Data for 2008

Productive Capacities Index, 2008

2008, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2008 covers 192 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 71.56; Somalia is lowest, at 10.44. The middle country reads 42.63. Against 2007, 189 values changed (151 up, 38 down), 2 countries joined.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2008

HighestDenmark

71.56

LowestSomalia

10.44

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

192countries
9measures per country
2008the year it describes
188distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2008, as published. UNCTAD ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Productive Capacities Index, 2008: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	71.56	76.63	33.58	71.66	80.80	72.43	97.89	79.28	82.13	—
2	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.83	70.73	28.56	75.24	79.93	64.34	86.04	85.85	98.00	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.79	76.35	40.59	72.47	70.85	63.92	92.55	80.81	73.99	—
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	69.22	64.93	28.79	76.49	89.46	72.26	92.55	74.63	82.56	—
5	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	68.16	71.59	23.35	73.11	80.87	70.38	89.05	81.53	92.30	—
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	67.64	65.06	31.49	72.63	78.15	68.97	88.64	70.83	86.95	—
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	66.34	65.73	32.25	66.22	83.02	62.90	94.75	82.18	65.71	—
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	65.92	69.00	27.22	67.37	81.26	70.41	93.24	86.68	60.96	—
9	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.67	63.49	28.97	75.44	87.27	62.77	91.60	73.32	67.76	—
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	65.05	71.09	20.91	70.93	78.82	64.47	92.98	74.79	86.01	—
11	CanadaCANNorthern America	65.04	67.92	28.89	74.25	57.70	63.73	92.52	83.86	77.04	—
12	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	64.92	76.48	17.18	66.29	87.42	71.54	95.17	75.81	80.26	—
13	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	64.40	82.55	18.16	71.35	82.39	68.80	96.72	70.60	71.49	—
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.27	66.16	20.90	70.43	79.06	64.30	84.69	73.11	94.91	—
15	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.85	78.46	23.64	70.07	85.60	73.95	93.56	66.94	53.65	—
16	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	63.77	69.33	18.38	75.68	86.15	64.01	83.96	71.78	85.29	—
17	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	62.86	69.49	12.37	74.21	80.75	71.23	94.65	81.83	85.78	—
18	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	62.29	61.90	13.64	83.77	99.65	72.35	93.84	75.97	62.35	—
19	SpainESPSouthern Europe	61.60	62.41	23.98	68.26	72.56	59.89	76.29	71.30	85.78	—
20	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	60.73	57.20	11.69	80.38	84.81	71.11	89.17	93.11	68.73	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
21	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.42	58.18	32.21	69.75	66.21	58.66	76.25	57.41	79.91	—
22	IsraelISRWestern Asia	60.05	70.17	22.82	74.96	68.60	62.98	70.20	74.22	62.60	—
23	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	59.97	73.02	13.86	75.82	69.55	65.47	71.16	86.22	78.09	—
24	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	59.63	57.27	30.63	62.42	63.34	62.58	79.69	62.29	74.17	—
25	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	59.46	64.74	23.90	64.26	63.98	57.79	79.90	71.22	74.67	—
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	59.31	64.83	23.08	69.48	67.16	59.83	78.47	62.08	75.22	—
27	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	58.84	53.68	28.10	65.97	85.31	59.99	84.34	64.57	51.82	—
28	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	58.56	37.58	41.46	75.10	99.09	50.21	58.62	61.97	65.38	—
29	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	58.53	48.52	24.10	74.04	77.33	59.06	82.40	66.58	63.48	—
30	ItalyITASouthern Europe	58.49	59.50	21.76	70.81	65.14	59.90	68.77	60.58	91.91	—
31	QatarQATWestern Asia	58.27	32.63	48.90	80.32	88.31	45.18	66.95	58.41	66.47	—
32	JapanJPNEastern Asia	58.10	76.32	8.38	73.83	67.12	61.34	82.51	94.78	85.36	—
33	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	57.83	39.55	36.84	80.46	72.99	54.54	66.25	67.82	59.68	—
