Global Investment Competitiveness Survey 2017
Armenia, Australia, Austria...and 81 more, 2017
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Reference ID
WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Peter Kusek, Andrea Silva
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Identification
Survey ID Number
WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M
Title
Global Investment Competitiveness Survey 2017
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Armenia | ARM |
| Australia | AUS |
| Austria | AUT |
| Azerbaijan | AZE |
| Bolivia | BOL |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH |
| Botswana | BWA |
| Brazil | BRA |
| Bulgaria | BGR |
| Cambodia | KHM |
| Cameroon | CMR |
| Canada | CAN |
| Chile | CHL |
| China | CHN |
| Colombia | COL |
| Costa Rica | CRI |
| Cuba | CUB |
| Denmark | DNK |
| Djibouti | DJI |
| Dominica | DMA |
| El Salvador | SLV |
| Estonia | EST |
| Eswatini | SWZ |
| Ethiopia | ETH |
| Finland | FIN |
| France | FRA |
| Georgia | GEO |
| Germany | DEU |
| Ghana | GHA |
| Grenada | GRD |
| Guatemala | GTM |
| Honduras | HND |
| Iceland | ISL |
| India | IND |
| Japan | JPN |
| Jordan | JOR |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ |
| Kenya | KEN |
| Korea, Dem. Rep. | PRK |
| Lebanon | LBN |
| Lesotho | LSO |
| Liberia | LBR |
| Madagascar | MDG |
| Malaysia | MYS |
| Mali | MLI |
| Mauritius | MUS |
| Mexico | MEX |
| Mongolia | MNG |
| Montenegro | MNE |
| Morocco | MAR |
| Mozambique | MOZ |
| Namibia | NAM |
| Nepal | NPL |
| Netherlands | NLD |
| Nicaragua | NIC |
| Nigeria | NGA |
| Pakistan | PAK |
| Panama | PAN |
| Paraguay | PRY |
| Peru | PER |
| Philippines | PHL |
| Romania | ROU |
| Samoa | WSM |
| Serbia | SRB |
| Sierra Leone | SLE |
| South Africa | ZAF |
| Spain | ESP |
| Sri Lanka | LKA |
| St. Lucia | LCA |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | VCT |
| Taiwan, China | TWN |
| Tanzania | TZA |
| Thailand | THA |
| Tunisia | TUN |
| Turkiye | TUR |
| Turkmenistan | TKM |
| Uganda | UGA |
| Ukraine | UKR |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE |
| United Kingdom | GBR |
| United States | USA |
| Vietnam | VNM |
| Zambia | ZMB |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE |
Study type
Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
Abstract
The Global Investment Competitiveness Survey (GIC Survey) offers practical evidence to help policy makers design policies and prioritize reforms that investors value. It captures perceptions of international business executives on the role of investment climate factors in their FDI decisions.
The survey was designed to provide a broad understanding of corporate perspectives and investor behavior and was not intended as a benchmarking tool to compare countries. Results are not representative at a country level.
The survey was designed to provide a broad understanding of corporate perspectives and investor behavior and was not intended as a benchmarking tool to compare countries. Results are not representative at a country level.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
The Survey describes:
- Companies
- Companies
Version
Version Description
- v0.1
Scope
Notes
The Scope of Global Investment Competitiveness Survey 2017 includes:
- SECTION 1: General Information
- SECTION 2: Investment Motivations
- SECTION 3: Investment Exit
- SECTION 4: Specific Investment in A Developing Country
- SECTION 1: General Information
- SECTION 2: Investment Motivations
- SECTION 3: Investment Exit
- SECTION 4: Specific Investment in A Developing Country
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey was designed to provide a broad understanding of corporate perspectives and investor behavior and was not intended as a benchmarking tool to compare countries. Results are not representative at a country level.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Peter Kusek | IFC- World Bank |
| Andrea Silva | IFC- World Bank |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name |
|---|
| Prosperity Fund of the United Kingdom |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
The sample frame consisted of nearly 8,000 eligible companies in the commercially available Dunn and Bradstreet database. The 754 respondents were investors with existing affiliates in at least one developing country. The interviews consisted of a screener phase, to ensure the eligibility of respondents. Respondents were a combination of executives at the global headquarters and executives at a foreign affiliate.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2017-02 | 2017-06 |
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
Data Collection Notes
The interviews were conducted in 13 languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. The interviews were conducted between February and June 2017.
The countries where Data was collected are: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican, Republic, Egypt Arab Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia FYR, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian, Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Taiwan China, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay Uzbekistan, Venezuela RB, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
The countries where Data was collected are: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican, Republic, Egypt Arab Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia FYR, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian, Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Taiwan China, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay Uzbekistan, Venezuela RB, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
Questionnaire available for download from the Related Materials section.
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Peter Kusek | pkusek@ifc.org |
| Andrea Silva | asilva5@ifc.org |
Citation requirements
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name);
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation;
- the survey reference number;
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online).
Example:
Peter Kusek, Andrea Silva (IFC-World Bank). Global Investment Competitiveness Survey (GICS) 2017. Ref. WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name);
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation;
- the survey reference number;
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online).
Example:
Peter Kusek, Andrea Silva (IFC-World Bank). Global Investment Competitiveness Survey (GICS) 2017. Ref. WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The survey was designed to provide a broad understanding of corporate perspectives and investor behavior and was not intended as a benchmarking tool to compare countries. Results are not representative at a country level.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_WLD_2017_GICS_v02_M_WB
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | DECDG | World Bank | Study documentation |
| East Asia- IFC | GMTIP | World Bank | Study documentation |
Date of Metadata Production
2018-03-29
DDI Document version
DDI Document - Version 02 - (05/24/21)
This version is identical to DDI_WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M_WB but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.
Version 01 (March 2018).
This version is identical to DDI_WLD_2017_GICS_v01_M_WB but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.
Version 01 (March 2018).