While our perspective is often considered provocative, it is our intent to highlight countries whose policies and business conditions promote investment growth in the mining sector. Behre Dolbear welcomes continued feedback from our clients and industry professionals alike. Both positive and negative dialogue enables us to improve our assessment.
| Country | 2014 | 2013 | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 61.6 | 54.3 | 7.3 | |
| 2 | Australia | 60.3 | 56.3 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | United States | 54.6 | 41.7 | 12.9 | |
| 4 | Chile | 54.1 | 51.0 | 3.1 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 46.0 | 43.1 | 2.9 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 42.6 | 45.6 | -3.0 | |
| 7 | Peru | 42.3 | 35.9 | 6.4 | |
| 8 | Botswana | 41.6 | 36.8 | 4.8 | |
| 9 | Namibia | 38.6 | 33.6 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | Ghana | 38.2 | 36.0 | 2.2 | |
| 11 | Colombia | 37.7 | 40.5 | -2.8 | |
| 12 | Zambia | 35.0 | 26.1 | 8.9 | |
| 13 | Tanzania | 34.2 | 31.9 | 2.3 | |
| 14 | South Africa | 33.9 | 24.4 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | Philippines | 32.9 | 30.4 | 2.5 | |
| 16 | China | 29.7 | 28.7 | 1.0 | |
| 17 | India | 28.5 | 27.8 | 0.7 | |
| 18 | Indonesia | 28.1 | 27.5 | 0.6 | |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 28.1 | 20.9 | 7.2 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 24.8 | 29.0 | -4.2 | |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 23.1 | 21.0 | 2.1 | |
| 22 | Mozambique | 22.9 | 32.0 | -9.1 | |
| 23 | Mongolia | 21.5 | 26.9 | -5.4 | |
| 24 | Russia | 20.1 | 17.1 | 3.0 | |
| 25 | D.R. Congo | 18.7 | 17.7 | 1.0 |
