Data for 2012

Productive Capacities Index, 2012

2012, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2012 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 71.15; Somalia is lowest, at 13.24. The middle country reads 44.61. Against 2011, 192 values changed (141 up, 51 down), 2 countries joined.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2012

HighestDenmark

71.15

LowestSomalia

13.24

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

195countries
9measures per country
2012the year it describes
192distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2012, 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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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	71.15	83.00	31.76	69.55	81.94	74.15	96.28	79.22	77.31	—
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.84	71.58	28.11	75.85	93.04	74.16	94.94	80.59	78.72	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.34	77.32	39.83	73.33	70.79	66.73	92.35	81.32	74.76	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.14	71.62	26.00	73.87	77.50	66.00	84.84	92.02	95.06	—
5	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.64	75.00	21.53	73.94	79.90	71.40	88.93	80.08	90.38	—
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	67.36	65.27	28.83	71.06	77.39	72.16	87.77	76.05	85.09	—
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.04	67.18	30.82	66.13	82.34	67.85	96.75	86.47	63.74	—
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	65.89	76.71	18.25	66.29	91.28	72.43	97.11	75.56	78.93	—
9	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	65.50	82.83	18.76	70.71	83.46	70.90	98.31	74.99	70.67	—
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	65.36	74.95	19.84	70.75	79.74	70.14	90.34	73.89	84.83	—
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	64.95	71.00	26.46	68.05	79.86	71.26	96.30	74.83	60.42	—
12	CanadaCANNorthern America	64.77	69.04	26.46	73.47	57.45	66.74	92.56	84.82	76.62	—
13	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	64.71	73.25	18.64	74.00	87.22	66.76	86.73	72.73	82.80	—
14	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	64.31	70.48	26.29	74.25	86.28	65.74	88.22	68.05	62.46	—
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.09	68.82	20.05	69.24	76.23	68.45	83.14	75.67	90.79	—
16	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.82	74.21	12.73	74.14	82.53	75.25	95.68	81.97	80.71	—
17	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	62.69	60.06	14.58	82.23	97.34	74.53	94.81	75.46	63.89	—
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	62.61	76.51	22.74	70.87	87.04	75.60	89.16	71.74	45.50	—
19	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	62.55	58.28	11.35	81.25	86.57	78.37	89.07	99.50	72.50	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	61.97	81.30	13.73	77.31	71.96	68.17	72.51	89.47	79.15	—
21	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	60.90	63.98	30.91	63.59	69.62	67.93	79.75	57.34	69.52	—
22	QatarQATWestern Asia	60.64	36.42	48.32	81.85	87.74	55.38	71.17	63.63	57.68	—
23	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	60.48	57.57	28.01	67.11	86.96	68.92	82.37	65.31	51.31	—
24	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	60.32	41.48	41.56	77.43	95.16	67.12	54.15	64.58	58.78	—
25	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	60.25	40.53	35.20	79.90	82.25	62.60	68.75	69.91	61.53	—
26	IsraelISRWestern Asia	60.24	71.18	21.30	75.94	71.58	65.09	70.96	70.84	64.30	—
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	59.71	63.60	29.23	69.40	61.67	61.84	75.63	56.82	76.47	—
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	59.60	64.53	20.54	65.69	69.73	61.48	75.81	71.44	78.77	—
29	JapanJPNEastern Asia	58.99	77.51	8.24	74.65	67.62	66.38	84.41	94.57	85.75	—
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	58.97	66.50	25.11	62.62	60.78	60.37	76.87	71.70	69.12	—
31	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	58.71	71.63	5.31	88.63	97.56	68.18	91.86	94.42	72.59	—
32	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.18	71.64	21.09	67.28	63.90	62.65	76.02	63.42	66.89	—
33	ItalyITASouthern Europe	58.05	60.78	20.60	69.10	62.21	63.05	67.57	63.94	87.92	—
34	PolandPOLEastern Europe	57.57	54.49	36.21	65.76	51.79	57.44	75.23	55.75	74.58	—
35	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	57.38	50.16	24.60	72.51	67.29	64.70	80.41	67.95	55.23	—
36	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	56.81	57.61	32.66	61.93	64.93	60.57	70.34	49.43	68.05	—
37	ChileCHLSouth America	56.74	49.01	40.48	63.18	56.25	53.18	82.32	59.00	58.96	—
38	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	56.67	54.21	19.15	69.11	80.91	64.12	81.64	62.06	56.44	—
39	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	56.30	45.94	35.57	67.75	63.10	52.84	62.06	66.20	66.61	—
40	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	56.00	45.17	23.97	73.94	93.47	54.83	68.45	64.70	53.23	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
41	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	55.88	51.62	28.56	60.14	67.02	61.28	71.10	53.35	68.84	—
42	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	54.76	56.13	28.75	58.10	60.13	63.80	74.03	52.60	57.75	—
43	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	54.75	39.58	29.13	78.98	82.31	48.18	69.84	55.33	57.83	—
44	ArubaABWCaribbean	54.04	51.08	14.18	69.23	85.66	61.26	84.32	67.03	48.92	—
45	OmanOMNWestern Asia	53.83	35.43	50.56	71.88	63.89	46.67	59.00	55.41	56.21	—
