Countries Seen as Economically Stable

Earlier in January the International Monetary Fund projected global economic growth in 2020 to increase by 3.3%, an increase from its projections of 2.9% growth in 2019. But those projections are based on data that precluded the possible global economic impact of the spread of the coronavirus virus.

Being seen as economically stable is one of nine equally weighted attributes used to develop the larger Quality of Life sub-ranking in the 2020 Best Countries report, a perception-based series of rankings. The Best Countries report is based on a survey of more than 20,000 global citizens from four regions to assess perceptions of 80 countries on 75 different metrics.

Countries seen as economically stable are generally the leaders of the overall ranking in the Best Countries report. With two notable exceptions: the United Kingdom, leaving the European Union on Jan. 31, is ranked as only the 16th most economically stable country, a drop of five positions from 2019. The United States, the world's largest economy, ranks 15th, a drop of one position from 2019 and trailing countries such as the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand.

The following are the top 10 countries viewed as the most economically stable.