Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) provides a constant flow of analysis and forecasts on more than 200 countries and six key industries. EIU data used in the 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance comes from:

  1. EIU Index of Democracy
  2. a range of expert assessments specially commissioned by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
  3. official data from EIU Country Data

Data Provider: Economist Intelligence Unit
Description of Data Provider:
Commercial Research and Advisory Firm
Data Sources: Index of Democracy,
work commissioned by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and official data accessed through Country Data
Type:
Expert Assessment and Official Data
Frequency:
Expert Assessment: annually from 2006; Official Data: updated regularly
Public Access:
  Commercially Available
Website:
www.eiu.com

Indicators from source

CATEGORY

SUB-CATEGORY

INDICATOR

Safety and Rule of Law

Personal Safety

Safety of the Person

 

 

Violent Crime

 

 

Social Unrest

 

Rule of Law

Strength of Judicial Process

 

 

Property Rights (Clustered)

 

 

Orderly Transfers of Power

 

Accountability and Corruption

Accountability of Public Officials

 

 

Corruption in Government and Public Officials

 

National Security

Domestic Armed Conflict

 

 

International Tensions

Participation and Rights

Participation

Political Participation

 

Rights

Human Rights

 

 

Freedom of Association (Clustered)

 

 

Civil Liberties (Clustered)

Sustainable Economic Opportunity

Economic Management

Currency Inside Banks

 

 

Ratio of Total Revenue to Total Expenditure

 

 

Ratio of Budget Deficit or Surplus to GDP

 

 

Inflation

 

 

Ratio of External Debt Service to Exports

 

 

Imports Covered by Reserves

 

Private Sector

Competitive Environment (Clustered)

 

 

Extent of Bureaucracy and Red Tape

 

 

Reliability of Electricity Supply

 

Infrastructure

Quality of Infrastructure

 

Index Indicators

Index Sources