Table 4B Financial Risk Points By Component – May 2015 - This table lists the total points for each of the following financial risk indicators out of the maximum points indicated in parentheses. The final columns in the table show the overall financial risk rating and the change from the preceding month.

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TABLE 4B
FINANCIAL RISK POINTS BY COMPONENT – MAY 2015
This table lists the total points for each of the following financial risk indicators out of the maximum points
indicated in parentheses. The final columns in the table show the overall financial risk rating (the sum of
the points awarded to each component) and the change from the preceding month. Changes in the points
awarded to the individual risk components are shown in Tables 12 through 16.
COUNTRY
Total Foreign
Debt as
percent of
GDP
(10 points)
Debt Service
as percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(10 points)
Current
Account as
percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(15 points)
Inter-
national
Liquidity as
months of
import cover
(5 points)
Exchange
Rate Stability
as % of
change
(10 points)
Financial
Risk Rating
Albania 6.5 9.5 9.5 3.5 6.5 35.5 1.0
Algeria 10.0 10.0 11.0 5.0 6.0 42.0 0.0
Angola 7.5 9.0 12.5 4.0 8.5 41.5 -1.0
Argentina 7.0 9.0 12.0 2.0 8.5 38.5 -0.5
Armenia 4.0 9.0 10.5 1.5 7.0 32.0 -1.0
Australia 2.5 9.0 10.5 1.5 7.0 30.5 0.0
Austria 4.0 10.0 12.5 1.0 6.5 34.0 1.0
Azerbaijan 9.0 10.0 13.0 4.5 5.0 41.5 0.0
Bahamas 8.5 10.0 8.0 1.0 10.0 37.5 0.0
Bahrain 5.0 10.0 12.0 2.5 10.0 39.5 2.0
Bangladesh 7.5 10.0 12.5 2.5 10.0 42.5 0.0
Belarus 4.5 10.0 11.0 0.0 4.5 30.0 0.5
Belgium 3.5 10.0 12.0 0.5 6.5 32.5 1.0
Bolivia 8.0 10.0 12.0 5.0 10.0 45.0 -0.5
Botswana 8.5 8.5 13.5 4.5 9.0 44.0 0.5
Brazil 8.0 9.5 9.0 5.0 4.5 36.0 0.0
Brunei 9.5 10.0 15.0 3.5 9.5 47.5 0.0
Bulgaria 2.5 10.0 12.0 3.5 6.5 34.5 1.0
Burkina Faso 7.5 10.0 10.0 1.5 6.5 35.5 1.0
Cameroon 9.0 10.0 11.0 2.5 6.5 39.0 1.0
Canada 7.5 10.0 12.0 1.0 8.0 38.5 -0.5
Chile 5.0 10.0 12.0 3.5 9.0 39.5 0.0
China 9.5 10.0 13.0 5.0 10.0 47.5 0.0
Colombia 8.0 9.5 9.0 4.0 5.5 36.0 0.0
Congo, Dem. Rep. 6.5 10.0 10.5 0.5 10.0 37.5 0.0
Congo, Rep. 8.0 10.0 11.5 4.5 6.5 40.5 1.0
Costa Rica 6.0 10.0 11.0 2.5 10.0 39.5 0.0
Cote d'Ivoire 6.5 10.0 12.0 2.0 6.5 37.0 1.0
Croatia 2.0 8.0 12.5 3.0 6.5 32.0 1.0
Cuba 7.0 8.5 12.5 3.0 10.0 41.0 0.0
Cyprus 4.0 6.0 12.0 1.5 6.5 30.0 1.0
Czech Republic 5.0 10.0 12.0 2.5 6.5 36.0 0.5
Denmark 7.0 10.0 13.0 4.0 6.5 40.5 1.0
Dominican Republic 7.0 9.5 11.0 1.0 10.0 38.5 0.0
Ecuador 7.0 9.5 11.0 1.0 6.5 35.0 1.0
Egypt 8.0 9.0 11.0 1.5 9.5 39.0 0.0
El Salvador 4.5 9.5 11.0 1.5 6.5 33.0 1.5
