Commitment to Development Index
David Roodman
Research Fellow
Center for Global
Development
Components
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Aid
Trade
Investment
Migration
Environment
Security
Technology
Aid
Aid
Rewards:
{ Quantity, net of debt payments
{ Untying
{ Selectivity
{ “Non-proliferation” of aid projects
{ Tax incentives for charitable
giving
Aid Results
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
Switzerland
U.K.
France
Finland
Germany
Canada
Greece
Austria
Spain
Australia
Portugal
U.S.
New Zealand
Italy
Japan
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Trade
Trade
Rewards:
{ Low tariffs
{ Minimal quotas
{ Low subsidies for farmers
{ High imports from developing
countries
Trade Results
New Zealand
United States
Canada
Australia
Netherlands
Italy
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
Spain
France
Austria
Germany
Greece
United Kingdom
Denmark
Belgium
Ireland
Switzerland
Norway
Japan
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Investment
Investment
Rewards:
{ Political
risk insurance
z Environment
{ Participation
and labor screens
in international
efforts against bribery
{ Rules to prevent double
taxation on profits
Investment checklist
Political risk insurance
9 Multilateral Insurance?
9 Official national agency?
9 Agency monitors
environment/labor/human rights?
9 Investors in all sectors eligible?
9 No inappropriate national econ interest
tests?
9 Restrict extending coverage to
inefficient import-substituting projects?
9 International companies with a
significant presence in this country
eligible?
Double Taxation
9 Avoids double taxation?
9 Lets investors enjoy developing
country tax incentives?
Prevention of Bribery/Corrupt
Practices
9 OECD convention -- participation
level?
9 EITI Conference participation?
9 Bribe Payers Index Score Quintile
Portfolio
9 Official support for design of
developing country securities
institutions and regulations?
9 No restrictions on pension fund
investment in emerging markets?
Other FDI
9 Official assistance in resolving
investment disputes?
9 Help businesses identify investment
opportunities?
9 Help developing countries set up
investment promotion agencies?
9 Negative advocacy
Investment Results
United Kingdom
Norway
Netherlands
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Australia
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Sweden
Portugal
Finland
France
Japan
Italy
Denmark
Greece
New Zealand
Austria
Ireland
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Migration
Migration
Rewards:
{ Immigration from developing
countries, especially unskilled
{ High % of foreign students
from developing countries
{ Aid to refugees and asylumseekers
Migration Results
Austria
Switzerland
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
Spain
Denmark
Sweden
Netherlands
Canada
Ireland
U.S.
Norway
Italy
Finland
U.K.
France
Belgium
Japan
Greece
Portugal
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Environment
Environment
Rewards:
{ Low greenhouse gas
emissions, falling
emissions/GDP
{ High gas taxes
{ Low fishing subsidies
{ Low tropical timber imports
{ More
Environment Results
U.K.
Netherlands
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Finland
Belgium
Portugal
New Zealand
Austria
Denmark
France
Norway
Switzerland
Greece
Italy
Canada
Japan
Australia
Spain
United States
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Security
Security
Rewards:
{ $ and personnel to U.N.
peacekeeping
{ Personnel to non-U.N. operations
with international mandate
{ Low arms exports to undemocratic
countries that are heavy military
spenders
{ Protection of sea lanes for global
trade
Security Results
Norway
Australia
New Zealand
Denmark
Finland
Portugal
Netherlands
Ireland
United States
Greece
Sweden
Austria
Italy
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Canada
Japan
United Kingdom
Switzerland
France
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Technology
Technology
Rewards:
{ Public
spending
on R&D
{ Tax breaks for
R&D
{ Not extending
intellectual
property beyond
WTO treaty
Technology Results
France
Canada
Finland
Japan
Spain
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Netherlands
Portugal
Switzerland
Italy
U.S.
New Zealand
Australia
Belgium
Austria
U.K.
Germany
Greece
Ireland
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Overall results
Netherlands
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
New Zealand
Australia
Finland
Austria
Germany
Canada
Switzerland
U.K.
U.S.
Ireland
Belgium
Portugal
Spain
France
Italy
Greece
Japan
0
Aid
1
Trade
2
Investment
3
Migration
4
Environment
5
Security
6
7
Technology
Change, 2003-06
(2006 methodology)
Source: Jörg
Faust and
Foreign Policy
Average rank change when one
component weighted more
Average absolute rank change
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
Tec
Envir hnolo gy
Secu onment
Migra rity
Inve s tion
tmen
Tra d
t
e
A id
0.0
1
2
3
4
Highe 5
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7
8
9
10
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Overall results
Commitment to Development Index 2006
Rank
6
7
15
10
2
7
18
9
20
13
19
21
1
5
4
16
16
3
10
12
13
Country
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
Aid
2.5
2.7
5.1
3.3
10.0
3.9
4.1
3.3
2.7
5.9
1.6
1.1
8.5
2.2
9.3
2.3
2.5
9.8
4.8
4.6
2.2
Trade
6.4
5.9
5.9
6.8
5.9
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.7
6.1
–0.4
6.2
7.6
1.2
6.1
6.0
6.1
3.1
5.9
7.4
Investment
6.9
3.3
6.5
7.7
5.3
6.2
5.9
6.8
4.0
2.5
5.5
5.6
7.8
3.7
8.0
6.2
6.7
6.2
7.2
8.6
6.9
Migration
6.4
10.5
2.6
4.7
5.0
2.7
2.6
6.2
1.7
4.6
3.2
1.7
4.8
6.9
4.6
1.4
5.2
4.8
9.5
2.6
4.6
Environment
3.9
6.2
6.6
4.5
6.1
6.7
6.1
6.7
5.2
7.5
4.8
4.3
7.5
6.4
6.1
6.4
3.8
7.0
5.3
7.8
3.2
Security
8.1
4.5
3.4
3.0
6.9
6.3
0.5
3.7
5.6
5.9
3.9
2.8
6.1
7.4
8.1
6.2
3.5
4.9
1.6
1.6
5.9
Technology
4.6
4.5
4.5
6.6
5.5
6.3
6.9
4.3
3.0
3.0
5.1
6.3
5.3
4.9
5.9
5.1
6.1
5.4
5.1
4.5
5.0
Overall
(Average)
5.5
5.4
4.9
5.2
6.4
5.4
4.6
5.3
4.0
5.0
4.3
3.1
6.6
5.6
6.2
4.8
4.8
6.3
5.2
5.1
5.0