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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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A train employee prepares to enter a CRH (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station.

China

Rank: 3

Economic assessment: 72%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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A pedestrian walks past the head offices of Laurentian Bank in Montreal.

Canada

Rank: 4

Economic assessment: 65%

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Economic confidence: World's top nations

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People walk on the Kurfuerstendamm boulevard in Berlin.

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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