Data for 2009

Productive Capacities Index, 2009

2009, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2009 covers 192 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 70.77; Somalia is lowest, at 11.18. The middle country reads 43.10. Against 2008, 191 values changed (119 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2009

HighestDenmark

70.77

LowestSomalia

11.18

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
2009the year it describes
189distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.77	79.10	31.59	70.45	79.91	72.90	97.73	79.20	79.23	—
2	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.89	76.69	39.60	73.65	70.75	64.75	92.09	82.23	73.40	—
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	69.30	65.10	27.79	76.48	86.61	72.60	92.97	80.31	81.93	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	68.68	71.89	26.04	74.09	78.22	64.17	83.74	89.23	95.17	—
5	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.93	73.27	22.09	73.24	80.52	71.96	88.77	80.92	91.87	—
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	67.33	66.29	29.83	71.61	77.26	70.25	85.98	76.35	83.73	—
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	66.51	66.91	31.37	65.91	81.05	65.39	95.85	85.29	63.90	—
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	65.52	70.68	26.31	68.23	79.83	70.83	93.62	81.33	62.15	—
9	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	64.72	65.40	28.23	74.07	86.25	62.44	89.64	73.24	63.66	—
10	CanadaCANNorthern America	64.44	68.44	26.90	72.83	54.29	65.23	93.06	87.23	77.16	—
11	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	64.18	70.37	18.49	75.49	88.00	65.07	85.60	72.06	82.91	—
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	64.09	71.62	19.65	70.45	76.88	65.58	90.50	73.91	85.11	—
13	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	64.08	63.46	16.28	84.82	98.16	73.90	94.26	76.29	62.22	—
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.05	67.48	20.56	69.30	77.84	65.88	83.65	74.13	92.71	—
15	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	63.74	75.71	15.32	65.73	87.90	71.82	95.82	75.18	78.60	—
16	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63.67	83.66	17.29	71.57	79.45	68.79	98.17	69.66	69.77	—
17	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.21	70.78	12.48	73.67	80.09	72.77	94.26	83.09	85.80	—
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	62.03	80.35	22.78	70.75	84.71	73.87	89.79	66.32	45.44	—
19	QatarQATWestern Asia	60.75	36.93	47.99	81.12	85.92	49.65	72.30	60.55	69.08	—
20	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	60.69	57.90	11.55	79.55	84.46	73.17	87.75	93.69	68.14	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
21	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.53	63.53	22.87	67.30	70.21	60.23	75.20	71.13	81.46	—
22	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	60.47	74.83	13.22	75.71	71.19	66.68	72.73	88.33	78.32	—
23	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.72	59.45	30.32	69.13	65.19	58.91	76.16	57.43	77.30	—
24	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	59.20	65.96	23.58	64.76	62.16	57.06	79.11	72.26	73.86	—
25	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	59.02	41.42	35.38	79.47	78.48	55.08	66.51	66.21	66.39	—
26	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	58.62	40.05	41.61	74.15	98.04	51.00	59.50	64.30	58.95	—
27	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	58.61	53.90	26.34	65.22	83.38	63.96	82.73	65.13	52.36	—
28	IsraelISRWestern Asia	58.55	69.54	22.19	72.67	64.55	63.47	67.80	70.40	62.97	—
29	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	58.50	59.69	30.54	61.10	61.36	63.10	79.13	61.87	65.01	—
30	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	58.46	49.87	25.95	72.43	75.09	60.14	79.91	65.20	61.87	—
31	JapanJPNEastern Asia	58.37	76.57	8.21	73.41	67.46	64.40	82.99	94.41	85.79	—
32	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.33	66.64	21.57	67.68	66.46	60.83	78.94	61.70	69.93	—
33	ItalyITASouthern Europe	57.95	60.23	20.24	69.51	62.60	60.58	68.17	63.73	91.15	—
34	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	57.25	52.55	25.02	66.12	78.32	62.23	80.65	59.68	56.62	—