34	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	57.47	51.27	26.14	66.59	80.56	59.44	82.65	60.04	56.13	—
35	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	57.39	57.40	30.97	68.52	63.81	55.84	69.38	59.50	65.63	—
36	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	56.92	54.26	35.57	64.39	59.77	58.28	74.20	50.81	67.47	—
37	PolandPOLEastern Europe	55.75	51.96	36.13	64.41	51.41	53.17	71.12	52.64	75.40	—
38	MacauMACEastern Asia	55.54	48.43	16.61	71.32	87.56	63.20	68.97	67.03	61.68	—
39	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	55.48	53.06	25.69	71.42	63.79	53.90	73.43	54.03	67.58	—
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	55.10	55.06	28.04	63.65	58.26	59.86	70.56	54.53	64.42	—
41	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	54.90	51.22	26.02	58.04	65.15	56.97	68.84	56.22	74.25	—
42	ChileCHLSouth America	54.43	47.73	42.34	58.96	53.81	44.74	80.66	56.14	59.28	—
43	ArubaABWCaribbean	54.14	49.14	15.21	73.06	86.74	58.25	80.34	62.39	53.37	—
44	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	54.06	50.66	35.98	50.17	56.52	52.86	57.37	75.11	61.95	—
45	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	53.58	50.58	9.66	68.42	80.17	61.46	86.03	73.49	65.21	—
46	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.71	47.03	13.73	70.96	79.34	56.75	73.56	59.88	65.57	—
47	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.63	53.05	26.88	60.18	56.14	53.48	62.92	52.70	68.93	—
48	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	52.42	37.39	30.58	79.90	79.79	45.24	65.97	55.33	47.36	—
49	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	52.32	72.78	2.44	83.57	95.31	64.46	91.04	92.98	72.62	—
50	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	52.08	47.59	38.66	58.69	43.65	52.41	59.47	51.20	71.93	—
51	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52.03	40.00	34.98	65.29	56.85	45.36	59.78	61.42	62.13	—
52	UruguayURYSouth America	51.74	47.31	49.62	54.63	44.01	47.16	73.59	47.93	54.71	—
53	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	51.62	54.98	6.52	72.11	81.36	59.67	80.41	83.86	59.56	—
54	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.56	46.39	13.87	73.47	92.46	44.97	71.53	63.55	55.92	—
55	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	51.21	36.16	45.85	74.70	65.91	36.66	59.79	56.85	46.51	—
56	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	51.13	47.59	36.99	58.39	47.14	49.08	58.10	42.69	79.25	—
57	OmanOMNWestern Asia	50.98	31.57	50.69	69.87	57.80	35.36	63.44	52.92	59.47	—
58	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.26	41.22	27.53	59.20	71.91	40.29	73.27	49.11	58.19	—
59	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	50.24	38.05	32.01	81.76	73.18	47.13	59.31	43.85	45.44	—
60	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	49.83	33.48	59.00	75.42	46.42	44.40	48.46	50.12	51.01	—
61	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	49.81	44.06	33.49	59.55	45.62	45.07	55.30	52.11	72.78	—
=62	DominicaDMACaribbean	49.78	43.65	25.72	52.75	66.45	51.28	72.56	51.45	50.09	—
=62	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	49.78	51.35	38.00	55.34	43.78	49.34	49.03	49.52	66.57	—
64	BahamasBHSCaribbean	49.44	43.01	10.93	70.36	75.62	49.16	80.72	61.66	58.32	—
65	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	49.38	44.08	16.69	56.72	72.97	46.01	75.65	54.85	60.79	—
66	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	48.87	33.87	51.30	56.40	47.10	30.26	62.24	53.34	70.16	—
67	BermudaBMUNorthern America	48.77	52.32	4.12	76.05	86.01	81.92	79.52	80.39	43.28	—
68	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	48.73	47.59	45.32	57.72	32.20	35.15	43.60	59.38	87.21	—
69	UkraineUKREastern Europe	48.34	47.70	52.63	61.64	39.23	40.04	44.69	43.14	63.61	—
70	PanamaPANCentral America	48.20	42.24	21.66	59.23	51.59	44.46	59.33	57.81	68.34	—
71	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.73	45.48	17.56	55.18	71.91	40.87	63.53	52.45	62.44	—
=72	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	47.66	37.51	41.49	45.67	60.08	30.55	66.60	45.02	68.04	—
=72	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	47.66	39.86	36.62	58.25	45.00	34.77	47.99	57.98	71.90	—
74	Costa RicaCRICentral America	47.60	46.44	28.18	55.23	52.87	38.26	67.22	47.48	56.45	—
