MCC looks at several elements in choosing selection indicators. They include:
- Development by a third party,
- Linkage to policies that the government can influence within a two to three year horizon,
- Linkage—theoretically or empirically—to economic growth and poverty reduction,
- Use of an analytically rigorous methodology and objective and high-quality data,
- Broad country coverage and comparability across countries,
- Consistency in results from year to year
This table, sortable by indicator, category, and source, lists the indicators used to determine country eligibility for MCC program assistance.
Use of Supplemental Information
MCC’s Board of Directors may also take into account other quantitative and qualitative information. The Board uses supplemental information to inform its understanding of a country’s policy performance relative to its peers, and MCC’s ability to reduce poverty and generate economic growth in a country.
There are elements of the eligibility criteria set out in MCC’s legislation for which there is either limited quantitative information or no well-developed performance indicator, so MCC may turn to supplemental sources for assessments of these policy issues. In addition, the Board may consider whether there are data gaps or lags in particular indicators that can be addressed by supplemental information.
Supplemental information used by MCC may include (but is not limited to):
- The U.S. Department of State’s Human Rights Report
- The U.S. Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report
- Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index
- Global Integrity Report
- Freedom House’s Countries at the Crossroads
- The World Bank’s World Development Indicators
- The World Bank’s Doing Business Report
- The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report