35	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	56.16	58.22	27.91	70.43	60.69	57.83	66.51	57.98	63.88	—
36	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	55.96	55.50	34.44	62.99	57.77	58.51	72.08	48.87	67.08	—
37	PolandPOLEastern Europe	55.35	52.53	34.57	64.28	49.60	54.85	72.52	52.54	72.86	—
38	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	54.73	56.85	27.41	62.80	59.48	60.97	71.10	54.21	58.85	—
39	ChileCHLSouth America	54.71	47.92	41.44	57.74	52.25	46.89	81.20	62.26	56.51	—
40	ArubaABWCaribbean	54.65	51.32	13.61	74.26	88.19	59.80	84.79	66.00	51.97	—
41	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	54.55	54.12	24.79	71.08	59.71	55.15	72.44	53.56	64.38	—
42	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	53.81	50.58	26.61	57.24	63.05	58.25	69.74	54.34	65.53	—
43	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	53.71	52.06	9.64	68.69	78.96	63.89	86.22	74.23	62.24	—
44	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	53.64	39.74	29.58	77.07	78.71	46.34	72.46	54.79	52.24	—
45	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52.86	42.73	34.33	67.19	57.03	46.25	59.29	63.12	62.62	—
46	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	52.58	38.84	44.77	74.18	64.65	41.59	59.82	60.51	46.56	—
47	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.44	41.04	32.28	80.00	72.24	50.12	59.58	45.85	54.55	—
48	MacauMACEastern Asia	52.40	48.97	12.17	72.47	80.46	64.99	73.45	68.10	50.34	—
49	OmanOMNWestern Asia	52.21	34.59	50.07	70.02	56.16	38.89	61.49	53.40	63.51	—
50	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.20	53.41	26.27	58.38	54.94	56.19	63.33	50.41	68.25	—
51	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	52.07	72.36	2.44	81.94	94.44	65.56	89.59	91.51	73.64	—
52	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	51.76	55.45	6.54	70.87	78.25	61.45	81.47	86.71	59.04	—
53	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.72	46.96	13.79	73.75	93.57	45.75	70.56	63.64	55.84	—
54	UruguayURYSouth America	51.35	47.82	49.06	54.80	42.57	50.15	74.50	43.93	53.79	—
55	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	51.06	36.11	58.12	75.44	46.58	48.09	47.63	51.19	53.44	—
56	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	51.02	49.62	30.16	48.46	55.58	56.30	58.33	65.86	52.65	—
57	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	50.89	48.20	35.41	57.58	39.69	54.41	60.66	49.74	70.30	—
58	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.66	42.09	26.93	60.26	69.32	41.91	72.39	51.11	59.13	—
59	BermudaBMUNorthern America	50.05	52.98	4.15	76.71	85.20	85.57	79.40	82.37	48.99	—
60	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	50.04	49.00	43.38	58.52	35.24	36.64	43.23	61.95	91.37	—
61	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	49.91	45.63	32.84	58.40	48.26	45.07	54.62	52.91	69.98	—
62	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	49.80	46.76	7.92	69.14	77.03	61.42	73.64	62.15	68.29	—
63	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	49.70	48.85	35.48	57.22	44.82	50.40	58.39	40.59	70.12	—
64	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	49.31	52.06	36.35	53.94	41.60	51.36	50.95	48.52	64.81	—
65	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	49.22	44.56	14.68	59.66	76.05	47.29	76.57	55.82	57.39	—
66	DominicaDMACaribbean	49.08	43.59	23.80	54.11	68.47	52.25	72.11	50.46	46.05	—
67	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	48.29	35.21	49.08	55.97	42.91	30.85	60.92	54.62	69.48	—
68	PanamaPANCentral America	48.28	42.08	22.05	57.95	49.04	51.53	58.13	56.69	65.95	—
69	BahamasBHSCaribbean	48.27	42.50	10.17	71.14	73.41	49.88	77.61	60.83	55.46	—
70	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.89	45.70	17.86	54.20	70.35	46.51	63.88	52.08	57.44	—
71	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	47.87	40.44	35.89	59.27	44.39	36.23	47.99	59.85	69.46	—
72	Costa RicaCRICentral America	47.32	47.99	27.73	54.72	50.83	40.14	69.51	45.79	53.20	—
73	UkraineUKREastern Europe	47.22	49.37	52.06	59.79	38.06	42.02	41.85	40.88	58.79	—
74	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	47.21	40.58	16.72	59.44	74.65	46.27	75.06	51.18	46.07	—
