterrent to investment
s factor
4

2%

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

1%

0%

5%

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

5%

1%

0%

0%

1%

0%

1%

0%

1%

0%

9%

3%

3%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

3%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10%

0%

4%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

3%

0%

3%

3%

30%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

6%

9%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

8%

0%

5%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10%

0%

9%

3%

6%

6%

0%

0%

6%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

10%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

14%

10%

10%

5%

15%

5%

10%

0%

18%

6%

13%

3%

29%

7%

10%

5%

8%

0%

6%

0%

11%

3%

8%

5%

0%

2%

0%

1%

0%

0%

4%

0%

8%

6%

8%

0%

6%

6%

5%

0%

6%

6%

1%

0%

17%

0%

0%

0%

2%

0%

17%

0%

8%

8%

17%

14%

3%

3%

5%

0%

0%

0%

19%

13%

13%

0%

3%

3%

8%

0%

17%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

7%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

6%

0%

148

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

5%

0%

5%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

47

able mining regime)

Table A3: Uncertainty Concerning the Administration, Interpretation, and

Enforcement of Existing Regulations
1: Encourages investment
2: Not a deterrent to investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor
Response
1
2
3
Canada

USA

Australia

Alberta

57%

32%

11%

British Columbia

22%

40%

26%

Manitoba

42%

35%

10%

New Brunswick

52%

38%

11%

Newfoundland and Labrador

55%

32%

11%

Northwest Territories

21%

32%

28%

Nova Scotia

22%

53%

17%

Nunavut

25%

41%

28%

Ontario

20%

36%

24%

Quebec

23%

29%

26%

Saskatchewan

50%

35%

15%

Yukon

35%

48%

13%

Alaska

27%

30%

32%

Arizona

17%

50%

29%

California

3%

10%

37%

Colorado

6%

35%

35%

Idaho

14%

52%

23%

Michigan

30%

33%

26%

Minnesota

15%

38%

29%

Montana

8%

29%

29%

Nevada

44%

41%

14%

New Mexico

18%

26%

31%

Utah

24%

55%

18%

Washington

2%

23%

47%

Wyoming

35%

50%

15%

New South Wales

18%

28%

34%

Northern Territory

40%

35%

17%

Oceania

Africa

Queensland

22%

43%

28%

South Australia

49%

31%

15%

Tasmania

23%

42%

26%

Victoria

9%

49%

28%

Western Australia

58%

33%

8%

Fiji

20%

30%

30%

Indonesia

3%

7%

26%

Malaysia

13%

53%

13%

New Zealand

24%

34%

32%

Papua New Guinea

6%

27%

32%

Philippines

7%

16%

32%

Angola

9%

9%

18%

Botswana

41%

49%

11%

Burkina Faso

42%

42%

12%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)5%

5%

38%

Eritrea

17%

33%

42%

Ethiopia

7%

57%

29%

Ghana

23%

49%

28%

Guinea(Conakry)

11%

15%

30%

Ivory Coast

5%

41%

50%

Kenya

13%

27%

47%

Liberia

13%

33%

33%

Madagascar

10%

30%

20%

Mali

12%

41%

32%

Mozambique

11%

37%

42%

Namibia

35%

32%

24%

Niger

6%

24%

35%

Nigeria

15%

31%

23%

Sierra Leone

0%

40%

40%

South Africa

4%

25%

29%

Tanzania

13%

34%

40%

Zambia

29%

41%

24%

Zimbabwe

3%

3%

15%

Argentina:Catamarca

4%

35%

22%

Argentina:Chubut

0%

10%

19%

Argentina:Jujuy

14%

46%

18%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

21%

32%

Argentina:Mendoza

6%

14%

19%

Argentina:Neuquen

13%

13%

20%

Argentina:Rio Negro

5%

5%

32%

Argentina:Salta

26%

36%

19%

Argentina:San Juan

26%

31%

23%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

5%

18%

39%

Latin America

Bolivia

0%

7%

10%

and the Caribbean Basin

Brazil

8%

40%

48%

Chile

47%

39%

11%

Colombia

8%

33%

47%

Dominican Republic

4%

44%

37%

Ecuador

0%

9%

13%

French Guiana

18%

27%

18%

Guatemala

13%

7%

53%

Guyana

23%

41%

32%

Honduras

17%

28%

11%

Mexico

23%

37%

34%

Nicaragua

11%

56%

22%

Panama

14%

46%

27%

Peru

22%

42%

24%

Suriname

17%

42%

42%

Uruguay

8%

31%

39%

Venezuela

0%

4%

4%

China

0%

15%

42%

India

14%

10%

33%

Argentina

Asia

Europe

Kazakhstan

0%

13%

57%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

0%

12%

Laos

6%

44%

19%

Mongolia

0%

18%

21%

Myanmar

15%

8%

23%

Saudi Arabia

0%

17%

58%

Thailand

9%

27%

55%

Vietnam

5%

16%

16%

Bulgaria

6%

25%

50%

Finland

48%

29%

15%

France

17%

28%

33%

Greenland

57%

29%

14%

Greece

0%

5%

33%

Ireland

51%

29%

20%

Norway

31%

28%

31%

Poland

7%

40%

33%

Portugal

33%

33%

33%

Romania

0%

4%

17%

Russia

0%

13%

50%

Serbia

8%

42%

42%

Spain

18%

36%

27%

Sweden

51%

36%

13%

Turkey

24%

29%

29%

Totals:

1,131

1,635

1,264

errent to investment
eterrent to investment
4

0%

0%

12%

0%

9%

3%

0%

0%

2%

0%

14%

5%

6%

3%

5%

1%

16%

4%

18%

4%

0%

0%

4%

1%

11%

1%

2%

1%

33%

18%

23%

1%

12%

0%

11%

0%

18%

0%

29%

4%

1%

1%

24%

2%

4%

0%

21%

7%

0%

0%

18%

1%

6%

2%

6%

1%

5%

0%

10%

0%

12%

2%

2%

0%

20%

0%

43%

21%

13%

7%

8%

3%

27%

9%

32%

13%

27%

36%

0%

0%

3%

0%

30%

23%

0%

8%

7%

0%

0%

0%

37%

7%

5%

0%

7%

7%

7%

13%

30%

10%

9%

6%

11%

0%

6%

3%

18%

18%

15%

15%

13%

7%

31%

12%

13%

0%

3%

3%

24%

55%

17%

22%

33%

38%

9%

14%

21%

26%

33%

28%

40%

13%

36%

23%

13%

7%

13%

8%

23%

15%

39%

44%

3%

0%

3%

0%

8%

5%

11%

4%

39%

39%

18%

18%

7%

20%

0%

5%

39%

6%

6%

0%

11%

0%

14%

0%

11%

2%

0%

0%

23%

0%

22%

69%

33%

9%

29%

14%

26%

4%

47%

41%

31%

0%

45%

16%

46%

8%

17%

8%

9%

0%

58%

5%

19%

0%

6%

2%

17%

6%

0%

0%

43%

19%

0%

0%

3%

6%

20%

0%

0%

0%

57%

22%

21%

17%

0%

8%

15%

3%

0%

0%

15%

3%

691

321

Table A4: Uncertainty Concerning Environmental Reg

1: Encourages investment
2: Not a deterrent to investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor
Response
1
2
3
Canada

USA

Alberta

27%

52%

19%

British Columbia

9%

29%

40%

Manitoba

18%

53%

17%

New Brunswick

28%

54%

15%

Newfoundland and Labrador

28%

51%

16%

Northwest Territories

6%

35%

41%

Nova Scotia

3%

73%

19%

Nunavut

3%

51%

35%

Ontario

12%

39%

36%

Quebec

13%

40%

25%

Saskatchewan

29%

55%

15%

Yukon

17%

52%

26%

Alaska

14%

25%

43%

Arizona

10%

39%

43%

California

0%

7%

32%

Colorado

4%

23%

39%

Idaho

4%

46%

42%

Michigan

4%

43%

43%

Minnesota

9%

35%

41%

Montana

0%

26%

32%

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Nevada

23%

45%

26%

New Mexico

4%

40%

30%

Utah

16%

46%

26%

Washington

0%

17%

41%

Wyoming

30%

46%

17%

New South Wales

6%

25%

47%

Northern Territory

17%

50%

22%

Queensland

9%

32%

40%

South Australia

14%

53%

23%

Tasmania

13%

33%

23%

Victoria

7%

33%

44%

Western Australia

28%

47%

22%

Fiji

10%

40%

50%

Indonesia

2%

37%

39%

Malaysia

14%

50%

29%

New Zealand

13%

29%

32%

Papua New Guinea

9%

50%

32%

Philippines

0%

40%

33%

Angola

9%

27%

46%

Botswana

28%

53%

19%

Burkina Faso

25%

63%

13%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)15%

45%

23%

Eritrea

58%

17%

25%

Argentina

Ethiopia

8%

54%

31%

Ghana

24%

54%

20%

Guinea(Conakry)

11%

67%

19%

Ivory Coast

9%

73%

18%

Kenya

13%

53%

33%

Liberia

13%

67%

20%

Madagascar

9%

64%

18%

Mali

17%

49%

23%

Mozambique

16%

53%

26%

Namibia

30%

49%

18%

Niger

13%

56%

19%

Nigeria

25%

33%

33%

Sierra Leone

7%

60%

27%

South Africa

8%

39%

35%

Tanzania

14%

49%

32%

Zambia

21%

52%

24%

Zimbabwe

6%

34%

31%

Argentina:Catamarca

0%

29%

50%

Argentina:Chubut

0%

19%

33%

Argentina:Jujuy

5%

38%

48%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

22%

44%

Argentina:Mendoza

0%

15%

41%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

33%

40%

Argentina:Rio Negro

0%

26%

52%

Argentina:Salta

13%

47%

37%

Argentina:San Juan

13%

38%

38%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

8%

36%

33%

Bolivia

5%

17%

32%

and the Caribbean Basin Brazil

5%

45%

41%

Chile

14%

51%

33%

Colombia

7%

27%

47%

Dominican Republic

0%

46%

42%

Ecuador

2%

14%

23%

French Guiana

15%

23%

31%

Guatemala

13%

38%

38%

Guyana

23%

46%

27%

Honduras

6%

50%

22%

Mexico

22%

52%

23%

Nicaragua

18%

59%

18%

Panama

27%

36%

23%

Peru

8%

46%

39%

Suriname

8%

62%

31%

Uruguay

0%

54%

31%

Venezuela

0%

11%

25%

China

3%

36%

46%

India

14%

33%

43%

Latin America

Asia

Europe

Kazakhstan

0%

58%

38%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

12%

29%

Laos

6%

44%

50%

Mongolia

8%

32%

37%

Myanmar

8%

39%

31%

Saudi Arabia

0%

64%

36%

Thailand

10%

50%

40%

Vietnam

11%

16%

53%

Bulgaria

6%

18%

65%

Finland

18%

45%

28%

France

17%

11%

39%

Greenland

23%

39%

39%

Greece

0%

5%

32%

Ireland

26%

51%

17%

Norway

10%

45%

29%

Poland

7%

57%

29%

Portugal

9%

61%

30%

Romania

0%

5%

24%

Russia

0%

52%

35%

Serbia

0%

91%

9%

Spain

6%

41%

44%

Sweden

23%

61%

14%

Turkey

15%

52%

24%

Totals:

620

2,060

1,551

g Environmental Regulations

rent to investment
errent to investment
4

2%

0%

19%

3%

9%

2%

2%

2%

5%

0%

16%

2%

3%

3%

10%

1%

12%

3%

17%

5%

1%

0%

4%

1%

17%

1%

8%

1%

35%

26%

26%

7%

6%

2%

11%

0%

15%

0%

34%

8%

6%

0%

24%

2%

11%

2%

33%

10%

7%

0%

21%

1%

9%

2%

17%

3%

8%

2%

27%

3%

12%

5%

3%

0%

0%

0%

16%

7%

7%

0%

21%

5%

9%

0%

17%

10%

18%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

15%

3%

0%

0%

8%

0%

2%

0%

4%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

9%

0%

6%

6%

5%

0%

3%

0%

13%

0%

8%

0%

0%

7%

18%

0%

5%

0%

3%

0%

13%

16%

17%

4%

24%

24%

5%

5%

17%

17%

29%

15%

20%

7%

13%

9%

3%

0%

8%

5%

18%

5%

32%

15%

9%

0%

2%

0%

15%

5%

12%

0%

38%

23%

23%

8%

6%

6%

5%

0%

11%

11%

2%

1%

6%

0%

9%

5%

5%

1%

0%

0%

8%

8%

21%

43%

9%

6%

10%

0%

0%

4%

47%

12%

0%

0%

18%

5%

15%

8%

0%

0%

0%

0%

21%

0%

12%

0%

8%

2%

28%

6%

0%

0%

42%

21%

6%

0%

10%

7%

7%

0%

0%

0%

43%

29%

9%

4%

0%

0%

3%

6%

0%

2%

9%

0%

576

192

Table A5: Regulatory Duplication and Inconsistencies (includes federal/provincial,

federal/state, inter-departmental overlap, etc,),

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea

1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to
1
2
25%
44%
10%
40%
13%
53%
24%
52%
18%
58%
2%
43%
8%
58%
3%
53%
12%
41%
13%
39%
21%
57%
18%
44%
9%
44%
5%
57%
1%
18%
6%
32%
4%
52%
7%
50%
9%
47%
2%
38%
12%
64%
4%
36%
4%
57%
0%
21%
16%
46%
3%
34%
15%
46%
9%
33%
14%
47%
10%
37%
9%
40%
23%
57%
10%
50%
0%
13%
0%
50%
18%
45%
0%
41%
0%
17%
0%
18%
22%
60%
18%
56%
8%
10%
33%
58%

Argentina

Latin America
and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar

14%
13%
4%
8%
13%
13%
18%
11%
5%
15%
12%
8%
6%
2%
11%
6%
0%
0%
0%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
13%
13%
3%
3%
7%
20%
2%
7%
4%
15%
6%
9%
12%
13%
24%
18%
6%
8%
8%
2%
0%
10%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%

43%
60%
50%
46%
27%
63%
36%
47%
42%
53%
35%
58%
38%
31%
39%
56%
22%
29%
5%
29%
5%
14%
27%
22%
39%
30%
28%
18%
43%
58%
30%
48%
18%
31%
25%
50%
35%
48%
41%
46%
43%
77%
39%
9%
22%
19%
17%
13%
33%
26%
31%

Europe

Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

Totals:

0%
9%
5%
6%
28%
22%
31%
0%
29%
23%
0%
4%
0%
0%
9%
9%
30%
18%

504

46%
36%
26%
29%
45%
39%
46%
19%
54%
58%
50%
70%
5%
26%
64%
49%
57%
27%

2,089

l/provincial,
al overlap, etc,),

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
pursue investment due to this factor
3
4
30%
0%
36%
12%
25%
8%
22%
2%
20%
5%
36%
15%
29%
3%
39%
4%
34%
11%
33%
13%
23%
0%
34%
4%
38%
9%
26%
12%
31%
37%
39%
20%
33%
12%
29%
14%
38%
6%
34%
24%
17%
7%
38%
20%
28%
9%
47%
21%
30%
9%
48%
13%
30%
4%
43%
11%
28%
8%
37%
13%
40%
9%
18%
1%
40%
0%
29%
43%
29%
21%
26%
8%
32%
21%
48%
17%
46%
36%
19%
0%
24%
3%
35%
40%
8%
0%

5
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
4%
3%
1%
2%
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
14%
3%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
2%
12%
0%
3%
4%
4%
3%
3%
2%
1%
0%
16%
0%
3%
6%
17%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%

36%
25%
31%
46%
53%
25%
18%
33%
37%
27%
41%
25%
50%
39%
44%
35%
28%
38%
29%
43%
53%
43%
33%
35%
36%
38%
31%
26%
35%
19%
47%
33%
20%
39%
38%
32%
29%
33%
29%
32%
34%
8%
46%
11%
47%
29%
61%
31%
60%
46%
31%

7%
2%
15%
0%
7%
0%
18%
6%
11%
6%
6%
8%
0%
27%
6%
3%
19%
25%
43%
14%
32%
34%
33%
35%
7%
18%
26%
39%
16%
3%
12%
11%
35%
15%
31%
5%
18%
6%
6%
5%
13%
8%
0%
18%
19%
33%
17%
38%
0%
26%
31%

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
9%
3%
5%
0%
6%
0%
6%
2%
0%
0%
31%
8%
24%
10%
5%
9%
7%
9%
7%
3%
13%
15%
0%
0%
10%
0%
24%
0%
0%
5%
6%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
8%
59%
13%
10%
0%
19%
7%
3%
8%

46%
46%
47%
53%
22%
28%
23%
43%
17%
10%
36%
22%
50%
48%
27%
36%
9%
46%

1,614

9%
9%
16%
12%
6%
6%
0%
24%
0%
7%
7%
4%
18%
22%
0%
3%
5%
9%

611

0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
6%
0%
14%
0%
3%
7%
0%
27%
4%
0%
3%
0%
0%

199

Table A6: Legal System (legal processes that are fair, transparent, non-corrupt, timely, efficientl

1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
Response
Canada

USA

Australia

2: Not a deterrent to invest

4: Strong deterrent to inves
5: Would not pursue investment due to this fac
2
3

Alberta

44%

48%

6%

British Columbia

39%

45%

13%

Manitoba

36%

48%

9%

New Brunswick

50%

44%

5%

Newfoundland and Labrador

45%

48%

6%

Northwest Territories

35%

45%

11%

Nova Scotia

46%

38%

14%

Nunavut

34%

46%

16%

Ontario

32%

43%

17%

Quebec

31%

39%

19%

Saskatchewan

40%

49%

10%

Yukon

43%

49%

5%

Alaska

34%

44%

18%

Arizona

37%

50%

8%

California

21%

38%

23%

Colorado

27%

46%

19%

Idaho

31%

45%

16%

Michigan

37%

44%

15%

Minnesota

29%

47%

21%

Montana

30%

44%

18%

Nevada

41%

49%

9%

New Mexico

26%

45%

20%

Utah

39%

44%

13%

Washington

19%

36%

21%

Wyoming

48%

41%

7%

New South Wales

32%

39%

18%

Oceania

Africa

Northern Territory

48%

37%

9%

Queensland

34%

51%

9%

South Australia

45%

39%

9%

Tasmania

40%

33%

17%

Victoria

34%

36%

23%

Western Australia

49%

43%

7%

Fiji

0%

50%

30%

Indonesia

0%

9%

16%

Malaysia

14%

50%

7%

New Zealand

42%

45%

8%

Papua New Guinea

3%

15%

35%

Philippines

0%

10%

45%

Angola

0%

20%

10%

Botswana

24%

57%

16%

Burkina Faso

12%

42%

39%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

2%

5%

20%

Eritrea

8%

42%

42%

Ethiopia

0%

21%

50%

Ghana

13%

40%

44%

Guinea(Conakry)

0%

19%

31%

Ivory Coast

0%

21%

54%

Kenya

0%

47%

33%

Liberia

0%

31%

44%

Madagascar

0%

18%

27%

Mali

6%

29%

43%

Mozambique

5%

26%

47%

Namibia

21%

38%

32%

Niger

0%

18%

35%

Nigeria

8%

15%

31%

Sierra Leone

0%

25%

56%

South Africa

6%

30%

43%

Tanzania

5%

24%

42%

Zambia

6%

44%

44%

Zimbabwe

0%

9%

9%

Argentina:Catamarca

4%

13%

52%

Argentina:Chubut

0%

10%

38%

Argentina:Jujuy

10%

19%

57%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

5%

53%

Argentina:Mendoza

3%

12%

47%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

27%

47%

Argentina:Rio Negro

0%

22%

44%

Argentina:Salta

14%

24%

48%

Argentina:San Juan

8%

30%

45%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

3%

26%

34%

Latin America

Bolivia

0%

5%

23%

and the Caribbean Basin

Brazil

5%

28%

50%

Chile

31%

47%

19%

Colombia

3%

20%

50%

Dominican Republic

0%

22%

52%

Ecuador

0%

7%

27%

French Guiana

23%

23%

54%

Guatemala

0%

13%

50%

Guyana

0%

14%

64%

Honduras

0%

11%

44%

Mexico

10%

35%

42%

Nicaragua

0%

28%

50%

Panama

5%

32%

50%

Peru

12%

36%

38%

Suriname

0%

25%

67%

Uruguay

0%

62%

23%

Venezuela

0%

2%

9%

China

0%

3%

46%

India

0%

24%

48%

Kazakhstan

0%

9%

44%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

0%

18%

Laos

0%

20%

67%

Argentina

Asia

Europe

Mongolia

0%

8%

31%

Myanmar

8%

23%

15%

Saudi Arabia

0%

36%

18%

Thailand

20%

10%

70%

Vietnam

6%

11%

28%

Bulgaria

6%

6%

59%

Finland

40%

39%

15%

France

22%

39%

28%

Greenland

31%

46%

15%

Greece

5%

14%

29%

Ireland

49%

37%

14%

Norway

36%

52%

3%

Poland

14%

36%

36%

Portugal

9%

61%

26%

Romania

5%

5%

32%

Russia

0%

4%

48%

Serbia

9%

55%

27%

Spain

12%

61%

18%

Sweden

48%

43%

7%

Turkey

16%

47%

22%

mely, efficiently administered, etc.)

rent to investment
errent to investment
due to this factor
4

0%

2%

1%

1%

3%

3%

0%

2%

1%

0%

7%

2%

0%

3%

3%

3%

6%

1%

10%

1%

0%

1%

3%

1%

3%

1%

2%

3%

6%

12%

6%

3%

4%

4%

0%

4%

3%

0%

4%

4%

1%

0%

6%

4%

2%

2%

14%

10%

2%

2%

9%

1%

4%

2%

4%

3%

5%

2%

7%

3%

5%

2%

1%

1%

20%

0%

39%

37%

14%

14%

3%

3%

35%

12%

24%

21%

40%

30%

0%

3%

6%

0%

46%

27%

0%

8%

21%

7%

2%

2%

42%

8%

21%

4%

13%

7%

6%

19%

36%

18%

14%

9%

11%

11%

9%

0%

29%

18%

31%

15%

6%

13%

17%

4%

24%

5%

3%

3%

30%

52%

17%

13%

19%

33%

5%

10%

21%

21%

21%

18%

20%

7%

17%

17%

7%

7%

13%

5%

24%

13%

45%

28%

17%

0%

3%

0%

19%

8%

26%

0%

36%

29%

0%

0%

25%

13%

18%

5%

28%

17%

12%

2%

22%

0%

14%

0%

13%

3%

8%

0%

15%

0%

13%

76%

39%

12%

24%

5%

44%

4%

53%

29%

7%

7%

46%

15%

31%

23%

36%

9%

0%

0%

50%

6%

18%

12%

4%

2%

6%

6%

8%

0%

29%

24%

0%

0%

3%

7%

7%

7%

4%

0%

36%

23%

22%

26%

9%

0%

6%

3%

0%

2%

16%

0%

Table A7: Taxation Regime (includes personal, corporate, payro

and other taxes, and complexity of tax comp
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea

2: Not a deterrent to inves

4: Strong deterrent to inve
5: Would not pursue investment due to this
1
38%
12%
12%
20%
20%
10%
14%
12%
14%
16%
16%
18%
28%
12%
4%
11%
16%
22%
15%
12%
22%
12%
13%
5%
33%
7%
17%
9%
16%
13%
9%
16%
10%
0%
7%
21%
6%
0%
0%
23%
13%
0%
8%

2
41%
60%
60%
65%
62%
66%
65%
61%
57%
35%
58%
65%
50%
63%
34%
44%
53%
44%
55%
46%
55%
54%
57%
45%
44%
44%
47%
47%
55%
42%
49%
46%
60%
21%
57%
42%
44%
48%
20%
57%
66%
34%
42%

3
21%
27%
20%
15%
17%
23%
16%
26%
24%
32%
26%
17%
22%
25%
34%
36%
31%
30%
27%
28%
21%
30%
30%
33%
22%
40%
30%
39%
25%
39%
33%
31%
30%
43%
21%
32%
27%
28%
40%
20%
19%
24%
42%

Argentina

Latin America
and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia

0%
11%
4%
4%
7%
8%
0%
12%
6%
12%
6%
0%
0%
6%
3%
3%
0%
5%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
12%
5%
0%
0%
4%
8%
2%
4%
2%
23%
0%
0%
0%
5%
6%
10%
10%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
7%
0%
15%
9%

25%
57%
36%
44%
29%
62%
40%
41%
39%
55%
44%
33%
67%
41%
43%
58%
13%
14%
10%
25%
18%
13%
21%
18%
27%
18%
16%
13%
46%
71%
44%
46%
9%
39%
44%
46%
50%
42%
59%
62%
52%
62%
54%
11%
19%
43%
35%
25%
47%
16%
15%
64%

67%
25%
40%
44%
36%
15%
60%
35%
44%
27%
44%
50%
25%
33%
37%
26%
23%
36%
30%
45%
47%
52%
36%
50%
31%
46%
32%
16%
38%
16%
46%
33%
22%
23%
44%
46%
17%
39%
35%
29%
30%
31%
31%
13%
66%
29%
52%
38%
27%
45%
15%
27%

Europe

Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

9%
5%
18%
31%
21%
36%
0%
29%
23%
0%
9%
0%
14%
9%
9%
32%
15%

27%
16%
24%
51%
26%
36%
15%
54%
43%
69%
55%
20%
18%
46%
50%
50%
61%

64%
37%
47%
14%
37%
14%
55%
17%
23%
31%
27%
60%
46%
46%
41%
16%
18%

Totals:

557

2,251

1,446

rporate, payroll, capital,

y of tax compliance)

rrent to investment
errent to investment
nt due to this factor
4
0%
2%
7%
0%
1%
1%
3%
0%
5%
16%
0%
0%
1%
0%
22%
9%
0%
4%
3%
14%
1%
2%
0%
17%
0%
9%
6%
5%
5%
7%
7%
7%
0%
30%
14%
5%
18%
17%
40%
0%
3%
32%
8%

5
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
3%
1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
6%
7%
0%
0%
0%
11%
0%

8%
7%
20%
9%
29%
15%
0%
6%
6%
6%
0%
17%
0%
16%
14%
13%
37%
36%
35%
20%
24%
26%
36%
18%
31%
26%
35%
47%
13%
4%
8%
17%
33%
15%
13%
5%
33%
12%
0%
0%
9%
0%
15%
22%
9%
19%
9%
25%
13%
26%
39%
0%

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
6%
0%
6%
0%
8%
4%
3%
0%
27%
9%
25%
5%
12%
10%
7%
14%
0%
5%
16%
24%
0%
0%
0%
0%
33%
0%
0%
5%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
53%
6%
10%
4%
13%
7%
13%
15%
0%

0%
37%
12%
4%
16%
14%
25%
0%
10%
0%
9%
15%
18%
0%
0%
2%
6%

0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%

478

145

Table A8: Uncertainty Concerning Disputed Land Claims

1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

Response
Canada

USA

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investme
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor
1

Alberta

27%

46%

22%

British Columbia

9%

22%

38%

Manitoba

11%

34%

27%

New Brunswick

19%

57%

22%

Newfoundland and Labrador

15%

58%

20%

Northwest Territories

6%

32%

40%

Nova Scotia

14%

56%

22%

Nunavut

17%

41%

33%

Ontario

9%

29%

32%

Quebec

13%

40%

32%

Saskatchewan

16%

49%

30%

Yukon

11%

31%

37%

Alaska

30%

39%

22%

Arizona

20%

60%

19%

California

10%

56%

24%

Colorado

15%

62%

22%

Idaho

20%

69%

12%

Michigan

15%

58%

23%

Minnesota

26%

45%

23%

Montana

24%

54%

18%

Nevada

24%

68%

8%

New Mexico

16%

61%

20%

Utah

22%

67%

9%

Washington

17%

45%

33%

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Wyoming

27%

61%

11%

New South Wales

7%

48%

38%

Northern Territory

22%

40%

29%

Queensland

10%

42%

35%

South Australia

14%

46%

29%

Tasmania

13%

50%

23%

Victoria

11%

50%

25%

Western Australia

23%

51%

23%

Fiji

0%

50%

40%

Indonesia

0%

13%

34%

Malaysia

7%

60%

20%

New Zealand

15%

46%

26%

Papua New Guinea

3%

12%

44%

Philippines

0%

17%

35%

Angola

0%

20%

40%

Botswana

20%

69%

9%

Burkina Faso

19%

63%

19%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 5%

18%

29%

Eritrea

17%

67%

17%

Ethiopia

8%

42%

42%

Ghana

11%

58%

24%

Guinea(Conakry)

8%

20%

48%

Ivory Coast

0%

50%

41%

Kenya

7%

36%

36%

Liberia

8%

54%

31%

Madagascar

10%

40%

20%

Mali

9%

44%

35%

Mozambique

6%

44%

33%

Namibia

21%

49%

27%

Niger

13%

53%

20%

Nigeria

0%

33%

50%

Sierra Leone

0%

46%

46%

South Africa

2%

29%

35%

Tanzania

9%

37%

43%

Zambia

10%

55%

26%

Zimbabwe

0%

3%

20%

Argentina:Catamarca

5%

55%

18%

Argentina:Chubut

5%

47%

26%

Argentina:Jujuy

10%

55%

20%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

35%

41%

Argentina:Mendoza

7%

47%

33%

Argentina:Neuquen

8%

39%

39%

Argentina:Rio Negro

5%

52%

24%

Argentina:Salta

20%

56%

20%

Argentina:San Juan

16%

40%

37%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

6%

50%

36%

Bolivia

3%

13%

29%

and the Caribbean Basin Brazil

4%

37%

42%

Chile

16%

59%

22%

Colombia

3%

28%

43%

Dominican Republic

0%

44%

36%

Ecuador

4%

15%

32%

French Guiana

8%

39%

39%

Guatemala

0%

25%

69%

Guyana

0%

32%

59%

Honduras

0%

28%

50%

Argentina

Latin America

Asia

Europe

Mexico

12%

38%

40%

Nicaragua

11%

28%

56%

Panama

9%

59%

23%

Peru

7%

30%

41%

Suriname

8%

31%

46%

Uruguay

8%

46%

39%

Venezuela

0%

12%

12%

China

0%

40%

40%

India

0%

43%

33%

Kazakhstan

4%

35%

48%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

13%

19%

Laos

7%

40%

33%

Mongolia

0%

44%

39%

Myanmar

15%

15%

23%

Saudi Arabia

0%

46%

46%

Thailand

9%

36%

36%

Vietnam

5%

26%

37%

Bulgaria

12%

35%

41%

Finland

27%

55%

18%

France

22%

44%

28%

Greenland

31%

54%

15%

Greece

0%

30%

40%

Ireland

38%

50%

12%

Norway

30%

40%

17%

Poland

7%

57%

29%

Portugal

13%

61%

22%

Romania

0%

24%

29%

Russia

0%

32%

46%

Serbia

9%

64%

27%

Spain

10%

55%

32%

Sweden

30%

54%

14%

Turkey

15%

55%

18%

Totals:

600

2,057

1,414

rrent to investment
errent to investment
due to this factor
4

5%

0%

26%

6%

16%

11%

3%

0%

7%

0%

21%

1%

6%

3%

5%

3%

20%

10%

12%

3%

5%

0%

18%

3%

7%

2%

0%

1%

7%

4%

1%

0%

0%

0%

4%

0%

7%

0%

2%

2%

0%

1%

0%

2%

0%

2%

2%

2%

0%

0%

7%

0%

7%

2%

12%

1%

8%

3%

10%

3%

14%

0%

4%

0%

10%

0%

43%

11%

13%

0%

8%

5%

35%

6%

38%

10%

40%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

37%

11%

0%

0%

8%

0%

7%

0%

16%

8%

9%

0%

21%

0%

8%

0%

20%

10%

3%

9%

11%

6%

3%

0%

13%

0%

17%

0%

0%

9%

29%

6%

9%

3%

7%

3%

40%

37%

14%

9%

21%

0%

15%

0%

12%

12%

10%

3%

15%

0%

19%

0%

0%

4%

3%

5%

6%

3%

37%

18%

18%

0%

4%

0%

17%

8%

20%

0%

34%

15%

15%

0%

6%

0%

9%

0%

17%

6%

10%

1%

6%

0%

9%

0%

17%

5%

15%

0%

8%

0%

26%

51%

17%

3%

24%

0%

9%

4%

44%

25%

7%

13%

8%

8%

39%

8%

0%

9%

18%

0%

32%

0%

12%

0%

0%

0%

6%

0%

0%

0%

20%

10%

0%

0%

10%

3%

7%

0%

4%

0%

29%

19%

14%

9%

573

0%

0%

3%

0%

2%

0%

6%

6%

203

Table A9: Uncertainty over which Areas will be Protected

as Wilderness, Parks or Archeological Sites,

1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

5: Would not pursue investment due to th

Reponse
Canada

USA

Australia

Alberta

14%

56%

British Columbia

4%

31%

Manitoba

5%

49%

New Brunswick

12%

59%

Newfoundland and Labrador

10%

58%

Northwest Territories

5%

41%

Nova Scotia

5%

62%

Nunavut

4%

48%

Ontario

8%

31%

Quebec

8%

40%

Saskatchewan

12%

53%

Yukon

7%

47%

Alaska

10%

38%

Arizona

7%

43%

California

1%

30%

Colorado

4%

33%

Idaho

4%

35%

Michigan

11%

37%

Minnesota

12%

39%

Montana

2%

40%

Nevada

11%

56%

New Mexico

4%

38%

Utah

7%

44%

Washington

0%

32%

Wyoming

15%

52%

New South Wales

9%

39%

Oceania

Africa

Northern Territory

13%

45%

Queensland

10%

40%

South Australia

11%

48%

Tasmania

7%

32%

Victoria

9%

29%

Western Australia

14%

54%

Fiji

10%

50%

Indonesia

4%

29%

Malaysia

7%

64%

New Zealand

8%

37%

Papua New Guinea

12%

44%

Philippines

3%

35%

Angola

10%

40%

Botswana

17%

74%

Burkina Faso

25%

63%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

11%

51%

Eritrea

17%

75%

Ethiopia

17%

67%

Ghana

9%

69%

Guinea(Conakry)

16%

64%

Ivory Coast

9%

74%

Kenya

14%

71%

Liberia

23%

69%

Madagascar

0%

60%

Mali

12%

74%

Mozambique

0%

61%

Namibia

6%

82%

Niger

19%

63%

Nigeria

8%

75%

Sierra Leone

0%

83%

South Africa

10%

45%

Tanzania

6%

69%

Zambia

19%

58%

Zimbabwe

3%

45%

Argentina:Catamarca

0%

55%

Argentina:Chubut

0%

45%

Argentina:Jujuy

10%

60%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

53%

Argentina:Mendoza

0%

50%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

54%

Argentina:Rio Negro

0%

59%

Argentina:Salta

12%

54%

Argentina:San Juan

5%

51%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

3%

51%

Bolivia

8%

23%

and the Caribbean Basin Brazil

2%

48%

Chile

17%

47%

Colombia

2%

26%

Dominican Republic

4%

44%

Ecuador

4%

15%

French Guiana

15%

23%

Guatemala

6%

31%

Guyana

14%

52%

Honduras

6%

44%

Mexico

9%

57%

Nicaragua

0%

61%

Panama

0%

46%

Peru

7%

43%

Suriname

8%

69%

Uruguay

8%

62%

Venezuela

0%

18%

China

0%

45%

India

5%

43%

Kazakhstan

9%

57%

Argentina

Latin America

Asia

Europe

Kyrgyzstan

0%

25%

Laos

6%

38%

Mongolia

5%

41%

Myanmar

15%

46%

Saudi Arabia

0%

82%

Thailand

9%

55%

Vietnam

11%

32%

Bulgaria

6%

24%

Finland

14%

49%

France

11%

22%

Greenland

8%

62%

Greece

0%

20%

Ireland

18%

59%

Norway

10%

60%

Poland

0%

57%

Portugal

4%

70%

Romania

0%

33%

Russia

5%

50%

Serbia

9%

55%

Spain

3%

56%

Sweden

12%

63%

Turkey

6%

58%

Totals:

382

2,259

al Sites,

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment

rsue investment due to this factor
3

24%

7%

0%

40%

22%

3%

28%

14%

5%

28%

2%

0%

25%

7%

0%

37%

16%

1%

24%

3%

5%

39%

7%

3%

39%

17%

6%

33%

15%

4%

30%

5%

0%

32%

14%

0%

30%

22%

1%

39%

10%

2%

25%

34%

10%

40%

17%

6%

45%

10%

6%

41%

11%

0%

42%

6%

0%

40%

12%

6%

28%

4%

1%

44%

10%

4%

41%

4%

4%

42%

24%

2%

28%

2%

2%

36%

16%

1%

30%

11%

2%

31%

18%

1%

30%

9%

2%

32%

23%

7%

49%

13%

0%

28%

4%

0%

40%

0%

0%

38%

21%

9%

29%

0%

0%

40%

11%

5%

29%

9%

6%

38%

14%

10%

40%

10%

0%

9%

0%

0%

9%

3%

0%

30%

5%

3%

8%

0%

0%

8%

8%

0%

20%

2%

0%

16%

4%

0%

17%

0%

0%

7%

7%

0%

8%

0%

0%

40%

0%

0%

6%

6%

3%

33%

6%

0%

12%

0%

0%

13%

6%

0%

0%

17%

0%

17%

0%

0%

39%

4%

2%

20%

3%

3%

19%

0%

3%

28%

10%

14%

32%

9%

5%

35%

15%

5%

15%

10%

5%

29%

18%

0%

38%

6%

6%

23%

23%

0%

18%

18%

5%

31%

0%

4%

31%

10%

3%

41%

5%

0%

39%

21%

10%

45%

5%

0%

33%

3%

0%

46%

15%

12%

28%

24%

0%

26%

36%

19%

31%

31%

0%

44%

13%

6%

29%

5%

0%

28%

22%

0%

29%

5%

0%

33%

6%

0%

50%

5%

0%

37%

13%

0%

23%

0%

0%

23%

8%

0%

27%

25%

30%

42%

7%

7%

29%

14%

10%

30%

0%

4%

1,536

38%

31%

6%

44%

6%

6%

41%

8%

5%

15%

23%

0%

18%

0%

0%

36%

0%

0%

32%

26%

0%

65%

6%

0%

31%

6%

0%

39%

22%

6%

31%

0%

0%

50%

25%

5%

21%

3%

0%

23%

3%

3%

29%

14%

0%

13%

13%

0%

24%

29%

14%

32%

9%

5%

36%

0%

0%

31%

9%

0%

19%

7%

0%

27%

9%

0%

550

148

Table A10: Quality of Infrastructure

(includes access to roads, power availability, et
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

5: Would not pursue investmen

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso

1
51%
26%
28%
49%
23%
6%
40%
3%
32%
33%
31%
12%
5%
46%
31%
37%
29%
52%
33%
34%
52%
32%
48%
19%
48%
40%
21%
30%
28%
36%
41%
27%
0%
2%
7%
32%
0%
0%
0%
20%
3%

2
36%
42%
36%
39%
39%
15%
47%
7%
38%
38%
40%
30%
22%
46%
55%
53%
57%
41%
61%
50%
42%
60%
48%
69%
44%
40%
43%
40%
47%
29%
32%
49%
40%
9%
47%
45%
0%
7%
10%
37%
23%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Latin America
Bolivia
and the Caribbean BasinBrazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos

0%
0%
8%
9%
0%
0%
7%
0%
0%
0%
6%
24%
0%
8%
0%
22%
3%
7%
0%
0%
10%
5%
6%
3%
17%
14%
12%
8%
5%
0%
7%
19%
2%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
14%
0%
5%
5%
0%
0%
0%
9%
5%
0%
0%
0%

5%
42%
33%
44%
15%
26%
36%
8%
10%
12%
11%
39%
25%
33%
17%
51%
31%
42%
23%
46%
50%
48%
35%
44%
58%
46%
62%
48%
43%
5%
30%
46%
23%
50%
23%
8%
19%
5%
17%
55%
28%
50%
29%
15%
75%
11%
50%
33%
44%
13%
7%

Europe

Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0%
0%
8%
9%
5%
12%
60%
47%
0%
14%
51%
32%
27%
38%
9%
0%
8%
36%
59%
15%

13%
0%
42%
55%
16%
41%
34%
53%
29%
43%
49%
52%
53%
58%
32%
17%
75%
58%
32%
64%

Totals:

1,030

1,805

r availability, etc.)

