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Economic confidence: World's top nations

Last updated on: May 16, 2013 14:57 IST
Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh.

India's economic confidence dropped due to a number of corruption allegations against the Union government ministers.

The Ipsos' report, 'The Economic Pulse of the World' examines citizens' assessment of current state of their country's economy.

Saudi Arabia continues to lead the world on national economic assessment.

Saudi Arabia

Rank: 1

Economic assessment: 80%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Sweden

Rank: 2

Economic assessment: 73%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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China

Rank: 3

Economic assessment: 72%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Canada

Rank: 4

Economic assessment: 65%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Germany

Rank: 5

Economic assessment: 64%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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India

Rank: 6

India is now the sixth most economically confident country in the world. The country's economic confidence dropped by 2 points to 63 per cent in April, 2013 compared to March, 2013.

The drop in economic confidence of the country was despite the fact the there has been a continuous decline in inflation rate and upbeat investor confidence, Ipsos said.

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Australia

Rank: 7

Economic assessment: 57%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Turkey

Rank: 8

Economic assessment: 53%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Brazil

Rank: 9

Economic assessment: 48%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Indonesia

Rank: 10

Economic assessment: 45%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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Mexico

Rank: 11

Economic assessment: 31%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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United States

Rank: 12

Economic assessment: 31%

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Argentina

Rank: 13

Economic assessment: 30%

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The Netherlands

Rank: 14

Economic assessment: 27%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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A view of downtown Moscow shows the city covered in smoke from turf fires.

Russia

Rank: 15

Economic assessment: 25%