75	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	47.07	37.21	38.89	45.27	57.98	32.98	66.57	44.54	64.83	—
76	SurinameSURSouth America	46.99	35.74	33.87	57.07	57.05	41.54	53.39	40.10	67.86	—
77	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	46.86	52.14	34.13	65.95	41.41	53.18	38.23	38.76	60.70	—
78	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	46.85	51.80	2.59	76.29	88.86	78.69	78.66	76.33	53.94	—
79	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	46.76	40.77	13.02	69.40	94.12	48.35	62.98	41.74	51.84	—
80	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	46.57	47.86	47.44	53.59	35.39	37.05	52.47	44.01	60.11	—
81	JordanJORWestern Asia	46.26	41.77	37.64	56.32	37.93	34.69	55.03	49.75	65.77	—
82	BrazilBRASouth America	46.23	50.84	33.95	50.27	37.63	43.68	57.11	37.99	67.45	—
83	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	46.06	43.97	37.06	52.10	34.61	47.65	53.61	48.49	55.71	—
84	BelarusBLREastern Europe	46.03	48.33	35.93	60.33	41.83	46.51	36.08	42.45	64.55	—
85	MexicoMEXCentral America	45.65	42.46	35.85	57.05	33.21	39.53	51.46	47.05	68.34	—
86	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	45.37	42.43	29.58	59.74	51.39	34.97	41.12	48.11	67.28	—
87	ArgentinaARGSouth America	45.31	52.05	37.10	58.18	29.09	47.72	46.80	41.64	58.46	—
88	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	44.67	36.70	59.51	66.98	33.61	37.63	45.01	36.52	52.12	—
89	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.57	42.71	32.90	49.43	57.44	39.21	55.41	35.97	49.94	—
90	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	44.13	45.92	37.44	52.73	24.73	43.28	47.06	50.69	62.09	—
91	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.90	37.68	32.95	44.78	55.63	34.85	54.50	47.06	49.91	—
=92	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	43.76	45.18	44.43	52.04	36.85	32.07	49.82	36.14	60.50	—
=92	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	43.76	40.42	42.87	47.38	28.22	39.69	43.46	49.79	67.61	—
94	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	43.57	48.26	43.50	49.98	35.20	38.34	45.24	38.08	53.24	—
95	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	43.53	45.51	19.84	60.38	53.46	40.82	48.15	45.55	49.40	—
96	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.16	44.07	38.42	47.99	30.71	37.64	51.69	42.66	58.18	—
97	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.04	45.77	34.94	50.58	37.02	39.30	45.11	39.19	56.62	—
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.01	41.19	35.26	45.54	38.97	37.55	52.47	46.20	49.88	—
99	TongaTONPolynesia	42.73	36.90	41.31	45.62	50.76	29.95	49.57	44.72	47.47	—
100	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	42.35	37.33	45.75	46.48	30.00	33.84	47.55	42.60	63.34	—
101	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	42.27	37.25	69.34	51.95	30.74	28.52	50.21	33.23	51.88	—
102	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	42.15	39.84	22.33	49.65	76.87	22.16	52.86	46.57	53.73	—
103	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	42.14	38.88	22.96	60.61	56.19	22.19	60.47	49.49	49.28	—
104	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	41.23	45.99	32.65	49.63	31.76	35.27	53.44	38.13	49.16	—
=105	FijiFJIMelanesia	41.12	33.74	30.63	41.58	62.62	32.06	38.86	51.28	47.51	—
=105	PeruPERSouth America	41.12	41.32	37.11	51.68	29.35	35.75	47.50	37.11	55.82	—
107	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	40.83	40.28	49.06	58.71	30.33	34.13	34.13	37.96	49.65	—
108	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	40.53	32.09	45.08	39.06	35.25	24.08	63.86	40.81	58.26	—
109	SamoaWSMPolynesia	39.91	31.45	23.71	44.37	60.03	22.19	63.29	43.43	53.10	—
110	IranIRNSouthern Asia	39.50	44.13	43.38	62.45	26.89	29.43	28.40	40.23	54.80	—
111	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	39.42	30.94	42.44	33.99	33.51	25.68	70.31	39.18	55.13	—
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	39.39	37.58	27.92	50.58	42.08	30.35	40.00	43.49	49.16	—
113	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	38.71	33.41	46.94	57.58	18.80	28.77	45.66	40.68	55.51	—
114	EcuadorECUSouth America	38.65	42.28	35.59	48.94	31.07	33.92	36.77	39.60	44.09	—
115	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	38.56	40.39	46.57	57.05	22.04	26.89	36.16	35.74	59.46	—
