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Jamaica Ranked Best Caribbean Country For Business – Forbes

Jamaica has been ranked atop the Caribbean region as the best country to do business.

In its most recent Best Countries for Business list, Forbes Magazine ranks Jamaica as the best Caribbean country for business.

The highly respected magazine ranks Jamaica 72 overall from a total of 153 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago is ranked at 75 

  

The list is topped by the United Kingdom, followed by New Zeleand (2nd), the Netherlands (3rd), Sweden (4th) and Canada (5th).

The United States is ranked as the 12th best country for business.

Guyana is ranked as the 113th best country for business with Suriname coming in at 135 and Haiti at 151.

Forbes compiled the list by rating 153 nations on 15 different factors: property rights, innovation, taxes, technology, corruption, infrastructure, market size, political risk, quality of life, workforce, freedom (personal, trade and monetary), red tape and investor protection. Each category was equally weighted.

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