75	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	47.56	39.99	17.48	58.08	74.27	44.52	75.16	50.33	51.61	—
76	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	46.98	44.19	38.21	51.04	40.23	46.13	53.21	50.37	55.40	—
77	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	46.89	50.62	34.91	66.77	43.98	48.19	38.40	39.75	61.16	—
78	JordanJORWestern Asia	46.81	41.22	38.47	56.24	41.05	32.59	56.93	51.59	65.78	—
79	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	46.78	40.33	13.17	68.19	92.22	45.06	64.35	46.35	51.12	—
80	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	46.15	51.96	2.61	76.19	89.67	76.98	79.05	75.98	48.12	—
81	ArgentinaARGSouth America	45.99	50.15	38.75	59.22	29.98	44.98	48.77	43.06	61.42	—
82	BrazilBRASouth America	45.94	50.33	35.21	50.64	37.45	41.52	55.06	37.95	68.02	—
83	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.87	44.85	36.15	50.93	63.08	38.06	56.25	35.37	49.68	—
84	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	45.85	46.72	48.07	52.93	36.41	33.83	52.27	43.45	58.73	—
85	BelarusBLREastern Europe	45.59	48.87	37.42	60.94	41.98	40.57	35.69	44.40	62.00	—
86	SurinameSURSouth America	45.58	35.16	33.91	57.00	53.05	37.23	54.36	38.28	66.69	—
87	MexicoMEXCentral America	45.53	41.73	36.91	58.00	35.76	37.36	51.14	44.54	67.89	—
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	44.64	46.32	40.34	53.02	23.95	41.07	47.63	51.76	65.65	—
89	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	44.33	46.79	44.62	49.30	35.17	36.54	45.46	39.04	63.51	—
90	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	44.01	46.10	18.11	59.36	56.21	41.86	47.69	45.97	55.04	—
91	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	43.71	42.87	28.90	59.16	48.17	29.77	39.24	47.22	68.41	—
92	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	43.67	35.39	60.25	67.58	35.54	32.86	43.00	35.32	51.77	—
93	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.57	37.63	34.12	43.41	55.35	34.66	54.04	46.39	48.47	—
94	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	43.42	37.53	69.07	52.32	34.75	26.47	50.95	33.60	59.14	—
95	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.19	41.44	35.98	45.99	40.83	35.72	51.42	45.51	51.75	—
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	42.73	42.91	41.70	53.47	37.92	25.69	48.77	38.08	64.14	—
=97	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.53	44.64	36.15	49.59	35.77	38.21	47.03	37.07	56.19	—
=97	FijiFJIMelanesia	42.53	32.93	30.25	44.66	67.15	30.98	44.01	51.79	50.78	—
99	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	41.90	42.94	38.33	44.57	30.52	32.70	50.36	42.54	60.54	—
100	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	41.88	39.67	44.34	46.05	27.75	35.01	42.86	44.33	63.31	—
101	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	41.59	36.26	46.45	46.02	29.53	32.01	45.61	40.72	65.79	—
102	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.52	36.92	22.64	60.07	55.79	25.37	59.49	49.13	42.53	—
103	TongaTONPolynesia	41.33	39.67	31.51	46.81	51.91	28.09	49.30	46.08	43.94	—
104	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	41.08	44.45	31.55	49.93	32.75	32.11	53.07	39.39	52.66	—
105	PeruPERSouth America	41.05	40.73	37.64	51.00	29.85	33.69	48.84	36.79	57.06	—
106	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	40.43	39.28	22.45	48.97	77.50	20.91	54.28	47.06	39.97	—
107	IranIRNSouthern Asia	39.56	44.35	44.15	61.52	26.08	27.77	30.89	39.86	55.80	—
108	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	39.54	30.29	44.48	37.29	34.19	24.41	71.87	37.71	52.56	—
109	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	39.45	32.53	45.55	37.80	35.32	20.61	68.28	38.26	55.12	—
110	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	39.32	37.82	49.16	59.90	28.33	29.99	35.53	35.84	47.41	—
111	SamoaWSMPolynesia	39.11	31.80	22.84	45.29	62.48	22.23	65.38	42.81	42.83	—
112	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	38.64	37.91	27.80	53.98	25.70	32.53	47.17	34.27	64.61	—
113	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	38.36	32.80	48.31	57.26	19.43	26.98	43.66	40.27	56.03	—
114	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	38.04	36.12	36.88	49.65	39.27	26.96	31.52	39.46	50.36	—