116	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	38.27	38.46	25.66	53.95	24.66	35.60	46.35	35.49	59.83	—
117	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	37.91	35.79	47.19	54.95	28.97	32.57	38.04	31.06	41.21	—
118	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.57	38.17	26.53	45.33	33.53	29.91	45.53	34.26	55.25	—
119	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	37.47	33.33	45.34	35.02	25.10	17.50	49.48	45.71	73.92	—
120	ParaguayPRYSouth America	37.15	38.82	36.69	52.70	22.43	31.19	40.35	37.02	46.29	—
121	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	37.07	26.56	36.58	27.64	43.96	22.10	60.56	44.37	50.88	—
122	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.96	41.30	32.19	53.30	26.81	40.87	27.10	35.05	47.16	—
123	CubaCUBCaribbean	36.85	58.04	36.04	58.93	34.67	13.87	41.30	32.02	43.40	—
=124	GuyanaGUYSouth America	36.83	31.86	37.16	40.95	33.26	30.73	46.22	35.06	42.17	—
=124	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	36.83	32.41	34.59	48.37	21.95	25.30	44.50	38.87	64.99	—
126	BoliviaBOLSouth America	36.59	38.09	43.94	46.36	23.92	26.89	41.10	37.45	41.82	—
127	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	36.48	34.00	36.30	28.48	30.53	19.43	59.06	38.99	65.28	—
128	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.98	29.52	32.13	43.97	43.66	22.46	41.44	31.83	52.09	—
129	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	35.14	30.21	52.35	64.65	36.44	14.03	25.18	28.22	62.56	—
130	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	35.08	32.01	34.74	42.27	20.27	25.94	43.82	42.88	49.37	—
131	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.06	32.47	34.82	42.56	18.69	31.56	41.69	36.80	52.39	—
132	HondurasHNDCentral America	34.98	35.28	33.79	34.68	22.67	28.44	41.56	38.53	52.50	—
133	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	34.72	33.99	55.71	45.06	25.94	23.69	35.82	32.51	34.58	—
134	NicaraguaNICCentral America	34.68	38.87	42.10	33.69	23.04	22.85	41.43	38.84	44.81	—
135	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.50	37.25	53.12	40.52	20.56	26.73	34.18	26.15	51.00	—
136	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	34.25	28.46	36.08	31.26	37.26	19.84	47.04	38.63	43.91	—
137	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	34.09	25.51	45.23	31.95	30.50	20.66	45.83	37.44	45.75	—
138	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	34.08	33.36	56.98	28.18	40.77	14.29	54.70	35.21	30.27	—
139	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.42	36.62	54.59	55.96	24.43	19.05	26.20	30.05	37.98	—
140	PalauPLWMicronesia	32.04	46.80	1.01	65.81	74.17	31.43	60.84	55.14	45.72	—
141	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	31.98	25.37	54.60	22.31	30.97	12.25	52.02	30.40	58.94	—
142	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	31.31	32.94	55.15	25.64	31.26	9.63	36.76	32.46	55.24	—
143	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	31.17	19.56	51.36	29.78	29.37	12.57	42.41	34.35	55.33	—
144	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	30.43	33.08	39.10	36.21	23.92	19.40	28.83	27.95	41.95	—
145	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	30.40	25.24	49.20	31.01	13.49	15.56	56.84	35.79	44.42	—
146	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	29.44	26.62	39.07	36.34	22.27	15.14	31.86	26.71	52.03	—
147	SenegalSENWestern Africa	29.39	21.60	42.93	28.01	13.08	17.72	47.04	42.79	45.87	—
148	KenyaKENEastern Africa	29.08	25.77	45.09	21.72	22.36	15.42	37.88	34.37	45.18	—
149	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	28.26	19.87	62.69	22.57	17.42	14.64	37.15	29.94	51.08	—
150	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	28.14	27.06	42.83	35.06	14.62	10.37	35.33	38.23	47.30	—
151	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	28.09	29.87	34.80	22.48	39.43	11.63	43.68	37.94	21.79	—
152	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	28.03	16.78	29.50	62.52	32.77	6.47	30.94	26.49	70.94	—
153	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	27.96	18.23	42.55	36.84	17.70	16.68	30.42	34.83	41.74	—
154	YemenYEMWestern Asia	27.48	24.37	46.26	39.03	16.59	15.68	27.70	25.34	40.51	—