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
ursue investment due to this factor
3
12%
27%
31%
12%
29%
51%
13%
43%
24%
24%
27%
41%
42%
8%
7%
9%
8%
7%
6%
14%
6%
6%
4%
10%
9%
16%
23%
23%
19%
32%
21%
21%
50%
59%
33%
24%
34%
84%
20%
34%
60%

4
2%
5%
5%
0%
10%
27%
0%
43%
6%
5%
3%
17%
29%
0%
7%
1%
6%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
4%
11%
6%
5%
3%
7%
3%
10%
29%
13%
0%
49%
3%
70%
9%
13%

5
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
17%
7%
0%
0%
0%

18%
42%
42%
38%
42%
35%
43%
54%
30%
59%
44%
30%
25%
17%
42%
16%
42%
42%
30%
36%
30%
33%
29%
38%
17%
36%
19%
30%
41%
54%
53%
29%
43%
33%
49%
69%
63%
55%
44%
24%
44%
32%
55%
54%
17%
31%
31%
38%
39%
63%
53%

74%
17%
17%
9%
39%
39%
14%
39%
50%
27%
39%
6%
44%
42%
33%
10%
25%
10%
37%
18%
10%
14%
29%
15%
8%
5%
8%
13%
11%
31%
11%
5%
31%
17%
13%
23%
19%
36%
33%
7%
28%
14%
12%
31%
8%
38%
3%
19%
13%
13%
27%

3%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
0%
0%
10%
3%
0%
0%
6%
0%
8%
0%
0%
0%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3%
0%
10%
0%
1%
2%
0%
9%
0%
0%
5%
6%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
20%
6%
5%
4%
13%
13%

45%
46%
50%
27%
47%
47%
6%
0%
50%
38%
0%
16%
20%
4%
46%
61%
17%
3%
9%
18%

34%
46%
0%
9%
32%
0%
0%
0%
21%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
14%
22%
0%
3%
0%
3%

8%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

1,409

605

73

Table A11: Socioeconomic Agreements/Community Development Conditio

(includes local purchasing, processing requirements or supplying

social infrastructure such as schools or hospita
1: Encourages investment

2: Not a deterrent to investm

3: Mild deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to invest

5: Would not pursue investment due to th

Response
Canada

USA

Australia

Alberta

33%

49%

15%

British Columbia

13%

52%

28%

Manitoba

15%

53%

24%

New Brunswick

25%

59%

16%

Newfoundland and Labrador

17%

54%

24%

Northwest Territories

12%

40%

39%

Nova Scotia

23%

57%

17%

Nunavut

10%

35%

41%

Ontario

19%

47%

26%

Quebec

19%

43%

28%

Saskatchewan

23%

54%

22%

Yukon

13%

49%

37%

Alaska

14%

51%

30%

Arizona

25%

63%

12%

California

16%

44%

28%

Colorado

18%

60%

18%

Idaho

18%

64%

18%

Michigan

19%

59%

22%

Minnesota

36%

52%

13%

Montana

22%

63%

12%

Nevada

26%

68%

6%

New Mexico

19%

54%

23%

Utah

26%

63%

9%

Washington

14%

60%

24%

Wyoming

26%

72%

2%

New South Wales

24%

58%

13%

Northern Territory

26%

54%

19%

Queensland

27%

53%

19%

Oceania

South Australia

28%

60%

7%

Tasmania

27%

63%

3%

Victoria

24%

50%

19%

Western Australia

25%

62%

13%

Fiji

10%

30%

60%

Indonesia

0%

13%

51%

Malaysia

0%

50%

36%

28%

47%

22%

Papua New Guinea

0%

9%

56%

Philippines

0%

14%

64%

Angola

0%

10%

50%

21%

65%

12%

Burkina Faso

7%

60%

23%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

3%

23%

26%

Eritrea

8%

42%

25%

Ethiopia

0%

40%

40%

Ghana

10%

46%

32%

Guinea(Conakry)

0%

44%

32%

Ivory Coast

0%

38%

33%

Kenya

0%

54%

31%

Liberia

9%

55%

27%

Madagascar

0%

10%

50%

Mali

3%

41%

31%

Mozambique

0%

47%

24%

22%

31%

34%

Niger

7%

27%

40%

Nigeria

0%

55%

9%

Sierra Leone

9%

36%

27%

South Africa

6%

40%

30%

Tanzania

3%

39%

36%

Zambia

3%

52%

28%

Zimbabwe

4%

14%

25%

Argentina:Catamarca

5%

32%

50%

Argentina:Chubut

5%

30%

40%

Argentina:Jujuy

5%

47%

37%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

24%

53%

Argentina:Mendoza

3%

34%

47%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

31%

46%

New Zealand

Africa

Botswana

Namibia

Argentina

Argentina:Rio Negro

9%

36%

36%

Argentina:Salta

16%

44%

40%

Argentina:San Juan

11%

38%

41%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

5%

43%

27%

Latin America

Bolivia

3%

8%

28%

and the Caribbean Basin

Brazil

6%

42%

45%

Chile

12%

56%

31%

Colombia

2%

31%

52%

Dominican Republic

0%

56%

20%

Ecuador

0%

15%

39%

17%

33%

33%

0%

6%

75%

11%

42%

42%

Honduras

0%

6%

63%

Mexico

4%

48%

41%

Nicaragua

0%

29%

53%

Panama

5%

46%

46%

Peru

3%

31%

49%

Suriname

0%

42%

50%

Uruguay

0%

58%

33%

Venezuela

0%

5%

29%

China

3%

48%

36%

India

6%

44%

33%

Kazakhstan

5%

58%

21%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

0%

38%

Laos

0%

43%

21%

Mongolia

3%

33%

36%

Myanmar

0%

42%

33%

Saudi Arabia

9%

55%

18%

Thailand

9%

55%

27%

Vietnam

6%

44%

22%

Bulgaria

25%

19%

56%

Finland

44%

48%

9%

France

47%

47%

0%

Greenland

8%

54%

39%

Greece

5%

26%

42%

Ireland

40%

57%

3%

Norway

32%

61%

4%

French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana

Asia

Europe

Poland

15%

85%

0%

Portugal

14%

71%

14%

Romania

0%

37%

37%

Russia

0%

43%

29%

Serbia

10%

60%

30%

Spain

28%

52%

21%

Sweden

38%

53%

8%

Turkey

10%

59%

31%

Totals:

669

2,170

1,270

velopment Conditions

r supplying
schools or hospitals, etc,),

a deterrent to investment

ng deterrent to investment

e investment due to this factor

4

5
4%

0%

7%

1%

6%

2%

0%

0%

5%

0%

9%

0%

0%

3%

13%

1%

6%

2%

7%

3%

1%

0%

1%

0%

6%

0%

0%

0%

10%

2%

2%

3%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

4%

0%

2%

0%

2%

0%

0%

0%

5%

0%

2%

0%

1%

0%

3%

2%

7%

0%

7%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

26%

9%

14%

0%

3%

0%

27%

9%

7%

14%

40%

0%

3%

0%

10%

0%

43%

6%

25%

0%

20%

0%

12%

0%

24%

0%

29%

0%

8%

8%

9%

0%

40%

0%

19%

6%

29%

0%

9%

3%

27%

0%

27%

9%

18%

9%

21%

2%

21%

0%

17%

0%

32%

25%

14%

0%

20%

5%

11%

0%

24%

0%

13%

3%

23%

0%

14%

5%

0%

0%

8%

3%

22%

3%

50%

11%

8%

0%

2%

0%

12%

3%

24%

0%

33%

14%

17%

0%

19%

0%

5%

0%

31%

0%

7%

1%

18%

0%

5%

0%

16%

2%

8%

0%

8%

0%

31%

36%

7%

7%

17%

0%

16%

0%

44%

19%

21%

14%

25%

3%

25%

0%

9%

9%

9%

0%

28%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

6%

0%

0%

0%

21%

5%

0%

0%

4%

0%

458

0%

0%

0%

0%

16%

11%

24%

5%

0%

0%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

105

Table A12:Trade Barrierstariff and non-tariff barriers;

restrictions on profit repatriation, currency restrictions, etc.
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

5: Would not pursue investment due to this fa

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola

1
43%
34%
30%
30%
40%
31%
30%
31%
33%
32%
30%
37%
35%
39%
31%
33%
40%
46%
32%
41%
39%
31%
35%
28%
44%
30%
33%
32%
37%
29%
31%
35%
0%
2%
0%
39%
3%
0%
0%

2
54%
60%
61%
63%
56%
61%
65%
59%
59%
57%
65%
61%
58%
58%
54%
59%
53%
50%
68%
52%
58%
58%
63%
63%
51%
66%
61%
63%
58%
64%
64%
58%
50%
14%
50%
52%
35%
46%
30%

Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Latin America
Bolivia
and the Caribbean Basin
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
China
India
Kazakhstan

28%
7%
6%
8%
0%
13%
4%
0%
0%
18%
0%
6%
6%
19%
20%
9%
0%
17%
6%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
0%
3%
4%
23%
9%
0%
2%
33%
0%
0%
0%
16%
12%
14%
18%
9%
8%
0%
0%
11%
5%

53%
66%
15%
58%
30%
55%
42%
43%
46%
55%
30%
47%
44%
48%
33%
36%
55%
40%
42%
48%
4%
14%
10%
11%
6%
13%
8%
14%
4%
3%
11%
11%
42%
59%
43%
52%
14%
42%
38%
63%
50%
52%
47%
71%
47%
36%
54%
3%
13%
32%
20%

Europe

Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

Totals:

7%
0%
0%
0%
18%
9%
6%
27%
39%
24%
31%
5%
30%
46%
17%
15%
6%
0%
20%
17%
51%
18%

1,043

27%
53%
22%
25%
64%
55%
29%
40%
57%
59%
46%
42%
63%
46%
67%
75%
61%
20%
60%
69%
46%
54%

2,258

nd non-tariff barriers;

currency restrictions, etc.

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
pursue investment due to this factor
3
4%
6%
10%
8%
4%
8%
5%
10%
7%
6%
5%
2%
7%
4%
13%
6%
6%
4%
0%
4%
3%
9%
2%
10%
5%
5%
7%
6%
5%
4%
5%
6%
40%
54%
36%
6%
41%
39%
30%

4
0%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
4%
0%
1%
10%
23%
14%
3%
15%
7%
40%

5
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%
0%
6%
7%
0%

19%
21%
41%
25%
60%
30%
33%
43%
46%
27%
60%
28%
31%
26%
40%
27%
27%
26%
36%
38%
15%
18%
15%
32%
24%
19%
39%
23%
28%
32%
22%
28%
40%
16%
36%
32%
41%
17%
56%
37%
31%
27%
41%
14%
31%
55%
31%
10%
57%
37%
45%

0%
7%
35%
8%
0%
3%
21%
14%
8%
0%
10%
13%
19%
7%
7%
27%
9%
15%
15%
10%
30%
46%
40%
37%
47%
44%
46%
32%
36%
46%
41%
36%
14%
2%
13%
16%
24%
8%
6%
0%
19%
6%
0%
0%
4%
0%
8%
30%
23%
16%
25%

0%
0%
3%
0%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
9%
2%
0%
0%
52%
23%
35%
21%
24%
25%
8%
32%
28%
19%
27%
22%
0%
0%
0%
0%
20%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
58%
7%
5%
5%

27%
27%
47%
33%
18%
36%
35%
33%
4%
12%
23%
37%
7%
7%
17%
10%
11%
50%
20%
14%
3%
25%

779

27%
13%
19%
33%
0%
0%
24%
0%
0%
6%
0%
11%
0%
0%
0%
0%
17%
15%
0%
0%
0%
4%

350

13%
7%
11%
8%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
15%
0%
0%
0%
0%

155

Table A13: Political Stability

1: Encourages investment
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

2: Not a deterrent to investment

2: Not a deterrent to investment
4: Strong deterrent to investment

5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor

Response
Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Alberta

75%

21%

4%

0%

British Columbia

47%

31%

19%

3%

Manitoba

49%

41%

6%

5%

New Brunswick

59%

37%

5%

0%

Newfoundland and Labrador

60%

38%

2%

0%

Northwest Territories

47%

38%

11%

3%

Nova Scotia

54%

38%

3%

3%

Nunavut

42%

43%

14%

1%

Ontario

48%

33%

14%

3%

Quebec

30%

30%

26%

13%

Saskatchewan
Yukon

60%
46%

35%
46%

5%
8%

0%
0%

Alaska

44%

45%

11%

0%

Arizona

55%

41%

5%

0%

California

33%

42%

19%

3%

Colorado

43%

39%

15%

3%

Idaho

48%

42%

10%

0%

Michigan

54%

32%

14%

0%

Minnesota

49%

39%

12%

0%

Montana

48%

35%

15%

2%

Nevada

55%

40%

5%

0%

New Mexico

45%

47%

6%

0%

Utah

54%

44%

2%

0%

Washington
Wyoming

37%
58%

37%
38%

17%
4%

7%
0%

New South Wales

58%

21%

18%

3%

Northern Territory

64%

30%

7%

0%

Queensland

63%

24%

13%

0%

South Australia

67%

26%

5%

2%

Tasmania

57%

23%

17%

3%

Victoria
Western Australia

61%
70%

26%
25%

12%
5%

2%
0%

Fiji

0%

0%

50%

50%

Indonesia

2%

27%

46%

20%

Malaysia

14%

43%

29%

14%

New Zealand

Africa

56%

25%

17%

3%

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

0%
0%

12%
16%

44%
58%

32%
23%

Angola

0%

20%

30%

50%

Botswana

46%

40%

14%

0%

Burkina Faso

10%

62%

21%

7%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 0%

8%

17%

44%

Eritrea

8%

50%

33%

0%

Ethiopia

9%

55%

36%

0%

Ghana

14%

55%

24%

7%

Guinea(Conakry)

0%

16%

36%

40%

Ivory Coast

0%

5%

65%

25%

Kenya

0%

15%

62%

15%

Liberia

8%

25%

42%

25%

Madagascar

0%

30%

30%

30%

Mali

0%

15%

39%

36%

Mozambique

6%

39%

28%

17%

33%

39%

27%

0%

Niger

0%

13%

50%

25%

Nigeria

0%

18%

36%

27%

Sierra Leone

0%

25%

58%

8%

South Africa

8%

20%

38%

26%

Tanzania

14%

40%

34%

11%

Zambia
Zimbabwe

10%
3%

52%
0%

21%
3%

14%
35%

Argentina:Catamarca

0%

27%

32%

36%

Argentina:Chubut

0%

30%

10%

45%

Namibia

Argentina

Argentina:Jujuy

10%

38%

29%

24%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

24%

29%

35%

Argentina:Mendoza

0%

15%

42%

36%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

50%

14%

36%

Argentina:Rio Negro

0%

38%

19%

33%

Argentina:Salta

12%

42%

23%

15%

Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz

3%
0%

26%
16%

44%
32%

23%
30%

Bolivia

0%

8%

18%

41%

and the Caribbean Basin

Brazil

11%

48%

35%

6%

Chile

35%

49%

17%

0%

Colombia

Latin America

12%

30%

33%

20%

Dominican Republic

8%

44%

36%

12%

Ecuador

2%

7%

32%

37%

French Guiana

69%

8%

23%

0%

Guatemala

0%

25%

38%

38%

Guyana

5%

43%

38%

10%

Honduras

0%

12%

41%

29%

13%

42%

37%

7%

0%

47%

41%

12%

Panama

14%

41%

41%

5%

Peru

12%

39%

41%

7%

Suriname

8%

31%

54%

8%

Uruguay
Venezuela

25%
0%

42%
5%

33%
7%

0%
25%

China

18%

46%

21%

9%

India

15%

50%

15%

20%

Kazakhstan

9%

23%

50%

14%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

0%

6%

41%

Laos

7%

33%

53%

0%

Mongolia

3%

11%

46%

24%

Myanmar

15%

8%

23%

39%

Saudi Arabia

17%

42%

33%

0%

Thailand
Vietnam

20%
11%

30%
47%

50%
32%

0%
11%

Bulgaria

19%

25%

44%

13%

Finland

60%

31%

6%

2%

France

42%

42%

16%

0%

Greenland

57%

21%

14%

7%

Greece

5%

10%

48%

33%

Ireland

66%

28%

3%

3%

Norway

68%

26%

3%

3%

Poland

27%

53%

20%

0%

Portugal

39%

39%

17%

4%

Romania

5%

14%

50%

14%

Russia

4%

30%

39%

9%

Serbia

8%

25%

58%

0%

Spain

28%

50%

22%

0%

Sweden
Turkey

63%
21%

35%
33%

2%
30%

0%
15%

Mexico
Nicaragua

Asia

Europe

tment

5
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
1%
3%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
0%

0%
12%
3%
0%
0%
0%
31%
8%
0%
0%
8%
5%
8%
0%
10%
9%
11%
0%
13%
18%
8%
8%
0%
3%
59%
5%
15%
0%
12%
6%
0%
10%
8%
5%
22%
33%
0%
0%
5%
0%
22%

0%
0%
5%
18%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
64%
6%
0%
5%
53%
7%
16%
15%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
18%
17%
8%
0%
0%
0%

Table A14: Labor Regulations/Employment Agreements

and Labour Militancy/Work Disruptions
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
5: Would not invest due to this factor

Response
Canada

USA

Australia

Alberta

38%

49%

British Columbia

19%

54%

Manitoba

25%

58%

New Brunswick

37%

54%

Newfoundland and Labrador

32%

52%

Northwest Territories

24%

56%

Nova Scotia

33%

47%

Nunavut

27%

50%

Ontario

24%

53%

Quebec

21%

50%

Saskatchewan

29%

57%

Yukon

32%

61%

Alaska

37%

52%

Arizona

33%

58%

California

22%

46%

Colorado

24%

57%

Idaho

38%

54%

Michigan

22%

63%

Minnesota

31%

56%

Montana

37%

47%

Nevada

33%

63%

New Mexico

26%

55%

Utah

35%

57%

Washington

33%

43%

Wyoming

44%

52%

New South Wales

9%

46%

Northern Territory

14%

63%

Queensland

15%

47%

South Australia

13%

56%

Oceania

Africa

Argentina

Tasmania

10%

48%

Victoria

15%

44%

Western Australia

24%

51%

Fiji

10%

40%

Indonesia

0%

35%

Malaysia

14%

71%

New Zealand

21%

56%

Papua New Guinea

3%

41%

Philippines

4%

56%

Angola

0%

30%

Botswana

21%

64%

Burkina Faso

10%

63%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

0%

38%

Eritrea

17%

50%

Ethiopia

0%

70%

Ghana

10%

58%

Guinea(Conakry)

5%

50%

Ivory Coast

0%

45%

Kenya

0%

54%

Liberia

9%

55%

Madagascar

0%

50%

Mali

6%

34%

Mozambique

6%

47%

Namibia

19%

50%

Niger

0%

53%

Nigeria

0%

46%

Sierra Leone

9%

55%

South Africa

0%

19%

Tanzania

3%

42%

Zambia

3%

62%

Zimbabwe

4%

18%

Argentina:Catamarca

0%

43%

Argentina:Chubut

5%

30%

Argentina:Jujuy

5%

37%

Argentina:La Rioja

0%

29%

Argentina:Mendoza

0%

27%

Argentina:Neuquen

0%

29%

Argentina:Rio Negro

5%

32%

Argentina:Salta

12%

32%

Argentina:San Juan

8%

28%

Argentina:Santa Cruz

0%

24%

Bolivia

3%

5%

and the Caribbean BasinBrazil

10%

33%

Chile

15%

52%

Colombia

7%

34%

Dominican Republic

4%

54%

Ecuador

4%

18%

French Guiana

18%

27%

Guatemala

0%

25%

Guyana

10%

60%

Honduras

6%

13%

Mexico

11%

40%

Nicaragua

0%

35%

Panama

5%

64%

Peru

8%

30%

Suriname

0%

46%

Uruguay

0%

54%

Venezuela

0%

10%

China

7%

47%

India

5%

42%

Kazakhstan

5%

63%

Kyrgyzstan

7%

27%

Laos

0%

60%

Mongolia

3%

49%

Myanmar

25%

25%

Saudi Arabia

9%

36%

Thailand

9%

73%

Vietnam

12%

41%

Bulgaria

19%

44%

Finland

44%

39%

France

17%

33%

Greenland

23%

46%

Latin America

Asia

Europe

Greece

0%

22%

Ireland

30%

50%

Norway

30%

52%

Poland

8%

77%

Portugal

19%

48%

Romania

11%

28%

Russia

11%

32%

Serbia

20%

50%

Spain

15%

41%

Sweden

45%

43%

Turkey

21%

55%

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
vest due to this factor

13%

0%

0%

24%

3%

1%

16%

1%

0%

10%

0%

0%

16%

0%

0%

20%

0%

0%

19%

0%

0%

21%

1%

0%

20%

3%

0%

22%

7%

0%

14%

0%

0%

7%

0%

0%

11%

0%

0%

9%

0%

0%

23%

7%

1%

16%

3%

0%

8%

0%

0%

15%

0%

0%

9%

3%

0%

14%

2%

0%

5%

0%

0%

17%

2%

0%

7%

0%

0%

24%

0%

0%

4%

0%

0%

42%

3%

0%

19%

5%

0%

34%

4%

0%

26%

5%

0%

38%

3%

0%

34%

7%

0%

24%

2%

0%

40%

10%

0%

52%

12%

2%

14%

0%

0%

18%

6%

0%

44%

6%

6%

26%

7%

7%

60%

10%

0%

15%

0%

0%

23%

3%

0%

35%

21%

6%

17%

17%

0%

20%

10%

0%

33%

0%

0%

32%

14%

0%

45%

10%

0%

23%

23%

0%

27%

9%

0%

40%

10%

0%

47%

6%

6%

41%

6%

0%

31%

0%

0%

40%

7%

0%

36%

0%

18%

27%

0%

9%

34%

30%

17%

46%

9%

0%

28%

7%

0%

29%

21%

29%

19%

29%

10%

20%

35%

10%

26%

26%

5%

24%

35%

12%

43%

27%

3%

21%

43%

7%

36%

18%

9%

40%

12%

4%

39%

19%

6%

35%

32%

8%

27%

51%

14%

45%

12%

0%

29%

4%

0%

50%

5%

4%

38%

4%

0%

35%

33%

10%

46%

9%

0%

69%

6%

0%

25%

5%

0%

50%

31%

0%

40%

9%

0%

53%

12%

0%

32%

0%

0%

51%

11%

0%

46%

9%

0%

46%

0%

0%

15%

38%

38%

37%

3%

7%

26%

21%

5%

32%

0%

0%

47%

13%

7%

33%

0%

7%

43%

3%

3%

25%

17%

8%

46%

0%

9%

18%

0%

0%

47%

0%

0%

38%

0%

0%

17%

0%

0%

28%

22%

0%

31%

0%

0%

28%

39%

11%

17%

3%

0%

19%

0%

0%

8%

8%

0%

29%

5%

0%

39%

17%

6%

32%

21%

5%

30%

0%

0%

37%

7%

0%

13%

0%

0%

21%

3%

0%

Table A15: Quality of Geological Database

(includes quality and scale of maps, ease of access to informati
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment
Response
Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this facto
1

Alberta

53%

44%

2%

British Columbia

66%

31%

2%

Manitoba

55%

38%

5%

New Brunswick

61%

33%

3%

Newfoundland and Labrador

62%

35%

4%

Northwest Territories

36%

54%

6%

Nova Scotia

44%

44%

8%

Nunavut

33%

51%

11%

Ontario

61%

35%

3%

Quebec

70%

26%

3%

Saskatchewan
Yukon

47%
65%

49%
29%

3%
6%

Alaska

42%

46%

10%

Arizona

40%

48%

9%

California

30%

49%

16%

Colorado

40%

54%

3%

Idaho

42%

46%

8%

Michigan

36%

39%

21%

Minnesota

42%

52%

6%

Montana

40%

50%

6%

Nevada

57%

35%

5%

New Mexico

34%

53%

9%

Utah

42%

43%

9%

Washington
Wyoming

22%
60%

51%
31%

22%
4%

New South Wales

52%

39%

6%

Northern Territory

52%

43%

2%

Queensland

58%

36%

4%

South Australia

69%

26%

3%

Tasmania

52%

31%

14%

Victoria
Western Australia

40%
63%

49%
32%

9%
4%

Fiji

0%

20%

70%

Indonesia

6%

24%

47%

Malaysia

0%

47%

27%

New Zealand

44%

42%

14%

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

14%
3%

20%
37%

40%
37%

Angola

0%

10%

50%

Botswana

21%

50%

24%

Burkina Faso

3%

36%

42%

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 0%

9%

44%

Eritrea

0%

58%

33%

Ethiopia

0%

27%

55%

Ghana

10%

46%

37%

Guinea(Conakry)

4%

17%

46%

Ivory Coast

0%

14%

57%

Kenya

0%

31%

62%

Liberia

0%

25%

50%

Madagascar

0%

10%

60%

Mali

0%

39%

39%

Mozambique

0%

44%

28%

Namibia

30%

42%

24%

Niger

0%

19%

56%

Nigeria

18%

27%

36%

Sierra Leone

8%

17%

58%

South Africa

23%

53%

21%

Tanzania

8%

33%

39%

Zambia
Zimbabwe

7%
0%

45%
21%

41%
38%

Argentina:Catamarca

0%

43%

33%

Argentina:Chubut

5%

35%

50%

Argentina:Jujuy

10%

48%

29%

Argentina:La Rioja

6%

18%

47%

Argentina:Mendoza

0%

42%

45%

Argentina:Neuquen

8%

42%

33%

Argentina:Rio Negro

5%

41%

41%

Argentina:Salta

15%

46%

27%

Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz

11%
11%

43%
38%

35%
38%

Bolivia

0%

18%

47%

and the Caribbean Basin Brazil

8%

43%

43%

Chile

37%

49%

11%

Colombia

7%

40%

35%

Dominican Republic

4%

35%

57%

Ecuador

0%

23%

42%

Africa

Argentina

Latin America

French Guiana

Asia

Europe

17%

42%

33%

Guatemala

6%

31%

50%

Guyana

10%

40%

30%

Honduras

0%

24%

41%

Mexico

30%

46%

21%

Nicaragua

0%

29%

47%

Panama

5%

43%

38%

Peru

22%

48%

26%

Suriname

0%

17%

42%

Uruguay
Venezuela

8%
3%

46%
18%

39%
35%

China

0%

29%

36%

India

10%

35%

35%

Kazakhstan

0%

30%

45%

Kyrgyzstan

0%

33%

33%

Laos

0%

20%

60%

Mongolia

5%

22%

49%

Myanmar

0%

8%

39%

Saudi Arabia

8%

25%

50%

Thailand
Vietnam

9%
6%

18%
12%

64%
47%

Bulgaria

13%

33%

47%

Finland

75%

23%

2%

France

42%

42%

11%

Greenland

62%

15%

23%

Greece

5%

25%

45%

Ireland

78%

19%

3%

Norway

47%

40%

13%

Poland

14%

64%

14%

Portugal

39%

44%

17%

Romania

5%

30%

55%

Russia

10%

24%

48%

Serbia

8%

50%

33%

Spain

27%

67%

7%

Sweden
Turkey

62%
23%

31%
48%

7%
26%

Totals:

1,603

1,752

917

se of access to information, etc.)

deterrent to investment
deterrent to investment
estment due to this factor
4

2%

0%

1%

0%

2%

0%

3%

0%

0%

0%

4%

0%

3%

0%

6%

0%

1%

0%

1%

0%

1%
0%

0%
0%

2%

0%

2%

0%

5%

0%

3%

0%

4%

0%

4%

0%

0%

0%

4%

0%

2%

0%

4%

0%

6%

0%

5%
4%

0%
0%

3%

0%

2%

0%

3%

0%

2%

0%

3%

0%

2%
1%

0%
0%

10%

0%

20%

4%

27%

0%

0%

0%

23%
17%

3%
7%

40%

0%

6%

0%

19%

0%

44%

3%

8%

0%

18%

0%

7%

0%

29%

4%

29%

0%

8%

0%

25%

0%

30%

0%

18%

3%

28%

0%

3%

0%

25%

0%

18%

0%

17%

0%

2%

0%

19%

0%

7%
28%

0%
14%

24%

0%

10%

0%

14%

0%

29%

0%

13%

0%

17%

0%

14%

0%

12%

0%

11%
14%

0%
0%

32%

3%

6%

0%

2%

1%

16%

2%

4%

0%

33%

2%

8%

0%

6%

6%

20%

0%

29%

6%

3%

0%

24%

0%

14%

0%

4%

0%

42%

0%

8%
25%

0%
20%

29%

7%

20%

0%

20%

5%

27%

7%

7%

13%

19%

5%

39%

15%

8%

8%

9%
35%

0%
0%

7%

0%

0%

0%

5%

0%

0%

0%

25%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

7%

0%

0%

0%

10%

0%

19%

0%

8%

0%

0%

0%

0%
3%

0%
0%

392

47

Table A16: Security Situation (includes physical security due to t

attack by terrorists, criminals, guerrila groups, etc.)
1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

5: Would not pursue investment due to this f

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

1
73%
69%
66%
75%
77%
63%
67%
71%
65%
66%
61%
67%
69%
72%
60%
72%
75%
82%
85%
75%
71%
65%
72%
64%
76%
67%
71%
76%
73%
70%
71%
81%
0%
0%
14%
77%
0%
0%
0%
39%
13%
0%

2
27%
26%
27%
25%
23%
36%
33%
29%
28%
30%
39%
32%
28%
26%
35%
27%
25%
18%
15%
25%
29%
29%
28%
33%
24%
30%
29%
22%
27%
27%
29%
18%
50%
16%
64%
24%
9%
7%
0%
58%
39%
3%

Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Latin America
Bolivia
and the Caribbean Basin
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia

8%
9%
20%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
36%
0%
0%
8%
4%
8%
7%
3%
33%
20%
38%
12%
16%
14%
18%
36%
27%
17%
0%
13%
53%
0%
8%
0%
58%
0%
5%
0%
2%
0%
10%
5%
8%
39%
2%
23%
15%
5%
0%
13%
16%

33%
27%
49%
17%
14%
23%
33%
40%
21%
33%
42%
13%
0%
25%
36%
42%
59%
17%
52%
70%
57%
71%
66%
71%
68%
52%
60%
61%
21%
34%
38%
7%
50%
35%
25%
19%
46%
18%
11%
33%
60%
32%
42%
46%
7%
52%
20%
55%
19%
33%
51%

Europe

Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Totals:

15%
8%
27%
18%
20%
83%
63%
71%
5%
69%
80%
50%
61%
15%
0%
17%
53%
83%
23%
2,115

8%
50%
27%
53%
73%
17%
32%
29%
55%
31%
20%
50%
30%
55%
43%
50%
43%
17%
36%
1,436

udes physical security due to the threat of

als, guerrila groups, etc.)

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
pursue investment due to this factor
3
0%
3%
5%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
6%
3%
0%
1%
2%
0%
3%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
3%
0%
3%
0%
1%
40%
58%
14%
0%
26%
36%
40%
3%
39%
12%

4
0%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
20%
7%
0%
46%
36%
60%
0%
10%
53%

5
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
20%
21%
0%
0%
0%
32%

33%
55%
27%
50%
43%
39%
42%
30%
24%
39%
21%
25%
46%
33%
34%
42%
31%
24%
5%
10%
5%
6%
13%
7%
14%
8%
14%
17%
45%
40%
8%
38%
38%
43%
17%
38%
41%
35%
42%
44%
20%
45%
42%
15%
26%
23%
45%
30%
44%
40%
22%

17%
9%
5%
33%
38%
39%
25%
20%
36%
22%
0%
44%
27%
25%
23%
8%
3%
24%
5%
0%
0%
6%
6%
7%
0%
4%
0%
6%
24%
11%
1%
43%
4%
15%
0%
38%
5%
35%
39%
22%
10%
16%
8%
0%
36%
0%
20%
10%
31%
13%
11%

8%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
10%
18%
0%
0%
19%
27%
8%
2%
0%
0%
31%
5%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
11%
2%
0%
12%
0%
7%
0%
6%
5%
12%
7%
0%
0%
2%
0%
0%
29%
3%
0%
0%
6%
0%
0%

23%
42%
36%
18%
0%
0%
5%
0%
30%
0%
0%
0%
9%
20%
33%
25%
3%
0%
36%
655

31%
0%
9%
12%
7%
0%
0%
0%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
10%
24%
8%
0%
0%
7%
386

23%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
131

Table A17: Availability of Labor and Skills

1: Encourages investment
3: Mild deterrent to investment

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Response
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana

2: Not a deterrent to investment

4: Strong deterrent to investment
5: Would not pursue investment due to this factor

1
42%
44%
46%
53%
48%
23%
47%
15%
51%
55%
36%
29%
34%
58%
39%
49%
46%
54%
59%
47%
55%
42%
44%
41%
53%
47%
33%
49%
48%
43%
43%
52%
10%
11%
14%
43%
0%
7%
0%
3%

2
46%
44%
37%
40%
38%
42%
42%
42%
37%
36%
51%
45%
42%
31%
42%
44%
50%
31%
25%
45%
40%
40%
50%
38%
38%
46%
51%
43%
44%
43%
52%
37%
30%
38%
71%
51%
18%
57%
10%
49%

3
13%
11%
13%
7%
15%
34%
11%
36%
11%
8%
13%
23%
21%
9%
17%
8%
4%
15%
13%
9%
5%
19%
6%
19%
9%
8%
16%
8%
8%
14%
2%
10%
50%
40%
14%
6%
44%
32%
50%
36%

Argentina

Latin America
and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Burkina Faso
3%
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
0%
Eritrea
0%
Ethiopia
0%
Ghana
25%
Guinea(Conakry)
4%
Ivory Coast
0%
Kenya
0%
Liberia
0%
Madagascar
0%
Mali
0%
Mozambique
0%
Namibia
6%
Niger
0%
Nigeria
0%
Sierra Leone
0%
South Africa
24%
Tanzania
9%
Zambia
10%
Zimbabwe
7%
Argentina:Catamarca
5%
Argentina:Chubut
5%
Argentina:Jujuy
11%
Argentina:La Rioja
0%
Argentina:Mendoza
0%
Argentina:Neuquen
0%
Argentina:Rio Negro
5%
Argentina:Salta
12%
Argentina:San Juan
8%
Argentina:Santa Cruz
3%
Bolivia
3%
Brazil
18%
Chile
36%
Colombia
15%
Dominican Republic
0%
Ecuador
2%
French Guiana
20%
Guatemala
6%
Guyana
10%
Honduras
0%
Mexico
24%
Nicaragua
6%
Panama
10%
Peru
24%
Suriname
9%
Uruguay
0%
Venezuela
3%
China
25%
India
32%
Kazakhstan
6%
Kyrgyzstan
0%

40%
6%
17%
20%
35%
33%
45%
31%
36%
10%
38%
24%
50%
20%
36%
27%
30%
32%
52%
14%
48%
35%
63%
41%
36%
54%
46%
48%
36%
38%
28%
39%
46%
32%
48%
20%
10%
6%
30%
0%
48%
29%
45%
41%
9%
31%
10%
43%
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50%
33%

47%
30%
58%
50%
35%
25%
25%
31%
27%
40%
34%
35%
31%
40%
18%
18%
41%
44%
31%
36%
38%
35%
21%
53%
52%
31%
32%
40%
47%
35%
39%
37%
14%
39%
39%
45%
70%
75%
40%
63%
24%
59%
35%
33%
73%
69%
36%
29%
26%
44%
40%

Europe

Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Totals:

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0%
18%
12%
20%
57%
39%
15%
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63%
29%
54%
38%
11%
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10%
18%
49%
24%
1,390

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17%
46%
55%
47%
60%
39%
50%
46%
47%
27%
50%
39%
52%
39%
63%
60%
68%
41%
45%
1,797

80%
72%
42%
18%
27%
24%
20%
4%
11%
23%
26%
10%
21%
8%
10%
33%
11%
20%
14%
10%
24%
1,035

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Figure 1 Policy Perception Index

Kyrgyzstan
5.34
Venezuela
6.48
Philippines
9.48
Argentina: La Rioja 10.26
Angola
10.68
Argentina: Mendoza 14.16
Zimbabwe
14.58
Ivory Coast
14.88
Indonesia
15.3
Madagascar
15.6
Argentina: Neuquen 15.96
Honduras
16.08
Mongolia
16.14
Bolivia
16.5
Argentina:Catamarca 16.62
Dominican Republic 16.98
Sierra Leone
17.16
Laos
17.52
Guatemala
18.06
Argentina: Chubut
18.24
Ecuador
18.72
Russia
19.44
Argentina: Rio Negro 20.7
Greece
21.3
China
21.3
Kazakhstan
22.08
Romania
22.86
DRC (Congo)
23.88
Papua New Guinea 24.66
Argentina: Santa Cruz 26.04
Uruguay
26.34
Saudi Arabia
26.4
Nicaragua
27
Kenya
27.24
Ethiopia
27.84
Guinea (Conakry)
28.2
Mozambique
29.94
Nigeria
30.54
Suriname
30.9
Fiji
30.96
Niger
31.8
Colombia
31.86
Mali
36.3
Malaysia
37.32
Guyana
37.8
Myanmar
37.86
Liberia
38.46
Brazil
39.12
South Africa
39.78
India
40.02
Tanzania
42.96
Argentina: Jujuy
43.2
Vietnam
44.34

Zambia
Panama
Poland
Vietnam
Argentina: Jujuy
Tanzania
India
South Africa
Brazil
Liberia
Myanmar
Guyana
Malaysia
Mali
Colombia
Niger
Fiji
Suriname
Nigeria
Mozambique
Guinea (Conakry)
Ethiopia
Kenya
Nicaragua
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Papua New Guinea
DRC (Congo)
Romania
Kazakhstan
China
Greece
Argentina: Rio Negro
Russia
Ecuador
Argentina: Chubut
Guatemala
Laos
Sierra Leone
Dominican Republic
Argentina:Catamarca
Bolivia
Mongolia
Honduras
Argentina: Neuquen

Poland
44.7
Panama
47.64
Zambia
48
Peru
48.48
Serbia
48.54
Argentina: San Juan 49.62
Washington
49.8
Eritrea
50.0466667
California
51.24
Thailand
53.22
Bulgaria
55.86
Mexico
56.52
Northwest Territories 57.54
Burkina Faso 58.8666667
Spain
59.04
Nunavut
60.42
Ghana
60.6
Portugal
61.32
Argentina: Salta
62.7
New Mexico
64.5
New South Wales
64.68
Colorado
64.8
Turkey
65.16
Montana
66
French Guiana
66.96
Namibia
68.3466667
Victoria
68.82
British Columbia
69
Idaho
70.02
Chile
70.86
Nova Scotia
71.52
Ontario
73.14
Tasmania
73.38
Manitoba
74.04
Botswana
74.16
Queensland
74.34
Greenland
75.3
Quebec
75.6
Alaska
75.6
Arizona
76.2
Yukon
76.38
France
76.9266667
Michigan
77.76
Utah
78.06
Minnesota
79.2666667
New Zealand
81
Northern Territory
81.84
Saskatchewan
82.32
South Australia
82.92
Norway
84.96
Newfoundland & Labrador
86.28
Nevada
87.72
New Brunswick 90.0066667
Western Australia
90.3066667
Wyoming
92.5866667

Honduras
Argentina: Neuquen
Madagascar
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Zimbabwe
Argentina: Mendoza
Angola
Argentina: La Rioja
Philippines
Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan
0

20

40

60

Ireland
Alberta
Finland
Sweden

93.38
93.4333333
94.3266667
95.1733333

gure 1 Policy Perception Index

Sweden
Finland
Alberta
Ireland
Wyoming
Western Australia
New Brunswick
Nevada
Newfoundland & Labrador
Norway
South Australia
Saskatchewan
Northern Territory
New Zealand
Minnesota
Utah
Michigan
France
Yukon
Arizona
Alaska
Quebec
Greenland
Queensland
Botswana
Manitoba
Tasmania
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Chile
Idaho
British Columbia
Victoria
Namibia
French Guiana
Montana
Turkey
Colorado
New South Wales
New Mexico
Argentina: Salta
Portugal
Ghana
Nunavut
Spain
Burkina Faso

Spain
Burkina Faso
Northwest Territories
Mexico
Bulgaria
Thailand
California
Eritrea
Washington
Argentina: San Juan
Serbia
Peru
80

100

20

40

60

80

100

Table 1: Policy Perception Index

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nfld./Labrador
NWT
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
DRC (Congo)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea (Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia

2013
93.4
69.0
74.0
90.0
86.3
57.5
71.5
60.4
73.1
75.6
82.3
76.4
75.6
76.2
51.2
64.8
70.0
77.8
79.3
66.0
87.7
64.5
78.1
49.8
92.6
64.7
81.8
74.3
82.9
73.4
68.8
90.3
31.0
15.3
37.3
81.0
24.7
9.5
10.7
74.2
58.9
23.9
50.0
27.8
60.6
28.2
14.9
27.2
38.5

2012/2013
92.6
63.6
73.4
90.8
76.8
63.7
81.8
59.9
78.3
81.9
81.6
83.8
75.5
64.2
45.3
61.9
61.6
62.3
58.1
55.9
85.3
56.2
83.8
55.7
90.1
56.4
68.5
62.8
75.5
54.1
66.0
79.3
*
9.4
*
65.1
26.1
14.0
*
78.1
46.0
12.3
*
*
48.2
26.4
*
*
*

Score
2011/2012
91.5
62.5
74.6
95.0
77.0
50.4
77.1
58.5
79.4
89.0
88.9
83.0
67.5
65.5
45.8
60.5
66.8
72.2
72.6
54.0
84.5
54.0
72.9
55.1
89.6
62.4
81.5
65.5
75.3
64.8
52.1
81.5
*
13.5
*
65.7
34.3
13.0
*
76.9
57.5
19.9
*
*
52.9
16.6
*
*
*

2010/2011
90.4
54.4
80.3
67.3
74.6
40.2
68.6
47.6
68.7
86.5
87.5
73.0
67.6
65.9
35.1
47.0
55.7
47.9
47.3
40.8
89.3
55.0
85.1
34.4
77.8
68.2
62.2
52.8
75.9
61.3
56.9
70.6
*
22.5
*
63.4
29.6
27.3
*
74.0
66.3
7.8
*
*
45.1
40.2
*
*
*

