Skyrocketing inflation, widespread corruption, a continent-wide economic crisis, and poor IT infrastructure are some of the problems for the 10 lowest ranked countries in Grant Thornton's Global Dynamism Index.
Every country doesn't have all of those problems, but these 10 have had the poorest performance in the measures that business leaders consider most important over the last 12 months.
10. Indonesia
Dynamism score: 50.7
Weakest area: Indonesia's science and technology environment was the third worst in the survey.
Indonesia's economic expansion is weighed down by poor research spending, problems finding financing, and an unfriendly operating environment for businesses.
Source: Grant Thornton LLC
9. Columbia
Dynamism score: 50.2
Weakest area: Columbia's science and technology environment was sixth from the bottom.
Poor infrastructure and minimal research spending hurt Colombia's ranking.
Source: Grant Thornton LLC
8. Russia
Dynamism score: 50
Weakest area: Russia was third from the bottom for its financing environment.
High levels of corruption hurt Russia, despite its relatively strong economic growth. Getting financing can be an issue as well.
Source: Grant Thornton LLC
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