155	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.10	20.29	40.25	25.75	25.57	9.77	39.06	35.69	39.74	—
156	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	26.74	26.27	46.87	24.72	32.84	10.06	31.07	31.85	26.23	—
157	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	26.55	32.38	41.84	20.47	13.31	10.84	35.58	38.18	45.43	—
158	TogoTGOWestern Africa	26.26	21.37	57.18	14.25	20.96	10.94	35.08	39.82	40.55	—
159	IraqIRQWestern Asia	26.01	27.82	43.88	47.41	15.22	13.94	23.86	20.46	34.96	—
160	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	26.00	33.01	40.22	24.75	13.44	10.55	35.52	31.07	40.59	—
161	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	25.83	18.05	53.01	23.77	16.32	18.89	43.53	23.46	27.69	—
162	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	25.70	18.15	39.11	19.59	20.86	12.29	31.31	25.10	67.92	—
163	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	25.58	15.98	40.05	35.95	13.67	11.10	32.05	27.47	59.67	—
164	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	24.97	18.80	36.09	29.93	14.45	12.37	35.31	28.50	41.45	—
165	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	24.78	21.22	46.08	20.39	11.22	10.20	47.29	26.50	49.72	—
166	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	24.61	29.15	56.14	10.37	17.40	11.47	45.18	25.79	34.06	—
167	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	23.99	17.29	44.73	25.76	10.84	12.93	29.60	39.22	33.78	—
168	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	23.75	22.81	43.41	21.92	18.04	13.16	19.02	24.10	42.82	—
169	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	23.61	22.43	58.87	19.68	9.24	8.12	40.40	22.99	53.36	—
170	BeninBENWestern Africa	23.43	19.27	45.63	11.14	10.90	12.04	49.15	41.35	34.75	—
171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	23.32	15.97	44.82	28.36	8.82	15.10	29.30	31.56	35.02	—
172	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	23.02	18.04	50.38	14.13	13.21	8.95	49.09	30.53	34.61	—
173	HaitiHTICaribbean	22.88	24.82	37.41	16.10	16.29	13.56	30.69	24.73	29.99	—
174	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	22.50	21.72	43.90	10.46	11.17	9.63	47.27	29.95	43.22	—
175	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	21.63	21.43	44.86	31.08	14.38	9.86	15.36	25.21	29.17	—
176	MaliMLIWestern Africa	21.41	15.05	56.48	15.17	8.86	7.94	46.66	39.66	26.29	—
177	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21.30	21.25	53.44	9.20	8.22	9.93	41.73	28.01	42.53	—
178	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	21.22	21.11	56.21	14.50	11.35	6.26	49.09	22.68	30.16	—
179	EritreaERIEastern Africa	20.67	20.35	56.09	19.17	14.78	4.35	24.11	28.09	34.92	—
180	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	20.62	27.03	46.13	8.72	27.94	7.39	35.60	27.28	14.98	—
181	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	19.97	19.88	65.39	13.17	14.57	3.07	33.36	34.16	28.91	—
182	GuineaGINWestern Africa	19.68	16.20	57.71	14.98	12.59	6.24	24.67	20.61	40.23	—
183	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	19.03	14.31	54.03	11.37	4.00	6.99	49.45	39.66	35.62	—
184	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	18.88	19.51	56.11	8.85	19.48	8.77	31.59	31.60	9.75	—
185	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	18.87	22.14	67.08	6.21	18.20	4.93	30.90	28.51	22.03	—
186	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	17.52	20.79	81.74	10.52	11.81	5.79	38.48	18.55	10.18	—
187	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	16.41	25.87	42.52	21.56	11.73	2.05	15.61	17.22	34.20	—
188	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	15.45	14.22	44.79	15.41	7.80	3.29	19.15	17.87	37.60	—
189	NigerNERWestern Africa	15.42	9.79	63.34	4.86	4.30	4.52	39.79	36.28	37.92	—
190	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.32	9.12	43.13	8.92	11.35	5.70	25.88	24.22	21.35	—
191	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	15.17	9.35	58.26	10.44	6.97	4.88	23.23	21.08	29.68	—
192	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	11.18	8.47	63.27	10.02	8.61	3.89	2.28	23.19	25.75	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark70.77
2Australia69.89
3Netherlands69.30
4United States68.68
5Germany67.93