Argentina

Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Catamarca
Chubut
Jujuy
La Rioja
Mendoza
Neuquen
Rio Negro
Salta
San Juan
Santa Cruz

Latin America
and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Europe

Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece

15.6
36.3
29.9
68.3
31.8
30.5
17.2
39.8
43.0
48.0
14.6
**
16.6
18.2
43.2
10.3
14.2
16.0
20.7
62.7
49.6
26.0
16.5
39.1
70.9
31.9
17.0
18.7
67.0
18.1
37.8
16.1
56.5
27.0
47.6
48.5
30.9
26.3
6.5
21.3
40.0
22.1
5.3
17.5
16.1
37.9
26.4
53.2
44.3
55.9
94.3
76.9
75.3
21.3

16.5
24.9
*
63.7
32.2
*
*
35.0
28.0
41.7
13.4
**
56.9
26.0
34.5
26.5
36.1
59.3
57.9
59.7
53.3
32.7
13.8
38.2
67.7
34.4
39.7
19.0
64.6
13.8
32.9
17.9
57.3
*
35.8
42.0
31.0
*
11.8
28.5
21.1
23.3
13.4
*
17.9
*
*
*
11.6
53.6
95.5
*
79.9
15.6

42.0
52.9
*
51.6
30.7
*
*
44.5
38.8
46.1
21.8
**
39.0
24.6
20.1
*
22.2
*
25.7
43.9
39.0
35.7
8.1
43.3
75.3
38.0
31.5
13.1
*
2.9
44.7
1.7
58.8
*
16.9
43.4
23.4
*
10.9
43.1
12.4
17.0
13.1
18.3
19.5
*
*
*
14.4
50.6
92.4
*
78.2
*

15.6
58.2
*
57.9
47.9
*
*
23.4
32.4
34.9
22.4
32.4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
9.1
43.2
81.3
51.2
*
27.9
*
10.0
*
1.2
54.7
*
23.3
43.6
*
*
1.3
30.9
10.6
30.4
51.4
*
35.7
*
*
*
35.5
55.9
86.0
*
74.9
*

Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

93.4
85.0
44.7
61.3
22.9
19.4
48.5
59.0
95.2
65.2

89.7
82.4
42.7
*
16.2
28.1
49.9
54.6
93.6
49.7

83.0
72.0
51.2
*
18.0
24.6
*
57.6
85.5
41.0

72.6
67.3
*
*
37.9
23.1
*
52.9
82.3
34.7

* Not available
** Argentina is no longer reported as a single jurisdiction (we now report separately on the sub-nation
***French Guiana is considered a DOM (Dpartement d`outre-mer), a French overseas department.

able 1: Policy Perception Index

2009/2010
89.9
48.7
76.8
94.1
78.3
40.0
72.6
45.0
66.2
96.7
81.6
73.9
71.7
62.8
22.6
32.6
55.4
60.2
33.5
44.0
88.8
45.9
72.6
31.8
73.1
66.6
73.0
62.9
75.9
65.9
57.0
67.1
*
24.7
*
55.1
31.2
14.0
*
66.5
49.6
18.9
*
*
53.3
*
*
*
*

2013
3 /112
32/112
26/112
7/112
9/112
47/112
29/112
44/112
28/112
21/112
12/112
19/112
22/112
20/112
51/112
38/112
31/112
17/112
15/112
36/112
8/112
40/112
16/112
53/112
5/112
39/112
13/112
24/112
11/112
27/112
33/112
6/112
73/112
104/112
69/112
14/112
84/112
110/112
108/112
25/112
46/112
85/112
52/112
78/112
43/112
77/112
105/112
79/112
66/112

Rank
2012/2013 2011/2012
3/96
3/93
31/96
31/93
21/96
20/93
4/96
1/93
18/96
16/93
29/96
48/93
12/96
15/93
37/96
36/93
16/96
13/93
11/96
5/93
13/96
6/93
8/96
10/93
19/96
25/93
28/96
29/93
56/96
51/93
34/96
33/93
35/96
26/93
33/96
23/93
40/96
22/93
46/96
40/93
7/96
8/93
45/96
41/93
9/96
21/93
47/96
39/93
5/96
4/93
44/96
32/93
22/96
11/93
32/96
28/93
20/96
19/93
49/96
30/93
24/96
44/93
15/96
12/93
*
*
96/96
85/93
*
*
26/96
27/93
77/96
66/93
88/96
88/93
*
*
17/96
17/93
55/96
38/93
93/96
76/93
*
*
*
*
54/96
43/93
76/96
83/93
*
*
*
*
*
*

2010/2011
1/79
36/79
9/79
23/79
13/79
52/79
19/79
44/79
18/79
4/79
3/79
15/79
21/79
25/79
56/79
46/79
33/79
42/79
45/79
50/79
2/79
34/79
6/79
59/79
10/79
20/79
27/79
38/79
11/79
28/79
31/79
17/79
*
70/79
*
26/79
64/79
66/79
*
14/79
24/79
77/79
*
*
47/79
51/79
*
*
*

2009/2010
4/72
38/72
9/72
2/72
8/72
50/72
15/72
43/72
22/72
1/72
6/72
11/72
18/72
25/72
63/72
54/72
32/72
26/72
53/72
46/72
5/72
41/72
15/72
55/72
13/72
20/72
14/72
24/72
10/72
23/72
30/72
19/72
*
62/72
*
33/72
56/72
70/72
*
21/72
36/72
68/72
*
*
34/72
*
*
*
*

*
58.2
*
49.2
*
*
*
26.2
44.9
36.5
14.7
28.4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
20.1
46.1
79.1
40.6
*
10.5
*
21.9
*
20.4
58.1
*
31.2
47.7
*
*
6.9
45.1
27.1
39.0
29.9
*
19.0
*
*
*
*
*
90.2
*
*
*

103/112
70/112
76/112
34/112
72/112
75/112
96/112
64/112
62/112
57/112
106/112
**
98/112
93/112
61/112
109/112
107/112
102/112
90/112
41/112
54/112
83/112
99/112
65/112
30/112
71/112
97/112
92/112
35/112
94/112
68/112
101/112
48/112
80/112
58/112
56/112
74/112
82/112
111/112
88/112
63/112
87/112
112/112
95/112
100/112
67/112
81/112
50/112
60/112
49/112
2/112
18/112
23/112
89/112

85/96
79/96
*
30/96
70/96
*
*
64/96
74/96
59/96
91/96
**
43/96
78/96
65/96
75/96
62/96
39/96
41/96
38/96
51/96
68/96
90/96
61/96
23/96
66/96
60/96
82/96
27/96
89/96
67/96
83/96
42/96
*
63/96
58/96
71/96
*
94/96
72/96
81/96
80/96
92/96
*
84/96
*
*
*
95/96
50/96
1/96
*
14/96
87/96

59/93
42/93
*
45/93
68/93
*
*
54/93
63/93
50/93
74/93
**
61/93
70/93
75/93
*
73/93
*
69/93
55/93
62/93
65/93
91/93
57/93
18/93
64/93
67/93
86/93
*
92/93
53/93
93/93
35/93
*
82/93
56/93
72/93
*
90/93
58/93
89/93
81/93
87/93
79/93
78/93
*
*
*
84/93
47/93
2/93
*
14/93
*

73/79
29/79
*
30/79
43/79
*
*
67/79
61/79
57/79
71/79
60/79
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
76/79
49/79
8/79
40/79
*
65/79
*
75/79
*
79/79
35/79
*
68/79
48/79
*
*
78/79
62/79
74/79
63/79
39/79
*
54/79
*
*
*
55/79
32/79
5/79
*
12/79
*

*
27/72
*
37/72
*
*
*
61/72
44/72
52/72
69/72
59/72

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
66/72
40/72
7/72
48/72
*
71/72
*
64/72
*
65/72
28/72

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56/72
39/72

*
*
72/72
42/72
60/72
51/72
58/72

*
67/72

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*
*
*
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3/72

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*
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55.9
*
*
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44.2
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57.5
73.9
52.8

4/112
10/112
59/112
42/112
86/112
91/112
55/112
45/112
1/112
37/112

6/96
10/96
57/96
*
86/96
73/96
52/96
48/96
2/96
53/96

eport separately on the sub-national jurisdictions)

, a French overseas department.

9/93
24/93
46/93
*
80/93
71/93
*
37/93
7/93
60/93

16/79
22/79
*
*
53/79
69/79
*
37/79
7/79
58/79

17/72
31/72
*

*
*
45/72

*
29/72
12/72
35/72

best
Canada:Alberta
Canada:British Columbia
Canada:Manitoba
Canada:New Brunswick
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
Canada:Nova Scotia
Canada:Nunavut
Canada:Ontario
Canada:Quebec
Canada:Saskatchewan
Canada:Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique

weighted
Encourages investment
Not a deterrentNot
to investment
a deterrent to investment
0.464
0.393
0.1965
0.661
0.271
0.1355
61.60%
32.60%
0.163
35.90%
46.90%
0.2345
62.20%
31.70%
0.1585
63.30%
29.10%
0.1455
29.70%
40.50%
0.2025
57.50%
34.20%
0.171
64.70%
25.30%
0.1265
60.60%
25.00%
0.125
56.40%
38.50%
0.1925
66.00%
25.80%
0.129
73.10%
20.40%
0.102
51.10%
37.50%
0.1875
40.60%
29.00%
0.145
37.30%
40.30%
0.2015
44.90%
40.80%
0.204
48.30%
27.60%
0.138
35.30%
35.30%
0.1765
46.90%
28.60%
0.143
68.10%
27.40%
0.137
31.30%
47.90%
0.2395
56.40%
34.50%
0.1725
21.40%
52.40%
0.262
43.20%
45.50%
0.2275
38.80%
46.30%
0.2315
51.10%
37.80%
0.189
55.40%
35.10%
0.1755
46.80%
41.90%
0.2095
31.00%
51.70%
0.2585
29.50%
47.70%
0.2385
69.00%
26.00%
0.13
30.00%
20.00%
0.1
58.20%
29.10%
0.1455
26.70%
53.30%
0.2665
31.40%
45.70%
0.2285
68.60%
17.10%
0.0855
65.50%
27.60%
0.138
40.00%
20.00%
0.1
50.00%
35.30%
0.1765
38.70%
35.50%
0.1775
61.80%
14.70%
0.0735
50.00%
25.00%
0.125
27.30%
45.50%
0.2275
48.80%
36.60%
0.183
33.30%
41.70%
0.2085
38.10%
42.90%
0.2145
38.50%
30.80%
0.154
50.00%
25.00%
0.125
50.00%
20.00%
0.1
33.30%
39.40%
0.197
16.70%
38.90%
0.1945

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

39.40%
6.30%
36.40%
25.00%
50.00%
36.10%
51.70%
31.00%
19.00%
35.00%
19.00%
23.50%
34.40%
35.70%
19.00%
38.50%
41.70%
45.90%
39.50%
50.90%
67.00%
52.60%
21.70%
30.80%
8.30%
37.50%
28.60%
29.40%
56.10%
22.20%
30.00%
61.70%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
45.20%
25.00%
55.00%
31.30%
26.70%
45.90%
46.20%
8.30%
18.20%
27.80%
21.40%
50.00%
21.10%
57.10%
30.00%
50.00%
43.30%
28.60%
18.20%
30.00%

42.40%
25.00%
45.50%
50.00%
29.20%
38.90%
34.50%
34.50%
42.90%
25.00%
38.10%
29.40%
21.90%
7.10%
33.30%
42.30%
33.30%
24.30%
34.20%
32.10%
26.60%
22.80%
47.80%
40.40%
33.30%
18.80%
42.90%
5.90%
29.30%
38.90%
45.00%
22.40%
50.00%
15.40%
14.30%
35.50%
50.00%
25.00%
31.30%
33.30%
27.00%
30.80%
50.00%
45.50%
38.90%
57.10%
41.70%
52.60%
42.90%
50.00%
21.90%
30.00%
57.10%
59.10%
35.00%

0.212
0.125
0.2275
0.25
0.146
0.1945
0.1725
0.1725
0.2145
0.125
0.1905
0.147
0.1095
0.0355
0.1665
0.2115
0.1665
0.1215
0.171
0.1605
0.133
0.114
0.239
0.202
0.1665
0.094
0.2145
0.0295
0.1465
0.1945
0.225
0.112
0.25
0.077
0.0715
0.1775
0.25
0.125
0.1565
0.1665
0.135
0.154
0.25
0.2275
0.1945
0.2855
0.2085
0.263
0.2145
0.25
0.1095
0.15
0.2855
0.2955
0.175

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

42.90%
33.30%
36.70%
47.60%
46.70%

23.80%
41.70%
43.30%
42.90%
46.70%

0.119
0.2085
0.2165
0.2145
0.2335

Figure 2: Best Practices Mineral Potential Index

o investment
Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
Uruguay
0.00%
7.70%
1
Niger
6.30%
12.50%
2
French Guiana
8.30%
16.65%
3
Honduras
29.40%
2.95%
4
Suriname
8.30%
25.00%
5
Saudi Arabia
8.30%
25.00%
6
Argentina: Rio Negro
19.00%
16.65%
7
Mozambique
16.70%
19.45%
8
Argentina: Jujuy
19.00%
19.05%
9
Argentina: La Rioja
23.50%
14.70%
10
Argentina: Neuquen
35.70%
3.55%
11
Fiji
30.00%
10.00%
12
Argentina: Catamarca
19.00%
21.45%
13
Venezuela
33.30%
7.15%
14
Thailand
18.20%
22.75%
15
Nicaragua
22.20%
19.45%
16
Laos
26.70%
16.65%
17
Argentina: Mendoza
34.40%
10.95%
18
Dominican Republic
21.70%
23.90%
19
Guatemala
37.50%
9.40%
20
Kyrgyzstan
31.30%
15.65%
21
Vietnam
27.80%
19.45%
22
France
21.10%
26.30%
23
Argentina: Chubut
35.00%
12.50%
24
Romania
30.00%
17.50%
25
Washington
21.40%
26.20%
26
Portugal
18.20%
29.55%
27
Zimbabwe
31.00%
17.25%
28
Bulgaria
21.40%
28.55%
29
Nova Scotia
29.70%
20.25%
30
Angola
40.00%
10.00%
31
Sierra Leone
25.00%
25.00%
32
India
25.00%
25.00%
33
Guyana
28.60%
21.45%
34
Ethiopia
27.30%
22.75%
35
Ecuador
30.80%
20.20%
36
Panama
30.00%
22.50%
37
Minnesota
35.30%
17.65%
38
Mali
33.30%
19.70%
39
Victoria
29.50%
23.85%
40
Malaysia
26.70%
26.65%
41
Kenya
38.50%
15.40%
42
Guinea (Conakry)
33.30%
20.85%
43
Serbia
33.30%
20.85%
44
New Zealand
31.40%
22.85%
45
Russia
42.90%
11.90%
46
Greece
30.00%
25.00%
47
California
40.60%
14.50%
48
New Mexico
31.30%
23.95%
49
Tanzania
36.10%
19.45%
50
Burkina Faso
38.70%
17.75%
51
Bolivia
39.50%
17.10%
52

Figure 2: Best Practi

Argentina: Santa Cruz

Colorado
Poland
Tasmania
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
New Mexico
California
Greece
Russia
New Zealand
Serbia
Guinea (Conakry)
Kenya
Malaysia
Victoria
Mali
Minnesota
Panama
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Guyana
India
Sierra Leone
Angola
Nova Scotia
Bulgaria
Zimbabwe
Portugal
Washington
Romania
Argentina: Chubut
France
Vietnam
Kyrgyzstan
Guatemala
Dominican Republic
Argentina: Mendoza
Laos
Nicaragua
Thailand
Venezuela
Argentina: Catamarca

Tasmania
31.00%
25.85%
53
Poland
28.60%
28.55%
54
Colorado
37.30%
20.15%
55
Argentina: Santa Cruz
45.90%
12.15%
56
Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
Norway
43.30%
15.00%
Argentina: San Juan
41.70%
16.65%
Spain
36.70%
21.65%
Nigeria
36.40%
22.75%
New Brunswick
35.90%
23.45%
Mongolia
45.90%
13.50%
Ivory Coast
38.10%
21.45%
Argentina: Salta
38.50%
21.15%
Madagascar
50.00%
10.00%
Namibia
39.40%
21.20%
Ireland
50.00%
10.95%
Montana
46.90%
14.30%
Myanmar
46.20%
15.40%
New South Wales
38.80%
23.15%
Michigan
48.30%
13.80%
Eritrea
50.00%
12.50%
Liberia
50.00%
12.50%
China
45.20%
17.75%
Colombia
52.60%
11.40%
South Africa
50.00%
14.60%
Idaho
44.90%
20.40%
Wyoming
43.20%
22.75%
Alberta
0.464
0.1965
Brazil
50.90%
16.05%
Ghana
48.80%
18.30%
Kazakhstan
55.00%
12.50%
Botswana
50.00%
17.65%
South Australia
46.80%
20.95%
Zambia
51.70%
17.25%
Sweden
47.60%
21.45%
DRC (Congo)
61.80%
7.35%
Arizona
51.10%
18.75%
Northern Territory
51.10%
18.90%
Turkey
46.70%
23.35%
Mexico
56.10%
14.65%
Finland
50.00%
20.85%
Indonesia
58.20%
14.55%
Peru
61.70%
11.20%
Queensland
55.40%
17.55%
Quebec
60.60%
12.50%
Utah
56.40%
17.25%
Nunavut
57.50%
17.10%
Saskatchewan
56.40%
19.25%
Papua New Guinea
68.60%
8.55%
Ontario
64.70%
12.65%
Northwest Territories
63.30%
14.55%
Manitoba
61.60%
16.30%
Newfoundland & Labrador 62.20%
15.85%
Greenland
57.10%
21.45%
Yukon
66.00%
12.90%

Argentina: Catamarca
Fiji
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Jujuy
Mozambique
Argentina: Rio Negro
Saudi Arabia
Suriname
Honduras
French Guiana
Niger
Uruguay
0%

Philippines
British Columbia
Chile
Nevada
Western Australia
Alaska

65.50%
0.661
67.00%
68.10%
69.00%
73.10%

13.80%
0.1355
13.30%
13.70%
13.00%
10.20%

Figure 2: Best Practices Mineral Potential Index

Alaska
Western Australia
Nevada
Chile
British Columbia
Philippines
Yukon
Greenland
Newfoundland & Labrador
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Ontario
Papua New Guinea
Saskatchewan
Nunavut
Utah
Quebec
Queensland
Peru
Indonesia
Finland
Mexico
Turkey
Northern Territory
Arizona
DRC (Congo)
Sweden
Zambia
South Australia
Botswana
Kazakhstan
Ghana
Brazil
Alberta
Wyoming
Idaho
South Africa
Colombia
China
Liberia
Eritrea
Michigan
New South Wales
Myanmar

Encourages
investment
Not a deterrent
to investment
20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Myanmar
Montana
Ireland
Namibia
Madagascar
Argentina: Salta
Ivory Coast
Mongolia
New Brunswick
Nigeria
Spain
Argentina: San Juan
Norway
0%

20%

40%

60%

60%

80%

100%

Table 2: Best Practices Mineral Potential Index

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick

Canada

Nfld./Labrador
NWT
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota

USA

Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland

Australia

South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia

Oceania

New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines

Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
DRC(Congo)

Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)

Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar

2013
0.66
0.80
0.78
0.59
0.78
0.78
0.50
0.75
0.77
0.73
0.76
0.79
0.83
0.70
0.55
0.57
0.65
0.62
0.53
0.61
0.82
0.55
0.74
0.48
0.66
0.62
0.70
0.73
0.68
0.57
0.53
0.82
0.40
0.73
0.53
0.54
0.77
0.79
0.50
0.68
0.56
0.69
0.63
0.50
0.67
0.54
0.60
0.54
0.63
0.60

*
*

*
*

*
*
*

2012/2013 2011/2012
0.57
0.64
0.72
0.83
0.69
0.76
0.60
0.52
0.68
0.82
0.73
0.85
0.40
0.47
0.74
0.85
0.75
0.78
0.73
0.82
0.74
0.81
0.81
0.89
0.78
0.93
0.68
0.73
0.51
0.58
0.56
0.64
0.56
0.68
0.45
0.55
0.50
0.54
0.59
0.70
0.76
0.81
0.49
0.64
0.64
0.66
0.37
0.50
0.69
0.68
0.49
0.55
0.68
0.66
0.72
0.75
0.69
0.79
0.46
0.47
0.40
0.37
0.77
0.83
*
0.79
0.84
*
0.46
0.47
0.79
0.89
0.74
0.85
*
0.75
0.78
0.55
0.76
0.70
0.87
*
*
0.58
0.81
0.43
0.66
*
*
*
0.58
0.62

Score
2010/2011
0.61
0.80
0.74
0.43
0.76
0.87
0.40
0.84
0.85
0.84
0.89
0.90
0.93
0.76
0.58
0.70
0.65
0.54
0.77
0.70
0.85
0.68
0.71
0.43
0.74
0.55
0.72
0.80
0.73
0.66
0.42
0.87
*
0.85
*
0.50
0.89
0.82
*
0.77
0.81
0.90
*
*
0.75
0.73
*
*
*
0.68

2009/2010
0.56
0.79
0.80
0.65
0.78
0.82
0.56
0.77
0.81
0.84
0.79
0.82
0.85
0.73
0.60
0.69
0.68
0.71
0.61
0.74
0.83
0.63
0.74
0.50
0.70
0.62
0.83
0.81
0.80
0.59
0.51
0.77
*
0.75
*
0.53
0.71
0.72
*
0.72
0.74
0.86
*
*
0.71
*
*
*
*
*

Zimbabwe

0.53
0.36
0.61
0.19
0.59
0.50
0.65
0.56
0.69
0.48

Argentina

**

Mali

Mozambique
Africa

Namibia
Niger

Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia

0.40
Chubut
0.48
Jujuy
0.38
Argentina
La Rioja
0.38
Mendoza
0.45
Neuquen
0.39
Rio Negro
0.36
Salta
0.60
San Juan
0.58
Santa Cruz
0.58
Bolivia
0.57
Brazil
0.67
Chile
0.80
Colombia
0.64
Dominican Republic
0.46
Latin America Ecuador
and the Caribbean Basin
0.51
French Guiana
0.25
Guatemala
0.47
Guyana
0.50
Honduras
0.32
Mexico
0.71
Nicaragua
0.42
Panama
0.53
Peru
0.73
Suriname
0.33
Uruguay
0.08
Venezuela
0.40
China
0.63
India
0.50
Kazakhstan
0.68
Kyrgyzstan
0.47
Asia
Laos
0.43
Mongolia
0.59
Myanmar
0.62
Saudi Arabia
0.33
Thailand
0.41
Vietnam
0.47
Bulgaria
0.50
Finland
0.71
France
0.47
Greenland
0.79
Greece
0.55
Ireland
0.61

0.48
*

0.71
*

0.62
0.35
*
*

*
0.50
0.57

*
*
0.57
0.67
0.60
0.52

Catamarca

0.64
0.67
0.61
0.64

**

**

0.68
0.84
0.50
*
0.57
*
0.68
0.55
0.69
0.65
0.58
0.81
0.81
0.80
0.29
0.65
*
0.63
0.53
0.53
0.85
*

0.42
0.65
0.47
*

*
0.46
0.59
0.69
0.67
0.71

0.59
0.67
0.68
0.70
0.68
0.65
0.82

*
0.84
*
*
*

*
*
*
0.62
0.32
0.70

*
0.74
0.25
0.47

*
*

0.58
0.81
*
*

0.56
0.73
0.50
0.75
0.67
*

0.58
0.67
0.50
0.70
0.56
*

0.83

0.36
0.50
0.68

0.60
0.45
0.74
*

0.76
*
0.60

0.66
0.70
0.68
0.58
0.73
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
0.65
0.78
0.83
0.72
*
0.69
*
0.63
*
0.48
0.80

0.63
0.85

*
*
*

0.71
*
*
*

0.72
0.79
0.78
0.74
0.71
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
0.60
0.86
0.85
0.90
*
0.70
*
0.69
*
0.59
0.86
*

0.58
0.82
0.55

0.79
*

0.69
0.58
*
*

0.57
0.48
0.58
0.56
0.50
0.36
0.44
0.49
0.57
0.62
0.49
0.65
0.75
0.71
0.44
0.54
0.37
0.44
0.55
0.29
0.72
*

0.79

0.73
*
0.61

0.78
*
*
*
*
*
0.73
*
*
*
0.42

Norway
Poland

Portugal
Europe

Romania
Russia

Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.58
0.57
0.48
0.48
0.55
0.54
0.58
0.69
0.70

0.57
0.35
*

0.50
0.68
*

0.42
0.65
0.65
0.43
0.67
0.75

0.47
0.68
*
0.52
0.68
0.73

0.53
*
*
0.61
0.67
*
0.41
0.73
0.81

0.60
*
*
*
0.69
*
0.45
0.74
0.70

2013
34/112
5/112
10/112
52/112
9/112
11/112
83/112
15/112
12/112
17/112
14/112
7/112
1/112
25/112
65/112
58/112
36/112
42/112
75/112
45/112
3/112
64/112
16/112
87/112
35/112
43/112
24/112
18/112
29/112
60/112
73/112
2/112
101/112
20/112
72/112
68/112
13/112
6/112
80/112
30/112
62/112
26/112
40/112
78/112
32/112
69/112
50/112
71/112
41/112
48/112

*
*

*
*

*
*
*

Rank
2012/2013 2011/2012
50/96
57/93
18/96
12/93
25/96
26/93
44/96
78/93
29/96
15/93
16/96
6/93
86/96
87/93
12/96
5/93
8/96
25/93
16/96
13/93
12/96
20/93
2/96
2/93
5/96
1/93
29/96
31/93
63/96
67/93
55/96
55/93
55/96
36/93
78/96
72/93
64/96
75/93
45/96
33/93
7/96
17/93
67/96
54/93
39/96
48/93
88/96
80/93
25/96
42/93
67/96
71/93
29/96
49/93
18/96
29/93
25/96
23/93
75/96
86/93
86/96
91/93
6/96
11/93
*
3/96
10/93
*
75/96
88/93
3/96
3/93
12/96
7/93
*
8/96
24/93
58/96
28/93
23/96
4/93
*
*
47/96
18/93
82/96
50/93
*
*
*
47/ 96
60/93

2010 /2011
59/79
23/79
33/79
74/79
29/79
8/79
78/79
16/79
11/79
17/79
5/79
2/79
1/79
30/79
64/79
47/79
56/79
68/79
27/79
47/79
13/79
52/79
45/79
75/79
36/79
67/79
42/79
22/79
39/79
55/79
76/79
7/79
*
12/79
*
70/79
6/79
19/79
*
28/79
21/79
4/79
*
*
31/79
39/79
*
*
*
51/79

2009/2010
62/72
17/72
14/72
50/72
18/72
7/72
63/72
22/72
11/72
3/72
15/72
8/72
2/72
29/72
56/72
44/72
45/72
36/72
54/72
27/72
4/72
52/72
24/72
68/72
38/72
53/72
6/72
10/72
12/72
57/72
67/72
21/72
*
23/72
*
65/72
34/72
33/72
*
31/72
25/72
1/72
*
*
35/72
*
*
*
*
*

74/112
105/112
47/112
111/112
53/112
81/112
37/112
63/112
28/112
85/112
**
100/112
88/112
104/112
103/112
95/112
102/112
106/112
49/112
54/112
57/112
61/112
33/112
4/112
38/112
94/112
77/112
110/112
93/112
79/112
109/112
22/112
97/112
76/112
19/112
107/112
112/112
99/112
39/112
82/112
31/112
92/112
96/112
51/112
44/112
108/112
98/112
91/112
84/112
21/112
90/112
8/112
66/112
46/112

71/ 96
*

32/93
*

40/ 96
91/ 96
*
*

*
80/93
69/93

*
*
50/ 96
32/ 96
43/ 96
62/ 96
**

*
65/93
46/93
44/93
33/93
39/93
53/93
16/93

*
1/ 96
*
*
*

*
*
*
40/ 96
94/ 96
23/ 96

43/79
25/79
26/79
34/79
44/79
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
62/79
9/79
14/79
3/79
*
46/79
*
50/79
*
63/79
10/79
*

*
*

60/72
9/72
*
*

66/79
37/79
70/79
31/79
53/79
*

58/72
47/72
68/72
39/72
64/72
*

18/79

92/93
80/93
36/93

19/72
*
*
*

61/79
73/79
34/79
*

27/93
*
63/93

48/72
40/72
46/72
58/72
28/72
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
49/72
20/72
5/72
32/72
*
43/72
*
51/72
*
70/72
13/72

57/79
15/79

*
*
*

*
12/ 96
96/ 96
73/ 96

37/72
*
*
*

*
68/93
14/93
73/93

75/ 96
45/ 96
25/ 96
32/ 96
21/ 96

*
*

*
84/ 96
35/ 96
73/ 96

16/72

49/79
65/79

56/93
47/93
62/93
58/93
**
39/93
9/93
80/93
*
69/93
*
42/93
74/93
35/93
52/93
66/93
21/93
18/93
22/93
93/93
51/93
*
59/93
77/93
76/93
8/93

50/ 96
71/ 96
47/ 96
55/ 96
64/ 96
90/ 96
79/ 96
67/ 96
50/ 96
40/ 96
67/ 96
35/ 96
8/ 96
21/ 96
79/ 96
60/ 96
88/ 96
79/ 96
58/ 96
95/ 96
18/ 96
*

24/79

*
*
30/72
*

39/79
*
60/79

*
*
72/72

56/112
59/112
86/112
89/112
67/112
70/112
55/112
27/112
23/112

50/ 96
91/ 96
*

80/93
39/93
*

84/ 96
35/ 96
35/ 96
82/ 96
32/ 96
8/ 96

89/93
38/93
*
79/93
45/93
30/93

69/79
*
*

55/72
*
*

58/79
54/79
*
77/79
38/79
20/79

*
42/72
*
71/72
25/72
41/72

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

best practices index form

multiplied by 60%
PPI
Alberta
0.6605
66.05
39.63 Alberta
93.4333333
British Columbia
0.7965
79.65
47.79 British Columbia
69
Manitoba
0.779
77.9
46.74 Manitoba
74.04
New Brunswick
0.5935
59.35
35.61 New Brunswick 90.0066667
Nfld./Labrador
0.7805
78.05
46.83 Nfld./Labrador
86.28
NWT
0.7785
77.85
46.71 NWT
57.54
Nova Scotia
0.4995
49.95
29.97 Nova Scotia
71.52
Nunavut
0.746
74.6
44.76 Nunavut
60.42
Ontario
0.7735
77.35
46.41 Ontario
73.14
Quebec
0.731
73.1
43.86 Quebec
75.6
Saskatchewan
0.7565
75.65
45.39 Saskatchewan
82.32
Yukon
0.789
78.9
47.34 Yukon
76.38
Alaska
0.833
83.3
49.98 Alaska
75.6
Arizona
0.6985
69.85
41.91 Arizona
76.2
California
0.551
55.1
33.06 California
51.24
Colorado
0.5745
57.45
34.47 Colorado
64.8
Idaho
0.653
65.3
39.18 Idaho
70.02
Michigan
0.621
62.1
37.26 Michigan
77.76
Minnesota
0.5295
52.95
31.77 Minnesota
79.2666667
Montana
0.612
61.2
36.72 Montana
66
Nevada
0.818
81.8
49.08 Nevada
87.72
New Mexico
0.5525
55.25
33.15 New Mexico
64.5
Utah
0.7365
73.65
44.19 Utah
78.06
Washington
0.476
47.6
28.56 Washington
49.8
Wyoming
0.6595
65.95
39.57 Wyoming
92.5866667
New South Wales 0.6195
61.95
37.17 New South Wales
64.68
Northern Territory
0.7
70
42 Northern Territory
81.84
Queensland
0.7295
72.95
43.77 Queensland
74.34
South Australia
0.6775
67.75
40.65 South Australia
82.92
Tasmania
0.5685
56.85
34.11 Tasmania
73.38
Victoria
0.5335
53.35
32.01 Victoria
68.82
Western Australia
0.82
82
49.2 Western Australia
90.3066667
Fiji
0.4
40
24 Fiji
30.96
Indonesia
0.7275
72.75
43.65 Indonesia
15.3
Malaysia
0.5335
53.35
32.01 Malaysia
37.32
New Zealand
0.5425
54.25
32.55 New Zealand
81
Papua New Guinea 0.7715
77.15
46.29 Papua New Guinea 24.66
Philippines
0.793
79.3
47.58 Philippines
9.48
Angola
0.5
50
30 Angola
10.68
Botswana
0.6765
67.65
40.59 Botswana
74.16
Burkina Faso
0.5645
56.45
33.87 Burkina Faso 58.8666667
DRC(Congo)
0.6915
69.15
41.49 DRC (Congo)
23.88
Eritrea
0.625
62.5
37.5 Eritrea
50.0466667
Ethiopia
0.5005
50.05
30.03 Ethiopia
27.84
Ghana
0.671
67.1
40.26 Ghana
60.6
Guinea(Conakry)
0.5415
54.15
32.49 Guinea (Conakry)
28.2
Ivory Coast
0.5955
59.55
35.73 Ivory Coast
14.88
Kenya
0.539
53.9
32.34 Kenya
27.24
Liberia
0.625
62.5
37.5 Liberia
38.46
Madagascar
0.6
60
36 Madagascar
15.6
Mali
0.53
53
31.8 Mali
36.3
Mozambique
0.3615
36.15
21.69 Mozambique
29.94

Africa

Namibia
0.606
Niger
0.188
Nigeria
0.5915
Sierra Leone
0.5
South Africa
0.646
Tanzania
0.5555
Zambia
0.6895
Zimbabwe
0.4825
Catamarca
0.4045
Chubut
0.475
Jujuy
0.3805
Argentina
La Rioja
0.382
Mendoza
0.4535
Neuquen
0.3925
Rio Negro
0.3565
Salta
0.5965
San Juan
0.5835
Santa Cruz
0.5805
Bolivia
0.566
Brazil
0.6695
Chile
0.803
Colombia
0.64
Dominican Republic 0.456
Latin America and
Ecuador
the Caribbean Basin0.51
French Guiana
0.2495
Guatemala
0.469
Guyana
0.5005
Honduras
0.3235
Mexico
0.7075
Nicaragua
0.4165
Panama
0.525
Peru
0.729
Suriname
0.333
Uruguay
0.077
Venezuela
0.4045
China
0.6295
India
0.5
Kazakhstan
0.675
Kyrgyzstan
0.4695
Asia
Laos
0.4335
Mongolia
0.594
Myanmar
0.616
Saudi Arabia
0.333
Thailand
0.4095
Vietnam
0.4725
Bulgaria
0.4995
Finland
0.7085
France
0.474
Greenland
0.7855
Greece
0.55
Ireland
0.6095
Norway
0.583
Poland
0.5715
Portugal
0.4775
Europe
Romania
0.475

60.6
18.8
59.15
50
64.6
55.55
68.95
48.25
40.45
47.5
38.05
38.2
45.35
39.25
35.65
59.65
58.35
58.05
56.6
66.95
80.3
64
45.6
51
24.95
46.9
50.05
32.35
70.75
41.65
52.5
72.9
33.3
7.7
40.45
62.95
50
67.5
46.95
43.35
59.4
61.6
33.3
40.95
47.25
49.95
70.85
47.4
78.55
55
60.95
58.3
57.15
47.75
47.5

36.36
11.28
35.49
30
38.76
33.33
41.37
28.95
24.27
28.5
22.83
22.92
27.21
23.55
21.39
35.79
35.01
34.83
33.96
40.17
48.18
38.4
27.36
30.6
14.97
28.14
30.03
19.41
42.45
24.99
31.5
43.74
19.98
4.62
24.27
37.77
30
40.5
28.17
26.01
35.64
36.96
19.98
24.57
28.35
29.97
42.51
28.44
47.13
33
36.57
34.98
34.29
28.65
28.5

Namibia
68.3466667
Niger
31.8
Nigeria
30.54
Sierra Leone
17.16
South Africa
39.78
Tanzania
42.96
Zambia
48
Zimbabwe
14.58
Catamarca
16.62
Chubut
18.24
Jujuy
43.2
La Rioja
10.26
Mendoza
14.16
Neuquen
15.96
Rio Negro
20.7
Salta
62.7
San Juan
49.62
Santa Cruz
26.04
Bolivia
16.5
Brazil
39.12
Chile
70.86
Colombia
31.86
Dominican Republic 16.98
Ecuador
18.72
French Guiana
66.96
Guatemala
18.06
Guyana
37.8
Honduras
16.08
Mexico
56.52
Nicaragua
27
Panama
47.64
Peru
48.48
Suriname
30.9
Uruguay
26.34
Venezuela
6.48
China
21.3
India
40.02
Kazakhstan
22.08
Kyrgyzstan
5.34
Laos
17.52
Mongolia
16.14
Myanmar
37.86
Saudi Arabia
26.4
Thailand
53.22
Vietnam
44.34
Bulgaria
55.86
Finland
94.3266667
France
76.9266667
Greenland
75.3
Greece
21.3
Ireland
93.38
Norway
84.96
Poland
44.7
Portugal
61.32
Romania
22.86

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.548
0.5415
0.5835
0.6905
0.7005

54.8
54.15
58.35
69.05
70.05

32.88
32.49
35.01
41.43
42.03

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

19.44
48.54
59.04
95.1733333
65.16

Firgure 3: Investment Attractiveness Index

multiplied by 40%
Add H and E
37.3733333 Alberta
77.0033333
27.6 British Columbia
75.39
29.616 Manitoba
76.356
36.0026667 New Brunswick 71.6126667
34.512 Nfld./Labrador
81.342
23.016 NWT
69.726
28.608 Nova Scotia
58.578
24.168 Nunavut
68.928
29.256 Ontario
75.666
30.24 Quebec
74.1
32.928 Saskatchewan
78.318
30.552 Yukon
77.892
30.24 Alaska
80.22
30.48 Arizona
72.39
20.496 California
53.556
25.92 Colorado
60.39
28.008 Idaho
67.188
31.104 Michigan
68.364
31.7066667 Minnesota
63.4766667
26.4 Montana
63.12
35.088 Nevada
84.168
25.8 New Mexico
58.95
31.224 Utah
75.414
19.92 Washington
48.48
37.0346667 Wyoming
76.6046667
25.872 New South Wales 63.042
32.736 Northern Territory 74.736
29.736 Queensland
73.506
33.168 South Australia
73.818
29.352 Tasmania
63.462
27.528 Victoria
59.538
36.1226667 Western Australia
85.3226667
12.384 Fiji
36.384
6.12 Indonesia
49.77
14.928 Malaysia
46.938
32.4 New Zealand
64.95
9.864 Papua New Guinea 56.154
3.792 Philippines
51.372
4.272 Angola
34.272
29.664 Botswana
70.254
23.5466667 Burkina Faso 57.4166667
9.552 DRC (Congo)
51.042
20.0186667 Eritrea
57.5186667
11.136 Ethiopia
41.166
24.24 Ghana
64.5
11.28 Guinea (Conakry)
43.77
5.952 Ivory Coast
41.682
10.896 Kenya
43.236
15.384 Liberia
52.884
6.24 Madagascar
42.24
14.52 Mali
46.32
11.976 Mozambique
33.666

Investment Attractiveness Index

Uruguay
15.156
1
Niger
24
2
Honduras
25.842
3
Venezuela
26.862
4
Argentina: La Rioja 27.024
5
Argentina: Rio Negro 29.67
6
Argentina: Neuquen 29.934
7
Kyrgyzstan
30.306
8
Saudi Arabia
30.54
9
Argentina: Catamarca30.918
10
Suriname
32.34
11
Argentina: Mendoza 32.874
12
Laos
33.018
13
Mozambique
33.666
14
Dominican Republic 34.152
15
Angola
34.272
16
Zimbabwe
34.782
17
Guatemala
35.364
18
Nicaragua
35.79
19
Argentina: Chubut 35.796
20
Fiji
36.384
21
Sierra Leone
36.864
22
Romania
37.644
23
Ecuador
38.088
24
Argentina: Jujuy
40.11
25
Bolivia
40.56
26
Russia
40.656
27
Ethiopia
41.166
28
Greece
41.52
29
Ivory Coast
41.682
30
French Guiana
41.754
31
Mongolia
42.096
32
Madagascar
42.24
33
Kenya
43.236
34
Guinea (Conakry)
43.77
35
Guyana
45.15
36
Argentina: Santa Cruz45.246
37
Thailand
45.858
38
India
46.008
39
Vietnam
46.086
40
China
46.29
41
Mali
46.32
42
Malaysia
46.938
43
Nigeria
47.706
44
Washington
48.48
45
Kazakhstan
49.332
46
Indonesia
49.77
47
Tanzania
50.514
48
Panama
50.556
49
DRC (Congo)
51.042
50
Colombia
51.144
51
Philippines
51.372
52

27.3386667
12.72
12.216
6.864
15.912
17.184
19.2
5.832
6.648
7.296
17.28
4.104
5.664
6.384
8.28
25.08
19.848
10.416
6.6
15.648
28.344
12.744
6.792
7.488
26.784
7.224
15.12
6.432
22.608
10.8
19.056
19.392
12.36
10.536
2.592
8.52
16.008
8.832
2.136
7.008
6.456
15.144
10.56
21.288
17.736
22.344
37.7306667
30.7706667
30.12
8.52
37.352
33.984
17.88
24.528
9.144