115	EcuadorECUSouth America	37.87	40.53	36.57	48.06	31.53	30.68	37.49	39.16	41.79	—
116	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	37.21	33.04	48.30	57.44	30.07	28.39	37.27	31.29	40.23	—
117	CubaCUBCaribbean	37.16	57.51	37.54	58.16	36.14	13.77	41.34	31.33	44.91	—
118	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.03	37.56	27.22	44.30	36.23	25.60	44.91	33.20	56.40	—
119	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	36.90	33.28	47.47	34.29	24.60	15.51	50.80	45.08	72.63	—
120	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.83	38.38	47.23	58.04	18.91	25.30	37.93	33.68	52.62	—
121	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.76	40.67	33.87	53.46	27.61	38.49	27.46	34.12	45.41	—
122	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	36.63	32.02	35.78	47.39	22.61	23.79	44.29	40.17	62.34	—
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	36.61	37.83	36.70	53.17	22.92	28.39	39.80	36.94	45.74	—
124	BoliviaBOLSouth America	36.21	37.50	44.75	45.68	25.92	24.19	41.32	36.44	40.83	—
125	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.18	31.44	37.03	40.76	33.14	28.51	46.27	34.35	41.21	—
126	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	35.75	26.00	39.99	26.09	44.06	17.26	60.88	42.56	49.93	—
127	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.70	34.73	33.13	36.33	23.45	26.62	41.51	40.10	60.73	—
128	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	35.57	32.43	37.31	27.02	30.19	17.90	59.75	38.42	63.12	—
129	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	34.97	31.72	35.69	42.42	17.91	29.33	41.73	38.18	55.68	—
130	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.78	27.14	33.35	44.29	43.37	20.72	40.61	30.17	48.54	—
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	34.68	38.22	41.36	33.83	22.51	20.42	41.95	39.51	51.33	—
132	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	34.44	31.83	35.10	41.69	20.06	23.37	43.60	42.44	48.97	—
133	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	33.94	33.40	57.43	46.08	26.50	21.13	34.66	30.62	33.48	—
134	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	33.70	37.03	53.32	39.74	18.01	25.00	34.82	26.83	50.46	—
135	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	33.37	33.54	54.46	29.78	42.76	11.83	57.19	35.31	27.64	—
136	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	33.34	30.56	56.86	64.97	37.06	12.01	25.35	26.55	45.09	—
137	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	33.27	27.87	36.93	31.05	37.55	18.32	47.87	31.08	45.89	—
138	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.01	35.96	56.84	57.08	24.77	17.39	26.20	28.97	37.01	—
139	PalauPLWMicronesia	32.74	45.87	1.01	66.46	78.34	32.26	60.02	54.85	51.54	—
140	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	32.64	24.79	46.00	27.20	30.18	18.39	45.02	35.00	47.53	—
141	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	30.41	23.81	56.13	20.75	28.77	12.02	49.40	27.28	56.55	—
142	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	29.65	33.01	38.87	35.10	22.91	17.66	29.53	28.09	39.57	—
143	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	29.33	24.13	48.45	29.66	13.56	13.26	55.86	33.33	47.24	—
144	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	29.29	18.95	51.77	29.02	27.93	10.30	41.92	32.02	49.33	—
145	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	28.96	31.60	63.94	25.40	31.27	6.60	37.39	31.40	39.78	—
146	KenyaKENEastern Africa	28.91	24.57	45.60	22.41	22.60	13.95	38.04	35.53	45.58	—
147	SenegalSENWestern Africa	28.82	21.16	42.22	24.74	14.06	16.32	48.97	41.82	45.80	—
148	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	28.35	28.73	36.53	23.24	40.48	10.69	43.75	40.08	22.51	—
149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	28.24	18.35	43.10	36.29	18.14	15.99	31.11	36.87	42.35	—
150	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	27.83	24.46	39.55	36.52	22.57	11.99	33.32	23.41	48.26	—
151	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	27.65	18.79	62.77	22.13	17.31	14.29	35.65	29.42	50.36	—
152	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	27.62	25.69	43.45	33.56	15.23	9.44	35.23	37.70	47.32	—
153	YemenYEMWestern Asia	27.31	23.66	47.61	39.26	17.31	13.90	30.89	24.80	37.90	—
154	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	26.47	26.27	43.94	23.77	32.86	9.44	30.81	30.42	30.19	—