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COUNTRY
Total Foreign
Debt as
percent of
GDP
(10 points)
Debt Service
as percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(10 points)
Current
Account as
percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(15 points)
Inter-
national
Liquidity as
months of
import cover
(5 points)
Exchange
Rate Stability
as % of
change
(10 points)
Financial
Risk Rating
Estonia 2.0 2.0 12.0 0.0 6.5 22.5 1.0
Ethiopia 7.0 9.5 9.0 1.5 10.0 37.0 0.0
Finland 3.0 9.5 12.5 1.0 6.5 32.5 1.0
France 7.0 7.5 12.0 0.0 6.5 33.0 1.0
Gabon 8.0 9.0 13.0 3.5 6.5 40.0 1.0
Gambia 5.5 9.5 7.5 3.0 9.0 34.5 0.0
Germany 8.0 9.5 13.5 1.0 6.5 38.5 1.0
Ghana 6.5 10.0 9.5 2.0 5.5 33.5 0.0
Greece 2.5 4.5 13.0 1.0 6.5 27.5 1.0
Guatemala 6.0 9.0 11.5 2.5 10.0 39.0 0.0
Guinea 5.5 8.5 4.5 0.0 10.0 28.5 0.0
Guinea-Bissau 7.5 10.0 10.0 2.5 6.5 36.5 1.0
Guyana 4.5 10.0 10.5 2.0 10.0 37.0 0.0
Haiti 8.0 10.0 11.5 2.0 10.0 41.5 -2.0
Honduras 7.0 10.0 11.0 1.5 10.0 39.5 0.0
Hong Kong 5.0 10.0 12.5 3.5 10.0 41.0 0.0
Hungary 0.5 7.0 12.5 2.0 6.5 28.5 1.0
Iceland 0.0 9.5 12.0 4.5 7.5 33.5 1.0
India 8.5 10.0 10.5 3.5 9.5 42.0 0.0
Indonesia 7.5 9.5 11.0 3.0 9.0 40.0 0.5
Iran 10.0 10.0 12.5 3.0 8.5 44.0 0.0
Iraq 7.5 10.0 12.5 4.0 10.0 44.0 0.0
Ireland 2.5 8.5 13.0 0.0 6.5 30.5 3.5
Israel 6.5 8.5 13.5 4.5 8.0 41.0 0.0
Italy 2.5 8.5 12.5 2.0 6.5 32.0 1.0
Jamaica 3.0 9.0 11.0 0.5 10.0 33.5 0.0
Japan 4.5 10.0 13.5 5.0 7.0 40.0 0.0
Jordan 3.0 10.0 10.5 4.0 10.0 37.5 0.0
Kazakhstan 4.0 10.0 12.0 3.5 10.0 39.5 -0.5
Kenya 7.0 10.0 10.0 3.0 9.0 39.0 -1.0
Korea, D.P.R. 3.5 8.0 11.0 0.0 10.0 32.5 0.0
Korea, South 6.5 9.5 13.0 3.5 9.0 41.5 -0.5
Kuwait 8.0 10.0 13.5 4.5 10.0 46.0 0.0
Latvia 1.5 10.0 12.0 2.5 6.5 32.5 1.0
Lebanon 4.5 9.0 10.5 5.0 10.0 39.0 0.0
Liberia 7.5 2.5 6.5 0.0 10.0 26.5 0.0
Libya 9.0 9.0 11.0 5.0 8.5 42.5 0.0
Lithuania 4.5 10.0 12.0 2.0 6.5 35.0 1.0
Luxembourg 10.0 10.0 12.5 0.0 6.5 39.0 0.5
Madagascar 6.5 10.0 9.0 3.5 5.5 34.5 0.0
Malawi 7.5 10.0 11.5 0.0 8.5 37.5 -0.5
Malaysia 7.0 10.0 13.0 3.5 8.5 42.0 0.5
Mali 6.5 10.0 10.5 2.0 6.5 35.5 1.0
Malta 0.5 10.0 12.5 0.5 6.5 30.0 1.0
Mexico 6.5 9.5 11.5 3.0 7.5 38.0 0.5
Moldova 3.5 10.0 11.0 2.0 5.5 32.0 0.0
Mongolia 5.0 9.5 8.0 1.5 9.5 33.5 0.5
Morocco 6.5 9.5 11.0 2.0 7.0 36.0 0.5

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COUNTRY
Total Foreign
Debt as
percent of
GDP
(10 points)
Debt Service
as percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(10 points)
Current
Account as
percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(15 points)
Inter-
national
Liquidity as
months of
import cover
(5 points)
Exchange
Rate Stability
as % of
change
(10 points)