Namibia
63.6986667
Niger
24
Nigeria
47.706
Sierra Leone
36.864
South Africa
54.672
Tanzania
50.514
Zambia
60.57
Zimbabwe
34.782
Catamarca
30.918
Chubut
35.796
Jujuy
40.11
La Rioja
27.024
Mendoza
32.874
Neuquen
29.934
Rio Negro
29.67
Salta
60.87
San Juan
54.858
Santa Cruz
45.246
Bolivia
40.56
Brazil
55.818
Chile
76.524
Colombia
51.144
Dominican Republic 34.152
Ecuador
38.088
French Guiana
41.754
Guatemala
35.364
Guyana
45.15
Honduras
25.842
Mexico
65.058
Nicaragua
35.79
Panama
50.556
Peru
63.132
Suriname
32.34
Uruguay
15.156
Venezuela
26.862
China
46.29
India
46.008
Kazakhstan
49.332
Kyrgyzstan
30.306
Laos
33.018
Mongolia
42.096
Myanmar
52.104
Saudi Arabia
30.54
Thailand
45.858
Vietnam
46.086
Bulgaria
52.314
Finland
80.2406667
France
59.2106667
Greenland
77.25
Greece
41.52
Ireland
73.922
Norway
68.964
Poland
52.17
Portugal
53.178
Romania
37.644

Serbia
Myanmar
Poland
Bulgaria

51.906
53
52.104
54
52.17
55
52.314
56
Investment Attractiveness Index
Liberia
52.884
Portugal
53.178
California
53.556
South Africa
54.672
Argentina: San Juan 54.858
Brazil
55.818
Papua New Guinea 56.154
Burkina Faso 57.4166667
Eritrea
57.5186667
Nova Scotia
58.578
Spain
58.626
New Mexico
58.95
France
59.2106667
Victoria
59.538
Colorado
60.39
Zambia
60.57
Argentina: Salta
60.87
New South Wales 63.042
Montana
63.12
Peru
63.132
Tasmania
63.462
Minnesota
63.4766667
Namibia
63.6986667
Ghana
64.5
New Zealand
64.95
Mexico
65.058
Idaho
67.188
Turkey
68.094
Michigan
68.364
Nunavut
68.928
Norway
68.964
NWT
69.726
Botswana
70.254
New Brunswick 71.6126667
Arizona
72.39
Queensland
73.506
South Australia
73.818
Ireland
73.922
Quebec
74.1
Northern Territory 74.736
British Columbia
75.39
Utah
75.414
Ontario
75.666
Manitoba
76.356
Chile
76.524
Wyoming
76.6046667
Alberta
77.0033333
Greenland
77.25
Yukon
77.892
Saskatchewan
78.318

7.776
19.416
23.616
38.0693333
26.064

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

40.656
51.906
58.626
79.4993333
68.094

Sweden
79.4993333
Alaska
80.22
Finland
80.2406667
Newfoundland & Labrador
81.342
Nevada
84.168
Western Australia
85.3226667

Figure 3: Investment Attractiveness Index

ctiveness Index

Bulgaria
Poland
Myanmar
Serbia
Philippines
Colombia
DRC (Congo)
Panama
Tanzania
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Washington
Nigeria
Malaysia
Mali
China
Vietnam
India
Thailand
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Guyana
Guinea (Conakry)
Kenya
Madagascar
Mongolia
French Guiana
Ivory Coast
Greece
Ethiopia
Russia
Bolivia
Argentina: Jujuy
Ecuador
Romania
Sierra Leone
Fiji
Argentina: Chubut
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Angola
Dominican Republic
Mozambique

Western Australia
Nevada
Newfoundland & Labrador

Sweden
Saskatchewan
Greenland
Wyoming
Manitoba

British Columbia
Northern Territory
Quebec
South Australia
Queensland
New Brunswick
Botswana

Nunavut
Michigan

New Zealand
Namibia
Minnesota
Tasmania
Montana
New South Wales
Argentina: Salta
Colorado

ctiveness Index

Mozambique
Laos
Argentina: Mendoza
Suriname
Argentina: Catamarca
Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: La Rioja
Venezuela
Honduras
Niger
Uruguay

New Mexico
Nova Scotia
Burkina Faso
Papua New Guinea
Argentina: San Juan
South Africa
California
Portugal
0

20

40

60

80

100

Western Australia
Nevada
oundland & Labrador
Finland
Alaska
Sweden
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Greenland
Alberta
Wyoming
Chile
Manitoba
Ontario
Utah
British Columbia
Northern Territory
Quebec
Ireland
South Australia
Queensland
Arizona
New Brunswick
Botswana
NWT
Norway
Nunavut
Michigan
Turkey
Idaho
Mexico
New Zealand
Ghana
Namibia
Minnesota
Tasmania
Peru
Montana
New South Wales
Argentina: Salta
Zambia
Colorado
Victoria

Victoria
France
New Mexico
Spain
Nova Scotia
Eritrea
Burkina Faso
Papua New Guinea
Brazil
Argentina: San Juan
South Africa
California
Portugal
Liberia
0

20

40

60

80

100

Table 3: Investment Attractiveness Index

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

2013
Alberta
77.0
British Columbia
75.4
Manitoba
76.4
New Brunswick71.6
Nfld./Labrador 81.3
NWT
69.7
Nova Scotia 58.6
Nunavut
68.9
Ontario
75.7
Quebec
74.1
Saskatchewan78.3
Yukon
77.9
Alaska
80.2
Arizona
72.4
California
53.6
Colorado
60.4
Idaho
67.2
Michigan
68.4
Minnesota
63.5
Montana
63.1
Nevada
84.2
New Mexico 59.0
Utah
75.4
Washington 48.5
Wyoming
76.6
New South Wales
63.0
Northern Territory
74.7
Queensland 73.5
South Australia73.8
Tasmania
63.5
Victoria
59.5
Western Australia
85.3
Fiji
36.4
Indonesia
49.8
Malaysia
46.9
New Zealand 65.0
Papua New Guinea
56.2
Philippines
51.4
Angola
34.3
Botswana
70.3
Burkina Faso 57.4
DRC (Congo) 51.0
Eritrea
57.5
Ethiopia
41.2
Ghana
64.5
Guinea (Conakry)
43.8
Ivory Coast 41.7
Kenya
43.2
Liberia
52.9
Madagascar 42.2

2012/2013
71.3
69.0
70.5
72.3
71.7
69.5
57.3
68.1
76.5
75.9
76.9
82.2
77.7
66.5
49.1
58.7
59.2
52.1
53.7
58.2
79.3
52.0
71.9
44.9
77.4
52.1
68.7
68.3
71.6
49.8
51.0
78.0
*
50.9
*
54.5
58.4
50.8
*
75.8
51.4
46.6
*
*
53.8
35.8
*
*
*
41.2

2011/2012
74.8
74.6
75.7
69.2
79.9
71.1
59.1
74.4
78.6
84.8
84.1
86.8
82.9
69.7
52.9
62.6
67.8
62.1
61.2
63.6
82.6
60.1
69.0
52.1
76.7
58.3
72.4
71.0
77.4
54.2
42.8
82.6
*
55.6
*
54.5
67.1
56.1
*
77.6
68.7
60.1
*
*
69.9
46.1
*
*
*
53.7

Score
2010/2011
72.6
69.6
76.8
53.0
75.7
68.0
51.4
69.6
78.8
85.0
88.6
83.2
83.0
72.2
48.9
60.8
61.0
51.3
64.9
58.3
86.8
62.5
76.5
39.8
75.4
60.2
68.1
69.2
74.0
64.0
48.1
80.2
*
60.1
*
55.3
65.0
60.1
*
75.5
75.1
56.9
*
*
63.1
59.7
*
*
*
47.2

2009/2010
69.8
66.6
78.7
76.4
78.1
65.0
62.7
64.0
75.0
89.3
80.3
78.5
79.7
69.1
44.8
54.2
63.1
66.4
49.7
61.9
85.2
55.9
73.7
42.7
71.5
64.0
78.7
73.9
78.6
61.7
53.3
73.3
*
55.1
*
53.9
55.3
48.5
*
70.0
64.4
59.3
*
*
64.1
*
*
*
*
*

2013
10/112
16/112
13/112
23/112
3/112
25/112
47/112
27/112
14/112
18/112
7/112
8/112
5/112
22/112
54/112
42/112
30/112
28/112
35/112
38/112
2/112
45/112
15/112
68/112
11/112
39/112
17/112
21/112
20/112
36/112
43/112
1/112
92/112
66/112
70/112
32/112
50/112
61/112
97/112
24/112
49/112
63/112
48/112
85/112
33/112
78/112
83/112
79/112
56/112
80/112

2012/2013
18/96
21/96
19/96
13/96
16/96
20/96
36/96
24/96
9/96
11/96
8/96
1/96
6/96
26/96
62/96
32/96
31/96
49/96
46/96
34/96
3/96
51/96
14/96
74/96
7/96
50/96
22/96
23/96
17/96
58/96
53/96
4/96
*
54/96
*
42/96
33/96
55/96
*
12/96
52/96
70/96
*
*
45/96
89/96
*
*
*
80/96

Mali
46.3
37.9
Mozambique 33.7
*
Africa
Namibia
63.7
62.1
Niger
24.0
33.1
Nigeria
47.7
*
Sierra Leone 36.9
*
South Africa 54.7
47.8
Tanzania
50.5
50.8
Zambia
60.6
52.7
Zimbabwe
34.8
37.0
Argentina
*
*
Catamarca
30.9
56.9
Chubut
35.8
39.8
Jujuy
40.1
49.0
Argentina La Rioja
27.0
44.5
Mendoza
32.9
44.7
Neuquen
29.9
45.1
Rio Negro
29.7
49.6
Salta
60.9
52.7
San Juan
54.9
55.6
Santa Cruz 45.2
50.2
Bolivia
40.6
34.5
Brazil
55.8
53.9
Chile
76.5
71.9
Colombia
51.1
55.7
Dominican Republic
34.2
42.1
Latin America
Ecuador
and the Caribbean
38.1 Basin
39.4
French Guiana41.8
48.4
Guatemala
35.4
31.8
Guyana
45.2
45.5
Honduras
25.8
24.4
Mexico
65.1
65.7
Nicaragua
35.8
*
Panama
50.6
38.4
Peru
63.1
55.7
Suriname
32.3
39.6
Uruguay
15.2
*
Venezuela
26.9
31.9
China
46.3
46.8
India
46.0
49.2
Kazakhstan 49.3
48.7
Kyrgyzstan
30.3
47.9
Asia
Laos
33.0
*
Mongolia
42.1
57.3
Myanmar
52.1
*
Saudi Arabia 30.5
*
Thailand
45.9
*
Vietnam
46.1
41.3
Bulgaria
52.3
39.2
Finland
80.2
80.0
France
59.2
*
Greenland
77.3
76.5
Greece
41.5
20.9
Ireland
73.9
63.4
Norway
69.0
67.6

63.9
*

70.9
*

50.6
46.6
*
*

*
64.8
53.8

*
*
56.1
55.8
54.8
46.8

*
43.2
*
51.2
50.3
56.7
53.2
38.0
65.7
78.9
63.3
30.0
44.2
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

39.7
68.9
83.5
74.3
*

*
39.7
57.5
45.7
48.8
46.1
46.2
56.9
*
*
*

45.5
*

36.7
71.4
*

47.3
68.4
*
*

47.2
68.0
*
*

34.3
56.3
34.2
57.2
60.6
*

37.6
58.4
40.9
57.8
45.5
*

63.8

50.2
49.6
78.9
*

77.1

73.6
*

69.2
58.8

46.7
*

35.9
73.5

27.6
50.2
78.0

45.4
*

*
*
*

47.0
65.0
81.3
59.6

53.3

*
41.3
66.5
42.4

49.8
60.1
55.1
40.7
55.4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
38.7
49.5
32.6
74.2

62.0
*
*
*

52.4
60.2
60.6
53.5
55.5

*
56.5
60.5
38.0

70.9

65.4
58.7

54.2
*
*
*
*
*
79.6
*
*
*
53.8
58.3

71/112
87/96
99/112 *
34/112
30/96
111/112
91/96
69/112 *
91/112 *
53/112
67/96
65/112
56/96
41/112
47/96
96/112
88/96
*
*
103/112
38/96
93/112
81/96
88/112
63/96
108/112
77/96
101/112
75/96
106/112
73/96
107/112
60/96
40/112
48/96
52/112
41/96
76/112
57/96
87/112
90/96
51/112
44/96
12/112
15/96
62/112
39/96
98/112
78/96
89/112
83/96
82/112
65/96
95/112
93/96
77/112
72/96
110/112
95/96
31/112
27/96
94/112 *
64/112
85/96
37/112
40/96
102/112
82/96
112/112 *
109/112
92/96
72/112
69/96
74/112
61/96
67/112
64/96
105/112
66/96
100/112 *
81/112
37/96
59/112 *
104/112 *
75/112 *
73/112
79/96
57/112
84/96
4/112
2/96
44/112 *
9/112
10/96
84/112
96/96
19/112
29/96
26/112
25/96

Europe

Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

52.2
53.2
37.6
40.7
51.9
58.6
79.5
68.1

37.9
*

61.4
*

31.3
49.8
57.7
47.4
77.8
64.7

*
*

35.3
50.8
*

51.8
49.3
*

54.0
74.8
60.2

*
*
*
59.3
*

45.5
76.7
62.6

50.1
74.1
63.1

58/112
55/112
90/112
86/112
60/112
46/112
6/112
29/112

86/96
*
94/96
59/96
35/96
68/96
5/96
28/96

Rank
2011/2012
16/93
18/93
15/93
27/93
7/93
22/93
45/93
19/93
9/93
2/93
3/93
1/93
4/93
25/93
65/93
37/93
30/93
38/93
40/93
35/93
6/93
44/93
28/93
66/93
14/93
47/93
21/93
23/93
12/93
60/93
82/93
5/93
*
55/93
*
59/93
31/93
53/93
*
11/93
29/93
43/93
*
*
24/93
78/93
*
*
*
63/93

2010 /20112009/2010
21/79
22/72
24/79
25/72
10/79
8/72
59/79
12/72
13/79
11/72
30/79
28/72
62/79
35/72
25/79
31/72
9/79
13/72
3/79
1/72
1/79
4/72
5/79
10/72
6/79
5/72
22/79
23/72
67/79
67/72
41/79
51/72
40/79
33/72
63/79
26/72
33/79
59/72
50/79
37/72
2/79
2/72
39/79
46/72
12/79
16/72
74/79
68/72
15/79
18/72
45/79
32/72
29/79
7/72
26/79
15/72
18/79
9/72
35/79
38/72
68/79
55/72
7/79
17/72
*
*
47/79
50/72
*
*
55/79
53/72
32/79
48/72
46/79
60/72
*
*
14/79
21/72
16/79
29/72
52/79
41/72
*
*
*
*
37/79
30/72
48/79 *
*
*
*
*
*
*
70/79 *

34/93
*

23/79
*

69/93
75/93
*
*

*
34/79
56/79

*
*
52/93
54/93
57/93
74/93

*
81/93
*
67/93
70/93
50/93
64/93
88/93
33/93
8/93
36/93
92/93
80/93
*

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

75/79
27/79
4/79
17/79
*

*
85/93
48/93
79/93
73/93
77/93
76/93
49/93
*
*
*

71/79
*

72/72
19/72
*

69/79
28/79
*
*

62/72
24/72
*
*

78/79
53/79
79/79
51/79
43/79
*

71/72
43/72
69/72
45/72
65/72
*

36/79

64/79
65/79
8/79
*

13/93

19/79
*

26/93
46/93

64/72
*

77/79
20/79

93/93
71/93
10/93

66/72
*

*
*
*

63/72
27/72
3/72
40/72

58/79

*
84/93
32/93
83/93

58/72
39/72
49/72
70/72
47/72
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*
86/93
72/93
91/93
20/93

36/72
*
*
*

60/79
44/79
42/79
57/79
54/79

*
51/93
41/93
87/93

20/72

31/79
49/79

52/72
*
*
*
*
6/72
*
*
*
54/72
44/72

39/93
*

*
*

89/93
68/93
*

61/79
66/79
*

62/93
17/93
42/93

*
*
*
42/72
*

72/79
11/79
38/79

57/72
14/72
34/72

Figure 4
Company president

38%

Vice president

14%

Manager

16%

Other Senior Management

11%

Consultant

Other

Figure 4: The position survey respondents hold in their

7%
14%

Other
14%
Consultant
7%
Other Senior
Management
11%
Manager
16%

ion survey respondents hold in their company

Other
14%

Manager
16%

Company
president
38%

Vice president
14%

Figure 5
An exploration company

51%

A producer company with less than US$50M revenue

9%

A producer company with more than US$50M revenue

18%

A consulting company

11%

Other

11%

Figure 5: Company focus a

Figure 5: Company focus as indicated by respondents

An exploration company,
51%

A producer company
with less than US$50M
revenue, 9%

A producer company
with more than US$50M
revenue, 18%

Other, 11%

A consulting company,
11%

ucer company
s than US$50M
enue, 9%

A producer company
th more than US$50M
revenue, 18%

ting company,

100
99
98.1
97.2
96.3
95.4
94.5
93.6
92.7
91.8
90.9
90
89.1
88.2
87.3
86.4
85.5
84.6
83.7
82.8
81.9
81
80.1
79.2
78.3
77.4
76.5
75.6
74.7
73.8
72.9
72
71.1
70.2
69.3
68.4
67.5
66.6
65.7
64.8
63.9
63
62.1
61.2
60.3
59.4
58.5
57.6
56.7
55.8
54.9
54

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

ADMINISTRATION
Canada:Alberta
Canada:British Columbia
Canada:Manitoba
Canada:New Brunswick
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
Canada:Nova Scotia
Canada:Nunavut
Canada:Ontario
Canada:Quebec
Canada:Saskatchewan
Canada:Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Australia:New South Wales
Australia:Northern Territory
Australia:Queensland
Australia:South Australia
Australia:Tasmania
Australia:Victoria
Australia:Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique

0.57
0.22
0.42
0.52
0.55
0.21
0.22
0.25
0.20
0.23
0.50
0.35
0.27
0.17
0.03
0.06
0.14
0.30
0.15
0.08
0.44
0.18
0.24
0.02
0.35
0.18
0.40
0.22
0.49
0.23
0.09
0.58
0.20
0.03
0.13
0.24
0.06
0.07
0.09
0.41
0.42
0.05
0.17
0.07
0.23
0.11
0.05
0.13
0.13
0.10
0.12
0.11

53.1
52.2
51.3
50.4
49.5
48.6
47.7
46.8
45.9
45
44.1
43.2
42.3
41.4
40.5
39.6
38.7
37.8
36.9
36
35.1
34.2
33.3
32.4
31.5
30.6
29.7
28.8
27.9
27
26.1
25.2
24.3
23.4
22.5
21.6
20.7
19.8
18.9
18
17.1
16.2
15.3
14.4
13.5
12.6
11.7
10.8
9.9
9
8.1
7.2
6.3
5.4
4.5

53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.35
0.06
0.15
0.00
0.04
0.13
0.29
0.03
0.04
0.00
0.14
0.00
0.06
0.13
0.05
0.26
0.26
0.05
0.00
0.08
0.47
0.08
0.04
0.00
0.18
0.13
0.23
0.17
0.23
0.11
0.14
0.22
0.17
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.14
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.09
0.05
0.06
0.48
0.17
0.57
0.00
0.51
0.31
0.07
0.33
0.00

3.6
2.7
1.8
0.9
0

108
109
110
111
112

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.08
0.18
0.51
0.24

Index
99
68.4
89.1
96.3
97.2
64.8
68.4
76.5
63.9
72.9
93.6
85.5
79.2
58.5
15.3
27.9
51.3
81
54
35.1
90
62.1
75.6
12.6
85.5
62.1
86.4
68.4
92.7
72.9
37.8
100
63.9
15.3
47.7
75.6
27.9
30.6
37.8
87.3
89.1
22.5
58.5
30.6
72.9
41.4
22.5
46.8
46.8
38.7
42.3
41.4

ENVIRONMENTAL
Canada:Alberta
0.27
97.2
Canada:British Columbia
0.09
51.3
Canada:Manitoba
0.18
81.9
Canada:New Brunswick0.28
97.2
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.28Labrador 97.2
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.06
34.2
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.03
21.6
Canada:Nunavut
0.03
21.6
Canada:Ontario
0.12
57.6
Canada:Quebec
0.13
65.7
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.29
98.1
Canada:Yukon
0.17
79.2
Alaska
0.14
71.1
Arizona
0.10
54.9
California
0.00
0.0
Colorado
0.04
25.2
Idaho
0.04
25.2
Michigan
0.04
25.2
Minnesota
0.09
51.3
Montana
0.00
0.0
Nevada
0.23
87.3
New Mexico
0.04
25.2
Utah
0.16
75.6
Washington
0.00
0.0
Wyoming
0.30
100.0
Australia:New South Wales
0.06
34.2
Australia:Northern Territory
0.17
79.2
Australia:Queensland 0.09
51.3
Australia:South Australia0.14
71.1
Australia:Tasmania
0.13
65.7
Australia:Victoria
0.07
37.8
Australia:Western Australia
0.28
97.2
Fiji
0.10
54.9
Indonesia
0.02
18.9
Malaysia
0.14
71.1
New Zealand
0.13
65.7
Papua New Guinea
0.09
51.3
Philippines
0.00
0.0
Angola
0.09
51.3
Botswana
0.28
97.2
Burkina Faso
0.25
90.9
Democratic Republic of 0.15
Congo (DRC) 73.8
Eritrea
0.25
90.9
Ethiopia
0.08
44.1
Ghana
0.24
88.2
Guinea(Conakry)
0.11
56.7
Ivory Coast
0.09
51.3
Kenya
0.13
65.7
Liberia
0.13
65.7
Madagascar
0.09
51.3
Mali
0.17
79.2
Mozambique
0.16
74.7

duplication
Canada:Alberta
0.25
95.4
Canada:British Columbia
0.10
63.0
Canada:Manitoba
0.13
75.6
Canada:New Brunswick0.24
94.5
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.18Labrador 87.3
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.02
24.3
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.08
52.2
Canada:Nunavut
0.03
27.9
Canada:Ontario
0.12
68.4
Canada:Quebec
0.13
75.6
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.21
89.1
Canada:Yukon
0.18
87.3
Alaska
0.09
59.4
Arizona
0.05
38.7
California
0.01
19.8
Colorado
0.06
44.1
Idaho
0.04
34.2
Michigan
0.07
46.8
Minnesota
0.09
59.4
Montana
0.02
24.3
Nevada
0.12
68.4
New Mexico
0.04
34.2
Utah
0.04
34.2
Washington
0.00
0.0
Wyoming
0.16
81.0
Australia:New South Wales
0.03
27.9
Australia:Northern Territory
0.15
80.1
Australia:Queensland 0.09
59.4
Australia:South Australia0.14
77.4
Australia:Tasmania
0.10
63.0
Australia:Victoria
0.09
59.4
Australia:Western Australia
0.23
92.7
Fiji
0.10
63.0
Indonesia
0.00
0.0
Malaysia
0.00
0.0
New Zealand
0.18
87.3
Papua New Guinea
0.00
0.0
Philippines
0.00
0.0
Angola
0.00
0.0
Botswana
0.22
90.9
Burkina Faso
0.18
87.3
Democratic Republic of 0.08
Congo (DRC) 52.2
Eritrea
0.33
100.0
Ethiopia
0.14
77.4
Ghana
0.13
75.6
Guinea(Conakry)
0.04
34.2
Ivory Coast
0.08
52.2
Kenya
0.13
75.6
Liberia
0.13
75.6
Madagascar
0.18
87.3
Mali
0.11
64.8
Mozambique
0.05
38.7

85.5
27.9
54
0
18
46.8
80.1
15.3
18
0
51.3
0
27.9
46.8
22.5
78.3
78.3
22.5
0
35.1
90.9
35.1
18
0
62.1
46.8
72.9
58.5
72.9
41.4
51.3
68.4
58.5
35.1
0
0
51.3
0
0
27.9
0
54
0
37.8
22.5
27.9
91.8
58.5
99
0
95.4
81.9
30.6
82.8
0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.30
0.13
0.25
0.07
0.08
0.14
0.21
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.13
0.13
0.08
0.05
0.05
0.14
0.07
0.00
0.02
0.15
0.13
0.23
0.06
0.22
0.18
0.27
0.08
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.14
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.08
0.08
0.00
0.10
0.11
0.06
0.18
0.17
0.23
0.00
0.26
0.10
0.07
0.09
0.00

100.0
65.7
90.9
37.8
44.1
71.1
82.8
34.2
0.0
0.0
27.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65.7
65.7
44.1
27.9
27.9
71.1
37.8
0.0
18.9
73.8
65.7
87.3
34.2
83.7
81.9
97.2
44.1
44.1
0.0
0.0
21.6
71.1
0.0
0.0
34.2
44.1
44.1
0.0
54.9
56.7
34.2
81.9
79.2
87.3
0.0
91.8
54.9
37.8
51.3
0.0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.15
0.12
0.08
0.06
0.02
0.11
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.13
0.13
0.03
0.03
0.07
0.20
0.02
0.07
0.04
0.15
0.06
0.09
0.12
0.13
0.24
0.18
0.06
0.08
0.08
0.02
0.00
0.10
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.09
0.05
0.06
0.28
0.22
0.31
0.00
0.29
0.23
0.00
0.04
0.00

80.1
68.4
52.2
44.1
24.3
64.8
44.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
38.7
38.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
75.6
75.6
27.9
27.9
46.8
88.2
24.3
46.8
34.2
80.1
44.1
59.4
68.4
75.6
94.5
87.3
44.1
52.2
52.2
24.3
0.0
63.0
34.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59.4
38.7
44.1
96.3
90.9
99.0
0.0
97.2
92.7
0.0
34.2
0.0

0
35.1
62.1
95.4
75.6

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.00
0.06
0.23
0.15

0.0
0.0
34.2
87.3
73.8

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.09
0.09
0.30
0.18

0.0
59.4
59.4
98.1
87.3

legal
Canada:Alberta
0.44
91.8
Canada:British Columbia
0.39
85.5
Canada:Manitoba
0.36
81.9
Canada:New Brunswick0.50
100
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.45Labrador 93.6
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.35
80.1
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.46
94.5
Canada:Nunavut
0.34
79.2
Canada:Ontario
0.32
75.6
Canada:Quebec
0.31
73.8
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.40
88.2
Canada:Yukon
0.43
90.9
Alaska
0.34
79.2
Arizona
0.37
83.7
California
0.21
63
Colorado
0.27
68.4
Idaho
0.31
73.8
Michigan
0.37
83.7
Minnesota
0.29
69.3
Montana
0.30
70.2
Nevada
0.41
89.1
New Mexico
0.26
67.5
Utah
0.39
85.5
Washington
0.19
61.2
Wyoming
0.48
97.2
Australia:New South Wales
0.32
75.6
Australia:Northern Territory
0.48
97.2
Australia:Queensland 0.34
79.2
Australia:South Australia0.45
93.6
Australia:Tasmania
0.40
88.2
Australia:Victoria
0.34
79.2
Australia:Western Australia
0.49
99
Fiji
0.00
0
Indonesia
0.00
0
Malaysia
0.14
59.4
New Zealand
0.42
90
Papua New Guinea
0.03
35.1
Philippines
0.00
0
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.24
66.6
Burkina Faso
0.12
55.8
Democratic Republic of 0.02
Congo (DRC) 31.5
Eritrea
0.08
49.5
Ethiopia
0.00
0
Ghana
0.13
56.7
Guinea(Conakry)
0.00
0
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.00
0
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.06
45.9
Mozambique
0.05
41.4

taxation
Canada:Alberta
0.38
100.0
Canada:British Columbia
0.12
70.2
Canada:Manitoba
0.12
70.2
Canada:New Brunswick0.20
87.3
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.20Labrador 87.3
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.10
60.3
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.14
75.6
Canada:Nunavut
0.12
70.2
Canada:Ontario
0.14
75.6
Canada:Quebec
0.16
82.8
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.16
82.8
Canada:Yukon
0.18
85.5
Alaska
0.28
94.5
Arizona
0.12
70.2
California
0.04
33.3
Colorado
0.11
62.1
Idaho
0.16
82.8
Michigan
0.22
90.9
Minnesota
0.15
78.3
Montana
0.12
70.2
Nevada
0.22
90.9
New Mexico
0.12
70.2
Utah
0.13
72.9
Washington
0.05
38.7
Wyoming
0.33
98.1
Australia:New South Wales
0.07
46.8
Australia:Northern Territory
0.17
83.7
Australia:Queensland 0.09
56.7
Australia:South Australia0.16
82.8
Australia:Tasmania
0.13
72.9
Australia:Victoria
0.09
56.7
Australia:Western Australia
0.16
82.8
Fiji
0.10
60.3
Indonesia
0.00
0.0
Malaysia
0.07
46.8
New Zealand
0.21
89.1
Papua New Guinea
0.06
43.2
Philippines
0.00
0.0
Angola
0.00
0.0
Botswana
0.23
91.8
Burkina Faso
0.13
72.9
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC) 0.0
Eritrea
0.08
50.4
Ethiopia
0.00
0.0
Ghana
0.11
62.1
Guinea(Conakry)
0.04
33.3
Ivory Coast
0.04
33.3
Kenya
0.07
46.8
Liberia
0.08
50.4
Madagascar
0.00
0.0
Mali
0.12
70.2
Mozambique
0.06
43.2

Canada:Alberta
Canada:British Columbia
Canada:Manitoba
Canada:New Brunswick
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
Canada:Nova Scotia
Canada:Nunavut
Canada:Ontario
Canada:Quebec
Canada:Saskatchewan
Canada:Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Australia:New South Wales
Australia:Northern Territory
Australia:Queensland
Australia:South Australia
Australia:Tasmania
Australia:Victoria
Australia:Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.21
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.06
0.05
0.06
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.14
0.08
0.03
0.00
0.05
0.31
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.05
0.12
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.20
0.06
0.06
0.40
0.22
0.31
0.05
0.49
0.36
0.14
0.09
0.05

63.9
0
49.5
0
45.9
41.4
45.9
0
36
0
53.1
0
35.1
0
0
59.4
49.5
35.1
0
41.4
73.8
35.1
0
0
65.7
0
0
0
53.1
0
41.4
55.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49.5
0
62.1
45.9
45.9
88.2
64.8
73.8
41.4
99
81.9
59.4
51.3
41.4

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.12
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.12
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.02
0.04
0.02
0.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.06
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.15
0.09
0.09
0.05
0.18
0.31
0.21
0.36
0.00
0.29
0.23
0.00
0.09
0.00

70.2
43.2
0.0
0.0
43.2
28.8
28.8
0.0
38.7
0.0
38.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
70.2
38.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
50.4
27.0
33.3
27.0
92.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
38.7
43.2
60.3
60.3
50.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.8
0.0
78.3
56.7
56.7
38.7
85.5
96.3
89.1
99.0
0.0
95.4
93.6
0.0
56.7
0.0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.09
0.12
0.48
0.16

0
51.3
55.8
97.2
60.3

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.14
0.09
0.09
0.32
0.15

75.6
56.7
56.7
97.2
78.3

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

disputed
0.27
0.09
0.11
0.19
0.15
0.06
0.14
0.17
0.09
0.13
0.16
0.11
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.15
0.26
0.24
0.24
0.16
0.22
0.17
0.27
0.07
0.22
0.10
0.14
0.13
0.11
0.23
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.15
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.19
0.05
0.17
0.08
0.11
0.08
0.00
0.07
0.08
0.10
0.09
0.06

95.4
51.3
61.2
81.9
73.8
32.4
68.4
80.1
51.3
66.6
77.4
61.2
98.1
85.5
56.7
73.8
85.5
73.8
92.7
91.8
91.8
77.4
89.1
80.1
95.4
38.7
89.1
56.7
68.4
66.6
61.2
90
0
0
38.7
73.8
22.5
0
0
85.5
81.9
29.7
80.1
45
61.2
45
0
38.7
45
56.7
51.3
32.4

parks
Canada:Alberta
0.14
88.2
Canada:British Columbia
0.04
31.5
Canada:Manitoba
0.05
37.8
Canada:New Brunswick0.12
82.8
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.10Labrador 71.1
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.05
37.8
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.05
37.8
Canada:Nunavut
0.04
31.5
Canada:Ontario
0.08
56.7
Canada:Quebec
0.08
56.7
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.12
82.8
Canada:Yukon
0.07
49.5
Alaska
0.10
71.1
Arizona
0.07
49.5
California
0.01
17.1
Colorado
0.04
31.5
Idaho
0.04
31.5
Michigan
0.11
76.5
Minnesota
0.12
82.8
Montana
0.02
19.8
Nevada
0.11
76.5
New Mexico
0.04
31.5
Utah
0.07
49.5
Washington
0.00
0
Wyoming
0.15
90.9
Australia:New South Wales
0.09
63.9
Australia:Northern Territory
0.13
83.7
Australia:Queensland 0.10
71.1
Australia:South Australia0.11
76.5
Australia:Tasmania
0.07
49.5
Australia:Victoria
0.09
63.9
Australia:Western Australia
0.14
88.2
Fiji
0.10
71.1
Indonesia
0.04
31.5
Malaysia
0.07
49.5
New Zealand
0.08
56.7
Papua New Guinea
0.12
82.8
Philippines
0.03
23.4
Angola
0.10
71.1
Botswana
0.17
95.4
Burkina Faso
0.25
100
Democratic Republic of 0.11
Congo (DRC) 76.5
Eritrea
0.17
95.4
Ethiopia
0.17
95.4
Ghana
0.09
63.9
Guinea(Conakry)
0.16
91.8
Ivory Coast
0.09
63.9
Kenya
0.14
88.2
Liberia
0.23
99
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.12
82.8
Mozambique
0.00
0

infra
Canada:Alberta
0.51
Canada:British Columbia
0.26
Canada:Manitoba
0.28
Canada:New Brunswick0.49
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.23Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.06
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.40
Canada:Nunavut
0.03
Canada:Ontario
0.32
Canada:Quebec
0.33
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.31
Canada:Yukon
0.12
Alaska
0.05
Arizona
0.46
California
0.31
Colorado
0.37
Idaho
0.29
Michigan
0.52
Minnesota
0.33
Montana
0.34
Nevada
0.52
New Mexico
0.32
Utah
0.48
Washington
0.19
Wyoming
0.48
Australia:New South Wales
0.40
Australia:Northern Territory
0.21
Australia:Queensland 0.30
Australia:South Australia0.28
Australia:Tasmania
0.36
Australia:Victoria
0.41
Australia:Western Australia
0.27
Fiji
0.00
Indonesia
0.02
Malaysia
0.07
New Zealand
0.32
Papua New Guinea
0.00
Philippines
0.00
Angola
0.00
Botswana
0.20
Burkina Faso
0.03
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
0.00
Ethiopia
0.08
Ghana
0.09
Guinea(Conakry)
0.00
Ivory Coast
0.00
Kenya
0.07
Liberia
0.00
Madagascar
0.00
Mali
0.00
Mozambique
0.06

0.21
0.13
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.09
0.10
0.00
0.05
0.05
0.10
0.00
0.07
0.08
0.05
0.20
0.16
0.06
0.03
0.04
0.16
0.03
0.00
0.04
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.12
0.11
0.09
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.09
0.05
0.12
0.27
0.22
0.31
0.00
0.38
0.30
0.07
0.13
0.00

86.4
66.6
0
0
0
51.3
56.7
0
29.7
29.7
56.7
0
38.7
45
29.7
85.5
77.4
32.4
22.5
25.2
77.4
22.5
0
25.2
45
0
0
0
63
61.2
51.3
38.7
45
45
0
0
0
25.2
0
38.7
0
73.8
0
51.3
29.7
63
95.4
89.1
99
0
100
98.1
38.7
66.6
0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.06
0.19
0.08
0.00
0.10
0.06
0.19
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.12
0.05
0.03
0.08
0.02
0.17
0.02
0.04
0.04
0.15
0.06
0.14
0.06
0.09
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.09
0.00
0.06
0.05
0.15
0.00
0.09
0.11
0.06
0.14
0.11
0.08
0.00
0.18
0.10
0.00
0.04
0.00

44.1
98.1
56.7
0
71.1
44.1
98.1
23.4
0
0
71.1
0
0
0
0
82.8
37.8
23.4
56.7
19.8
95.4
19.8
31.5
31.5
90.9
44.1
88.2
44.1
63.9
0
0
49.5
56.7
56.7
0
0
37.8
63.9
0
44.1
37.8
90.9
0
63.9
76.5
44.1
88.2
76.5
56.7
0
96.3
71.1
0
31.5
0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.24
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.22
0.03
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.05
0.06
0.03
0.17
0.14
0.12
0.08
0.05
0.00
0.07
0.19
0.02
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.14
0.00
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.09
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.09
0.05
0.12
0.60
0.47
0.00
0.14
0.51
0.32
0.27
0.38
0.09

0.00
0.09
0.10
0.30
0.15

0
51.3
56.7
98.1
73.8

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.05
0.09
0.03
0.12
0.06

37.8
63.9
23.4
82.8
44.1

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.08
0.36
0.59
0.15

96.3
70.2
73.8
94.5
68.4
43.2
89.1
33.3
81
82.8
77.4
58.5
39.6
90.9
77.4
86.4
74.7
98.1
82.8
83.7
98.1
81
93.6
64.8
93.6
89.1
66.6
75.6
73.8
85.5
90
72
0
29.7
46.8
81
0
0
0
65.7
33.3
0
0
51.3
54.9
0
0
46.8
0
0
0
43.2

socio
Canada:Alberta
0.33
95.4
Canada:British Columbia
0.13
62.1
Canada:Manitoba
0.15
66.6
Canada:New Brunswick0.25
85.5
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.17Labrador 70.2
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.12
60.3
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.23
80.1
Canada:Nunavut
0.10
56.7
Canada:Ontario
0.19
75.6
Canada:Quebec
0.19
75.6
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.23
80.1
Canada:Yukon
0.13
62.1
Alaska
0.14
64.8
Arizona
0.25
85.5
California
0.16
68.4
Colorado
0.18
72
Idaho
0.18
72
Michigan
0.19
75.6
Minnesota
0.36
96.3
Montana
0.22
78.3
Nevada
0.26
89.1
New Mexico
0.19
75.6
Utah
0.26
89.1
Washington
0.14
64.8
Wyoming
0.26
89.1
Australia:New South Wales
0.24
81.9
Australia:Northern Territory
0.26
89.1
Australia:Queensland 0.27
90.9
Australia:South Australia0.28
93.6
Australia:Tasmania
0.27
90.9
Australia:Victoria
0.24
81.9
Australia:Western Australia
0.25
85.5
Fiji
0.10
56.7
Indonesia
0.00
0
Malaysia
0.00
0
New Zealand
0.28
93.6
Papua New Guinea
0.00
0
Philippines
0.00
0
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.21
76.5
Burkina Faso
0.07
45.9
Democratic Republic of 0.03
Congo (DRC) 32.4
Eritrea
0.08
47.7
Ethiopia
0.00
0
Ghana
0.10
56.7
Guinea(Conakry)
0.00
0
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.09
52.2
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.03
32.4
Mozambique
0.00
0

trade
Canada:Alberta
0.43
96.3
Canada:British Columbia
0.34
84.6
Canada:Manitoba
0.30
72
Canada:New Brunswick0.30
72
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.40Labrador 94.5
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.31
77.4
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.30
72
Canada:Nunavut
0.31
77.4
Canada:Ontario
0.33
83.7
Canada:Quebec
0.32
80.1
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.30
72
Canada:Yukon
0.37
89.1
Alaska
0.35
87.3
Arizona
0.39
92.7
California
0.31
77.4
Colorado
0.33
83.7
Idaho
0.40
94.5
Michigan
0.46
99
Minnesota
0.32
80.1
Montana
0.41
95.4
Nevada
0.39
92.7
New Mexico
0.31
77.4
Utah
0.35
87.3
Washington
0.28
65.7
Wyoming
0.44
97.2
Australia:New South Wales
0.30
72
Australia:Northern Territory
0.33
83.7
Australia:Queensland 0.32
80.1
Australia:South Australia0.37
89.1
Australia:Tasmania
0.29
66.6
Australia:Victoria
0.31
77.4
Australia:Western Australia
0.35
87.3
Fiji
0.00
0
Indonesia
0.02
27
Malaysia
0.00
0
New Zealand
0.39
92.7
Papua New Guinea
0.03
29.7
Philippines
0.00
0
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.28
65.7
Burkina Faso
0.07
41.4
Democratic Republic of 0.06
Congo (DRC) 39.6
Eritrea
0.08
43.2
Ethiopia
0.00
0
Ghana
0.13
49.5
Guinea(Conakry)
0.04
32.4
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.18
58.5
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.06
39.6
Mozambique
0.06
39.6

69.3
0
51.3
0
67.5
33.3
46.8
0
0
55.8
39.6
43.2
33.3
63
61.2
58.5
51.3
39.6
0
46.8
64.8
29.7
0
43.2
0
0
0
0
61.2
0
39.6
39.6
0
0
0
54.9
39.6
0
0
0
0
0
51.3
54.9
39.6
58.5
100
91.8
0
61.2
96.3
81
72
87.3
54.9