155	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	25.90	13.20	31.05	63.07	31.52	6.17	30.69	24.92	52.67	—
156	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	25.84	19.33	41.46	24.55	26.20	8.00	39.77	35.13	34.48	—
157	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	25.72	30.06	42.01	19.64	13.44	9.78	35.89	35.49	46.18	—
158	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	25.56	18.02	49.62	23.48	16.71	18.10	43.21	23.20	28.59	—
159	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	25.09	31.89	40.03	25.30	13.72	8.61	35.81	30.67	37.53	—
160	IraqIRQWestern Asia	24.87	25.86	44.70	47.76	15.26	12.20	21.03	17.13	39.56	—
161	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	24.24	21.16	56.82	21.77	10.92	7.64	45.74	21.96	54.28	—
162	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	24.17	18.03	36.94	29.42	14.08	10.49	34.90	28.09	41.14	—
163	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	24.07	14.21	39.95	36.97	13.31	9.30	31.18	28.63	48.53	—
164	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	24.06	17.95	40.10	18.56	20.54	10.34	29.91	22.61	58.48	—
165	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	23.72	16.15	45.62	26.22	12.27	12.17	26.51	38.66	33.85	—
166	BeninBENWestern Africa	23.61	17.86	44.86	16.58	10.71	10.23	49.79	39.66	33.58	—
167	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	23.42	19.79	45.74	18.71	8.61	9.17	48.43	27.27	51.15	—
168	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	23.33	15.94	47.22	27.90	8.66	14.03	31.80	32.89	32.93	—
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	22.92	20.29	58.44	7.16	17.85	9.12	34.64	38.80	40.90	—
=170	HaitiHTICaribbean	22.77	24.72	37.59	15.70	16.01	13.27	30.63	24.75	30.74	—
=170	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	22.77	27.39	56.40	8.03	17.01	8.58	45.31	26.41	33.42	—
172	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	22.67	21.70	47.25	22.82	16.34	9.92	19.27	25.03	38.12	—
173	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	22.06	21.43	44.15	14.48	7.82	8.43	46.89	29.31	45.18	—
174	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21.69	20.48	54.54	10.70	8.33	9.43	42.61	27.90	43.79	—
175	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	21.42	16.24	49.72	13.37	13.29	7.31	48.00	27.29	32.31	—
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	21.06	21.33	58.72	16.96	14.56	4.25	25.35	30.03	38.60	—
177	MaliMLIWestern Africa	21.00	14.06	55.42	15.23	8.49	6.94	48.84	37.93	29.24	—
178	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	20.69	20.78	44.61	28.54	14.52	7.74	15.73	23.18	30.94	—
179	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	20.50	20.05	56.82	13.44	11.51	5.26	47.80	21.32	33.05	—
180	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	19.87	18.26	66.13	14.81	13.52	2.99	34.24	35.87	27.43	—
181	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	19.48	19.66	55.62	9.88	19.29	8.64	31.36	32.50	11.31	—
182	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	19.32	22.67	53.02	7.08	27.30	5.50	33.20	25.28	18.12	—
183	GuineaGINWestern Africa	19.07	15.09	57.86	14.37	12.78	5.36	23.17	21.62	40.67	—
184	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	18.29	12.85	54.93	11.10	4.24	6.22	49.34	39.21	31.35	—
185	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	17.84	19.63	68.90	5.45	18.00	4.41	29.78	26.85	21.88	—
186	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	16.81	19.34	75.44	11.04	12.04	5.50	38.23	15.47	10.11	—
187	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	16.34	22.38	44.72	20.75	12.34	2.45	16.72	15.88	30.54	—
188	NigerNERWestern Africa	15.21	9.13	66.86	5.08	4.86	4.12	41.37	34.76	31.99	—
189	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	14.95	7.86	45.13	9.31	12.10	4.24	25.47	23.71	24.43	—
190	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	14.65	13.52	45.93	10.69	8.02	3.20	21.05	17.64	33.53	—
191	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.94	7.98	59.78	10.05	7.37	3.99	20.54	18.49	26.59	—
192	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	10.44	8.62	62.98	9.96	7.94	4.79	1.00	24.37	28.21	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Denmark71.56
2United States69.83
3Australia69.79
4Netherlands69.22
5Germany68.16

