The updated Investment Facilitation Index

Berger, Axel / Ali Dadkhah / Florian Gitt / Zoryana Olekseyuk
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Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7755522

The Investment Facilitation Index (IFI) provides information on the current adoption of investment facilitation measures at country level for 142 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Members. It was developed by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), previously known as the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE), in cooperation with the WTO. The IFI is a composite index measuring the adoption of investment facilitation measures in 2021 and applying a multiple binary scoring scheme. Departing from an earlier version of the index (Berger et al., 2021), it has been conceptually revised and extended regarding its country coverage. It now consists of 101 measures composing six regulatory dimensions and corresponds closely to the main policy areas and developments within current policy debates, including the newly negotiated Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement among the WTO Members. The data set provides the foundation for analysing specific facilitation hurdles in investment frameworks of a large number of economies. The fine grained data of the IFI can be used for investigating economic benefits and challenges of investment facilitation reforms, support the assessment of implementation gaps, as well as prioritisation of technical assistance and capacity development. It can also be used by investors seeking information on a country’s investment regime.

The updated Investment Facilitation Index

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Berger, Axel

Olekseyuk, Zoryana

Gitt, Florian

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