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.22
0.07
0.00
0.09
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.09
0.16
0.11
0.05
0.03
0.06
0.12
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.11
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.05
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.06
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.00
0.09
0.09
0.06
0.25
0.44
0.47
0.08
0.05
0.40
0.32
0.15
0.14
0.00

78.3
45.9
0
52.2
44.1
32.4
32.4
34.2
40.5
40.5
40.5
0
32.4
0
52.2
68.4
58.5
40.5
32.4
44.1
60.3
24.3
0
0
70.2
0
58.5
0
34.2
0
40.5
32.4
0
0
0
32.4
44.1
40.5
0
0
32.4
0
52.2
52.2
44.1
85.5
99
100
47.7
40.5
98.1
94.5
66.6
64.8
0

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.19
0.20
0.09
0.00
0.17
0.06
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.04
0.23
0.09
0.00
0.02
0.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.16
0.12
0.14
0.18
0.09
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.05
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.18
0.09
0.06
0.27
0.39
0.24
0.31
0.05
0.30
0.46
0.17
0.15
0.06

59.4
61.2
46.8
0
54.9
39.6
29.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32.4
0
0
29.7
32.4
62.1
46.8
0
27
83.7
0
0
0
52.2
48.6
50.4
58.5
46.8
43.2
0
0
47.7
34.2
41.4
0
0
0
58.5
46.8
39.6
63.9
92.7
63
77.4
34.2
72
99
54.9
51.3
39.6

0
51.3
85.5
99
62.1

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.10
0.28
0.38
0.10

0
56.7
93.6
97.2
56.7

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.20
0.17
0.51
0.18

0
61.2
54.9
100
58.5

political
Canada:Alberta
0.75
100
Canada:British Columbia
0.47
73.8
Canada:Manitoba
0.49
78.3
Canada:New Brunswick0.59
88.2
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.60Labrador 90.9
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.47
73.8
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.54
81
Canada:Nunavut
0.42
67.5
Canada:Ontario
0.48
76.5
Canada:Quebec
0.30
61.2
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.60
90.9
Canada:Yukon
0.46
72
Alaska
0.44
69.3
Arizona
0.55
82.8
California
0.33
63
Colorado
0.43
68.4
Idaho
0.48
76.5
Michigan
0.54
81
Minnesota
0.49
78.3
Montana
0.48
76.5
Nevada
0.55
82.8
New Mexico
0.45
70.2
Utah
0.54
81
Washington
0.37
64.8
Wyoming
0.58
87.3
Australia:New South Wales
0.58
87.3
Australia:Northern Territory
0.64
94.5
Australia:Queensland 0.63
93.6
Australia:South Australia0.67
96.3
Australia:Tasmania
0.57
85.5
Australia:Victoria
0.61
91.8
Australia:Western Australia
0.70
99
Fiji
0.00
0
Indonesia
0.02
24.3
Malaysia
0.14
51.3
New Zealand
0.56
83.7
Papua New Guinea
0.00
0
Philippines
0.00
0
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.46
72
Burkina Faso
0.10
42.3
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC)
0
Eritrea
0.08
37.8
Ethiopia
0.09
39.6
Ghana
0.14
51.3
Guinea(Conakry)
0.00
0
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.08
37.8
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.00
0
Mozambique
0.06
31.5

labor regulations
Canada:Alberta
0.38
97.2
Canada:British Columbia
0.19
68.4
Canada:Manitoba
0.25
81
Canada:New Brunswick0.37
95.4
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.32Labrador 88.2
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.24
79.2
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.33
91.8
Canada:Nunavut
0.27
82.8
Canada:Ontario
0.24
79.2
Canada:Quebec
0.21
72.9
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.29
83.7
Canada:Yukon
0.32
88.2
Alaska
0.37
95.4
Arizona
0.33
91.8
California
0.22
74.7
Colorado
0.24
79.2
Idaho
0.38
97.2
Michigan
0.22
74.7
Minnesota
0.31
86.4
Montana
0.37
95.4
Nevada
0.33
91.8
New Mexico
0.26
81.9
Utah
0.35
92.7
Washington
0.33
91.8
Wyoming
0.44
99
Australia:New South Wales
0.09
45.9
Australia:Northern Territory
0.14
58.5
Australia:Queensland 0.15
62.1
Australia:South Australia0.13
56.7
Australia:Tasmania
0.10
51.3
Australia:Victoria
0.15
59.4
Australia:Western Australia
0.24
79.2
Fiji
0.10
51.3
Indonesia
0.00
0
Malaysia
0.14
58.5
New Zealand
0.21
72.9
Papua New Guinea
0.03
23.4
Philippines
0.04
27
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.21
72.9
Burkina Faso
0.10
51.3
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC)
0
Eritrea
0.17
63.9
Ethiopia
0.00
0
Ghana
0.10
51.3
Guinea(Conakry)
0.05
33.3
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.09
45.9
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.06
36
Mozambique
0.06
36

Canada:Alberta
Canada:British Columbia
Canada:Manitoba
Canada:New Brunswick
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
Canada:Nova Scotia
Canada:Nunavut
Canada:Ontario
Canada:Quebec
Canada:Saskatchewan
Canada:Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Australia:New South Wales
Australia:Northern Territory
Australia:Queensland
Australia:South Australia
Australia:Tasmania
Australia:Victoria
Australia:Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.33
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.14
0.10
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.12
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.35
0.12
0.08
0.02
0.69
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.13
0.00
0.14
0.12
0.08
0.25
0.00
0.18
0.15
0.09
0.00
0.07
0.03
0.15
0.17
0.20
0.11
0.19
0.60
0.42
0.57
0.05
0.66
0.68
0.27
0.39
0.05

63
0
0
0
37.8
51.3
42.3
27
0
0
42.3
0
0
0
0
46.8
27
0
0
44.1
63.9
46.8
37.8
24.3
98.1
0
30.6
0
47.7
0
51.3
46.8
37.8
58.5
0
54.9
53.1
39.6
0
32.4
27
53.1
54
56.7
44.1
55.8
90.9
67.5
85.5
30.6
95.4
97.2
59.4
65.7
30.6

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.19
0.00
0.00
0.09
0.00
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.00
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.12
0.08
0.00
0.03
0.10
0.15
0.07
0.04
0.04
0.18
0.00
0.10
0.06
0.11
0.00
0.05
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.05
0.05
0.07
0.00
0.03
0.25
0.09
0.09
0.12
0.19
0.44
0.17
0.23
0.00
0.30
0.30
0.08
0.19
0.11

68.4
0
0
45.9
0
23.4
23.4
27
0
33.3
33.3
0
0
0
33.3
55.8
41.4
0
23.4
51.3
62.1
38.7
27
27
64.8
0
51.3
36
54
0
33.3
41.4
0
0
0
38.7
33.3
33.3
38.7
0
23.4
81
45.9
45.9
55.8
68.4
99
63.9
75.6
0
85.5
85.5
41.4
68.4
54

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.04
0.08
0.28
0.63
0.21

27.9
37.8
60.3
93.6
57.6

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.11
0.20
0.15
0.45
0.21

54
69.3
62.1
100
72.9

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

geological
0.53
0.66
0.55
0.61
0.62
0.36
0.44
0.33
0.61
0.70
0.47
0.65
0.42
0.40
0.30
0.40
0.42
0.36
0.42
0.40
0.57
0.34
0.42
0.22
0.60
0.52
0.52
0.58
0.69
0.52
0.40
0.63
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.44
0.14
0.03
0.00
0.21
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

85.5
96.3
86.4
90.9
93.6
68.4
80.1
65.7
90.9
98.1
81.9
95.4
78.3
73.8
64.8
73.8
78.3
68.4
78.3
73.8
87.3
66.6
78.3
59.4
89.1
84.6
84.6
88.2
97.2
84.6
73.8
94.5
0
36
0
80.1
54
25.2
0
57.6
25.2
0
0
0
49.5
27
0
0
0
0
0
0

security
Canada:Alberta
0.73
88.2
Canada:British Columbia
0.69
78.3
Canada:Manitoba
0.66
72.9
Canada:New Brunswick0.75
90.9
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.77Labrador 94.5
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.63
68.4
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.67
75.6
Canada:Nunavut
0.71
83.7
Canada:Ontario
0.65
71.1
Canada:Quebec
0.66
72.9
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.61
66.6
Canada:Yukon
0.67
75.6
Alaska
0.69
78.3
Arizona
0.72
86.4
California
0.60
64.8
Colorado
0.72
86.4
Idaho
0.75
90.9
Michigan
0.82
97.2
Minnesota
0.85
100
Montana
0.75
90.9
Nevada
0.71
83.7
New Mexico
0.65
71.1
Utah
0.72
86.4
Washington
0.64
69.3
Wyoming
0.76
92.7
Australia:New South Wales
0.67
75.6
Australia:Northern Territory
0.71
83.7
Australia:Queensland 0.76
92.7
Australia:South Australia0.73
88.2
Australia:Tasmania
0.70
79.2
Australia:Victoria
0.71
83.7
Australia:Western Australia
0.81
96.3
Fiji
0.00
0
Indonesia
0.00
0
Malaysia
0.14
40.5
New Zealand
0.77
94.5
Papua New Guinea
0.00
0
Philippines
0.00
0
Angola
0.00
0
Botswana
0.39
60.3
Burkina Faso
0.13
38.7
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC)
0
Eritrea
0.08
33.3
Ethiopia
0.09
34.2
Ghana
0.20
51.3
Guinea(Conakry)
0.00
0
Ivory Coast
0.00
0
Kenya
0.00
0
Liberia
0.00
0
Madagascar
0.00
0
Mali
0.00
0
Mozambique
0.06
27

labor skills
Canada:Alberta
0.42
Canada:British Columbia
0.44
Canada:Manitoba
0.46
Canada:New Brunswick0.53
Canada:Newfoundland and
0.48Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
0.23
Canada:Nova Scotia 0.47
Canada:Nunavut
0.15
Canada:Ontario
0.51
Canada:Quebec
0.55
Canada:Saskatchewan 0.36
Canada:Yukon
0.29
Alaska
0.34
Arizona
0.58
California
0.39
Colorado
0.49
Idaho
0.46
Michigan
0.54
Minnesota
0.59
Montana
0.47
Nevada
0.55
New Mexico
0.42
Utah
0.44
Washington
0.41
Wyoming
0.53
Australia:New South Wales
0.47
Australia:Northern Territory
0.33
Australia:Queensland 0.49
Australia:South Australia0.48
Australia:Tasmania
0.43
Australia:Victoria
0.43
Australia:Western Australia
0.52
Fiji
0.10
Indonesia
0.11
Malaysia
0.14
New Zealand
0.43
Papua New Guinea
0.00
Philippines
0.07
Angola
0.00
Botswana
0.03
Burkina Faso
0.03
Democratic Republic of 0.00
Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
0.00
Ethiopia
0.00
Ghana
0.25
Guinea(Conakry)
0.04
Ivory Coast
0.00
Kenya
0.00
Liberia
0.00
Madagascar
0.00
Mali
0.00
Mozambique
0.00

0.30
0.00
0.18
0.08
0.23
0.08
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.06
0.00
0.08
0.05
0.15
0.11
0.11
0.00
0.08
0.37
0.07
0.04
0.00
0.17
0.06
0.10
0.00
0.30
0.00
0.05
0.22
0.00
0.08
0.03
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.08
0.09
0.06
0.13
0.75
0.42
0.62
0.05
0.78
0.47
0.14
0.39
0.05

64.8
0
56.7
44.1
61.2
44.1
37.8
0
0
32.4
49.5
36
0
44.1
32.4
54.9
51.3
51.3
0
44.1
69.3
37.8
27
0
55.8
36
49.5
0
64.8
0
32.4
59.4
0
44.1
25.2
0
49.5
0
0
0
32.4
0
44.1
45
36
52.2
99
78.3
93.6
32.4
100
81.9
54
70.2
32.4

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.36
0.00
0.00
0.08
0.04
0.08
0.07
0.03
0.33
0.20
0.38
0.12
0.16
0.14
0.18
0.36
0.27
0.17
0.00
0.13
0.53
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.58
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.10
0.05
0.08
0.39
0.02
0.23
0.15
0.05
0.00
0.13
0.16
0.15
0.08
0.27
0.18
0.20
0.83
0.63
0.71
0.05
0.69
0.80
0.50
0.61
0.15

57.6
0
0
33.3
22.5
33.3
27.9
21.6
55.8
51.3
58.5
36
45
40.5
48.6
57.6
54.9
46.8
0
38.7
63
0
33.3
0
63.9
0
26.1
0
20.7
0
35.1
26.1
33.3
60.3
20.7
53.1
43.2
26.1
0
38.7
45
43.2
33.3
54.9
48.6
51.3
99
68.4
83.7
26.1
78.3
95.4
61.2
66.6
43.2

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.24
0.09
0.10
0.07
0.05
0.05
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.12
0.08
0.03
0.03
0.18
0.36
0.15
0.00
0.02
0.20
0.06
0.10
0.00
0.24
0.06
0.10
0.24
0.09
0.00
0.03
0.25
0.32
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.18
0.12
0.20
0.57
0.39
0.15
0.16
0.63
0.29
0.54
0.38
0.11

0.10
0.08
0.27
0.62
0.23

49.5
44.1
62.1
93.6
61.2

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.00
0.17
0.53
0.83
0.23

0
46.8
63
99
53.1

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.11
0.10
0.18
0.49
0.24

75.6
80.1
81.9
92.7
86.4
58.5
84.6
52.2
90
96.3
70.2
65.7
68.4
98.1
72.9
89.1
81.9
94.5
99
84.6
96.3
75.6
80.1
73.8
92.7
84.6
67.5
89.1
86.4
78.3
78.3
90.9
43.2
46.8
49.5
78.3
0
36
0
27
27
0
0
0
63.9
27.9
0
0
0
0
0
0

mean
Canada:Alberta
93.4
Canada:British Columbia
69.0
Canada:Manitoba
74.0
Canada:New Brunswick90.0
Canada:Newfoundland and
86.3Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
57.5
Canada:Nova Scotia 71.5
Canada:Nunavut
60.4
Canada:Ontario
73.1
Canada:Quebec
75.6
Canada:Saskatchewan 82.3
Canada:Yukon
76.4
Alaska
75.6
Arizona
76.2
California
51.2
Colorado
64.8
Idaho
70.0
Michigan
77.8
Minnesota
79.3
Montana
66.0
Nevada
87.7
New Mexico
64.5
Utah
78.1
Washington
49.8
Wyoming
92.6
Australia:New South Wales
64.7
Australia:Northern Territory
81.8
Australia:Queensland 74.3
Australia:South Australia82.9
Australia:Tasmania
73.4
Australia:Victoria
68.8
Australia:Western Australia
90.3
Fiji
31.0
Indonesia
15.3
Malaysia
37.3
New Zealand
81.0
Papua New Guinea
24.7
Philippines
9.5
Angola
10.7
Botswana
74.2
Burkina Faso
58.9
Democratic Republic of 23.9
Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
50.0
Ethiopia
27.8
Ghana
60.6
Guinea(Conakry)
28.2
Ivory Coast
14.9
Kenya
27.2
Liberia
38.5
Madagascar
15.6
Mali
36.3
Mozambique
29.9

Sweden
Finland
Alberta
Ireland
Wyoming
Western Australia
New Brunswick
Nevada
Newfoundland and Labrador
Norway
South Australia
Saskatchewan
Northern Territory
New Zealand
Minnesota
Utah
Michigan
France
Yukon
Arizona
Quebec
Alaska
Greenland
Queensland
Botswana
Manitoba
Tasmania
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Chile
Idaho
British Columbia
Victoria
Namibia
French Guiana
Montana
Turkey
Colorado
New South Wales
New Mexico
Argentina:Salta
Portugal
Ghana
Nunavut
Spain
Burkina Faso
Northwest Territories
Mexico
Bulgaria
Thailand
California
Eritrea

34.2
0
0
0
62.1
38.7
43.2
36
30.6
30.6
46.8
0
0
0
30.6
48.6
36.9
27
27
55.8
70.2
52.2
0
22.5
57.6
34.2
43.2
0
62.1
34.2
43.2
62.1
38.7
0
27
63.9
66.6
34.2
0
0
0
0
0
55.8
48.6
57.6
97.2
72.9
52.2
53.1
100
65.7
94.5
71.1
46.8

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

68.3
31.8
30.5
17.2
39.8
43.0
48.0
14.6
16.6
18.2
43.2
10.3
14.2
16.0
20.7
62.7
49.6
26.0
16.5
39.1
70.9
31.9
17.0
18.7
67.0
18.1
37.8
16.1
56.5
27.0
47.6
48.5
30.9
26.3
6.5
21.3
40.0
22.1
5.3
17.5
16.1
37.9
26.4
53.2
44.3
55.9
94.3
76.9
75.3
21.3
93.4
85.0
44.7
61.3
22.9

Washington
Argentina:San Juan
Serbia
Peru
Zambia
Panama
Poland
Vietnam
Argentina:Jujuy
Tanzania
India
South Africa
Brazil
Liberia
Myanmar
Guyana
Malaysia
Mali
Colombia
Niger
Fiji
Suriname
Nigeria
Mozambique
Guinea(Conakry)
Ethiopia
Kenya
Nicaragua
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Papua New Guinea
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Romania
Kazakhstan
China
Greece
Argentina:Rio Negro
Russia
Ecuador
Argentina:Chubut
Guatemala
Laos
Sierra Leone
Dominican Republic
Argentina:Catamarca
Bolivia
Mongolia
Honduras
Argentina:Neuquen
Madagascar
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Mendoza

46.8
43.2
55.8
89.1
62.1

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

19.4
48.5
59.0
95.2
65.2

Angola
Argentina:La Rioja
Philippines
Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan

95.17333333
94.32666667
93.43333333
93.38
92.58666667
90.30666667
90.00666667
87.72
86.28
84.96
82.92
82.32
81.84
81
79.26666667
78.06
77.76
76.92666667
76.38
76.2
75.6
75.6
75.3
74.34
74.16
74.04
73.38
73.14
71.52
70.86
70.02
69
68.82
68.34666667
66.96
66
65.16
64.8
64.68
64.5
62.7
61.32
60.6
60.42
59.04
58.86666667
57.54
56.52
55.86
53.22
51.24
50.04666667

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52

Canada:Alberta 93.4333333
Canada:British Columbia 69
Canada:Manitoba
74.04
Canada:New Brunswick
90.0066667
Canada:Newfoundland86.28
and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
57.54
Canada:Nova Scotia 71.52
Canada:Nunavut
60.42
Canada:Ontario
73.14
Canada:Quebec
75.6
Canada:Saskatchewan82.32
Canada:Yukon
76.38
Alaska
75.6
Arizona
76.2
California
51.24
Colorado
64.8
Idaho
70.02
Michigan
77.76
Minnesota
79.2666667
Montana
66
Nevada
87.72
New Mexico
64.5
Utah
78.06
Washington
49.8
Wyoming
92.5866667
Australia:New South Wales
64.68
Australia:Northern Territory
81.84
Australia:Queensland 74.34
Australia:South Australia
82.92
Australia:Tasmania 73.38
Australia:Victoria
68.82
Australia:Western
90.3066667
Australia
Fiji
30.96
Indonesia
15.3
Malaysia
37.32
New Zealand
81
Papua New Guinea 24.66
Philippines
9.48
Angola
10.68
Botswana
74.16
Burkina Faso 58.8666667
Democratic Republic of23.88
Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
50.0466667
Ethiopia
27.84
Ghana
60.6
Guinea(Conakry)
28.2
Ivory Coast
14.88
Kenya
27.24
Liberia
38.46
Madagascar
15.6
Mali
36.3

49.8
49.62
48.54
48.48
48
47.64
44.7
44.34
43.2
42.96
40.02
39.78
39.12
38.46
37.86
37.8
37.32
36.3
31.86
31.8
30.96
30.9
30.54
29.94
28.2
27.84
27.24
27
26.4
26.34
26.04
24.66
23.88
22.86
22.08
21.3
21.3
20.7
19.44
18.72
18.24
18.06
17.52
17.16
16.98
16.62
16.5
16.14
16.08
15.96
15.6
15.3
14.88
14.58
14.16

53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107

Mozambique
29.94
Namibia
68.3466667
Niger
31.8
Nigeria
30.54
Sierra Leone
17.16
South Africa
39.78
Tanzania
42.96
Zambia
48
Zimbabwe
14.58
Argentina:Catamarca 16.62
Argentina:Chubut
18.24
Argentina:Jujuy
43.2
Argentina:La Rioja
10.26
Argentina:Mendoza 14.16
Argentina:Neuquen 15.96
Argentina:Rio Negro 20.7
Argentina:Salta
62.7
Argentina:San Juan 49.62
Argentina:Santa Cruz 26.04
Bolivia
16.5
Brazil
39.12
Chile
70.86
Colombia
31.86
Dominican Republic 16.98
Ecuador
18.72
French Guiana
66.96
Guatemala
18.06
Guyana
37.8
Honduras
16.08
Mexico
56.52
Nicaragua
27
Panama
47.64
Peru
48.48
Suriname
30.9
Uruguay
26.34
Venezuela
6.48
China
21.3
India
40.02
Kazakhstan
22.08
Kyrgyzstan
5.34
Laos
17.52
Mongolia
16.14
Myanmar
37.86
Saudi Arabia
26.4
Thailand
53.22
Vietnam
44.34
Bulgaria
55.86
Finland
94.3266667
France
76.9266667
Greenland
75.3
Greece
21.3
Ireland
93.38
Norway
84.96
Poland
44.7
Portugal
61.32

10.68
10.26
9.48
6.48
5.34

108
109
110
111
112

Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

22.86
19.44
48.54
59.04
95.1733333
65.16

3
32
26
7
9
47
29
44
28
21
12
19
22
20
51
38
31
17
15
36
8
40
16
53
5
39
13
24
11
27
33
6
73
104
69
14
84
110
108
25
46
85
52
78
43
77
105
79
66
103
70

76
34
72
75
96
64
62
57
106
98
93
61
109
107
102
90
41
54
83
99
65
30
71
97
92
35
94
68
101
48
80
58
56
74
82
111
88
63
87
112
95
100
67
81
50
60
49
2
18
23
89
4
10
59
42

86
91
55
45
1
37

current
Canada:Alberta
Canada:British Columbia
Canada:Manitoba
Canada:New Brunswick
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada:Northwest Territories
Canada:Nova Scotia
Canada:Nunavut
Canada:Ontario
Canada:Quebec
Canada:Saskatchewan
Canada:Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mozambique

weighted
current
Encourages investment
Not a deterrentNot
to investment
a deterrent to investment
44.60%
39.30%
0.1965
Ecuador
33.30%
41.70%
0.2085
Kyrgyzstan
45.30%
37.20%
0.186
Venezuela
34.90%
46.00%
0.23
Angola
52.50%
37.50%
0.1875
Niger
31.20%
40.30%
0.2015
Argentina: Mendoza
24.30%
54.10%
0.2705
Bolivia
31.90%
48.60%
0.243
Honduras
34.30%
39.60%
0.198
Romania
31.30%
36.30%
0.1815
Zimbabwe
48.70%
42.10%
0.2105
Guatemala
44.30%
40.20%
0.201
China
43.00%
39.80%
0.199
Argentina: Rio Negro
37.90%
40.20%
0.201
Russia
16.20%
30.90%
0.1545
Argentina: Chubut
18.20%
39.40%
0.197
Nigeria
29.20%
47.90%
0.2395
Myanmar
39.30%
32.10%
0.1605
Fiji
28.10%
31.30%
0.1565
Madagascar
25.00%
37.50%
0.1875
Saudi Arabia
53.00%
35.10%
0.1755
Argentina: Neuquen
18.80%
43.80%
0.219
Ivory Coast
41.50%
41.50%
0.2075
Mongolia
14.30%
26.20%
0.131
Uruguay
35.60%
44.40%
0.222
Indonesia
22.40%
49.30%
0.2465
Philippines
36.40%
56.80%
0.284
Laos
33.80%
48.60%
0.243
Dominican Republic
30.60%
58.10%
0.2905
Mali
16.70%
46.70%
0.2335
Argentina: Santa Cruz
14.00%
55.80%
0.279
Colombia
50.00%
45.00%
0.225
Sierra Leone
10.00%
20.00%
0.1
Greece
13.00%
20.40%
0.102
Mozambique
6.70%
60.00%
0.3
Argentina: La Rioja
20.00%
48.60%
0.243
Guinea (Conakry)
22.90%
25.70%
0.1285
Washington
10.00%
26.70%
0.1335
Vietnam
0.00%
20.00%
0.1
DRC (Congo)
38.20%
47.10%
0.2355
Liberia
22.60%
51.60%
0.258
Suriname
17.60%
20.60%
0.103
Argentina: San Juan
16.70%
33.30%
0.1665
Bulgaria
27.30%
36.40%
0.182
Brazil
19.50%
51.20%
0.256
Kazakhstan
8.30%
37.50%
0.1875
California
4.80%
33.30%
0.1665
Nicaragua
7.70%
53.80%
0.269
India
8.30%
41.70%
0.2085
Argentina: Catamarca
0.00%
40.00%
0.2
Serbia
3.00%
42.40%
0.212
Guyana
5.60%
38.90%
0.1945
Eritrea

Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina:Catamarca
Argentina:Chubut
Argentina:Jujuy
Argentina:La Rioja
Argentina:Mendoza
Argentina:Neuquen
Argentina:Rio Negro
Argentina:Salta
Argentina:San Juan
Argentina:Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania

21.20%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.60%
13.90%
20.70%
3.40%
9.50%
5.00%
23.80%
11.80%
9.40%
14.30%
4.80%
26.90%
13.50%
13.50%
2.60%
9.40%
45.20%
8.80%
4.30%
0.00%
25.00%
0.00%
4.80%
5.90%
26.40%
17.60%
25.00%
24.50%
8.30%
7.70%
4.80%
0.00%
10.00%
10.50%
0.00%
6.70%
10.80%
15.40%
8.30%
18.20%
11.10%
0.00%
37.50%
15.80%
35.70%
15.00%
46.90%
34.50%
14.30%
17.40%
5.00%

48.50%
25.00%
36.40%
50.00%
43.80%
41.70%
51.70%
24.10%
47.60%
25.00%
33.30%
29.40%
6.30%
14.30%
23.80%
50.00%
32.40%
21.60%
21.10%
43.40%
41.90%
31.60%
39.10%
9.60%
16.70%
31.30%
57.10%
17.60%
39.70%
29.40%
35.00%
38.70%
41.70%
30.80%
7.10%
32.30%
45.00%
42.10%
12.50%
33.30%
21.60%
7.70%
25.00%
45.50%
33.30%
60.00%
50.00%
36.80%
50.00%
20.00%
21.90%
48.30%
50.00%
43.50%
20.00%

0.2425
0.125
0.182
0.25
0.219
0.2085
0.2585
0.1205
0.238
0.125
0.1665
0.147
0.0315
0.0715
0.119
0.25
0.162
0.108
0.1055
0.217
0.2095
0.158
0.1955
0.048
0.0835
0.1565
0.2855
0.088
0.1985
0.147
0.175
0.1935
0.2085
0.154
0.0355
0.1615
0.225
0.2105
0.0625
0.1665
0.108
0.0385
0.125
0.2275
0.1665
0.3
0.25
0.184
0.25
0.1
0.1095
0.2415
0.25
0.2175
0.1

French Guiana
France
Kenya
Tanzania
Papua New Guinea
South Africa
Malaysia
Colorado
Portugal
Poland
Tasmania
Argentina: Jujuy
New Mexico
Thailand
Victoria
Panama
Minnesota
Montana
Peru
New Zealand
Ghana
Namibia
Ethiopia
Mexico
Zambia
Spain
New South Wales
Burkina Faso
Quebec
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Argentina: Salta
Idaho
Turkey
Ontario
British Columbia
Michigan
Nunavut
Wyoming
Ireland
New Brunswick
Arizona
Queensland
Norway
South Australia
Greenland
Botswana
Utah
Finland
Alaska
Manitoba
Alberta
Sweden
Yukon

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

4.80%
8.30%
20.00%
42.90%
19.40%

23.80%
50.00%
53.30%
42.90%
67.70%

0.119
0.25
0.2665
0.2145
0.3385

Northern Territory
Chile
Saskatchewan
Nevada
Newfoundland & Labrador
Western Australia

weighted
Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
0.00%
0.048
0.00%
0.0625
4.80%
0.0355
Tanzania
0.00%
0.1
Kenya
0.00%
0.125
9.40%
0.0315
France
2.60%
0.1055
French Guiana
5.90%
0.088
Eritrea
5.00%
0.1
Guyana
3.40%
0.1205
Serbia
0.00%
0.1565
Argentina: Catamarca
0.00%
0.1615
India
4.80%
0.119
4.80%
0.119
Nicaragua
5.00%
0.125
California
0.00%
0.182
Kazakhstan
15.40%
0.0385
Brazil
10.00%
0.1
Bulgaria
0.00%
0.2
Argentina: San Juan
8.30%
0.125
14.30%
0.0715
Suriname
4.80%
0.1665
Liberia
10.80%
0.108
DRC (Congo)
7.70%
0.154
Vietnam
13.00%
0.102
Washington
10.00%
0.1335
Guinea (Conakry)
6.70%
0.1665
Argentina:
La Rioja
4.30%
0.1955
3.00%
0.212
Mozambique
13.50%
0.108
Greece
8.80%
0.158
Sierra Leone
0.00%
0.25
Colombia
15.00%
0.1
Argentina:
Santa
Cruz
5.60%
0.1945
Mali
11.80%
0.147
Dominican Republic
8.30%
0.1875
14.30%
0.131
Laos
11.10%
0.1665
Philippines
17.60%
0.103
Indonesia
8.30%
0.2085
Uruguay
8.30%
0.2085
Mongolia
13.50%
0.162
Ivory Coast
0.00%
0.3
Argentina: Neuquen
9.40%
0.217
10.50%
0.2105
Saudi Arabia
16.20%
0.1545
Madagascar
17.60%
0.147
Fiji
10.00%
0.225
Myanmar
9.50%
0.238
Nigeria
8.30%
0.25
Argentina:
Chubut
4.80%
0.2855
Russia
16.70%
0.1665
Argentina: Rio Negro

Russia
25.00%
0.0835
Argentina: Rio Negro
15.80%
0.184
China
7.70%
0.269
Guatemala
13.90%
0.2085
Zimbabwe
Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
Romania
22.90%
0.1285
Honduras
14.60%
0.219
6.70%
0.3
Bolivia
18.20%
0.197
Argentina: Mendoza
17.40%
0.2175
Niger
14.30%
0.25
Angola
16.70%
0.2335
Venezuela
23.80%
0.1665
Kyrgyzstan
18.80%
0.219
Ecuador
18.20%
0.2275
14.00%
0.279
0%
25.00%
0.175
28.10%
0.1565
25.00%
0.1875
24.50%
0.1935
20.00%
0.243
19.50%
0.256
21.20%
0.2425
27.30%
0.182
26.40%
0.1985
20.70%
0.2585
20.00%
0.2665
22.40%
0.2465
22.60%
0.258
31.30%
0.1815
31.20%
0.2015
24.30%
0.2705
26.90%
0.25
29.20%
0.2395
19.40%
0.3385
34.30%
0.198
33.30%
0.2085
39.30%
0.1605
31.90%
0.243
35.60%
0.222
46.90%
0.1095
34.90%
0.23
37.90%
0.201
33.80%
0.243
34.50%
0.2415
30.60%
0.2905
35.70%
0.25
38.20%
0.2355
41.50%
0.2075
37.50%
0.25
43.00%
0.199
45.30%
0.186
44.60%
0.1965
42.90%
0.2145
44.30%
0.201

Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
20%

40%

36.40%
45.20%
48.70%
53.00%
52.50%
50.00%

0.284
0.2095
0.2105
0.1755
0.1875
0.225

Figure 6: Current Mineral Potential Index

Western Australia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nevada
Saskatchewan
Chile
Northern Territory
Yukon
Sweden
Alberta
Manitoba
Alaska
Finland
Utah
Botswana
Greenland
South Australia
Norway
Queensland
Arizona
New Brunswick
Ireland
Wyoming
Nunavut
Michigan
British Columbia
Ontario
Turkey
Idaho
Argentina: Salta
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Quebec
Burkina Faso
New South Wales
Spain
Zambia
Mexico
Ethiopia
Namibia
Ghana
New Zealand
Peru
Montana
Minnesota

Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
40%

60%

80%

100%

Montana
Minnesota
Panama
Victoria
Thailand
New Mexico
Argentina: Jujuy
Tasmania
Poland
Portugal
Colorado
Malaysia
South Africa
Papua New Guinea
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

100%

Table 4: Current Mineral Potential Index

Canada

USA

Australia

Oceania

Africa

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nfld./Labrador
NWT
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Fiji
Indonesia
Malaysia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
DRC(Congo)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea(Conakry)

Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar

2013
0.64
0.54
0.64
0.58
0.71
0.51
0.51
0.56
0.54
0.49
0.70
0.64
0.63
0.58
0.32
0.38
0.53
0.55
0.44
0.44
0.71
0.41
0.62
0.27
0.58
0.47
0.65
0.58
0.60
0.40
0.42
0.73
0.20
0.23
0.37
0.44
0.36
0.23
0.10
0.62
0.48
0.28
0.33
0.46
0.45
0.27
0.21
0.35
0.29
0.20

2012/2013
0.56
0.51
0.52
0.62
0.61
0.58
0.50
0.55
0.59
0.55
0.72
0.71
0.72
0.60
0.33
0.33
0.52
0.43
0.43
0.41
0.72
0.46
0.61
0.24
0.71
0.42
0.65
0.56
0.58
0.34
0.39
0.67
*
0.25
*
0.54
0.29
0.26
*
0.60
0.55
0.23
*
*
0.56
0.29
*
*
*
0.12

Mali
Mozambique
Namibia

0.24
0.25 *
0.45
0.13
0.18 *
0.25 *
0.37
0.35
0.47
0.15

Niger

Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Catamarca
Chubut

Argentina

Jujuy
La Rioja
Mendoza

Neuquen
Rio Negro
Salta
San Juan
Santa Cruz

Latin America and the Caribbean Basin

Asia

Europe

Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland

**
0.33
0.18
0.40
0.27
0.13
0.21
0.17
0.52
0.30
0.24
0.13
0.31
0.66
0.25
0.24
0.05
0.33
0.16
0.33
0.15
0.46
0.32
0.43
0.44
0.29
0.23
0.08
0.16
0.33
0.32
0.06
0.23
0.22
0.19
0.21
0.41
0.28
0.30
0.63
0.34
0.61
0.25
0.58

0.33
0.50
0.40

0.28
0.42
0.38
0.10
**
0.36
0.20
0.22
0.18
0.30
0.32
0.32
0.39
0.39
0.19
0.06
0.44
0.64
0.47
0.41
0.11
0.32
0.08
0.58
0.06
0.53

*
0.45
0.49
0.33
*
0.10
0.30
0.28
0.31
0.39
*
0.27
*
*
*
0.27
0.36
0.74
*
0.76
0.13
0.52

Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

0.59
0.39
0.39 *
0.15
0.17
0.33
0.47
0.64
0.53

0.57
0.29
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.48
0.73
0.57

2011/2012
0.60
0.50
0.64
0.54
0.66
0.44
0.41
0.51
0.56
0.65
0.69
0.69
0.68
0.51
0.21
0.26
0.36
0.43
0.43
0.31
0.67
0.55
0.60
0.19
0.63
0.46
0.58
0.51
0.62
0.37
0.25
0.64
*
0.29
*
0.30
0.60
0.33
*
0.75
0.63
0.38
*
*
0.60
0.36
*
*
*
0.38

Score
2010/2011
0.53
0.43
0.61
0.46
0.57
0.35
0.38
0.38
0.60
0.76
0.75
0.66
0.67
0.54
0.20
0.26
0.48
0.36
0.31
0.32
0.73
0.43
0.66
0.10
0.60
0.39
0.54
0.55
0.56
0.42
0.35
0.68
*
0.36
*
0.47
0.67
0.44
*
0.68
0.71
0.21
*
*
0.57
0.36
*
*
*
0.41

2009/2010
0.48
0.49
0.58
0.57
0.60
0.34
0.43
0.39
0.50
0.73
0.69
0.63
0.66
0.51
0.20
0.32
0.43
0.38
0.29
0.38
0.75
0.36
0.61
0.23
0.58
0.48
0.66
0.58
0.62
0.44
0.30
0.59
*
0.40
*
0.24
0.48
0.43
*
0.68
0.70
0.30
*
*
0.60
*
*
*
*
*

2013 2012/2013
9/112
24/96
25/112
34/96
10/112
33/96
20/112
12/96
2/112
14/96
30/112
18/96
31/112
37/96
23/112
28/96
26/112
17/96
32/112
26/96
4/112
5/96
7/112
/96
11/112
6/96
19/112
15/96
67/112
64/96
53/112
63/96
28/112
32/96
24/112
45/96
43/112
44/96
44/112
50/96
3/112
4/96
48/112
41/96
13/112
13/96
76/112
82/96
22/112
8/96
34/112
46/96
6/112
10/96
18/112
25/96
16/112
20/96
50/112
61/96
46/112
57/96
1/112
9/96
94/112
*
88/112
81/96
54/112
*
41/112
29/96
56/112
73/96
86/112
80/96
109/112
*
14/112
16/96
33/112
27/96
74/112
83/96
60/112
*
38/112
*
40/112
23/96
77/112
74/96
91/112
*
58/112
*
72/112
*
95/112
90/96

Rank
2011/2012
18/93
35/93
11/93
27/93
8/93
46/93
51/93
30/93
23/93
9/93
4/93
3/93
6/93
31/93
88/93
77/93
59/93
48/93
49/93
66/93
7/93
24/93
15/93
91/93
12/93
41/93
22/93
32/93
14/93
56/93
78/93
10/93
*
73/93
*
68/93
16/93
63/93
*
1/93
13/93
55/93
*
*
17/93
58/93
*
*
*
52/93

2010/2011

32 /79
42 /79
17 /79
38 /79
25 /79
59 /79
51 /79
50 /79
19 /79
2 /79
3 /79
11 /79
9/ 79
31 /79
72 /79
68 /79
34 /79
57 /79
63 /79
62 /79
4 /79
43 /79
13 /79
78 /79
20 /79
49 /79
30 /79
28 /79
27 /79
45 /79
60 /79
8 /79
*
58 /79
*
35 /79
10 /79
40 /79
*
7 /79
6 /79
70 /79
*
*
24 /79
56 /79
*
*
*
46 /79

0.55
*

0.59
*

0.45
0.38
*
*

*
0.55
0.42

*
*
0.33
0.55
0.47
0.21
**
0.36
0.25
0.38
*
0.25
*
0.27
0.45
0.48
0.48
0.21
0.54
0.69
0.53
0.18
0.26

0.43
0.38
0.66
*

0.72

0.73
*

0.49

0.13
0.36
0.26
0.38
0.28

0.53

0.30
0.23
0.59

0.30
0.63
*

0.10
0.33
0.31
0.38
0.38

*
*
*

0.15
*
0.15
0.70

0.40
0.59
*
*

*
*
*

0.39
0.47
0.53
0.21
0.33
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
0.28
0.63
0.74
0.57
*
0.23
*

0.11
0.30
0.25
0.32
0.30
0.30
0.44

*
*
*

0.25
*
0.15
0.64

0.22
0.42
0.25
*

0.58

0.28
0.58
0.46
0.16
0.37
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
0.21
0.60
0.77
0.64
*
0.16

0.25
0.44
0.19
0.58
*

0.64

0.45

0.42
*
*
*
*
*
0.62
*
*
*
0.39

84/112
79/112
39/112
108/112
97/112
80/112
55/112
57/112
36/112
103/112
**
64/112
98/112
49/112
78/112
107/112
92/112
99/112
29/112
71/112
83/112
106/112
69/112
5/112
82/112
85/112
112/112
61/112
102/112
62/112
105/112
37/112
66/112
45/112
42/112
73/112
89/112
110/112
101/112
65/112
68/112
111/112
87/112
90/112
96/112
93/112
47/112
75/112
70/112
12/112
59/112
15/112
81/112
21/112

65/96
35/96
52/96
*
*
77/96
47/96
58/96
92/96
**
60/96
85/96
84/96
87/96
70/96
67/96
66/96
54/96
55/96
86/96
96/96
43/96
11/96
40/96
49/96
91/96
68/96
94/96
19/96
95/96
30/96
*
42/96
38/96
62/96
*
93/96
72/96
76/96
69/96
56/96
*
79/96
*
*
*
78/96
59/96
2/96
*
1/96
88/96
31/96

26/93
*
44/93
52/93
*
*
62/93
25/93
39 /93
87 /93
**
57 /93
78 /93
52 /93
*
78 /93
*
75 /93
42 /93
37 /93
38 /93
89 /93
28 /93
5 /93
29 /93
92 /93
76 /93
*
78 /93
45 /93
90 /93
21 /93
*
86 /93
50 /93
78 /93
*
93 /93
69 /93
78 /93
65 /93
72 /93
69 /93
47 /93
*
*
*
69 /93
84 /93
19 /93
*
2 /93
*
36 /93

21 /79
*
29 /79
44 /79
*
*
66 /79
23 /79
37 /79 /79
74 /79
55 /79
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
71 /79
18 /79
1 /79
16 /79
*
74 /79
*
69 /79
*
76 /79
15 /79
*
48 /79
22 /79
*
*
77 /79
61 /79
64 /79
51 /79
51 /79
*
33 /79
*
*
*
41 /79
51 /79
12 /79
*
5 /79
*
39 /79

