Grenada tops citizenship by investment programs taking the first spot in the rankings for 2020, according to study by Best Citizenships (BC).
The Points Based Scoring (PBS) model looked into 31 important indicators of CBI schemes, before mathematically predicting the best citizenship by investment program for clients. Unlike other ranking indexes in the industry, The model provided in-depth analysis of CBI schemes with client expectations and point of view.
- Grenada takes the first spot due to its low pricing, powerful passport to Russia, China, and E-2 treaty
- Cyprus takes the second passport for the best citizenship by investment scheme in Europe.
- Montenegro takes the third spot, as it is an exciting new program from a future EU candidate country.
- Turkish citizenship by investment program recently emerged as an interesting program, as citizenship from a country with huge $2.3 trillion GDP cannot be ignored.
Total: 210 points
| CBI | PBS Score | Rank |
 Grenada |
151.3 | 1 |
 Cyprus |
138.5 | 2 |
 Montenegro |
135.0 | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
134.4 | 4 |
 Malta |
132.7 | 5 |
 Turkey |
130.6 | 6 |
 St Kitts and Nevis |
129.0 | 7 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
120.5 | 8 |
 Dominica |
112.7 | 9 |
 Vanuatu |
103.8 | 10 |
 St Lucia |
103.5 | 11 |
Ranking factors
- Minimum Pricing (10 points)
- Availability of Real Estate investment option (10 points)
- Safety / Crime Rate (10 points)
- Visa free access countries in total (10 points)
United States (5 points)
United Kingdom (5 points)
EU schengen area (5 points)
China (5 points)
Russia (5 points)
Canada (5 points)
- Passport time (10 points)
- Residency conditions (5 points)
- EU citizenship (10 points)
- E-2 visa with US
- Due diligence (10 points)
- Privacy – Disclosing CBI names to public
- GDP in billions USD
- Richest countries in terms of GDP per capita income (5 points)
- Education rank (5 points)
- Healthcare rank (5 points
- Human Development Rank (10 points)
- Government Debt (5 points)
- Personal Income Taxes (5 points)
- Strong currency (10 points)
- Transparency (10 points)
- Passport Validity (10 points)
- Biometric / e-Passports (5 points)
- Personal Visit (5 points)
- Revoked Citizenships (5 points)
- Lifetime Citizenship (5 points)
The full report is available here