Lowest

192Somalia10.44
191Chad13.94
190DR Congo14.65
189Central African Republic14.95
188Niger15.21

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 42.63. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestFinland82.55
LowestCentral African Republic7.86
Middle country: 38.30
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone75.44
LowestPalau1.01
Middle country: 37.17
Energy
HighestLuxembourg83.77
LowestNiger5.08
Middle country: 53.47
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.65
LowestBurkina Faso4.24
Middle country: 39.25
Information and communication technology
HighestBermuda81.92
LowestMyanmar2.45
Middle country: 32.56
Institutions
HighestDenmark97.89
LowestSomalia1.00
Middle country: 49.60
Private sector
HighestJapan94.78
LowestSierra Leone15.47
Middle country: 42.63
Structural change
HighestUnited States98.00
LowestSierra Leone10.11
Middle country: 54.88

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
189values changed, of 190 in both
151 · 38rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Laos25.10 → 27.83+2.73
Albania39.23 → 41.90+2.67
Mauritius47.67 → 50.26+2.59
Afghanistan18.44 → 20.69+2.25
Namibia37.27 → 39.45+2.18

Fell most

Somalia12.14 → 10.44−1.70
Canada66.55 → 65.04−1.51
Macau56.77 → 55.54−1.23
Ireland66.78 → 65.67−1.11
Iceland64.90 → 63.85−1.05

+ Montenegro

+ Serbia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2008.
188 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 49.78. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UNCTAD publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
190 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2008). Productive Capacities Index, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productive-capacities-index/2008

0623 held

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07Questions