0.32
0.45
*

0.47
*
*

0.28
0.30
*

0.20
0.30
*

0.34
0.59
0.50

0.47
*
*
*
0.37
*

0.41
0.65
0.57

0.43
0.56
0.59

17/112
51/112
52/112
104/112
100/112
63/112
35/112
8/112
27/112

21/96
75/96
*
71/96
53/96
36/96
39/96
3/96
22/96

64 /93
42 /93
*
74 /93
67 /93
*
60 /93
20 /93
33 /93

36 /79
*
*
*
65 /79
*
47 /79
14 79
26 79

2009/2010

32 / 72
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46 /72
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55 / 72
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best

current
Encourages investment
Not a deterrent to investment
Encourages investment
Canada:Alberta
46.40%
39.30%
Canada:Alberta
44.60%
Canada:British Columbia
66.10%
27.10%
Canada:British Columbia
33.30%
Canada:Manitoba
61.60%
32.60%
Canada:Manitoba
45.30%
Canada:New Brunswick
35.90%
46.90%
Canada:New Brunswick
34.90%
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
62.20%
31.70%
Canada:Newfoundland and Labrador
52.50%
Canada:Northwest Territories 63.30%
29.10%
Canada:Northwest Territories 31.20%
Canada:Nova Scotia
29.70%
40.50%
Canada:Nova Scotia
24.30%
Canada:Nunavut
57.50%
34.20%
Canada:Nunavut
31.90%
Canada:Ontario
64.70%
25.30%
Canada:Ontario
34.30%
Canada:Quebec
60.60%
25.00%
Canada:Quebec
31.30%
Canada:Saskatchewan
56.40%
38.50%
Canada:Saskatchewan
48.70%
Canada:Yukon
66.00%
25.80%
Canada:Yukon
44.30%
Alaska
73.10%
20.40%
Alaska
43.00%
Arizona
51.10%
37.50%
Arizona
37.90%
California
40.60%
29.00%
California
16.20%
Colorado
37.30%
40.30%
Colorado
18.20%
Idaho
44.90%
40.80%
Idaho
29.20%
Michigan
48.30%
27.60%
Michigan
39.30%
Minnesota
35.30%
35.30%
Minnesota
28.10%
Montana
46.90%
28.60%
Montana
25.00%
Nevada
68.10%
27.40%
Nevada
53.00%
New Mexico
31.30%
47.90%
New Mexico
18.80%
Utah
56.40%
34.50%
Utah
41.50%
Washington
21.40%
52.40%
Washington
14.30%
Wyoming
43.20%
45.50%
Wyoming
35.60%
New South Wales
38.80%
46.30%
New South Wales
22.40%
Northern Territory
51.10%
37.80%
Northern Territory
36.40%
Queensland
55.40%
35.10%
Queensland
33.80%
South Australia
46.80%
41.90%
South Australia
30.60%
Tasmania
31.00%
51.70%
Tasmania
16.70%
Victoria
29.50%
47.70%
Victoria
14.00%
Western Australia
69.00%
26.00%
Western Australia
50.00%
Fiji
30.00%
20.00%
Fiji
10.00%
Indonesia
58.20%
29.10%
Indonesia
13.00%
Malaysia
26.70%
53.30%
Malaysia
6.70%
New Zealand
31.40%
45.70%
New Zealand
20.00%
Papua New Guinea
68.60%
17.10%
Papua New Guinea
22.90%
Philippines
65.50%
27.60%
Philippines
10.00%
Angola
40.00%
20.00%
Angola
0.00%
Botswana
50.00%
35.30%
Botswana
38.20%
Burkina Faso
38.70%
35.50%
Burkina Faso
22.60%
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
61.80%
14.70%
Democratic Republic of Congo 17.60%
(DRC)
Eritrea
50.00%
25.00%
Eritrea
16.70%
Ethiopia
27.30%
45.50%
Ethiopia
27.30%
Ghana
48.80%
36.60%
Ghana
19.50%
Guinea(Conakry)
33.30%
41.70%
Guinea(Conakry)
8.30%
Ivory Coast
38.10%
42.90%
Ivory Coast
4.80%
Kenya
38.50%
30.80%
Kenya
7.70%
Liberia
50.00%
25.00%
Liberia
8.30%
Madagascar
50.00%
20.00%
Madagascar
0.00%
Mali
33.30%
39.40%
Mali
3.00%
Mozambique
16.70%
38.90%
Mozambique
5.60%
Namibia
39.40%
42.40%
Namibia
21.20%

Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia

6.30%
36.40%
25.00%
50.00%
36.10%
51.70%
31.00%
19.00%
35.00%
19.00%
23.50%
34.40%
35.70%
19.00%
38.50%
41.70%
45.90%
39.50%
50.90%
67.00%
52.60%
21.70%
30.80%
8.30%
37.50%
28.60%
29.40%
56.10%
22.20%
30.00%
61.70%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
45.20%
25.00%
55.00%
31.30%
26.70%
45.90%
46.20%
8.30%
18.20%
27.80%
21.40%
50.00%
21.10%
57.10%
30.00%
50.00%
43.30%
28.60%
18.20%
30.00%
42.90%

25.00%
45.50%
50.00%
29.20%
38.90%
34.50%
34.50%
42.90%
25.00%
38.10%
29.40%
21.90%
7.10%
33.30%
42.30%
33.30%
24.30%
34.20%
32.10%
26.60%
22.80%
47.80%
40.40%
33.30%
18.80%
42.90%
5.90%
29.30%
38.90%
45.00%
22.40%
50.00%
15.40%
14.30%
35.50%
50.00%
25.00%
31.30%
33.30%
27.00%
30.80%
50.00%
45.50%
38.90%
57.10%
41.70%
52.60%
42.90%
50.00%
21.90%
30.00%
57.10%
59.10%
35.00%
23.80%

Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
China
India
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Finland
France
Greenland
Greece
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.60%
13.90%
20.70%
3.40%
9.50%
5.00%
23.80%
11.80%
9.40%
14.30%
4.80%
26.90%
13.50%
13.50%
2.60%
9.40%
45.20%
8.80%
4.30%
0.00%
25.00%
0.00%
4.80%
5.90%
26.40%
17.60%
25.00%
24.50%
8.30%
7.70%
4.80%
0.00%
10.00%
10.50%
0.00%
6.70%
10.80%
15.40%
8.30%
18.20%
11.10%
0.00%
37.50%
15.80%
35.70%
15.00%
46.90%
34.50%
14.30%
17.40%
5.00%
4.80%

Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

33.30%
36.70%
47.60%
46.70%

41.70%
43.30%
42.90%
46.70%

Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey

8.30%
20.00%
42.90%
19.40%

Not a deterrent to investmentRoom for improvement

39.30%
1.80%
41.70%
25.50%
37.20%
14.00%
46.00%
1.45%
37.50%
6.80%
40.30%
26.50%
54.10%
-1.40%
48.60%
18.40%
39.60%
23.25%
36.30%
23.65%
42.10%
5.90%
40.20%
14.50%
39.80%
20.40%
40.20%
11.85%
30.90%
23.45%
39.40%
19.55%
47.90%
12.15%
32.10%
6.75%
31.30%
9.20%
37.50%
17.45%
35.10%
11.25%
43.80%
14.55%
41.50%
11.40%
26.20%
20.20%
44.40%
8.15%
49.30%
14.90%
56.80%
5.20%
48.60%
14.85%
58.10%
8.10%
46.70%
16.80%
55.80%
11.45%
45.00%
9.50%
20.00%
20.00%
20.40%
49.55%
60.00%
16.65%
48.60%
9.95%
25.70%
41.40%
26.70%
55.95%
20.00%
40.00%
47.10%
5.90%
51.60%
8.05%
20.60%
41.25%
33.30%
29.15%
36.40%
4.55%
51.20%
22.00%
37.50%
27.10%
33.30%
38.10%
53.80%
19.30%
41.70%
33.35%
40.00%
40.00%
42.40%
28.80%
38.90%
11.10%
48.50%
15.15%

Uruguay
-0.154
French Guiana
-0.084
Argentina: Jujuy
-0.024
Nova Scotia
-0.014
Norway
-0.0035
Thailand
0
New Brunswick
0.0145
Alberta
0.018
Ireland
0.031
Suriname
0.0415
Ethiopia
0.0455
Sweden
0.047
Northern Territory
0.052
Saskatchewan
0.059
Botswana
0.059
Niger
0.063
Michigan
0.0675
Newfoundland & Labrador
0.068
Argentina: Catamarca0.0715
Argentina: Salta
0.0775
Burkina Faso
0.0805
South Australia
0.081
Wyoming
0.0815
Finland
0.0835
Portugal
0.086
Minnesota
0.092
Nicaragua
0.0935
Western Australia
0.095
New Zealand
0.0995
Panama
0.1
Mozambique
0.111
Nevada
0.1125
Utah
0.114
Victoria
0.1145
Argentina: La Rioja 0.117
Spain
0.117
Arizona
0.1185
Idaho
0.1215
Saudi Arabia
0.125
France
0.132
Manitoba
0.14
Chile
0.1415
Yukon
0.145
New Mexico
0.1455
Queensland
0.1485
New South Wales
0.149
Namibia
0.1515
Malaysia
0.1665
Guyana
0.167
Tasmania
0.168
Turkey
0.168
Montana
0.1745
India
0.175

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36.40%
50.00%
43.80%
41.70%
51.70%
24.10%
47.60%
25.00%
33.30%
29.40%
6.30%
14.30%
23.80%
50.00%
32.40%
21.60%
21.10%
43.40%
41.90%
31.60%
39.10%
9.60%
16.70%
31.30%
57.10%
17.60%
39.70%
29.40%
35.00%
38.70%
41.70%
30.80%
7.10%
32.30%
45.00%
42.10%
12.50%
33.30%
21.60%
7.70%
25.00%
45.50%
33.30%
60.00%
50.00%
36.80%
50.00%
20.00%
21.90%
48.30%
50.00%
43.50%
20.00%
23.80%

6.30%
40.95%
25.00%
28.10%
20.80%
22.40%
32.80%
7.15%
30.00%
-2.40%
11.70%
32.80%
17.80%
18.95%
7.75%
28.65%
33.75%
43.45%
35.85%
14.15%
39.40%
21.75%
46.20%
-8.40%
31.25%
16.70%
17.65%
24.50%
9.35%
10.00%
29.05%
4.15%
-15.40%
32.10%
46.80%
17.50%
35.95%
40.70%
20.00%
37.80%
42.35%
12.50%
0.00%
19.50%
19.95%
8.35%
13.20%
17.85%
30.00%
3.10%
-0.35%
17.85%
8.60%
32.50%
38.10%

Honduras
0.1765
Argentina: Neuquen 0.178
Poland
0.1785
Greenland
0.1785
Nunavut
0.184
Argentina: Rio Negro0.1895
Kenya
0.193
Vietnam
0.195
Colorado
0.1955
Bulgaria
0.1995
Laos
0.2
Fiji
0.2
Washington
0.202
Alaska
0.204
Tanzania
0.208
Serbia
0.2085
Dominican Republic 0.2175
Ghana
0.22
Zambia
0.224
Ontario
0.2325
California
0.2345
Quebec
0.2365
Mexico
0.245
Sierra Leone
0.25
British Columbia
0.255
Northwest Territories 0.265
Guinea (Conakry)
0.271
South Africa
0.281
Argentina: San Juan 0.2865
Mali
0.288
Peru
0.2905
Eritrea
0.2915
Argentina: Chubut
0.3
Greece
0.3
Guatemala
0.3125
Venezuela
0.321
Romania
0.325
Zimbabwe
0.328
Argentina: Mendoza 0.328
Liberia
0.3335
Argentina: Santa Cruz0.3375
Brazil
0.3585
Kazakhstan
0.3595
Mongolia
0.378
Ivory Coast
0.381
Russia
0.381
Colombia
0.394
Madagascar
0.4
Angola
0.4
Kyrgyzstan
0.407
Nigeria
0.4095
DRC (Congo)
0.4125
Papua New Guinea 0.414
Myanmar
0.4235

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50.00%
53.30%
42.90%
67.70%

20.85%
11.70%
4.70%
16.80%

Bolivia
Ecuador
China
Indonesia
Philippines

0.4345
0.462
0.468
0.4955
0.5595

Figure 7: Room for Improvement

Poland
Argentina: Neuquen
Honduras
India
Montana
Turkey
Tasmania
Guyana
Malaysia
Namibia
New South Wales
Queensland
New Mexico
Yukon
Chile
Manitoba
France
Saudi Arabia
Idaho
Arizona
Spain
Argentina: La Rioja
Victoria
Utah
Nevada
Mozambique
Panama
New Zealand
Western Australia
Nicaragua
Minnesota
Portugal
Finland
Wyoming
South Australia
Burkina Faso
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: Catamarca
Newfoundland & Labrador
Michigan
Niger
Botswana
Saskatchewan
Northern Territory

Papua New Guinea

Argentina: Santa Cruz

Argentina: Mendoza

Argentina: Chubut

Argentina: San Juan

Guinea (Conakry)
Northwest Territories
British Columbia

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic
Northern Territory
Sweden
Ethiopia
Suriname
Ireland
Alberta
New Brunswick
Thailand
Norway
Nova Scotia
Argentina: Jujuy
French Guiana
Uruguay
-20%

Argentina: Rio Negro

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

for Improvement

Philippines
Indonesia
China
Ecuador
Bolivia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
DRC (Congo)
Nigeria
Kyrgyzstan
Angola
Madagascar
Colombia
Russia
Ivory Coast
Mongolia
Kazakhstan
Brazil
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Liberia
Argentina: Mendoza
Zimbabwe
Romania
Venezuela
Guatemala
Greece
Argentina: Chubut
Eritrea
Peru
Mali
Argentina: San Juan
South Africa
Guinea (Conakry)
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Sierra Leone
Mexico
Quebec
California
Ontario
Zambia
Ghana
Dominican Republic
Serbia

Dominican Republic
Serbia
Tanzania
Alaska
Washington
Fiji
Laos
Bulgaria
Colorado
Vietnam
Kenya
Argentina: Rio Negro
Nunavut
Greenland
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Kyrgyzstan
11.80%
47.10%
41.20%
Romania
17.40%
56.50%
21.70%
Venezuela
4.40%
22.20%
68.90%
Greece
33.30%
42.90%
19.00%
Western Australia
Zimbabwe
15.20%
24.20%
54.50%
New Brunswick
Bolivia
9.80%
39.00%
43.90%
Ecuador
12.50%
39.30%
39.30%
Argentina: Rio Negro31.80%
36.40%
22.70%
Argentina: Chubut 19.00%
33.30%
38.10%
Newfoundland & Labrador
DRC (Congo)
37.50%
30.00%
22.50%
Indonesia
25.90%
43.10%
20.70%
California
37.00%
32.90%
17.80%
Russia
50.00%
20.80%
16.70%
Kazakhstan
56.50%
26.10%
4.30%
Saskatchewan
China
42.40%
33.30%
9.10%
Burkina Faso
Saudi Arabia
58.30%
16.70%
8.30%
Angola
18.20%
27.30%
36.40%
Mongolia
21.10%
44.70%
15.80%
Argentina: Mendoza 19.40%
33.30%
27.80%
Guatemala
53.30%
6.70%
20.00%
Argentina: La Rioja 31.60%
21.10%
26.30%
South Australia
Vietnam
15.80%
57.90%
5.30%
Philippines
32.30%
32.30%
12.90%
Argentina: Santa Cruz
38.50%
23.10%
15.40%
Myanmar
23.10%
46.20%
7.70%
Northern Territory
India
33.30%
28.60%
14.30%
Nova Scotia
Washington
46.50%
20.90%
7.00%
Guinea (Conakry) 29.60%
37.00%
7.40%
Argentina: Neuquen 20.00%
40.00%
13.30%
South Africa
28.80%
30.80%
11.50%
Niger
35.30%
17.60%
17.60%
Bulgaria
50.00%
18.80%
0.00%
Papua New Guinea 32.40%
26.50%
8.80%
Thailand
54.50%
9.10%
0.00%
Montana
29.40%
29.40%
3.90%
Uruguay
38.50%
23.10%
0.00%
Argentina: Catamarca
21.70%
17.40%
21.70%
Kenya
46.70%
6.70%
6.70%
Queensland
Sierra Leone
40.00%
13.30%
6.70%
Madagascar
20.00%
30.00%
10.00%
Colorado
34.80%
23.20%
1.40%
Colombia
46.90%
7.80%
4.70%
New Mexico
31.40%
23.50%
2.00%
Honduras
11.10%
38.90%
5.60%
France
33.30%
16.70%
5.60%
British Columbia
French Guiana
18.20%
18.20%
18.20%
Argentina: Salta
Ivory Coast
50.00%
4.50%
0.00%
Nigeria
23.10%
15.40%
15.40%
New South Wales 33.80%
18.30%
1.40%
Liberia
33.30%
6.70%
13.30%
Poland
33.30%
20.00%
0.00%
Argentina: Jujuy
Tanzania
39.50%
13.20%
0.00%

Mozambique
42.10%
10.50%
0.00%
Dominican Republic 37.00%
11.10%
3.70%
Brazil
48.30%
3.30%
0.00%
New Zealand
Laos
18.80%
31.30%
0.00%
Argentina: San Juan
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Fiji
30.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Eritrea
41.70%
0.00%
8.30%
Serbia
41.70%
0.00%
8.30%
Northwest Territories
Quebec
25.90%
17.80%
4.00%
Mali
32.40%
8.80%
5.90%
Minnesota
29.40%
17.60%
0.00%
Turkey
29.40%
14.70%
2.90%
Northwest Territories28.40%
13.60%
4.90%
Spain
27.30%
15.20%
3.00%
Ontario
23.80%
15.50%
4.40%
Alaska
31.90%
10.60%
1.10%
Argentina: San Juan23.10%
12.80%
7.70%
New Zealand
31.60%
7.90%
2.60%
Victoria
27.90%
11.60%
2.30%
Suriname
41.70%
0.00%
0.00%
Argentina: Jujuy
18.20%
9.10%
13.60%
Panama
27.30%
13.60%
0.00%
Mexico
34.40%
6.30%
0.00%
Norway
31.30%
3.10%
6.30%
Argentina: Salta
19.40%
12.90%
6.50%
British Columbia
26.20%
12.10%
0.00%
Michigan
25.90%
11.10%
0.00%
Guyana
31.80%
0.00%
4.50%
Peru
23.90%
10.60%
1.80%
Ethiopia
28.60%
7.10%
0.00%
Tasmania
25.80%
9.70%
0.00%
Queensland
28.00%
6.10%
1.20%
Idaho
23.10%
11.50%
0.00%
Nunavut
27.60%
5.30%
1.30%
Malaysia
13.30%
13.30%
6.70%
Nicaragua
22.20%
11.10%
0.00%
Portugal
33.30%
0.00%
0.00%
Arizona
29.30%
2.20%
1.10%
Namibia
23.50%
5.90%
2.90%
Zambia
23.50%
2.90%
2.90%
Ghana
27.70%
0.00%
0.00%
Nova Scotia
16.70%
5.60%
2.80%
Northern Territory 16.70%
6.30%
2.10%
Finland
15.40%
5.80%
1.90%
Manitoba
10.20%
9.10%
3.40%
Utah
18.20%
3.60%
0.00%
South Australia
15.40%
4.60%
0.00%
Ireland
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Yukon
12.50%
3.80%
1.00%
Nevada
13.80%
0.70%
0.70%
Wyoming
15.20%
0.00%
0.00%
Burkina Faso
12.10%
3.00%
0.00%
Saskatchewan
14.60%
0.00%
0.00%
Greenland
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
Chile
10.80%
2.90%
0.00%

Sweden
13.30%
Newfoundland & Labrador
10.70%
Alberta
11.10%
Botswana
10.80%
New Brunswick
10.60%
Western Australia
7.50%

0.00%
2.40%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.90%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 8: Uncertainty Concerning the Administration, Interpretation and Enforcement of Existing Regulations

Western Australia
New Brunswick
Botswana
Alberta
ewfoundland & Labrador
Sweden
Chile
Greenland
Saskatchewan
Burkina Faso
Wyoming
Nevada
Yukon
Ireland
South Australia
Utah
Manitoba
Finland
Northern Territory
Nova Scotia
Ghana
Zambia
Namibia
Arizona
Portugal
Nicaragua
Malaysia
Nunavut
Idaho
Queensland
Tasmania
Ethiopia
Peru
Guyana
Michigan
British Columbia
Argentina: Salta
Norway
Mexico
Panama
Argentina: Jujuy
Suriname

Laos
Brazil
Dominican Republic
Strong deterrent to investment
Mozambique
Tanzania
Would not pursue investment due
to this factor
Poland
Liberia
New South Wales
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
French Guiana
France
Honduras
New Mexico
Colombia
Colorado
Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Argentina: Catamarca
Uruguay
Montana
Thailand
Papua New Guinea
Bulgaria
Niger
South Africa
Argentina: Neuquen
Guinea (Conakry)
Washington
India
Myanmar
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Philippines
Vietnam
Argentina: La Rioja
Guatemala
Argentina: Mendoza
Mongolia
Angola
Saudi Arabia
China
Mild deterrent to investment

Saudi Arabia
China
Kazakhstan
Russia
California
Indonesia
DRC (Congo)
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Rio Negro
Ecuador
Bolivia
Zimbabwe
Greece
Venezuela
Romania
Kyrgyzstan

Suriname
Victoria
New Zealand
Argentina: San Juan
Alaska
Ontario
Spain
Northwest Territories
Turkey
Minnesota
Mali
Quebec
Serbia
Eritrea
Fiji
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

ment of Existing Regulations

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 9: Uncertaint

Romania
Greece
California
Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina: Mendoza
Ecuador
Washington
Argentina: Chubut
Bolivia
Argentina: La Rioja
Bulgaria
Montana
Argentina: Rio Negro
Vietnam
Colorado
France
Argentina: Catamarca
New South Wales
Argentina: Neuquen
Colombia
Angola
British Columbia
French Guiana
Indonesia
Alaska
China
Victoria
Mongolia
Philippines
Zimbabwe
Queensland
Northwest Territories
New Zealand
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: Santa Cruz
New Mexico
Minnesota
Myanmar
Dominican Republic
Michigan
Tasmania
Spain
South Africa
India
Arizona
Guatemala
Idaho
Fiji
Argentina: San Juan
Brazil

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
23.80%
42.90%
28.60%
31.60%
42.10%
21.10%
32.40%
35.10%
25.70%
25.00%
20.50%
43.20%
29.40%
47.10%
11.80%
41.20%
29.40%
14.70%
23.20%
37.50%
23.20%
40.50%
33.30%
9.50%
33.30%
23.80%
23.80%
31.70%
31.70%
14.60%
44.40%
16.70%
16.70%
64.70%
11.80%
0.00%
32.00%
34.00%
8.00%
Newfoundland & Labr
52.20%
13.00%
8.70%
52.60%
21.10%
0.00%
39.10%
26.10%
7.20%
38.90%
27.80%
5.60%
50.00%
16.70%
4.20%
Guinea (Con
46.50%
21.10%
1.40%
40.00%
20.00%
6.70%
46.80%
14.50%
4.80%
45.50%
18.20%
0.00%
40.30%
18.90%
2.90%
30.80%
23.10%
7.70%
Western Aus
38.60%
15.80%
7.00%
43.20%
16.80%
1.10%
45.50%
9.10%
6.10%
44.20%
11.60%
4.70%
36.80%
18.40%
5.30%
33.30%
16.70%
10.00%
31.30%
12.50%
15.60%
39.50%
17.30%
2.50%
41.00%
15.70%
2.40%
31.60%
21.10%
5.30%
47.60%
4.80%
4.80%
33.30%
17.90%
5.10%
30.00%
24.00%
2.00%
Northern Ter
41.20%
14.70%
0.00%
30.80%
15.40%
7.70%
42.30%
11.50%
0.00%
42.90%
10.70%
0.00%
23.30%
26.70%
3.30%
43.80%
3.10%
6.30%
35.30%
17.60%
0.00%
42.90%
9.50%
0.00%
43.00%
7.50%
1.10%
37.50%
6.30%
6.30%
42.30%
5.80%
1.90%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
37.50%
7.50%
5.00%
41.40%
8.60%
0.00%

Laos
Ontario
Russia
Quebec
Nunavut
Uruguay
Peru
Norway
Honduras
Kazakhstan
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
DRC (Congo)
Argentina: Salta
Thailand
Ethiopia
Greenland
Utah
Tanzania
Finland
Saudi Arabia
Panama
Malaysia
Poland
Chile
Mali
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Turkey
South Australia
Northern Territory
Nevada
Guyana
Mozambique
Niger
Yukon
Suriname
Portugal
Manitoba
Madagascar
Zambia
Mexico
Western Australia
Nova Scotia
Wyoming
Nicaragua
Ireland
Guinea (Conakry)
Ghana
Namibia
Alberta
Newfoundland & Labrador
Liberia
Botswana

50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
35.50%
11.50%
2.70%
34.80%
8.70%
4.30%
24.90%
17.30%
5.20%
35.40%
10.10%
1.30%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
30.80%
7.70%
7.70%
39.30%
5.40%
0.90%
29.00%
9.70%
6.50%
Papua New Gu
22.20%
11.10%
11.10%
37.50%
0.00%
4.20%
33.30%
8.30%
0.00%
32.40%
8.80%
0.00%
22.50%
15.00%
2.50%
36.70%
3.30%
0.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
30.80%
7.70%
0.00%
38.50%
0.00%
0.00%
25.50%
10.90%
1.80%
32.40%
5.40%
0.00%
27.50%
7.80%
2.00%
36.40%
0.00%
0.00%
22.70%
9.10%
4.50%
28.60%
7.10%
0.00%
28.60%
7.10%
0.00%
33.00%
2.00%
0.00%
22.90%
5.70%
5.70%
26.70%
0.00%
6.70%
33.30%
0.00%
0.00%
24.20%
9.10%
0.00%
23.40%
7.80%
1.60%
21.70%
8.70%
2.20%
26.10%
5.80%
0.00%
27.30%
4.50%
0.00%
26.30%
5.30%
0.00%
18.80%
12.50%
0.00%
26.20%
3.90%
1.00%
30.80%
0.00%
0.00%
30.40%
0.00%
0.00%
17.00%
9.10%
2.30%
18.20%
9.10%
0.00%
24.20%
3.00%
0.00%
22.80%
2.40%
0.80%
21.70%
2.80%
0.00%
18.90%
2.70%
2.70%
17.40%
6.50%
0.00%
17.60%
5.90%
0.00%
17.10%
5.70%
0.00%
18.50%
3.70%
0.00%
19.60%
2.20%
0.00%
18.20%
3.00%
0.00%
19.40%
1.60%
0.00%
16.30%
4.70%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
19.40%
0.00%
0.00%

New Brunswick
Ivory Coast
Eritrea
Sweden
Saskatchewan
Burkina Faso
Serbia

15.40%
18.20%
16.70%
13.60%
14.50%
12.50%
9.10%

1.50%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.20%
0.00%
0.00%

1.50%
0.00%
0.00%
2.30%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 9: Uncertainty concerning environmental regulations

due to this factor

Serbia
Burkina Faso
Saskatchewan
Sweden
Eritrea
Ivory Coast
New Brunswick
Botswana
Liberia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Alberta
Namibia
Ghana
Guinea (Conakry)
Ireland
Nicaragua
Wyoming
Nova Scotia
Western Australia
Mexico
Zambia
Madagascar
Manitoba
Portugal
Suriname
Yukon
Niger
Mozambique
Guyana
Nevada
Northern Territory
South Australia
Turkey
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Mali
Chile
Poland
Malaysia
Panama
Saudi Arabia
Finland
Tanzania

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to
investment
Would not pursue investment
due to this factor

Nunavut
Quebec
Russia
Ontario
Laos
Brazil
Argentina: San Juan
Fiji
Idaho
Guatemala
Arizona
India
South Africa
Spain
Tasmania
Michigan
Dominican Republic
Myanmar
Minnesota
New Mexico
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Jujuy
New Zealand
Northwest Territories
Queensland
Zimbabwe
Philippines
Mongolia
Victoria
China
Alaska
Indonesia
French Guiana
British Columbia
Angola
Colombia
Argentina: Neuquen
New South Wales
Argentina: Catamarca
France
Colorado
Vietnam
Argentina: Rio Negro

Finland
Tanzania
Utah
Greenland
Ethiopia
Thailand
due to this factor
Argentina: Salta
DRC (Congo)
Papua New Guinea
Nigeria
Kazakhstan
Honduras
Norway
Peru
Uruguay

Vietnam
Argentina: Rio Negro
Montana
Bulgaria
Argentina: La Rioja
Bolivia
Argentina: Chubut
Washington
Ecuador
Argentina: Mendoza
Kyrgyzstan
Venezuela
California
Greece
Romania
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Romania
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: La Rioja
Venezuela
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina: Mendoza
Philippines
DRC (Congo)
Angola
California
Greece
Bolivia
Washington
Argentina: Rio Negro
Kazakhstan
Zimbabwe
China
Ecuador
Mongolia
Russia
Argentina: Neuquen
India
Argentina: Catamarca
Myanmar
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Guatemala
Vietnam
Colombia
South Africa
Laos
Argentina: Jujuy
Bulgaria
New South Wales
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Kenya
Papua New Guinea
Queensland
Argentina: San Juan
Sierra Leone
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkey
Northwest Territories
French Guiana
Uruguay
Tasmania
Niger
Honduras
Mozambique

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
50.00%
18.20%
27.30%
28.60%
42.90%
23.80%
52.60%
31.60%
5.30%
11.40%
18.20%
59.10%
28.60%
42.90%
16.10%
31.30%
37.50%
18.80%
42.90%
34.30%
8.60%
48.30%
17.20%
17.20%
35.00%
40.00%
7.50%
45.50%
36.40%
0.00%
31.10%
36.50%
13.50%
Western Australia
42.90%
23.80%
14.30%
25.60%
38.50%
15.40%
Saskatchewan
46.50%
20.90%
11.60%
34.80%
34.80%
8.70%
60.90%
17.40%
0.00%
New Brunswick
28.10%
18.80%
31.30%
46.90%
18.80%
12.50%
Newfoundland & Labrador
20.00%
34.50%
23.60%
46.20%
25.60%
2.60%
47.80%
21.70%
4.30%
Burkina Faso
33.30%
33.30%
6.70%
28.60%
33.30%
9.50%
37.50%
25.00%
8.30%
30.80%
30.80%
7.70%
30.80%
25.60%
12.80%
37.50%
31.30%
0.00%
47.40%
15.80%
5.30%
46.70%
11.70%
10.00%
Nova Scotia
38.50%
26.90%
1.90%
60.00%
42.90%
52.90%
47.90%
39.10%
34.00%
38.00%
53.30%
32.40%
43.20%
37.50%
50.00%
45.50%
45.50%
45.50%
36.10%
38.50%
46.20%
36.70%
41.20%
29.40%
36.80%

0.00%
14.30%
11.80%
12.70%
20.30%
24.00%
20.00%
6.70%
20.60%
11.10%
17.50%
0.00%
9.10%
9.10%
9.10%
14.50%
15.40%
0.00%
13.30%
5.90%
17.60%
10.50%

6.70%
9.50%
0.00%
2.80%
2.90%
2.00%
2.00%
0.00%
5.90%
3.70%
2.50%
6.30%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
3.60%
0.00%
7.70%
3.30%
5.90%
5.90%
5.30%

New Zealand

Northern Territory
South Australia

Victoria
Peru
Malaysia
Tanzania
Brazil
Poland
British Columbia
Argentina: Salta
Quebec
Alaska
Ontario
Guinea (Conakry)
Ivory Coast
Madagascar
Dominican Republic
Nunavut
Idaho
Minnesota
Michigan
Ethiopia
Spain
Mali
Guyana
Fiji
Utah
South Australia
France
Northern Territory
Yukon
Mexico
Wyoming
Zambia
Arizona
New Zealand
Panama
Nicaragua
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Nigeria
Namibia
Alberta
Finland
Serbia
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Portugal
Liberia
Newfoundland & Labrador
New Brunswick
Nevada
Greenland
Saskatchewan
Chile
Western Australia

39.50%
9.30%
2.30%
34.20%
12.60%
3.60%
28.60%
21.40%
0.00%
44.40%
5.60%
0.00%
Dominican Republic
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Madagascar
34.50%
15.50%
0.00%
35.70%
7.10%
7.10%
36.10%
12.00%
1.40%
Guinea (Conakry)
35.50%
6.50%
6.50%
33.10%
13.40%
1.70%
38.30%
8.50%
1.10%
34.20%
10.90%
2.20%
Argentina: Salta
30.80%
15.40%
0.00%
British
Columbia
45.80%
0.00%
0.00%
18.20%
18.20%
9.10%
33.30%
11.10%
0.00%
39.20%
3.80%
1.30%
32.70%
11.50%
0.00%
38.20%
5.90%
0.00%
28.60%
14.30%
0.00%
35.70%
7.10%
0.00%
36.40%
3.00%
3.00%
33.30%
5.60%
2.80%
31.80%
4.50%
4.50%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
28.30%
9.40%
1.90%
28.10%
7.80%
3.10%
27.80%
5.60%
5.60%
30.40%
4.30%
4.30%
34.00%
3.90%
1.00%
33.30%
5.60%
0.00%
29.50%
9.10%
0.00%
35.30%
2.90%
0.00%
25.80%
11.80%
0.00%
26.30%
7.90%
2.60%
31.80%
4.50%
0.00%
29.40%
5.90%
0.00%
25.00%
8.00%
1.10%
28.90%
2.60%
2.60%
25.00%
8.30%
0.00%
26.50%
5.90%
0.00%
30.20%
0.00%
0.00%
21.60%
5.90%
0.00%
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
2.10%
0.00%
23.50%
2.90%
0.00%
21.70%
4.30%
0.00%
25.00%
0.00%
0.00%
19.50%
4.60%
0.00%
22.40%
1.50%
0.00%
16.80%
6.60%
0.00%
23.10%
0.00%
0.00%
22.90%
0.00%
0.00%
18.80%
3.00%
0.00%
17.80%
0.90%
0.90%

Norway
Botswana
Ireland
Suriname
Sweden
Eritrea

9.70%
18.90%
17.10%
7.70%
9.10%
8.30%

6.50%
0.00%
0.00%
7.70%
4.50%
0.00%

3.20%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 10: Regulatory Duplication and Inconsistencies

ue to this factor

Eritrea
Sweden
Suriname
Ireland
Botswana
Norway
Western Australia
Chile
Saskatchewan
Greenland
Nevada
New Brunswick
ewfoundland & Labrador
Liberia
Portugal
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Serbia
Finland
Alberta
Namibia
Nigeria
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Nicaragua
Panama
New Zealand
Arizona
Zambia
Wyoming
Mexico
Yukon
Northern Territory
France
South Australia
Utah
Fiji
Guyana
Mali
Spain
Ethiopia
Michigan
Minnesota

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to
investment
Would not pursue
investment due to this factor

Tanzania
Malaysia
Peru
Victoria
Mozambique
Honduras
Niger
Tasmania
Uruguay
French Guiana
Northwest Territories
Turkey
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Argentina: San Juan
Queensland
Papua New Guinea
Kenya
New Mexico
Montana
Colorado
New South Wales
Bulgaria
Argentina: Jujuy
Laos
South Africa
Colombia
Vietnam
Guatemala
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Myanmar
Argentina: Catamarca
India
Argentina: Neuquen
Russia
Mongolia
Ecuador
China
Zimbabwe
Kazakhstan
Argentina: Rio Negro
Washington

Argentina: Rio Negro

Washington
Bolivia
Greece
California
Angola
DRC (Congo)
Philippines
Argentina: Mendoza
Kyrgyzstan
Indonesia
Venezuela
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Chubut
Romania

Michigan
Minnesota
Idaho
Nunavut
Dominican Republic
due to this factor
Madagascar
Ivory Coast
Guinea (Conakry)
Ontario
Alaska
Quebec
Argentina: Salta
British Columbia
Poland
Brazil
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 11: Legal processes that are fair

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Kyrgyzstan
17.60%
52.90%
29.40%
Venezuela
8.90%
13.30%
75.60%
China
45.50%
39.40%
12.10%
New Brunswick
Russia
47.80%
21.70%
26.10%
Bolivia
22.50%
45.00%
27.50%
Newfoundland & Labrador
Argentina: La Rioja 52.60%
21.10%
21.10%
Alberta
Ecuador
27.30%
36.40%
29.10%
Western Australia
DRC (Congo)
19.50%
46.30%
26.80%
Yukon
Mongolia
30.80%
46.20%
15.40%
Sweden
Kazakhstan
43.50%
43.50%
4.30%
Nevada
Indonesia
15.80%
38.60%
36.80%
Zimbabwe
9.10%
30.30%
51.50%
Wyoming
Romania
31.80%
36.40%
22.70%
Saskatchewan
Argentina: Chubut 38.10%
19.00%
33.30%
Norway
Philippines
44.80%
24.10%
20.70%
New Zealand
Honduras
44.40%
27.80%
16.70%
Arizona
Bulgaria
58.80%
17.60%
11.80%
Ireland
Guatemala
50.00%
25.00%
12.50%
Guyana
63.60%
18.20%
4.50%
Queensland
Argentina: Mendoza 47.10%
20.60%
17.60%
Northern Territory
Vietnam
27.80%
50.00%
5.60%
British Columbia
Argentina: Catamarca
52.20%
17.40%
13.00%
South Australia
Papua New Guinea 35.30%
35.30%
11.80%
Manitoba
Niger
35.30%
29.40%
17.60%
Nova Scotia
Madagascar
27.30%
36.40%
18.20%
Greece
28.60%
28.60%
23.80%
Utah
Guinea (Conakry) 30.80%
42.30%
7.70%
Michigan
Laos
66.70%
6.70%
6.70%
Botswana
Angola
10.00%
40.00%
30.00%
Northwest Territories
Ivory Coast
54.20%
20.80%
4.20%
Nunavut
Ethiopia
50.00%
21.40%
7.10%
Finland
Argentina: Rio Negro43.50%
17.40%
17.40%
Dominican Republic 51.90%
25.90%
0.00%
Chile
Nigeria
30.80%
30.80%
15.40%
Alaska
Colombia
50.00%
18.80%
7.80%
Greenland
India
47.60%
23.80%
4.80%
Minnesota
Sierra Leone
56.30%
6.30%
12.50%
Idaho
Suriname
66.70%
8.30%
0.00%
Ontario
Argentina: Neuquen 46.70%
20.00%
6.70%
Nicaragua
50.00%
22.20%
0.00%
Montana
Argentina: Jujuy
57.10%
4.80%
9.50%
Tasmania
Tanzania
42.10%
23.70%
5.30%
Colorado
Argentina: Santa Cruz
34.20%
23.70%
13.20%
Spain
Thailand
70.00%
0.00%
0.00%
New South Wales
Myanmar
15.40%
30.80%
23.10%
New Mexico
Liberia
43.80%
6.30%
18.80%
Mozambique
47.40%
10.50%
10.50%
Victoria
Brazil
50.00%
17.20%
0.00%
Quebec
Mali
42.90%
14.30%
8.60%
Portugal
South Africa
43.40%
17.00%
3.80%
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
18.20%
36.40%
9.10%
Serbia
Panama
50.00%
13.60%
0.00%
Turkey

Serbia
Turkey
Argentina: San Juan45.00%
12.50%
5.00%
Argentina: Salta
48.30%
6.90%
6.90%
Uruguay
Mexico
42.10%
11.90%
1.60%
France
French Guiana
53.80%
0.00%
0.00%
California
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Namibia
Kenya
33.30%
13.30%
6.70%
Washington
Peru
37.50%
12.50%
2.70%
Burkina Faso
Fiji
30.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Eritrea
41.70%
0.00%
8.30%
Ghana
Zambia
44.10%
2.90%
2.90%
Poland
Poland
35.70%
7.10%
7.10%
Zambia
Ghana
43.80%
2.10%
2.10%
Eritrea
Burkina Faso
39.40%
6.10%
0.00%
Fiji
Washington
21.40%
14.30%
9.50%
Peru
Namibia
32.40%
8.80%
0.00%
California
23.30%
5.50%
12.30%
Kenya
France
27.80%
5.60%
5.60%
0%
Uruguay
23.10%
15.40%
0.00%
Turkey
21.90%
15.60%
0.00%
Serbia
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
Malaysia
7.10%
14.30%
14.30%
Portugal
26.10%
4.30%
0.00%
Quebec
18.80%
10.00%
1.20%
Victoria
22.70%
4.50%
2.30%
New Mexico
19.60%
5.90%
3.90%
New South Wales 18.30%
8.50%
1.40%
Spain
18.20%
6.10%
3.00%
Colorado
18.60%
5.70%
2.90%
Tasmania
16.70%
6.70%
3.30%
Montana
18.00%
4.00%
4.00%
Ontario
17.00%
6.00%
1.10%
Idaho
15.70%
3.90%
3.90%
Minnesota
20.60%
2.90%
0.00%
Greenland
15.40%
7.70%
0.00%
Alaska
17.90%
3.20%
1.10%
Chile
19.20%
3.00%
0.00%
Finland
15.40%
3.80%
1.90%
Nunavut
15.60%
2.60%
2.60%
Northwest Territories10.80%
7.20%
2.40%
Botswana
16.20%
0.00%
2.70%
Michigan
14.80%
0.00%
3.70%
Utah
13.00%
1.90%
1.90%
Nova Scotia
13.50%
0.00%
2.70%
Manitoba
9.10%
3.40%
3.40%
South Australia
9.40%
4.70%
1.60%
British Columbia
13.00%
1.40%
1.00%
Northern Territory
8.70%
4.30%
2.20%
Queensland
8.80%
3.80%
2.50%
Ireland
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
Arizona
7.60%
2.20%
3.30%
New Zealand
7.90%
2.60%
2.60%
Norway
3.20%
3.20%
6.50%
Saskatchewan
9.80%
0.00%
1.20%
Wyoming
6.50%
2.20%
2.20%
Nevada
9.40%
0.70%
0.00%

Sweden
6.80%
Yukon
4.90%
Western Australia
6.60%
Alberta
6.30%
Newfoundland & Labrador
5.80%
New Brunswick
4.50%

0.00%
2.90%
0.90%
0.00%
1.20%
0.00%

2.30%
1.00%
0.90%
1.60%
0.00%
1.50%

Figure 11: Legal processes that are fair, transparent, non-corrupt, timely, efficiently administered, etc.