Lowest

192Somalia11.18
191Chad15.17
190Central African Republic15.32
189Niger15.42
188DR Congo15.45

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 43.10. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestFinland83.66
LowestSomalia8.47
Middle country: 40.17
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone81.74
LowestPalau1.01
Middle country: 36.20
Energy
HighestLuxembourg84.82
LowestNiger4.86
Middle country: 53.77
Transport
HighestLuxembourg98.16
LowestBurkina Faso4.00
Middle country: 37.78
Information and communication technology
HighestBermuda85.57
LowestMyanmar2.05
Middle country: 35.12
Institutions
HighestFinland98.17
LowestSomalia2.28
Middle country: 50.02
Private sector
HighestJapan94.41
LowestMyanmar17.22
Middle country: 42.63
Structural change
HighestUnited States95.17
LowestGuinea-Bissau9.75
Middle country: 54.25

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
191values changed, of 192 in both
119 · 72rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Togo22.92 → 26.26+3.34
Qatar58.27 → 60.75+2.48
Timor-Leste28.96 → 31.31+2.35
Trinidad and Tobago50.24 → 52.44+2.20
Equatorial Guinea25.90 → 28.03+2.13

Fell most

Macau55.54 → 52.40−3.14
Montenegro54.06 → 51.02−3.04
Antigua and Barbuda52.71 → 49.80−2.91
Iceland63.85 → 62.03−1.82
Israel60.05 → 58.55−1.50

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 2009.
189 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 43.76. 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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07Questions