Financial
Risk Rating
Mozambique 4.5 10.0 0.5 2.0 8.5 25.5 0.0
Myanmar 8.5 10.0 10.0 2.5 8.5 39.5 -1.5
Namibia 7.0 10.0 11.5 2.0 8.0 38.5 0.5
Netherlands 4.5 10.0 13.0 0.5 6.5 34.5 1.0
New Zealand 5.5 8.5 10.5 3.0 7.0 34.5 -1.5
Nicaragua 4.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 10.0 34.0 0.0
Niger 5.0 10.0 5.5 2.5 6.5 29.5 1.0
Nigeria 9.5 10.0 11.5 2.0 6.5 39.5 0.0
Norway 8.5 10.0 14.5 3.5 6.0 42.5 1.0
Oman 9.0 10.0 13.5 3.0 10.0 45.5 0.0
Pakistan 7.5 9.0 11.5 0.0 10.0 38.0 0.0
Panama 6.0 10.0 11.0 1.0 10.0 38.0 0.0
Papua New Guinea 3.5 10.0 11.5 4.0 9.0 38.0 -1.0
Paraguay 7.0 10.0 12.5 3.5 8.5 41.5 0.0
Peru 8.0 9.5 10.0 5.0 8.5 41.0 -0.5
Philippines 7.5 9.5 13.0 5.0 10.0 45.0 0.0
Poland 4.0 9.5 12.0 3.0 7.0 35.5 0.5
Portugal 4.5 7.5 12.5 2.5 6.5 33.5 1.0
Qatar 4.0 10.0 14.5 4.0 10.0 42.5 0.0
Romania 4.5 9.5 11.5 2.5 6.0 34.0 0.5
Russia 6.5 10.0 13.0 4.5 3.5 37.5 1.0
Saudi Arabia 9.0 10.0 12.0 5.0 10.0 46.0 -2.0
Senegal 7.0 9.5 10.0 2.0 6.5 35.0 1.0
Serbia 3.0 9.5 11.0 3.5 5.5 32.5 0.5
Sierra Leone 7.5 10.0 8.5 1.0 10.0 37.0 0.0
Singapore 9.0 10.0 13.0 3.5 9.5 45.0 0.5
Slovakia 4.0 9.5 12.5 0.0 6.5 32.5 1.0
Slovenia 1.0 6.0 13.0 0.0 6.5 26.5 1.0
Somalia 3.0 0.0 11.5 0.0 8.0 22.5 1.0
South Africa 6.5 10.0 10.5 3.0 8.5 38.5 1.0
Spain 3.5 9.5 12.5 1.0 6.5 33.0 1.0
Sri Lanka 5.5 9.5 11.5 0.5 10.0 37.0 0.0
Sudan 4.5 9.5 5.0 0.0 10.0 29.0 0.0
Suriname 7.0 10.0 11.5 1.5 10.0 40.0 0.0
Sweden 5.5 9.5 13.0 2.5 6.0 36.5 1.0
Switzerland 7.5 10.0 13.0 5.0 10.0 45.5 0.5
Syria 4.0 10.0 3.5 2.5 4.0 24.0 0.0
Taiwan 7.0 10.0 14.0 5.0 10.0 46.0 0.0
Tanzania 5.5 10.0 7.5 2.0 7.0 32.0 -1.5
Thailand 6.5 10.0 12.5 3.5 10.0 42.5 0.0
Togo 8.5 10.0 10.5 1.0 6.5 36.5 1.5
Trinidad & Tobago 8.0 10.0 14.0 4.0 10.0 46.0 0.0
Tunisia 4.5 10.0 10.5 2.0 7.5 34.5 2.5
Turkey 6.0 9.5 10.5 2.5 6.5 35.0 1.0
Uganda 8.0 10.0 8.5 3.5 8.0 38.0 0.5
Ukraine 3.0 9.5 11.5 1.0 1.5 26.5 0.5
United Arab Emirates 5.5 9.0 12.5 1.5 10.0 38.5 0.0
United Kingdom 6.0 9.5 11.0 1.0 9.0 36.5 1.0

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COUNTRY
Total Foreign
Debt as
percent of
GDP
(10 points)
Debt Service
as percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(10 points)
Current
Account as
percent of
Exports of
Goods and
Services
(15 points)
Inter-
national
Liquidity as
months of
import cover
(5 points)
Exchange
Rate Stability
as % of
change
(10 points)
Financial
Risk Rating
United States 5.0 7.5 11.0 0.0 9.0 32.5 0.5
Uruguay 6.5 7.5 10.0 4.5 8.0 36.5 0.0
Venezuela 7.5 9.5 12.0 1.5 10.0 40.5 0.0
Vietnam 6.5 10.0 12.5 1.5 10.0 40.5 0.0
Yemen 8.5 10.0 11.5 3.0 10.0 43.0 0.0
Zambia 8.0 10.0 12.0 1.5 7.5 39.0 -1.5
Zimbabwe 3.5 8.0 9.5 0.0 10.0 31.0 0.0