French Guiana
Mexico
Argentina: Salta
Strong deterrent to investment
Argentina: San Juan
Panama
Would not pursue investment due
Saudi Arabia
to this factor
South Africa
Mali
Brazil
Mozambique
Liberia
Myanmar
Thailand
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Tanzania
Argentina: Jujuy
Nicaragua
Argentina: Neuquen
Suriname
Sierra Leone
India
Colombia
Nigeria
Dominican Republic
Argentina: Rio Negro
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Angola
Laos
Guinea (Conakry)
Greece
Madagascar
Niger
Papua New Guinea
Argentina: Catamarca
Vietnam
Argentina: Mendoza
Guyana
Guatemala
Bulgaria
Honduras
Philippines
Argentina: Chubut
Mild deterrent to investment

Philippines
Argentina: Chubut
Romania
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
DRC (Congo)
Ecuador
Argentina: La Rioja
Bolivia
Russia
China
Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

60%

80%

100%

Argentina: Chubut
Ecuador
Venezuela
Argentina: Mendoza
Bolivia
Zimbabwe
Greece
Mongolia
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Rio Negro
China
Angola
Romania
Vietnam
Indonesia
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: San Juan
Ethiopia
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina: Jujuy
Myanmar
Russia
Nigeria
DRC (Congo)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Thailand
California
Argentina: Salta
Guinea (Conakry)
Madagascar
Bulgaria
India
Guatemala
Mozambique
Guyana
Tanzania
Colombia
South Africa
Mexico
France
Ivory Coast
Philippines
Niger
Washington
Papua New Guinea
Eritrea
Brazil
Dominican Republic

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
30.00%
35.00%
25.00%
22.20%
33.30%
33.30%
13.30%
22.20%
53.30%
51.60%
25.80%
9.70%
15.80%
47.40%
23.70%
23.30%
36.70%
26.70%
55.00%
25.00%
5.00%
44.70%
26.30%
13.20%
32.40%
35.10%
16.20%
47.10%
23.50%
11.80%
36.40%
36.40%
9.10%
50.00%
18.20%
13.60%
65.60%
9.40%
6.30%
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
60.00%
15.00%
5.00%
36.80%
36.80%
5.30%
42.90%
30.40%
5.40%
35.70%
35.70%
7.10%
46.20%
25.60%
5.10%
66.70%
8.30%
0.00%
37.50%
25.00%
12.50%
45.00%
20.00%
5.00%
15.40%
38.50%
15.40%
45.50%
18.20%
4.50%
50.00%
16.70%
0.00%
23.70%
31.60%
10.50%
52.20%
8.70%
4.30%
35.70%
28.60%
0.00%
63.60%
0.00%
0.00%
34.20%
21.90%
5.50%
30.80%
30.80%
0.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
60.00%
0.00%
0.00%
47.10%
11.80%
0.00%
28.60%
19.00%
9.50%
43.80%
12.50%
0.00%
44.40%
5.60%
5.60%
45.50%
4.50%
4.50%
37.10%
14.30%
2.90%
45.90%
8.20%
0.00%
32.70%
16.30%
4.10%
39.20%
12.00%
1.60%
36.80%
15.80%
0.00%
43.50%
8.70%
0.00%
27.60%
17.20%
6.90%
43.80%
0.00%
6.30%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%
26.50%
17.60%
5.90%
41.70%
8.30%
0.00%
37.50%
12.50%
0.00%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%

Honduras
Quebec
New South Wales
Mali
Laos
Uruguay
Serbia
Tasmania
Queensland
Colorado
Victoria
Montana
Spain
Zambia
French Guiana
Peru
Western Australia
New Zealand
Portugal
Northern Territory
Malaysia
Nicaragua
New Mexico
Namibia
Sierra Leone
Norway
Michigan
Ghana
Idaho
Liberia
Suriname
Poland
Minnesota
Fiji
South Australia
Utah
Ontario
Panama
Greenland
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saudi Arabia
Nunavut
Saskatchewan
Arizona
Turkey
Northwest Territories
Nevada
Alaska
Wyoming
Burkina Faso
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Chile

16.70%
33.30%
0.00%
31.70%
15.60%
2.40%
40.00%
8.60%
0.00%
35.30%
5.90%
5.90%
26.70%
13.30%
6.70%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
30.80%
15.40%
0.00%
45.50%
0.00%
0.00%
38.70%
6.50%
0.00%
39.20%
5.10%
0.00%
35.70%
8.60%
0.00%
33.30%
6.70%
2.20%
28.00%
14.00%
0.00%
40.60%
0.00%
0.00%
25.80%
12.90%
0.00%
23.10%
15.40%
0.00%
29.50%
8.90%
0.00%
31.40%
6.70%
0.00%
31.60%
5.30%
0.00%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
29.80%
6.40%
0.00%
21.40%
14.30%
0.00%
35.30%
0.00%
0.00%
30.00%
2.00%
2.00%
27.30%
6.10%
0.00%
25.00%
0.00%
8.30%
23.30%
10.00%
0.00%
29.60%
3.70%
0.00%
25.00%
6.80%
0.00%
31.40%
0.00%
0.00%
15.40%
15.40%
0.00%
30.80%
0.00%
0.00%
30.80%
0.00%
0.00%
27.30%
3.00%
0.00%
30.00%
0.00%
0.00%
25.00%
4.70%
0.00%
29.60%
0.00%
0.00%
24.10%
5.20%
0.00%
28.60%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
14.30%
0.00%
26.50%
2.00%
0.00%
20.00%
7.10%
1.20%
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
25.70%
0.00%
1.40%
25.90%
0.00%
0.00%
25.30%
0.00%
0.00%
18.20%
6.10%
0.00%
22.50%
1.30%
0.00%
21.30%
0.70%
0.70%
21.50%
1.10%
0.00%
22.20%
0.00%
0.00%
18.80%
3.10%
0.00%
16.20%
2.70%
2.70%
21.30%
0.00%
0.00%
16.30%
4.10%
0.00%

Botswana
Finland
Sweden
Newfoundland & Labrador
Ireland
Yukon
New Brunswick

20.00%
14.30%
15.90%
16.70%
17.10%
16.80%
15.40%

0.00%
4.10%
2.30%
1.20%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 12: Taxation Regime (includes personal, corporate, payroll, capital, and other taxes, and complexity of tax complian

due to this factor

New Brunswick
Yukon
Ireland
Newfoundland & Labrador
Sweden
Finland
Botswana
Chile
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Burkina Faso
Wyoming
Alaska
Nevada
Northwest Territories
Turkey
Arizona
Saskatchewan
Nunavut
Saudi Arabia
Manitoba
British Columbia
Greenland
Panama
Ontario
Utah
South Australia
Fiji
Minnesota
Poland
Suriname
Liberia
Idaho
Ghana
Michigan
Norway
Sierra Leone
Namibia
New Mexico
Nicaragua
Malaysia
Northern Territory

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to
investment
Would not pursue investment
due to this factor

Laos
Mali
New South Wales
Quebec
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Eritrea
Papua New Guinea
Washington
Niger
Philippines
Ivory Coast
France
Mexico
South Africa
Colombia
Tanzania
Guyana
Mozambique
Guatemala
India
Bulgaria
Madagascar
Guinea (Conakry)
Argentina: Salta
California
Thailand
Kenya
Kazakhstan
DRC (Congo)
Nigeria
Russia
Myanmar
Argentina: Jujuy
Kyrgyzstan
Ethiopia
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Neuquen
Indonesia
Vietnam
Romania

due to this factor

Malaysia
Northern Territory
Portugal
New Zealand
Western Australia
Peru
French Guiana
Zambia
Spain
Montana
Victoria
Colorado
Queensland
Tasmania
Serbia
Uruguay

Vietnam
Romania
Angola
China
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Mongolia
Greece
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
Argentina: Mendoza
Venezuela
Ecuador
Argentina: Chubut
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

taxes, and complexity of tax compliance)

Laos
Mali
ew South Wales
Quebec
Honduras
minican Republic
Brazil
Eritrea
pua New Guinea
Washington
Niger
Philippines
Ivory Coast
France
Mexico
South Africa
Colombia
Tanzania
Guyana
Mozambique
Guatemala
India
Bulgaria
Madagascar
uinea (Conakry)
Argentina: Salta
California
Thailand
Kenya
Kazakhstan
DRC (Congo)
Nigeria
Russia
Myanmar
Argentina: Jujuy
Kyrgyzstan
Ethiopia
ntina: San Juan
entina: Neuquen
Indonesia
Vietnam
Romania

Vietnam
Romania
Angola
China
ntina: Rio Negro
tina: Catamarca
entina: La Rioja
tina: Santa Cruz
Mongolia
Greece
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
entina: Mendoza
Venezuela
Ecuador
gentina: Chubut
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 13: Uncertainty Concerning Di

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Zimbabwe
20.00%
40.00%
36.70%
Venezuela
11.60%
25.60%
51.20%
Kyrgyzstan
18.80%
43.80%
25.00%
Nevada
Indonesia
33.90%
42.90%
10.70%
Utah
Papua New Guinea 44.10%
35.30%
5.90%
Bolivia
28.90%
36.80%
18.40%
Wyoming
Philippines
34.50%
37.90%
10.30%
Botswana
Ecuador
32.10%
34.00%
15.10%
Ireland
Angola
40.00%
40.00%
0.00%
Idaho
DRC (Congo)
28.90%
36.80%
10.50%
Greenland
Romania
28.60%
28.60%
19.00%
Sweden
Guatemala
68.80%
6.30%
0.00%
Honduras
50.00%
16.70%
5.60%
Eritrea
Guinea (Conakry) 48.00%
16.00%
8.00%
Finland
Greece
40.00%
20.00%
10.00%
Burkina Faso
South Africa
34.70%
28.60%
6.10%
Arizona
Myanmar
23.10%
38.50%
7.70%
Montana
British Columbia
37.80%
25.90%
5.50%
New Mexico
Vietnam
36.80%
31.60%
0.00%
Colombia
43.30%
16.70%
8.30%
Colorado
Guyana
59.10%
9.10%
0.00%
Argentina: Salta
Russia
45.50%
13.60%
9.10%
New Brunswick
Nigeria
50.00%
16.70%
0.00%
Chile
Argentina: La Rioja 41.20%
11.80%
11.80%
Portugal
Peru
41.40%
17.10%
4.50%
Northwest Territories39.50%
21.00%
1.20%
Western Australia
Ontario
32.20%
19.80%
9.60%
Michigan
Suriname
46.20%
15.40%
0.00%
Alberta
Nicaragua
55.60%
5.60%
0.00%
Newfoundland & Labrador
Kazakhstan
47.80%
8.70%
4.30%
Serbia
China
40.00%
16.70%
3.30%
Minnesota
Brazil
42.10%
17.50%
0.00%
Yukon
37.00%
18.00%
3.00%
Norway
Kenya
35.70%
21.40%
0.00%
Namibia
India
33.30%
23.80%
0.00%
Turkey
Dominican Republic 36.00%
20.00%
0.00%
Alaska
Mongolia
38.90%
8.30%
8.30%
Nova
Scotia
Manitoba
27.30%
15.90%
11.40%
Ghana
Sierra Leone
45.50%
0.00%
9.10%
Saudi Arabia
45.50%
0.00%
9.10%
Panama
Thailand
36.40%
18.20%
0.00%
Niger
Tanzania
42.90%
8.60%
2.90%
Malaysia
Argentina: Neuquen 38.50%
15.40%
0.00%
France
French Guiana
38.50%
15.40%
0.00%
California
Laos
33.30%
6.70%
13.30%
Bulgaria
41.20%
11.80%
0.00%
Argentina: Jujuy
Fiji
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Saskatchewan
Ethiopia
41.70%
8.30%
0.00%
Spain
Ivory Coast
40.90%
9.10%
0.00%
Zambia
Madagascar
20.00%
20.00%
10.00%
Poland
Mozambique
33.30%
11.10%
5.60%
Tasmania
Mexico
39.50%
9.70%
0.80%
Northern Territory

Tasmania
Queensland
34.60%
11.50%
1.30%
Northern Territory
Argentina: Chubut 26.30%
21.10%
0.00%
Washington
Quebec
32.10%
11.90%
3.00%
New Zealand
Mali
35.30%
2.90%
8.80%
Liberia
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Victoria
Argentina: Mendoza 33.30%
10.00%
3.30%
South Australia
Uruguay
38.50%
7.70%
0.00%
New South Wales 37.70%
7.20%
0.00%
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: San Juan36.80%
2.60%
5.30%
Nunavut
Argentina: Santa Cruz
36.10%
5.60%
2.80%
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Rio Negro23.80%
19.00%
0.00%
Argentina:
Santa Cruz
Nunavut
33.30%
5.30%
2.70%
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Catamarca
18.20%
13.60%
9.10%
New South Wales
South Australia
28.60%
7.90%
3.20%
Victoria
25.00%
13.60%
0.00%
Uruguay
Liberia
30.80%
7.70%
0.00%
Argentina: Mendoza
New Zealand
25.60%
7.70%
5.10%
Washington
33.30%
2.40%
2.40%
Northern Territory 28.90%
6.70%
2.20%
Tasmania
23.30%
10.00%
3.30%
Poland
28.60%
7.10%
0.00%
Zambia
25.80%
6.50%
3.20%
Spain
32.30%
3.20%
0.00%
Saskatchewan
30.00%
5.00%
0.00%
Argentina: Jujuy
20.00%
15.00%
0.00%
California
23.60%
6.90%
4.20%
France
27.80%
5.60%
0.00%
Malaysia
20.00%
13.30%
0.00%
Niger
20.00%
13.30%
0.00%
Panama
22.70%
9.10%
0.00%
Ghana
24.40%
6.70%
0.00%
Nova Scotia
22.20%
5.60%
2.80%
Alaska
21.70%
6.50%
2.20%
Turkey
18.20%
6.10%
6.10%
Namibia
27.30%
3.00%
0.00%
Norway
16.70%
10.00%
3.30%
Minnesota
22.60%
6.50%
0.00%
Serbia
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
Newfoundland & Labrador
19.80%
7.40%
0.00%
Alberta
22.00%
5.10%
0.00%
Michigan
23.10%
3.80%
0.00%
Western Australia 22.90%
3.80%
0.00%
Portugal
21.70%
4.30%
0.00%
Chile
21.60%
4.10%
0.00%
New Brunswick
21.50%
3.10%
0.00%
Argentina: Salta
20.00%
0.00%
4.00%
Colorado
21.70%
1.40%
0.00%
New Mexico
20.40%
0.00%
2.00%
Montana
18.00%
2.00%
2.00%
Arizona
18.70%
0.00%
1.10%
Burkina Faso
18.80%
0.00%
0.00%
Finland
18.40%
0.00%
0.00%
Eritrea
16.70%
0.00%
0.00%
Sweden
14.00%
2.30%
0.00%
Greenland
15.40%
0.00%
0.00%

Idaho
Ireland
Botswana
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada

11.80%
11.80%
8.60%
11.40%
9.30%
8.10%

0.00%
0.00%
2.90%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.90%
0.70%

gure 13: Uncertainty Concerning Disputed Land Claims

Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Botswana
Ireland
Idaho
Greenland
Sweden
Eritrea
Finland
Burkina Faso
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
Colorado
Argentina: Salta
New Brunswick
Chile
Portugal
Western Australia
Michigan
Alberta
dland & Labrador
Serbia
Minnesota
Norway
Namibia
Turkey
Alaska
Nova Scotia
Ghana
Panama
Niger
Malaysia
France
California
Argentina: Jujuy
Saskatchewan
Spain
Zambia
Poland
Tasmania
Northern Territory

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment
due to this factor

Mali
Quebec
Argentina: Chubut
Queensland
Mexico
Mozambique
Madagascar
Ivory Coast
Ethiopia
Fiji
Bulgaria
Laos
French Guiana
Argentina: Neuquen
Tanzania
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Manitoba
Mongolia
Dominican Republic
India
Kenya
Yukon
Brazil
China
Kazakhstan
Nicaragua
Suriname
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Peru
Argentina: La Rioja
Nigeria
Russia
Guyana
Colombia
Vietnam
British Columbia
Myanmar
South Africa
Greece
Guinea (Conakry)

Tasmania
Northern Territory
Washington
New Zealand
Liberia
Victoria
South Australia
ntina: Catamarca
Nunavut
entina: Rio Negro
ntina: Santa Cruz
entina: San Juan
New South Wales
Uruguay
entina: Mendoza

Greece
Guinea (Conakry)
Honduras
Guatemala
Romania
DRC (Congo)
Angola
Ecuador
Philippines
Bolivia
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 14: Uncertainty Conc

Venezuela
Ecuador
Greece
Kyrgyzstan
Colombia
Bulgaria
Bolivia
California
Washington
Indonesia
France
Romania
British Columbia
Colorado
Guatemala
Victoria
Philippines
French Guiana
Tasmania
Ontario
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Vietnam
Laos
New Zealand
Argentina: Chubut
China
Panama
Northwest Territories
Mongolia
New South Wales
Alaska
India
Dominican Republic
Michigan
Zimbabwe
Quebec
Arizona
Argentina: Mendoza
Queensland
Angola
Brazil
Honduras
Peru
Minnesota
Nunavut
Utah
Argentina: La Rioja
Manitoba

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
27.30%
25.00%
29.50%
26.40%
35.80%
18.90%
50.00%
25.00%
5.00%
37.50%
31.30%
6.30%
45.90%
14.80%
11.50%
64.70%
5.90%
0.00%
38.50%
20.50%
10.30%
24.70%
34.20%
9.60%
41.50%
24.40%
2.40%
37.50%
21.40%
8.90%
38.90%
22.20%
5.60%
23.80%
28.60%
14.30%
39.90%
22.20%
3.00%
40.00%
17.10%
5.70%
43.80%
12.50%
6.30%
48.90%
13.30%
0.00%
37.90%
13.80%
10.30%
30.80%
30.80%
0.00%
32.30%
22.60%
6.50%
Guinea (Cona
38.60%
16.50%
5.70%
45.10%
9.80%
5.90%
40.00%
12.00%
6.00%
44.00%
10.00%
4.00%
31.60%
26.30%
0.00%
43.80%
6.30%
6.30%
39.50%
10.50%
5.30%
35.00%
15.00%
5.00%
41.90%
6.50%
6.50%
50.00%
4.50%
0.00%
37.00%
16.00%
1.20%
40.50%
8.10%
5.40%
35.70%
15.70%
1.40%
30.10%
21.50%
1.10%
28.60%
14.30%
9.50%
28.00%
24.00%
0.00%
40.70%
11.10%
0.00%
Western Aust
27.60%
10.30%
13.80%
Newfoundland & Labra
32.50%
15.40%
3.60%
38.50%
9.90%
2.20%
37.50%
6.30%
6.30%
30.80%
17.90%
1.30%
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
44.60%
5.40%
0.00%
27.80%
22.20%
0.00%
37.30%
12.70%
0.00%
42.40%
6.10%
0.00%
38.70%
6.70%
2.70%
40.70%
3.70%
3.70%
29.40%
17.60%
0.00%
27.90%
14.00%
4.70%

Yukon
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Catamarca
Russia
South Africa
Papua New Guinea
Argentina: San Juan
Poland
Northern Territory
Argentina: Rio Negro
South Australia
Spain
Fiji
Madagascar
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Myanmar
DRC (Congo)
Finland
Thailand
Serbia
Turkey
Chile
Kazakhstan
Argentina: Salta
Saskatchewan
Mexico
Guyana
Nevada
Wyoming
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Western Australia
Uruguay
Greenland
Alberta
Argentina: Jujuy
Norway
New Brunswick
Malaysia
Portugal
Tanzania
Sweden
Ireland
Suriname
Zambia
Ghana
Guinea (Conakry)
Niger
Saudi Arabia
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Sierra Leone

32.30%
14.10%
0.00%
23.10%
23.10%
0.00%
40.50%
5.40%
0.00%
31.80%
9.10%
4.50%
31.80%
9.10%
4.50%
38.80%
4.10%
2.00%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
29.40%
8.80%
5.90%
30.80%
10.30%
2.60%
28.60%
14.30%
0.00%
29.80%
10.60%
2.10%
18.20%
18.20%
4.50%
29.70%
9.40%
1.60%
Argentina: Rio Ne
31.30%
9.40%
0.00%
Northern Terr
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
33.30%
5.60%
0.00%
Argentina: San J
33.30%
5.60%
0.00%
Papua New Gu
15.40%
23.10%
0.00%
29.70%
5.40%
2.70%
30.60%
6.10%
0.00%
36.40%
0.00%
0.00%
36.40%
0.00%
0.00%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
33.00%
3.10%
0.00%
30.40%
0.00%
4.30%
30.80%
0.00%
3.80%
29.60%
4.90%
0.00%
28.90%
5.00%
0.00%
28.60%
4.80%
0.00%
27.70%
4.40%
0.70%
28.30%
2.20%
2.20%
24.30%
2.70%
5.40%
25.00%
7.10%
0.00%
28.30%
3.80%
0.00%
23.10%
7.70%
0.00%
30.80%
0.00%
0.00%
23.70%
6.80%
0.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
23.30%
3.30%
3.30%
27.70%
1.50%
0.00%
28.60%
0.00%
0.00%
13.00%
13.00%
0.00%
20.00%
2.90%
2.90%
18.60%
7.00%
0.00%
20.60%
2.90%
0.00%
23.10%
0.00%
0.00%
19.40%
0.00%
3.20%
20.00%
2.20%
0.00%
16.00%
4.00%
0.00%
12.50%
6.30%
0.00%
18.20%
0.00%
0.00%
17.40%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.70%
0.00%
16.70%
0.00%
0.00%

Ethiopia
Mali
Kenya
Burkina Faso
Namibia
Botswana
Eritrea
Liberia

8.30%
5.90%
7.10%
9.40%
12.10%
8.60%
8.30%
7.70%

8.30%
5.90%
7.10%
3.10%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
2.90%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

gure 14: Uncertainty Concerning Which Areas will be protected as Wilderness Areas, Parks, or Archeological Sites

ue to this factor

Liberia
Eritrea
Botswana
Namibia
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Mali
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Saudi Arabia
Niger
Guinea (Conakry)
Ghana
Zambia
Suriname
Ireland
Sweden
Tanzania
Portugal
Malaysia
New Brunswick
Norway
Argentina: Jujuy
Alberta
Greenland
Uruguay
Western Australia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
Wyoming
Nevada
Guyana
Mexico
Saskatchewan
Argentina: Salta
Kazakhstan
Chile
Turkey
Serbia

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to
investment
Would not pursue investment
due to this factor

South Africa
Russia
Argentina:
Argentina: Santa
Argentina: Neuquen
Yukon
Manitoba
Argentina: La Rioja
Utah
Nunavut
Minnesota
Peru
Honduras
Brazil
Angola
Queensland
Argentina: Mendoza
Arizona
Quebec
Zimbabwe
Michigan
Dominican Republic
India
Alaska
New South Wales
Mongolia
Northwest Territories
Panama
China
Argentina: Chubut
New Zealand
Laos
Vietnam
New Mexico
Montana
Idaho
Ontario
Tasmania
French Guiana
Philippines
Victoria

Turkey
Serbia
Thailand
Finland
DRC (Congo)
Myanmar
due to this factor Nicaragua
Mozambique
Madagascar
Fiji
Spain
South Australia
Argentina: Rio Negro
Northern Territory
Poland
Argentina: San Juan
Papua New Guinea

Philippines
Victoria
Guatemala
Colorado
British Columbia
Romania
France
Indonesia
Washington
California
Bolivia
Bulgaria
Colombia
Kyrgyzstan
Greece
Ecuador
Venezuela
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

eological Sites

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 15: Infrastructure (

Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Guyana
Bolivia
DRC (Congo)
Philippines
Laos
Liberia
French Guiana
Nunavut
Madagascar
Angola
Indonesia
Venezuela
Mali
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Guinea (Conakry)
Suriname
Honduras
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Russia
Guatemala
Northwest Territories
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Colombia
Niger
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Alaska
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Greenland
Peru
Tanzania
Brazil
India
Fiji
Romania
Argentina: La Rioja
Yukon
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Kenya
Kazakhstan
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Mendoza
Zambia

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
46.20%
46.20%
7.70%
34.30%
48.60%
17.10%
54.50%
36.40%
4.50%
53.80%
30.80%
10.30%
18.40%
73.70%
2.60%
83.90%
3.20%
6.50%
53.30%
26.70%
13.30%
53.80%
38.50%
0.00%
69.20%
23.10%
0.00%
42.70%
42.70%
5.30%
30.00%
50.00%
10.00%
20.00%
70.00%
0.00%
58.60%
29.30%
1.70%
31.10%
37.80%
20.00%
58.80%
26.50%
2.90%
62.50%
12.50%
12.50%
44.70%
34.20%
7.90%
42.30%
38.50%
3.80%
53.80%
30.80%
0.00%
44.40%
33.30%
5.60%
44.40%
38.90%
0.00%
41.70%
33.30%
8.30%
60.90%
21.70%
0.00%
62.50%
18.80%
0.00%
50.60%
27.20%
1.20%
47.40%
31.60%
0.00%
30.00%
36.70%
10.00%
42.60%
31.10%
1.60%
25.00%
43.80%
6.30%
34.80%
39.10%
0.00%
60.00%
13.30%
0.00%
41.90%
29.00%
2.20%
New South
44.40%
27.80%
0.00%
49.10%
13.20%
9.40%
Western Au
50.00%
21.40%
0.00%
54.50%
11.60%
0.90%
41.70%
25.00%
0.00%
Argentina: Ne
52.60%
10.50%
0.00%
38.10%
19.00%
4.80%
50.00%
10.00%
0.00%
45.50%
13.60%
0.00%
29.40%
29.40%
0.00%
40.60%
16.80%
1.00%
41.70%
16.70%
0.00%
41.70%
16.70%
0.00%
16.70%
41.70%
0.00%
42.90%
14.30%
0.00%
39.10%
13.00%
4.30%
36.40%
18.20%
0.00%
38.20%
14.70%
0.00%
41.90%
9.70%
0.00%

Argentina: Santa Cruz

Dominican Republic
Saudi Arabia
Argentina: Jujuy
Bulgaria
Ghana
Malaysia
Panama
Argentina: San Juan
Botswana
Greece
Argentina: Rio Negro
China
Argentina: Chubut
Newfoundland & Labrador
Namibia
Thailand
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Manitoba
Chile
British Columbia
Mexico
Queensland
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Victoria
Argentina: Salta
South Africa
South Australia
Argentina: Neuquen
Uruguay
New Zealand
Western Australia
Turkey
New South Wales
Poland
Serbia
Norway
Montana
California
Idaho
Nova Scotia
Alberta
New Brunswick
Washington
Colorado
Sweden
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Michigan
Minnesota

40.50%
10.80%
0.00%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Northern Te
33.30%
14.30%
0.00%
47.10%
0.00%
0.00%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
Newfoundland & Lab
37.80%
8.90%
0.00%
33.30%
13.30%
0.00%
Argentina: C
31.80%
13.60%
0.00%
30.00%
12.50%
2.50%
Argentina: Rio
34.30%
8.60%
0.00%
38.10%
4.80%
0.00%
36.40%
4.50%
0.00%
Argentina: San
31.30%
3.10%
6.30%
30.00%
10.00%
0.00%
28.60%
9.50%
0.00%
30.30%
6.10%
0.00%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
23.40%
10.60%
2.10%
32.30%
3.20%
0.00%
30.70%
4.50%
0.00%
29.00%
5.00%
1.00%
27.20%
5.00%
0.50%
24.20%
6.50%
0.80%
23.10%
6.40%
1.30%
24.30%
5.60%
0.00%
27.20%
2.50%
0.00%
23.70%
5.30%
0.00%
20.50%
6.80%
0.00%
19.20%
7.70%
0.00%
16.30%
10.20%
0.00%
18.80%
4.70%
1.60%
16.70%
8.30%
0.00%
16.70%
8.30%
0.00%
23.70%
0.00%
0.00%
20.80%
2.80%
0.00%
18.20%
3.00%
0.00%
15.70%
4.30%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.70%
0.00%
0.00%
16.10%
0.00%
0.00%
14.00%
2.00%
0.00%
7.00%
7.00%
0.00%
7.80%
5.90%
0.00%
13.20%
0.00%
0.00%
11.50%
1.60%
0.00%
12.10%
0.00%
0.00%
9.50%
2.40%
0.00%
8.60%
1.40%
0.00%
9.10%
0.00%
0.00%
8.70%
0.00%
0.00%
6.00%
2.00%
0.00%
7.70%
0.00%
0.00%
7.40%
0.00%
0.00%
6.10%
0.00%
0.00%

Finland
Spain
Nevada
Portugal
Utah
France
Ireland

6.00%
3.00%
5.80%
4.20%
3.70%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
3.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

gure 15: Infrastructure (includes access to roads, power availability, etc)

ue to this factor

Ireland
France
Utah
Portugal
Nevada
Spain
Finland
Minnesota
Michigan
Arizona
New Mexico
Wyoming
Sweden
Colorado
Washington
New Brunswick
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Idaho
California
Montana
Norway
Serbia
Poland
New South Wales
Turkey
Western Australia
New Zealand
Uruguay
Argentina: Neuquen
South Australia
South Africa
Argentina: Salta
Victoria
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Queensland
Mexico
British Columbia
Chile
Manitoba

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment
due to this factor

Bulgaria
Argentina: Jujuy
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Zambia
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Catamarca
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Yukon
Argentina: La Rioja
Romania
Fiji
India
Brazil
Tanzania
Peru
Greenland
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Alaska
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Niger
Colombia
Zimbabwe
Vietnam
Northwest Territories
Guatemala
Russia
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Honduras
Suriname
Guinea (Conakry)
Mongolia
Kyrgyzstan
Mali

Kyrgyzstan
Mali
Venezuela
Indonesia
Angola
Madagascar
Nunavut
French Guiana
Liberia
Laos
Philippines
DRC (Congo)
Bolivia
Guyana
Papua New Guinea
Myanmar

Chile
Manitoba
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Thailand
Namibia
due to this factor
Newfoundland & Labrador
Argentina: Chubut
China
Argentina: Rio Negro
Greece
Botswana
Argentina: San Juan
Panama
Malaysia
Ghana
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 16: Socioecono

Kyrgyzstan
Venezuela
Guatemala
Honduras
Papua New Guinea
Angola
Madagascar
Bolivia
Indonesia
Philippines
Ecuador
Zimbabwe
Argentina: La Rioja
DRC (Congo)
Nicaragua
Argentina: Neuquen
Greece
Colombia
Niger
Peru
Argentina: Chubut
Mongolia
Argentina: Catamarca
Romania
Argentina: Mendoza
Ivory Coast
Ethiopia
Fiji
Suriname
Myanmar
Tanzania
Russia
Laos
Mali
Bulgaria
Guinea (Conakry)
Nunavut
Sierra Leone
Argentina: Rio Negro
South Africa
Mozambique
Brazil
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Malaysia
Eritrea
French Guiana
Panama
India
Vietnam
China
Mexico

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
37.50%
43.80%
18.80%
28.60%
31.00%
35.70%
75.00%
18.80%
0.00%
62.50%
31.30%
0.00%
55.90%
26.50%
8.80%
50.00%
40.00%
0.00%
50.00%
40.00%
0.00%
27.80%
50.00%
11.10%
50.90%
26.40%
9.40%
64.30%
7.10%
14.30%
38.50%
32.70%
13.50%
25.00%
32.10%
25.00%
52.90%
23.50%
0.00%
25.70%
42.90%
5.70%
52.90%
17.60%
0.00%
46.20%
23.10%
0.00%
42.10%
21.10%
5.30%
51.70%
12.10%
3.40%
40.00%
26.70%
0.00%
49.10%
15.70%
1.90%
40.00%
20.00%
5.00%
36.10%
25.00%
2.80%
50.00%
13.60%
0.00%
36.80%
15.80%
10.50%
46.90%
12.50%
3.10%
33.30%
28.60%
0.00%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
60.00%
0.00%
0.00%
50.00%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
25.00%
0.00%
36.40%
21.20%
0.00%
28.60%
23.80%
4.80%
21.40%
21.40%
14.30%
31.30%
18.80%
6.30%
56.30%
0.00%
0.00%
32.00%
24.00%
0.00%
40.80%
12.70%
1.40%
27.30%
18.20%
9.10%
36.40%
13.60%
4.50%
29.80%
21.30%
2.10%
23.50%
29.40%
0.00%
45.30%
7.50%
0.00%
Newfoundland & Lab
40.50%
8.10%
2.70%
27.00%
21.60%
2.70%
35.70%
14.30%
0.00%
25.00%
25.00%
0.00%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%
45.50%
4.50%
0.00%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%
22.20%
27.80%
0.00%
35.50%
6.50%
6.50%
40.80%
6.70%
0.80%

Northwest Territories
Guyana
Argentina: Jujuy
Namibia
Kenya
Nigeria
Zambia
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Uruguay
Argentina: Salta
California
Greenland
Yukon
Quebec
Kazakhstan
Liberia
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
British Columbia
Alaska
Ontario
Burkina Faso
Chile
Manitoba
Turkey
Serbia
Newfoundland & Labrador
New Mexico
Washington
Victoria
New Zealand
Saskatchewan
Michigan
Colorado
Northern Territory
Spain
Queensland
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Idaho
New South Wales
New Brunswick
Botswana
Portugal
Montana
Minnesota
Western Australia
South Australia
Arizona
Utah
Tasmania
Sweden
Finland

39.00%
9.10%
0.00%
42.10%
5.30%
0.00%
36.80%
10.50%
0.00%
34.40%
9.40%
3.10%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
30.80%
7.70%
7.70%
9.10%
27.30%
9.10%
27.60%
17.20%
0.00%
20.00%
24.00%
0.00%
31.70%
12.20%
0.00%
33.30%
8.30%
0.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
27.90%
10.30%
1.50%
Dominican Re
38.50%
0.00%
0.00%
37.10%
1.00%
0.00%
27.80%
7.40%
2.50%
21.10%
15.80%
0.00%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
18.20%
9.10%
9.10%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
27.80%
6.70%
1.00%
29.70%
5.50%
0.00%
25.60%
5.80%
2.30%
23.30%
10.00%
0.00%
30.50%
2.10%
0.00%
23.50%
5.90%
2.40%
31.00%
0.00%
0.00%
30.00%
0.00%
0.00%
23.50%
4.90%
0.00%
22.90%
4.20%
0.00%
23.80%
2.40%
0.00%
19.00%
7.10%
0.00%
22.20%
2.80%
0.00%
21.80%
1.30%
0.00%
22.20%
0.00%
0.00%
17.60%
1.50%
2.90%
18.60%
2.30%
0.00%
20.70%
0.00%
0.00%
18.90%
1.40%
0.00%
17.10%
0.00%
2.90%
14.50%
3.60%
0.00%
18.00%
0.00%
0.00%
13.40%
4.50%
0.00%
15.60%
0.00%
0.00%
11.80%
2.90%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
12.20%
0.00%
2.00%
12.90%
0.00%
0.00%
12.90%
0.00%
0.00%
6.70%
3.30%
1.70%
11.50%
0.00%
0.00%
9.30%
1.90%
0.00%
3.30%
6.70%
0.00%
7.50%
2.50%
0.00%
8.70%
0.00%
0.00%

Norway
Nevada
France
Ireland
Wyoming
Poland

3.60%
6.10%
0.00%
3.30%
2.20%
0.00%

3.60%
0.00%
5.90%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 16: Socioeconomic Agreements/ Community Development Conditions

ue to this factor

Poland
Wyoming
Ireland
France
Nevada
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Tasmania
Utah
Arizona
South Australia
Western Australia
Minnesota
Montana
Portugal
Botswana
New Brunswick
New South Wales
Idaho
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Queensland
Spain
Northern Territory
Colorado
Michigan
Saskatchewan
New Zealand
Victoria
Washington
New Mexico
Newfoundland & Labrador
Serbia
Turkey
Manitoba
Chile
Burkina Faso
Ontario
Alaska
British Columbia
Thailand

Namibia
Argentina: Jujuy
Guyana
Strong deterrent to investment
Northwest Territories
Mexico
Would not pursue investment due
China
to this factor
Vietnam
India
Panama
French Guiana
Eritrea
Malaysia
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: San Juan
Brazil
Mozambique
South Africa
Argentina: Rio Negro
Sierra Leone
Nunavut
Guinea (Conakry)
Bulgaria
Mali
Laos
Russia
Tanzania
Myanmar
Suriname
Fiji
Ethiopia
Ivory Coast
Argentina: Mendoza
Romania
Argentina: Catamarca
Mongolia
Argentina: Chubut
Peru
Niger
Colombia
Greece
Argentina: Neuquen
Nicaragua
Mild deterrent to investment

British Columbia
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Liberia
Kazakhstan
due to this factor
Quebec
Yukon
Greenland
California
Argentina: Salta
Uruguay
Ghana
Dominican Republic
Zambia
Nigeria
Kenya

Argentina: Neuquen
Nicaragua
DRC (Congo)
Argentina: La Rioja
Zimbabwe
Ecuador
Philippines
Indonesia
Bolivia
Madagascar
Angola
Papua New Guinea
Honduras
Guatemala
Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Venezuela
Argentina: San Juan
Zimbabwe
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Mendoza
China
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Rio Negro
Bolivia
Indonesia
Ecuador
Russia
DRC (Congo)
Mongolia
Kazakhstan
Myanmar
Angola
Ethiopia
Madagascar
Kyrgyzstan
Vietnam
Guatemala
Papua New Guinea
India
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Suriname
Guinea (Conakry)
Brazil
Kenya
Philippines
Greece
Tanzania
Mozambique
Honduras
Fiji
Malaysia
Zambia
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Mali
Niger
Laos
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Nicaragua

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
10.00%
30.00%
57.50%
32.40%
45.90%
18.90%
14.80%
29.60%
51.90%
23.50%
47.10%
23.50%
38.50%
46.20%
7.70%
28.00%
36.00%
28.00%
15.00%
40.00%
35.00%
31.60%
36.80%
21.10%
21.60%
40.50%
27.00%
18.80%
43.80%
25.00%
56.70%
23.30%
6.70%
18.20%
45.50%
22.70%
22.70%
31.80%
31.80%
27.80%
36.10%
22.20%
53.80%
23.10%
7.70%
41.20%
23.50%
19.60%
50.00%
15.00%
15.00%
Newfoundland & Labra
41.20%
35.30%
2.90%
47.20%
19.40%
11.10%
45.00%
25.00%
5.00%
33.30%
33.30%
8.30%
30.00%
40.00%
0.00%
60.00%
0.00%
10.00%
60.00%
10.00%
0.00%
26.70%
26.70%
13.30%
35.30%
23.50%
5.90%
56.30%
6.30%
0.00%
41.20%
14.70%
5.90%
36.80%
15.80%
5.30%
42.90%
14.30%
0.00%
27.30%
27.30%
0.00%
54.50%
0.00%
0.00%
33.30%
20.80%
0.00%
Northwest Territor
40.00%
14.00%
0.00%
46.20%
7.70%
0.00%
39.30%
7.10%
7.10%
36.80%
10.50%
5.30%
36.40%
15.20%
0.00%
31.30%
18.80%
0.00%
31.30%
18.80%
0.00%
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
35.70%
14.30%
0.00%
37.90%
10.30%
0.00%
35.70%
12.50%
0.00%
32.00%
16.00%
0.00%
28.10%
12.50%
6.30%
40.00%
6.70%
0.00%
26.70%
13.30%
6.70%
27.30%
9.10%
9.10%
25.50%
14.90%
2.10%
41.20%
0.00%
0.00%

Uruguay
Guyana
Thailand
Peru
Romania
Eritrea
Bulgaria
Mexico
Ghana
Namibia
Turkey
Burkina Faso
Liberia
French Guiana
Greenland
Serbia
Botswana
Chile
Saudi Arabia
France
Poland
California
Panama
Spain
Quebec
New Mexico
Nunavut
Washington
Portugal
Manitoba
New Zealand
Ontario
Colorado
New Brunswick
Northwest Territories
Tasmania
Norway
Northern Territory
Western Australia
British Columbia
Alaska
Ireland
Montana
Idaho
Queensland
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
South Australia
Newfoundland & Labrador
Victoria
Wyoming
New South Wales
Finland
Michigan

30.80%
7.70%
0.00%
36.80%
0.00%
0.00%
36.40%
0.00%
0.00%
31.40%
3.80%
0.00%
11.10%
16.70%
5.60%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
25.00%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
0.00%
0.00%
26.70%
6.00%
0.00%
30.00%
2.50%
0.00%
25.80%
6.50%
0.00%
25.00%
3.60%
0.00%
20.70%
6.90%
0.00%
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
16.70%
8.30%
0.00%
23.10%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
18.80%
0.00%
0.00%
16.30%
2.20%
0.00%
18.20%
0.00%
0.00%
11.80%
5.90%
0.00%
16.70%
0.00%
0.00%
13.40%
0.00%
1.50%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
13.80%
0.00%
0.00%
6.30%
4.40%
0.60%
8.90%
0.00%
2.20%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
9.50%
0.00%
0.00%
6.10%
3.00%
0.00%
7.00%
1.20%
0.00%
6.30%
1.60%
0.00%
7.80%
0.00%
0.00%
7.80%
0.00%
0.00%
3.60%
3.60%
0.00%
7.10%
0.00%
0.00%
7.00%
0.00%
0.00%
6.00%
1.00%
0.00%
6.20%
0.50%
0.00%
6.70%
0.00%
0.00%
6.70%
0.00%
0.00%
4.30%
0.00%
2.20%
6.40%
0.00%
0.00%
5.60%
0.00%
0.00%
5.40%
0.00%
0.00%
5.40%
0.00%
0.00%
5.00%
0.00%
0.00%
3.70%
1.20%
0.00%
4.80%
0.00%
0.00%
4.70%
0.00%
0.00%
4.70%
0.00%
0.00%
4.30%
0.00%
0.00%
3.80%
0.00%
0.00%

Alberta
Arizona
Nevada
Sweden
Yukon
Utah
Minnesota

3.70%
3.50%
3.10%
2.60%
2.10%
2.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 17: Trade Barrierstariff and non-tariff barriers; restrictions on profit repatriation, currency restrictions, etc.

ue to this factor

Minnesota
Utah
Yukon
Sweden
Nevada
Arizona
Alberta
Michigan
Finland
New South Wales
Wyoming
Victoria
Newfoundland & Labrador
South Australia
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
Queensland
Idaho
Montana
Ireland
Alaska
British Columbia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Norway
Tasmania
Northwest Territories
New Brunswick
Colorado
Ontario
New Zealand
Manitoba
Portugal
Washington
Nunavut
New Mexico
Quebec
Spain
Panama
California
Poland
France

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment due to
this factor

Romania
Peru
Thailand
Guyana
Uruguay
Nicaragua
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Laos
Niger
Mali
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Zambia
Malaysia
Fiji
Honduras
Mozambique
Tanzania
Greece
Philippines
Kenya
Brazil
Guinea (Conakry)
Suriname
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
India
Papua New Guinea
Guatemala
Vietnam
Kyrgyzstan
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Angola
Myanmar
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
DRC (Congo)
Russia
Ecuador
Indonesia

France
Saudi Arabia
Chile
Botswana
Serbia
due to this factor
Greenland
French Guiana
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Turkey
Namibia
Ghana
Mexico
Bulgaria
Eritrea

Indonesia
Bolivia
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Catamarca
China
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: La Rioja
Zimbabwe
Argentina: San Juan
Venezuela
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

ion, currency restrictions, etc.

