Every year we publish Rankings on Best citizenship by investment (CBI) Programs which are popular and preferred by clients, This year, we are publishing our sixth edition of Best Citizenship by Investment rankings for 2025. Our PBS (points based scoring) model, which we designed, is one of a kind in the industry, ranks Best CBI taking into account 40+ factors.
The global policy shifts. change in government and court judgments has a huge impact on CBI rankings every year.
Top Rankings
| Rank | CBI | Total |
| 1 | Grenada | 301 |
| 2 | St Kitts and Nevis | 291 |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 277 |
| 4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 268 |
| 5 | Dominica | 251 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 240 |
| 7 | Turkey | 233 |
| 8 | Nauru | 232 |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 219 |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 216 |
| 11 | Egypt | 197 |
| 12 | Samoa | 186 |
| 13 | Sao Tome & Principe | 178 |
| 14 | Jordan | 176 |
Caribbean countries have consistently took top positions in our Best CBI rankings for price affordability, family friendly and visa free perks associated with the strength of their passports. From our research there are 14 nations official run CBI active in 2025. Latest developments with price increase and global policy shifts has a huge impact on CBI rankings every year.
- Grenada retains No.1 spot for 2026.
- St.Kitts and Nevis secures second place.
- Saint Lucia falls to third place from second last year.
Ranking Factors
Our model compiled data on 35 factors associated with each CBI program and assigned points. Each factor has been assigned with 10 points. The visa free benefits has been assigned a chunk of points including 70 points for BIG-5 nations.
- CBI Pricing Affordability
- Popularity
- Application Difficulty
- Government bonds Availability
- country Safety score
- Visa Free Access (70 pts) – EU schengen / UK / USA / Canada / Canada (ETA) / Russia / China
- Country Wealth (GDP per capita)
- Passport time (months)
- Processing speed (days)
- Minimal Residence requirement
- Voting rights
- EU citizenship
- Access to E-2 visa with US
- Contry Education Rank
- Country Healthcare Rank
- HDI Rank
- Confidentiality (citizenship disclosure)
- Tax free benefits
- Commonwealth membership
- Due Diligence
- CBI Transparency
- Passport Validity
- Personal visit exemption
- Lifetime Citizenship Govt Discount
- Post citizenship additions
- Family dependents
- Real estate prices
- CBI e-platform
- Stateless people acceptance
- Consulates abroad
- Limited Quotas e-Passport
- Accelerated Applications
- Low Refusal rate
- Taking of Oaths
- Name change
