Barriers and Opportunities for Enhancing Capital Flows
In the COMCEC Member Countries
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impressions on security of property and persons, and
Economist Intelligence Unit assessment.
*1. Average annual inflation
 If less than 3%
 If between 3% and 10%
 If between 10.1% and 20%
 If between 20.1% and 40%
 If more than 40%
*2. Average budget balance/GDP
 If surplus or deficit less than 0.5% of GDP
 If deficit between 0.5% and 3% of GDP
 If deficit between 3.1% and 5% of GDP
 If deficit between 5.1% and 7% of GDP
 If more than 7% of GDP
*3. Average government debt/GDP
 If less than 40% of GDP
 If between 40% and 60% of GDP
 If deficit between 60.1% and 80% of GDP
 If deficit between 80.1% and 100% of GDP
 If more than 100% of GDP
*4. Exchange-rate volatility; measured by the coefficient of
variation of annual rates
 If less than 0.05
 If between 0.05 and 0.09
 If between 0.091 and 0.12
 If between 0.121 and 0.3
 If more than 0.3
*5. External stability; measured by current-account
balance/GDP
 If surplus or deficit of less than 1% of GDP
 If deficit between 1% and 2.5% of GDP
 If deficit between 2.6% and 4% of GDP
II Macroeconomic environment