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Fiji
Kyrgyzstan
Zimbabwe
Venezuela
Ivory Coast
Bolivia
DRC (Congo)
Ecuador
Papua New Guinea
Honduras
Niger
Mongolia
Greece
Mali
Argentina: Mendoza
Kenya
Guinea (Conakry)
Philippines
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Nigeria
Romania
Angola
Myanmar
Argentina: La Rioja
Guatemala
Sierra Leone
Argentina: Catamarca
South Africa
Argentina: San Juan
Indonesia
Argentina: Chubut
Madagascar
Kazakhstan
Liberia
Serbia
Russia
Argentina: Rio Negro
Suriname
Laos
Colombia
Bulgaria
Mozambique
Nicaragua
Argentina: Jujuy
Guyana
Argentina: Neuquen
Thailand
Peru
Dominican Republic
Argentina: Salta

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
50.00%
50.00%
0.00%
5.90%
41.20%
52.90%
3.40%
34.50%
58.60%
6.80%
25.00%
63.60%
65.00%
25.00%
5.00%
17.90%
41.00%
33.30%
Newfoundland & Labra
16.70%
44.40%
30.60%
31.50%
37.00%
22.20%
44.10%
32.40%
11.80%
41.20%
29.40%
17.60%
50.00%
25.00%
12.50%
45.90%
24.30%
16.20%
Western Austr
47.60%
33.30%
4.80%
39.40%
36.40%
9.10%
42.40%
36.40%
6.10%
61.50%
15.40%
7.70%
36.00%
40.00%
8.00%
58.10%
22.60%
3.20%
32.40%
29.70%
21.60%
Northern Terri
36.40%
27.30%
18.20%
50.00%
13.60%
18.20%
30.00%
50.00%
0.00%
23.10%
38.50%
15.40%
29.40%
35.30%
11.80%
37.50%
37.50%
0.00%
58.30%
8.30%
8.30%
31.80%
36.40%
4.50%
38.00%
26.00%
8.00%
43.60%
23.10%
5.10%
45.50%
20.00%
5.50%
10.00%
45.00%
15.00%
30.00%
30.00%
10.00%
50.00%
13.60%
4.50%
41.70%
25.00%
0.00%
Northwest Territo
58.30%
0.00%
8.30%
39.10%
8.70%
17.40%
19.00%
33.30%
9.50%
53.80%
7.70%
0.00%
53.30%
0.00%
6.70%
33.30%
20.00%
5.00%
43.80%
12.50%
0.00%
27.80%
16.70%
11.10%
41.20%
11.80%
0.00%
28.60%
23.80%
0.00%
38.10%
9.50%
4.80%
14.30%
35.70%
0.00%
New South Wa
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.90%
7.30%
0.90%
36.00%
12.00%
0.00%
23.10%
15.40%
7.70%

Tanzania
Mexico
Turkey
Panama
Malaysia
Vietnam
Eritrea
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Quebec
Zambia
Ethiopia
China
India
Uruguay
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Namibia
Washington
California
French Guiana
British Columbia
Spain
Portugal
Greenland
New South Wales
Tasmania
Poland
New Zealand
Ontario
Colorado
Montana
Chile
France
Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Michigan
Botswana
Victoria
Queensland
Minnesota
Alaska
Manitoba
Idaho
New Mexico
Finland
Yukon
Nova Scotia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Norway
Ireland
Nevada
Saskatchewan

34.30%
11.40%
0.00%
37.40%
7.30%
0.80%
30.30%
15.20%
0.00%
40.90%
4.50%
0.00%
28.60%
14.30%
0.00%
31.60%
10.50%
0.00%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
33.30%
0.00%
8.30%
33.30%
0.00%
8.30%
35.20%
5.60%
0.00%
25.60%
12.80%
1.80%
20.70%
13.80%
3.40%
36.40%
0.00%
0.00%
21.20%
9.10%
6.10%
15.00%
20.00%
0.00%
33.30%
0.00%
0.00%
23.80%
7.10%
0.00%
20.70%
6.90%
0.00%
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
17.10%
7.30%
2.40%
18.80%
2.90%
2.90%
23.10%
0.00%
0.00%
19.30%
2.50%
1.00%
21.90%
0.00%
0.00%
17.40%
4.30%
0.00%
14.30%
7.10%
0.00%
17.90%
3.00%
0.00%
16.70%
3.30%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.70%
2.80%
0.00%
13.80%
3.40%
1.10%
14.90%
3.00%
0.00%
14.60%
2.10%
0.00%
16.50%
0.00%
0.00%
15.80%
0.00%
0.00%
13.90%
1.40%
0.00%
11.40%
2.50%
1.30%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
11.60%
2.30%
0.00%
13.30%
0.00%
0.00%
12.10%
0.00%
0.00%
11.00%
0.00%
0.00%
5.80%
4.70%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
6.40%
0.00%
2.10%
6.30%
2.10%
0.00%
8.20%
0.00%
0.00%
2.70%
2.70%
2.70%
6.80%
0.00%
0.00%
4.90%
1.60%
0.00%
3.20%
3.20%
0.00%
3.10%
3.10%
0.00%
5.30%
0.00%
0.00%
5.10%
0.00%
0.00%

Western Australia
New Brunswick
Arizona
Wyoming
Alberta
Newfoundland & Labrador
Sweden
Utah

4.90%
4.60%
4.50%
4.40%
3.60%
2.40%
2.30%
1.90%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 18: Political Stability

ue to this factor

Utah
Sweden
Newfoundland & Labrador
Alberta
Wyoming
Arizona
New Brunswick
Western Australia
Saskatchewan
Nevada
Ireland
Norway
South Australia
Northern Territory
Nova Scotia
Yukon
Finland
New Mexico
Idaho
Manitoba
Alaska
Minnesota
Queensland
Victoria
Botswana
Michigan
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
France
Chile
Montana
Colorado
Ontario
New Zealand
Poland
Tasmania
New South Wales
Greenland
Portugal
Spain
British Columbia

Vietnam
Malaysia
Panama
Strong deterrent to investment
Turkey
Mexico
Would not pursue investment due to
Tanzania
this factor
Argentina: Salta
Dominican Republic
Peru
Thailand
Argentina: Neuquen
Guyana
Argentina: Jujuy
Nicaragua
Mozambique
Bulgaria
Colombia
Laos
Suriname
Argentina: Rio Negro
Russia
Serbia
Liberia
Kazakhstan
Madagascar
Argentina: Chubut
Indonesia
Argentina: San Juan
South Africa
Argentina: Catamarca
Sierra Leone
Guatemala
Argentina: La Rioja
Myanmar
Angola
Romania
Nigeria
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Philippines
Guinea (Conakry)
Kenya
Mild deterrent to investment

Spain
British Columbia
French Guiana
California
Washington
Namibia
due to this factor Burkina Faso
Ghana
Uruguay
India
China
Ethiopia
Zambia
Quebec
Brazil
Saudi Arabia
Eritrea

Guinea (Conakry)
Kenya
Argentina: Mendoza
Mali
Greece
Mongolia
Niger
Honduras
Papua New Guinea
Ecuador
DRC (Congo)
Bolivia
Ivory Coast
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Kyrgyzstan
Fiji
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Figure 19: Labor Regulations/

Bolivia
Venezuela
Honduras
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ecuador
Greece
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Guatemala
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: La Rioja
Angola
Kyrgyzstan
Indonesia
Argentina: Chubut
Nicaragua
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Rio Negro
Peru
DRC (Congo)
Romania
Mali
Colombia
Russia
Argentina: Jujuy
Argentina: Catamarca
Brazil
Argentina: Salta
Papua New Guinea
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Tanzania
French Guiana
Suriname
Saudi Arabia
India
Fiji
Madagascar
Myanmar
France
Mongolia
Mexico
Mozambique
Vietnam
Niger
China
Kenya
Uruguay
Guinea (Conakry)
New South Wales

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
27.00%
51.40%
13.50%
15.00%
37.50%
37.50%
50.00%
31.30%
0.00%
34.00%
29.80%
17.00%
28.60%
21.40%
28.60%
35.30%
33.30%
9.80%
27.80%
38.90%
11.10%
35.10%
32.40%
8.10%
68.80%
6.30%
0.00%
43.30%
26.70%
3.30%
21.40%
42.90%
7.10%
23.50%
35.30%
11.80%
60.00%
10.00%
0.00%
46.70%
13.30%
6.70%
51.90%
11.50%
1.90%
20.00%
35.00%
10.00%
52.90%
11.80%
0.00%
38.90%
19.40%
5.60%
36.40%
18.20%
9.10%
51.40%
11.20%
0.00%
35.30%
20.60%
5.90%
38.90%
16.70%
5.60%
46.90%
6.30%
6.30%
Newfoundland & Labrad
50.00%
5.40%
3.60%
31.60%
21.10%
5.30%
26.30%
26.30%
5.30%
19.00%
28.60%
9.50%
45.10%
11.80%
0.00%
40.00%
12.00%
4.00%
44.10%
5.90%
5.90%
45.00%
10.00%
0.00%
36.40%
0.00%
18.20%
45.50%
9.10%
0.00%
45.50%
9.10%
0.00%
Northwest Territori
45.50%
9.10%
0.00%
45.50%
0.00%
9.10%
26.30%
21.10%
5.30%
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Northern Territo
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
25.00%
16.70%
8.30%
27.80%
22.20%
0.00%
42.90%
2.90%
2.90%
Western Austra
39.50%
9.20%
0.00%
41.20%
5.90%
0.00%
47.10%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
6.70%
0.00%
36.70%
3.30%
6.70%
23.10%
23.10%
0.00%
46.20%
0.00%
0.00%
31.80%
13.60%
0.00%
42.40%
3.00%
0.00%

Spain
Dominican Republic
Victoria
Tasmania
Philippines
Laos
Queensland
Bulgaria
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Eritrea
Portugal
Chile
Ghana
California
Panama
Kazakhstan
Namibia
South Australia
Greenland
Ethiopia
Guyana
Serbia
Quebec
British Columbia
Burkina Faso
Western Australia
Turkey
Washington
New Zealand
Northern Territory
Ontario
Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Ireland
Nova Scotia
Colorado
New Mexico
Norway
Thailand
Finland
Manitoba
Montana
Newfoundland & Labrador
Poland
Botswana
Michigan
Saskatchewan
Malaysia
Alberta
Minnesota
Sweden
Alaska

37.00%
7.40%
0.00%
37.50%
4.20%
0.00%
34.10%
7.30%
0.00%
37.90%
3.40%
0.00%
25.90%
7.40%
7.40%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
33.30%
0.00%
6.70%
34.20%
4.10%
0.00%
37.50%
0.00%
0.00%
27.30%
9.10%
0.00%
27.30%
0.00%
9.10%
27.60%
6.90%
0.00%
16.70%
16.70%
0.00%
28.60%
4.80%
0.00%
29.00%
4.30%
0.00%
32.50%
0.00%
0.00%
23.20%
7.20%
1.40%
31.80%
0.00%
0.00%
31.60%
0.00%
0.00%
31.30%
0.00%
0.00%
26.20%
4.90%
0.00%
30.80%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
25.00%
5.00%
0.00%
30.00%
0.00%
0.00%
21.90%
6.90%
0.00%
24.20%
3.10%
0.50%
23.30%
3.30%
0.00%
23.80%
2.00%
0.00%
20.70%
3.40%
0.00%
23.80%
0.00%
0.00%
17.60%
5.90%
0.00%
18.60%
4.70%
0.00%
20.10%
3.00%
0.00%
21.40%
1.40%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
16.70%
3.30%
0.00%
19.40%
0.00%
0.00%
16.20%
2.90%
0.00%
17.00%
2.10%
0.00%
18.50%
0.00%
0.00%
18.20%
0.00%
0.00%
17.40%
0.00%
0.00%
15.70%
1.20%
0.00%
14.30%
2.00%
0.00%
16.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.70%
7.70%
0.00%
15.20%
0.00%
0.00%
14.80%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
12.70%
0.00%
0.00%
9.40%
3.10%
0.00%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
11.00%
0.00%
0.00%

New Brunswick
Arizona
Idaho
Yukon
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming

9.50%
9.30%
8.00%
7.40%
7.40%
4.50%
4.30%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

gure 19: Labor Regulations/Employment Agreements and Labour Militancy/Work Disruptions

ue to this factor

Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Yukon
Idaho
Arizona
New Brunswick
Alaska
Sweden
Minnesota
Alberta
Malaysia
Saskatchewan
Michigan
Botswana
Poland
Newfoundland & Labrador
Montana
Manitoba
Finland
Thailand
Norway
New Mexico
Colorado
Nova Scotia
Ireland
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Northern Territory
New Zealand
Washington
Turkey
Western Australia
Burkina Faso
British Columbia
Quebec
Serbia
Guyana
Ethiopia
Greenland
South Australia

Philippines
Tasmania
Victoria
Dominican
Republic
Strong deterrent to investment
Spain
New South Wales
Would not pursue investment due
Guinea (Conakry)
to this factor
Uruguay
Kenya
China
Niger
Vietnam
Mozambique
Mexico
Mongolia
France
Myanmar
Madagascar
Fiji
India
Saudi Arabia
Suriname
French Guiana
Tanzania
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Papua New Guinea
Argentina: Salta
Brazil
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Jujuy
Russia
Colombia
Mali
Romania
DRC (Congo)
Peru
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: San Juan
Nicaragua
Argentina: Chubut
Indonesia
Mild deterrent to investment

Argentina: Chubut
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Angola
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Mendoza
Guatemala
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Greece
Ecuador
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Honduras
Venezuela
Bolivia

Greenland
South Australia
Namibia
Kazakhstan
Panama
California
due to this factor
Ghana
Chile
Portugal
Eritrea
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Bulgaria
Queensland
Laos
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Myanmar
DRC (Congo)
Angola
Madagascar
Ivory Coast
Suriname
Vietnam
Bolivia
Niger
Venezuela
Laos
Fiji
Zimbabwe
Guinea (Conakry)
Ecuador
Argentina: La Rioja
Honduras
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Mongolia
Ethiopia
Thailand
China
Indonesia
Nicaragua
Kazakhstan
Greece
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Papua New Guinea
Romania
Guatemala
Burkina Faso
Dominican Republic
Mali
Philippines
Argentina: Chubut
Tanzania
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Catamarca
Mozambique
India
Nigeria
Argentina: Rio Negro
Malaysia
Bulgaria
Colombia
Panama

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this fac
38.50%
38.50%
15.40%
44.10%
44.10%
2.90%
50.00%
40.00%
0.00%
60.00%
30.00%
0.00%
57.10%
28.60%
0.00%
41.70%
41.70%
0.00%
47.10%
35.30%
0.00%
47.40%
31.60%
2.60%
56.30%
25.00%
0.00%
35.00%
25.00%
20.00%
60.00%
6.70%
13.30%
70.00%
10.00%
0.00%
37.90%
27.60%
13.80%
45.80%
29.20%
4.20%
42.30%
32.70%
1.90%
47.10%
29.40%
0.00%
41.20%
29.40%
5.90%
50.00%
25.00%
0.00%
58.30%
16.70%
0.00%
48.60%
18.90%
5.40%
54.50%
18.20%
0.00%
63.60%
9.10%
0.00%
35.50%
29.00%
6.50%
47.30%
20.00%
3.60%
47.10%
23.50%
0.00%
45.00%
20.00%
5.00%
45.00%
25.00%
0.00%
61.50%
7.70%
0.00%
33.30%
26.70%
6.70%
50.00%
8.30%
8.30%
47.60%
19.00%
0.00%
40.00%
22.90%
2.90%
55.00%
10.00%
0.00%
50.00%
6.30%
6.30%
41.90%
19.40%
0.00%
56.50%
4.30%
0.00%
39.40%
18.20%
3.00%
36.70%
16.70%
6.70%
50.00%
10.00%
0.00%
38.90%
19.40%
0.00%
45.20%
12.90%
0.00%
33.30%
23.80%
0.00%
27.80%
27.80%
0.00%
35.00%
20.00%
0.00%
36.40%
18.20%
0.00%
40.90%
13.60%
0.00%
26.70%
26.70%
0.00%
46.70%
6.70%
0.00%
35.10%
15.80%
1.80%
38.10%
14.30%
0.00%

Argentina: Santa Cruz

Argentina: Neuquen
Guyana
Brazil
Zambia
Uruguay
Argentina: San Juan
Ghana
Argentina: Jujuy
Eritrea
French Guiana
Serbia
Argentina: Salta
Peru
Botswana
Turkey
Namibia
Washington
Michigan
Mexico
South Africa
Greenland
Poland
California
Portugal
Tasmania
Nunavut
France
Utah
New Zealand
Chile
Norway
New Mexico
Idaho
Alaska
Arizona
Victoria
Nova Scotia
Montana
Northwest Territories
New South Wales
Wyoming
Nevada
Manitoba
Sweden
Queensland
Spain
New Brunswick
Yukon
Minnesota
Colorado
Western Australia
South Australia
Northern Territory

37.80%
13.50%
0.00%
33.30%
16.70%
0.00%
30.00%
20.00%
0.00%
43.40%
5.70%
0.00%
41.40%
6.90%
0.00%
38.50%
7.70%
0.00%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this fa
35.10%
10.80%
0.00%
36.60%
7.30%
0.00%
28.60%
14.30%
0.00%
33.30%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
8.30%
0.00%
33.30%
8.30%
0.00%
26.90%
11.50%
0.00%
26.20%
3.70%
0.00%
23.50%
5.90%
0.00%
25.80%
3.20%
0.00%
24.20%
3.00%
0.00%
22.00%
4.90%
0.00%
21.40%
3.60%
0.00%
20.70%
3.30%
0.00%
21.30%
2.10%
0.00%
23.10%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
7.10%
0.00%
16.40%
4.50%
0.00%
17.40%
0.00%
0.00%
13.80%
3.40%
0.00%
11.00%
5.50%
0.00%
10.50%
5.30%
0.00%
9.40%
5.70%
0.00%
13.90%
0.00%
0.00%
10.60%
2.10%
1.10%
13.30%
0.00%
0.00%
8.50%
4.30%
0.00%
8.30%
4.20%
0.00%
9.80%
2.20%
0.00%
9.40%
2.40%
0.00%
9.30%
2.30%
0.00%
8.30%
2.80%
0.00%
6.30%
4.20%
0.00%
6.40%
3.80%
0.00%
6.10%
3.00%
0.00%
4.40%
4.40%
0.00%
5.30%
2.30%
0.00%
4.70%
2.40%
0.00%
7.10%
0.00%
0.00%
4.10%
2.70%
0.00%
6.70%
0.00%
0.00%
3.10%
3.10%
0.00%
6.20%
0.00%
0.00%
6.10%
0.00%
0.00%
3.00%
3.00%
0.00%
4.00%
1.00%
0.00%
3.30%
1.60%
0.00%
2.30%
2.30%
0.00%

Ontario
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Newfoundland & Labrador
Alberta
British Columbia
Ireland
Finland

2.90%
2.60%
2.50%
3.70%
1.80%
2.10%
3.10%
2.10%

1.20%
1.30%
1.30%
0.00%
1.80%
1.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 20: Geological Database (includes quality and scale of maps, ease of access to information, etc.)

e investment due to this factor

Finland
Ireland
British Columbia
Alberta
Newfoundland & Labrador
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Northern Territory
South Australia
Western Australia
Colorado
Minnesota
Yukon
New Brunswick
Spain
Queensland
Sweden
Manitoba
Nevada
Wyoming
New South Wales
Northwest Territories
Montana
Nova Scotia
Victoria
Arizona
Alaska
Idaho
New Mexico
Norway
Chile
New Zealand
Utah
France
Nunavut
Tasmania
Portugal
California
Poland
Greenland
South Africa

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment due
to this factor

Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Santa Cruz

Argentina: Rio Negro

Mozambique
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: Chubut

Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso

Papua New Guinea

Saudi Arabia

Kazakhstan

Sierra Leone

Argentina: La Rioja

Argentina: La Rioja

Greenland
South Africa
Mexico
Michigan
Washington
Namibia
Turkey
ue investment due to this factor
Botswana
Peru
Argentina: Salta
Serbia
French Guiana
Eritrea
Argentina: Jujuy
Ghana
Argentina: San Juan

Guinea (Conakry)

Ivory Coast
Madagascar
DRC (Congo)
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

information, etc.)

Uruguay
Zambia
Brazil
Guyana
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Panama
Colombia
Bulgaria
Malaysia
Argentina: Rio Negro
Nigeria
India
Mozambique
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Mendoza
Tanzania
Argentina: Chubut
Philippines
Mali
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Guatemala
Romania
Papua New Guinea
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Kyrgyzstan
Kenya
Greece
Kazakhstan
Nicaragua
Indonesia
China
Thailand
Ethiopia
Mongolia
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Honduras
Argentina: La Rioja
Ecuador

Argentina: La Rioja
Ecuador
Guinea (Conakry)
Zimbabwe
Fiji
Laos
Venezuela
Niger
Bolivia
Vietnam
Suriname
Ivory Coast
Madagascar
Angola
DRC (Congo)
Myanmar
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Nigeria
Angola
DRC (Congo)
Colombia
Philippines
Papua New Guinea
Venezuela
Niger
Mexico
Ivory Coast
Indonesia
Guinea (Conakry)
Honduras
Kyrgyzstan
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
Mali
Kenya
Myanmar
Liberia
Nicaragua
Sierra Leone
India
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Peru
Mozambique
Madagascar
South Africa
Eritrea
Russia
Laos
Brazil
Fiji
Tanzania
Suriname
Guyana
Burkina Faso
Thailand
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Greece
Zambia
Serbia
Mongolia
Ghana
Panama
Romania
Vietnam

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
45.50%
27.30%
27.30%
40.00%
60.00%
0.00%
11.80%
52.90%
32.40%
37.90%
43.10%
12.10%
35.70%
35.70%
21.40%
25.70%
45.70%
20.00%
26.20%
35.70%
28.60%
25.00%
43.80%
18.80%
41.50%
39.00%
6.50%
42.90%
38.10%
4.80%
58.20%
20.00%
5.50%
50.00%
33.30%
0.00%
35.30%
35.30%
11.80%
43.80%
31.30%
6.30%
37.50%
37.50%
6.30%
24.10%
24.10%
31.00%
44.70%
23.70%
10.50%
24.20%
36.40%
18.20%
38.50%
38.50%
0.00%
23.10%
30.80%
23.10%
41.70%
25.00%
0.00%
44.40%
22.20%
0.00%
33.30%
25.00%
8.30%
45.00%
20.00%
0.00%
42.60%
14.80%
7.40%
54.50%
9.10%
0.00%
45.30%
16.00%
1.90%
38.90%
22.20%
0.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
34.00%
23.40%
2.10%
33.30%
16.70%
8.30%
33.30%
23.80%
0.00%
40.00%
13.30%
0.00%
39.60%
11.30%
1.90%
40.00%
10.00%
0.00%
41.70%
8.30%
0.00%
41.70%
8.30%
0.00%
40.90%
4.50%
4.50%
38.70%
9.70%
0.00%
36.40%
9.10%
0.00%
35.50%
6.50%
0.00%
37.50%
4.20%
0.00%
41.70%
0.00%
0.00%
30.00%
10.00%
0.00%
30.00%
10.00%
0.00%
31.00%
3.40%
0.00%
25.00%
8.30%
0.00%
21.60%
10.80%
0.00%
26.80%
4.90%
0.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
17.60%
11.80%
0.00%

China
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Malaysia
Namibia
Argentina: Mendoza
Argentina: La Rioja
French Guiana
Uruguay
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: Chubut
Chile
Portugal
Ontario
Manitoba
Bulgaria
New Mexico
France
Argentina: Jujuy
British Columbia
Quebec
California
Alaska
Tasmania
Spain
New South Wales
Botswana
Queensland
Washington
Colorado
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Arizona
Western Australia
Alberta
New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Saskatchewan
Idaho
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Northern Territory
South Australia
Victoria
New Zealand

22.60%
0.00%
3.20%
16.70%
5.60%
0.00%
14.30%
7.10%
0.00%
21.20%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
6.30%
0.00%
5.90%
5.90%
5.90%
16.70%
0.00%
0.00%
15.40%
0.00%
0.00%
4.80%
4.80%
4.80%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
7.10%
7.10%
0.00%
13.60%
0.00%
0.00%
13.50%
0.00%
0.00%
8.00%
4.00%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
8.40%
1.10%
0.00%
8.70%
0.00%
0.00%
5.80%
1.20%
0.60%
4.70%
1.20%
1.20%
0.00%
6.70%
0.00%
2.10%
2.10%
2.10%
5.30%
0.00%
0.00%
4.80%
0.00%
0.00%
3.10%
1.60%
0.00%
2.50%
1.90%
0.00%
2.90%
0.00%
1.50%
2.20%
1.10%
0.00%
3.30%
0.00%
0.00%
3.30%
0.00%
0.00%
1.50%
1.50%
0.00%
3.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.70%
0.00%
0.00%
2.40%
0.00%
0.00%
1.50%
0.00%
0.00%
1.30%
0.00%
0.00%
1.10%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
1.10%
0.00%
1.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Finland
Greenland
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Sweden

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 21: Security (includes physical security due to the threat of attack by terrorists, criminals, guerrilla gro

e investment due to this factor

Sweden
Poland
Norway
Ireland
Greenland
Finland
New Zealand
Victoria
South Australia
Northern Territory
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Montana
Minnesota
Michigan
Idaho
Saskatchewan
Nunavut
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland & Labrador
New Brunswick
Alberta
Western Australia
Arizona
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Colorado
Washington
Queensland
Botswana
New South Wales
Spain
Tasmania
Alaska
California
Quebec
British Columbia
Argentina: Jujuy
France

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment due
to this factor

Argentina: Catamarca
Uruguay
French Guiana
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Mendoza
Namibia
Malaysia
Argentina: Santa Cruz
China
Vietnam
Romania
Panama
Ghana
Mongolia
Serbia
Zambia
Greece
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia
Dominican Republic
Turkey
Thailand
Burkina Faso
Guyana
Suriname
Tanzania
Fiji
Brazil
Laos
Russia
Eritrea
South Africa
Madagascar
Mozambique
Peru
Ethiopia
Ecuador
India
Sierra Leone
Nicaragua
Liberia
Myanmar
Kenya
Mali
Bolivia
Zimbabwe
Guatemala
Kyrgyzstan

Guatemala
Kyrgyzstan
Honduras
Guinea (Conakry)
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Mexico
Niger
Venezuela
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Colombia
DRC (Congo)
Angola
Nigeria

France
New Mexico
Bulgaria
Manitoba
Ontario
Portugal
Chile

Argentina: Chubut
ue investment due to this factor
Argentina: Salta
Argentina: San Juan
Argentina: Rio Negro
Argentina: Neuquen
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

k by terrorists, criminals, guerrilla groups, etc.)

na: Catamarca
Uruguay
French Guiana
ntina: La Rioja
tina: Mendoza
Namibia
Malaysia
na: Santa Cruz
China
Vietnam
Romania
Panama
Ghana
Mongolia
Serbia
Zambia
Greece
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia
nican Republic
Turkey
Thailand
Burkina Faso
Guyana
Suriname
Tanzania
Fiji
Brazil
Laos
Russia
Eritrea
South Africa
Madagascar
Mozambique
Peru
Ethiopia
Ecuador
India
Sierra Leone
Nicaragua
Liberia
Myanmar
Kenya
Mali
Bolivia
Zimbabwe
Guatemala
Kyrgyzstan

Guatemala
Kyrgyzstan
Honduras
nea (Conakry)
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Mexico
Niger
Venezuela
a New Guinea
Philippines
Colombia
DRC (Congo)
Angola
Nigeria
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Honduras
DRC (Congo)
Angola
Madagascar
Guatemala
Venezuela
Laos
Mongolia
Myanmar
Eritrea
Papua New Guinea
Suriname
Ethiopia
Niger
Zimbabwe
Ecuador
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
French Guiana
Bolivia
Kenya
Uruguay
Kyrgyzstan
Nicaragua
Argentina: Mendoza
Liberia
Nigeria
Mali
Guinea (Conakry)
Guyana
Fiji
Argentina: Chubut
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: La Rioja
Tanzania
Burkina Faso
Argentina: San Juan
Ivory Coast
Saudi Arabia
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Indonesia
Argentina: Rio Negro
Romania
Botswana
Argentina: Catamarca
Argentina: Neuquen
South Africa
Panama
Kazakhstan
Namibia
Brazil

Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
62.50%
37.50%
0.00%
30.30%
57.60%
6.10%
50.00%
40.00%
0.00%
40.00%
50.00%
0.00%
75.00%
12.50%
0.00%
35.90%
35.90%
15.40%
80.00%
6.70%
0.00%
72.20%
11.10%
2.80%
41.70%
41.70%
0.00%
58.30%
16.70%
8.30%
44.10%
35.30%
2.90%
72.70%
9.10%
0.00%
New South Wa
50.00%
30.00%
0.00%
40.00%
33.30%
6.70%
35.70%
25.00%
17.90%
44.90%
24.50%
8.20%
35.30%
35.30%
5.90%
18.20%
45.50%
9.10%
70.00%
0.00%
0.00%
38.90%
27.80%
2.80%
30.80%
38.50%
0.00%
69.20%
0.00%
0.00%
40.00%
20.00%
6.70%
58.80%
5.90%
0.00%
51.60%
12.90%
0.00%
27.30%
36.40%
0.00%
18.20%
45.50%
0.00%
34.40%
18.80%
9.40%
Western Austra
25.00%
33.30%
4.20%
40.00%
20.00%
0.00%
50.00%
10.00%
0.00%
35.00%
25.00%
0.00%
35.10%
24.30%
0.00%
52.90%
5.90%
0.00%
44.10%
11.80%
2.90%
46.70%
10.00%
0.00%
47.20%
8.30%
0.00%
Newfoundland & Labrad
25.00%
30.00%
0.00%
18.20%
27.30%
9.10%
38.90%
13.00%
1.90%
Northern Territo
39.10%
13.00%
0.00%
39.60%
9.40%
1.90%
31.80%
18.20%
0.00%
33.30%
11.10%
5.60%
36.40%
12.10%
0.00%
38.10%
9.50%
0.00%
30.80%
15.40%
0.00%
41.30%
4.30%
0.00%
35.00%
10.00%
0.00%
44.40%
0.00%
0.00%
31.30%
12.50%
0.00%
37.30%
5.90%
0.00%

Nunavut
Vietnam
Argentina: Salta
Ghana
Greenland
Zambia
Greece
Philippines
Northwest Territories
Peru
China
Turkey
Serbia
Mexico
Thailand
Argentina: Jujuy
India
Russia
Yukon
Alaska
Washington
Norway
Bulgaria
New Mexico
Chile
California
Manitoba
Northern Territory
Minnesota
Michigan
Newfoundland & Labrador
Tasmania
Malaysia
Spain
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Western Australia
Nova Scotia
France
Arizona
Sweden
Ireland
Portugal
Wyoming
Quebec
Montana
Queensland
South Australia
Poland
Colorado
New South Wales
New Brunswick

36.10%
5.60%
1.40%
23.50%
17.60%
0.00%
40.00%
0.00%
0.00%
35.00%
5.00%
0.00%
23.10%
15.40%
0.00%
Mild deterrent to
Strong
investment
deterrent
Would
to investment
not pursue investment due to this factor
31.00%
6.90%
0.00%
26.30%
5.30%
5.30%
32.10%
0.00%
3.60%
33.80%
1.30%
0.00%
Northwest Territor
32.70%
1.90%
0.00%
28.60%
0.00%
3.60%
24.10%
6.90%
0.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
23.70%
4.20%
0.00%
27.30%
0.00%
0.00%
21.10%
5.30%
0.00%
26.30%
0.00%
0.00%
10.50%
15.80%
0.00%
22.90%
3.10%
0.00%
20.90%
3.30%
0.00%
19.00%
2.40%
0.00%
21.40%
0.00%
0.00%
20.00%
0.00%
0.00%
18.80%
0.00%
0.00%
14.10%
3.30%
1.10%
16.70%
1.50%
0.00%
13.10%
3.60%
0.00%
16.30%
0.00%
0.00%
12.50%
3.10%
0.00%
15.40%
0.00%
0.00%
15.00%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
14.30%
0.00%
0.00%
13.20%
0.00%
0.00%
12.70%
0.00%
0.00%
11.20%
0.60%
0.00%
11.10%
0.50%
0.00%
10.30%
1.00%
0.00%
11.10%
0.00%
0.00%
11.10%
0.00%
0.00%
9.30%
1.20%
0.00%
10.30%
0.00%
0.00%
10.00%
0.00%
0.00%
9.50%
0.00%
0.00%
8.90%
0.00%
0.00%
8.10%
0.60%
0.00%
8.50%
0.00%
0.00%
8.30%
0.00%
0.00%
8.20%
0.00%
0.00%
7.70%
0.00%
0.00%
7.60%
0.00%
0.00%
7.60%
0.00%
0.00%
6.50%
0.00%
0.00%

New Zealand
Utah
Nevada
Victoria
Finland
Idaho

5.70%
5.60%
5.30%
2.40%
4.30%
4.20%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
2.40%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Figure 22: Supply of Labor/Skills

ue to this factor

Idaho
Finland
Victoria
Nevada
Utah
New Zealand
New Brunswick
New South Wales
Colorado
Poland
South Australia
Queensland
Montana
Quebec
Wyoming
Portugal
Ireland
Sweden
Arizona
France
Nova Scotia
Western Australia
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Spain
Malaysia
Tasmania
Newfoundland & Labrador
Michigan
Minnesota
Northern Territory
Manitoba
California
Chile
New Mexico
Bulgaria
Norway
Washington
Alaska
Yukon
Russia

Mild deterrent to investment

Strong deterrent to investment
Would not pursue investment due
to this factor

Greenland
Ghana
Argentina: Salta
Vietnam
Nunavut
Brazil
Namibia
Kazakhstan
Panama
South Africa
Argentina: Neuquen
Argentina: Catamarca
Botswana
Romania
Argentina: Rio Negro
Indonesia
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Saudi Arabia
Ivory Coast
Argentina: San Juan
Burkina Faso
Tanzania
Argentina: La Rioja
Argentina: Santa Cruz
Argentina: Chubut
Fiji
Guyana
Guinea (Conakry)
Mali
Nigeria
Liberia
Argentina: Mendoza
Nicaragua
Kyrgyzstan
Uruguay
Kenya
Bolivia
French Guiana
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Ecuador
Zimbabwe
Niger
Ethiopia

Niger
Ethiopia
Suriname
Papua New Guinea
Eritrea
Myanmar
Mongolia
Laos
Venezuela
Guatemala
Madagascar
Angola
DRC (Congo)
Honduras

Russia
India
Argentina: Jujuy
Thailand
Mexico
due to this factor
Serbia
Turkey
China
Peru
Northwest Territories
Philippines
Greece
Zambia
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0%

20%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

What was your total EXPLORATION BUDGET in 2012? (in US$)

A producer company with less than US$50M revenue:
$165,580,000
3.6%
A producer company with more than US$50M revenue:
$2,949,243,660
63.5%
An exploration company:
$1,432,992,309
30.9%
Other:
$97,210,100
2.1%
4645026069

Figure 23a: What was your total EXPLORATION BUDGET in 2012? (

Total US$4.7 billion

An exploration company:
$1,432,992,309

Other:
$97,210,100

A producer company with

more than US$50M revenue:
$2,949,243,660

A producer company wit

less than US$50M revenu
$165,580,000

Figure 23b: What was your total EXPLORATION BUDGET in 2013? (in US

Total: US$3.4 billion

A producer company with

more than US$50M revenue:
$2,087,970,000

ET in 2012? (in US$)

What was your total EXPLORATION BUDGET in 2013? (in US$)

A producer company with
$208,700,405
less than US$50M revenue:
6.1%
A producer company $2,087,970,000
with more than US$50M61.2%
revenue:
An exploration company:
$1,032,296,929
30.3%
Other:
$80,270,250
2.4%
$3,409,237,584

LORATION BUDGET in 2012? (in US$)

exploration company:
$1,432,992,309

Other:
$97,210,100
A producer company with
less than US$50M revenue:
$165,580,000

TION BUDGET in 2013? (in US$)

An exploration company:
$1,032,296,929

Other:
$80,270,250
A producer company with
less than US$50M revenue:
$208,700,405

Table 5: Has public opposition to mining affected the permitting and/or approval process for any projects w
Yes
No

Response
Response
Total
Percent
204
36.49%
285

50.98%

70

12.52%

Unsure/Prefer not to say

Table 6: In what ways was did public opposition affect permitting and/or approval (please select all that app
Response
Total
Permitting/approval delayed by up to 6 months

Response
Percent
37
18.32%

Permitting/approval delayed by 6 months to 1 year

41

20.30%

Permitting/approval delayed by 1-2 years

44

21.78%

Permitting/approval delayed by 2-4 years

48

23.76%

Permitting/approval delayed by more than 4 years

36

17.82%

Permitting/approval rejected

43

21.29%

Table 7: If yes, on what grounds did the public oppose the mining project?
Environmental or water usage

Response
Response
Total
Percent
119
59.20%

Cultural/heritage

44

21.89%

Proximity to farming or agriculture

30

14.93%

Proximity to residential housing or development

21

10.45%

Indigenous or Aboriginal rights or title

64

31.84%

Other

35

17.41%

oval process for any projects with which your company was directly involved?

roval (please select all that apply)

Table 8: Who responded to the survey?

Whom do you represent?
An exploration company
A producer company with less than US$50M revenue
A producer company with more than US$50M revenue
A consulting company
Other (Please Specify)

51%
9%
18%
11%
11%

353
59
127
75
76

What is your position?

Company president
Vice president
Manager
Other Senior Management
Consultant
Other (Please Specify)

38%
14%
16%
11%
7%
14%

263
99
107
78
47
96

Table 9: How do you weigh the importance of MINERAL POTENTIAL and POLICY FACTORS when considerin
Mineral Potential
Policy Factors

59.64%
40.36%

Y FACTORS when considering a new exploration project (assuming the existence of some basic mineral potential)?