Egypt

Rank: 25 (Change from 2007: n/a*)
Ease of Doing Business Ranking: 106
2008 FDI Inflows: $9.5 billion
2009 GDP: $188.9 billion
2009 Per-Capita GDP: $2,270

Egypt this year cracks the FDI Confidence Index's top 25 for the first time. The country has long been an FDI destination because of its oil and gas resources, a privatization scheme, and increasingly, its large consumer market. Egypt has implemented reforms to improve its business environment.

* Egypt's 2007 ranking was too low for a valid comparison.