Here some interesting insights about global investments.

The 20 best countries around the world to invest in now:

To qualify as a country worthy of investment, certain standards must be met.

A World Bank Group report highlighted four factors — the country’s people, environment, relationships, and framework — that propel both individuals and corporations to invest in a given country’s natural resources, markets, technologies, or brands.

Very recently, U.S. News released their 2018 Best Countries ranking. To determine the overall list, U.S. News surveyed over 21,000 people worldwide about 80 different countries, measuring them on 65 different attributes, including cultural influence, entrepreneurship, and quality of life.

For the most preferred countries to invest in ranking, U.S. News focused on just eight of the 65 attributes: entrepreneurship, economic stability, favorable tax environment, innovation, skilled labor, technological expertise, dynamism, and corruption. Responses from over 6,000 survey participants — who act as decision makers in business around the globe — were then used to determine the ranking.

20. Chile

Population: 17.9 million

Total GDP: $247 billion

GDP growth: 1.6%

19. France

Population: 66.9 million

Total GDP: $2.5 trillion

GDP growth: 1.2%

18. Brazil

Population: 207.7 million

Total GDP: $1.8 trillion

GDP growth: -3.6%

17. United Kingdom

Population: 65.6 million

Total GDP: $2.6 trillion

GDP growth: 1.8%

16. The Netherlands

Population: 17.0 million

Total GDP: $770.8 billion

GDP growth: 2.2%

15. Ireland

Population: 4.8 million

Total GDP: $294.1 billion

GDP growth: 5.1%

14.Turkey

Population: 79.5 million

Total GDP: $857.7 billion

GDP growth: 3.2%

13.Uruguay

Population: 3.4 million

Total GDP: $52.4 billion

GDP growth: 1.5%

12.Finnland

Population: 5.5 million

Total GDP: $236.8 billion

GDP growth: 1.9%

11. Czech Republic

Population: 10.6 million

Total GDP: $192.9 billion

GDP growth: 2.6%

10. Oman

Population: 4.4 million

Total GDP: $66.3 billion

GDP growth: –%

9. India

Population: 1.3 billion

Total GDP: $2.3 trillion

GDP growth: 7.1%

8. Thailand

Population: 68.9 million

Total GDP: $406.8 billion

GDP growth: 3.2%

7. Spain

Population: 46.4 million

Total GDP: $1.2 trillion

GDP growth: 3.3%

6. Australia

Population: 24.1 million

Total GDP: $1.2 trillion

GDP growth: 2.8%

5. Singapore

Population: 5.6 million

Total GDP: $297.0 billion

GDP growth: 2%

4. Malaysia

Population: 31.2 million

Total GDP: $296.4 billion

GDP growth: 4.2%

3. Poland

Population: 37.9 million

Total GDP: $469.5 billion

GDP growth: 2.9%

2. Indonesia

Population: 261.1 million

Total GDP: $932.3 billion

GDP growth: 5%

1. Philippines

Population: 103.3 million

Total GDP: $304.9 billion

GDP growth: 6.9%