ABiQ outlines the Top 10 countries by risk ranking in the Middle East. The Middle East has been classified as a high-risk investment environment for a considerable amount of time. The Middle East has experienced varying problems, including political instability, civil conflict, corruption, and financial instability. These factors have previously driven away investors.
ABiQ has built an Overall Country Risk rating that encapsulates the various areas of risk and ranks markets. The Overall Country Risk rating is updated every quarter, to reflect changing conditions within each Middle Eastern country.
ABiQ provides a risk rating for each country in the Middle East. The Overall Country Risk Rating is a composite rating. This composite rating outlines to what extent economic, political, financial, health, security and other factors can affect investing and doing business in a country. The Overall Country Risk Rating ranges from 1-10, with 1 being the best possible rating, and 10 being the worst possible rating.
Below is a list of the top 10 Middle Eastern countries by risk rating:
- United Arab Emirates – 5.28
- Qatar – 5.34
- Israel – 5.39
- Kuwait – 5.96
- Saudi Arabia – 6.07
- Jordan – 6.17
- Oman – 6.29
- Bahrain – 6.79
- Lebanon – 7.40
- Iran – 7.48
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