The best and worst countries for business in Latin America.

BY LATINVEX STAFF

Venezuela, once a booming oil economy, has become Latin America’s basket case. The country consistently ranks last on all seven of the main categories of the Latin America Investor Index from Latinvex.

It has Latin America’s worst corporate environment, worst macro economic environment, worst infrastructure level, worst trade environment, worst labor environment, worst political environment and worst law & order environment.

The Latin American Investor Index is the broadest benchmark ever measuring the business climate in Latin America. It includes 60 different metrics across 18 countries in the region.

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THE DATA

Latin America Investor Index: The Ranking

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Macro Environment

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Corporate Environment

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Infrastructure Level

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Trade Environment

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Labor Environment

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Law & Order

Latin America Investor Index (2014): Political Environment