46	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	53.74	60.11	28.70	71.06	57.16	60.45	61.22	53.47	50.18	—
47	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	53.46	39.12	45.67	74.65	64.53	49.79	54.10	58.97	48.80	—
48	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	53.31	47.37	35.02	60.05	55.57	47.99	54.57	60.72	74.11	—
49	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	53.18	41.73	58.94	76.59	50.44	53.51	48.09	51.98	50.32	—
50	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	53.09	53.57	27.55	56.90	54.80	59.87	64.04	56.28	63.51	—
51	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.08	42.61	27.89	62.47	72.33	49.66	74.80	54.93	57.58	—
52	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.97	41.39	32.12	82.52	75.44	53.92	59.14	46.50	50.48	—
53	UruguayURYSouth America	52.96	48.84	47.08	56.46	43.28	57.40	73.55	47.24	55.20	—
54	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	52.87	51.56	43.15	61.06	40.63	41.56	42.90	65.80	94.31	—
55	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	52.81	54.03	8.88	67.61	77.21	66.89	87.67	73.90	55.79	—
56	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.15	56.63	25.06	69.17	39.10	57.56	72.06	53.06	64.74	—
57	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.00	50.11	12.94	71.05	80.57	60.91	74.08	60.84	52.43	—
58	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	51.98	50.51	37.87	58.63	40.76	58.48	58.81	53.17	63.74	—
59	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	51.84	58.40	6.54	71.61	79.54	64.36	79.98	86.25	53.93	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
60	MacauMACEastern Asia	51.78	48.55	10.43	69.63	79.92	74.04	70.57	67.60	51.95	—
61	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	51.26	53.74	38.57	54.51	42.53	54.76	51.80	52.76	66.25	—
62	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	50.98	38.48	49.01	57.12	39.26	42.74	59.36	61.07	69.61	—
63	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	50.89	46.34	37.39	58.05	46.00	52.69	57.36	44.06	73.00	—
64	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	50.88	43.33	36.35	60.48	51.57	41.26	49.04	60.78	74.36	—
65	PanamaPANCentral America	50.72	42.39	21.90	60.23	58.68	52.70	57.24	59.59	74.21	—
66	GuamGUMMicronesia	50.48	45.91	13.54	71.42	85.52	47.56	70.67	62.36	53.01	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
67	BermudaBMUNorthern America	50.45	54.49	3.96	77.26	88.74	94.06	80.94	86.01	43.29	—
68	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	49.36	49.51	32.36	48.95	54.05	55.89	58.20	53.41	47.82	—
69	Costa RicaCRICentral America	49.31	49.12	27.59	56.05	56.24	50.23	70.70	46.75	49.31	—
70	UkraineUKREastern Europe	49.15	49.58	52.46	61.20	41.49	48.44	42.06	43.14	58.65	—
71	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	48.83	44.26	13.80	60.98	75.19	52.22	73.65	55.26	54.28	—
72	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	48.74	51.59	34.06	67.72	49.02	56.76	38.24	42.42	59.29	—
73	BrazilBRASouth America	48.65	51.36	35.71	51.93	41.09	50.28	56.94	41.70	67.22	—
74	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.42	42.52	36.69	58.62	38.88	43.81	52.43	52.80	70.05	—
=75	BahamasBHSCaribbean	48.41	43.81	8.41	71.99	73.01	57.66	75.89	60.44	58.92	—
=75	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.41	39.08	38.55	45.91	56.99	39.09	67.44	46.78	62.08	—
77	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	48.26	43.74	14.12	69.37	87.44	53.82	62.86	40.68	57.04	—
78	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.04	53.93	37.54	59.44	35.42	54.56	48.37	43.05	58.58	—
79	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	47.70	48.60	47.11	52.84	37.44	39.97	50.51	49.69	58.95	—
80	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	47.67	37.04	59.57	68.63	42.28	54.21	39.64	39.53	49.02	—
81	BelarusBLREastern Europe	47.55	49.52	36.30	62.44	49.38	55.64	36.27	36.71	63.68	—
82	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	47.47	43.11	12.48	62.61	77.45	49.18	75.08	52.22	51.28	—
83	DominicaDMACaribbean	47.19	44.08	18.53	52.40	64.28	56.48	71.88	52.10	42.29	—
84	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.09	45.56	39.24	51.85	34.93	50.57	52.74	49.87	56.19	—
85	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	46.98	47.21	45.33	52.72	37.27	48.71	49.21	41.33	56.99	—
86	SurinameSURSouth America	46.97	35.65	35.59	59.41	54.13	41.19	53.52	41.32	63.72	—
87	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	46.86	42.69	29.68	61.75	52.22	44.93	40.80	49.93	62.17	—
88	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	46.80	37.72	66.45	54.32	39.77	36.58	50.49	36.32	63.38	—
89	JordanJORWestern Asia	46.76	41.71	36.19	58.34	41.72	39.94	53.86	47.92	60.36	—
90	TongaTONPolynesia	46.75	42.82	43.17	47.59	53.03	35.09	54.47	44.42	57.55	—
91	PalauPLWMicronesia	45.89	47.56	11.60	66.26	76.45	46.85	59.16	52.37	48.52	—
92	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	45.84	46.31	44.20	54.82	34.77	44.96	51.22	41.68	52.11	—
93	ColombiaCOLSouth America	45.35	46.09	36.05	54.34	39.47	45.43	48.83	43.50	52.01	—
94	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	45.14	52.69	2.61	76.41	89.38	76.38	78.88	75.13	40.55	—
95	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	45.13	46.60	33.12	53.59	30.40	50.72	59.88	43.26	52.10	—
96	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	45.11	48.06	38.69	54.61	21.82	47.24	49.30	53.91	61.60	—
97	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.67	39.95	46.04	49.46	30.57	37.65	47.67	49.65	63.96	—
98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	44.61	47.71	39.23	48.76	35.69	43.56	49.86	46.29	47.92	—
99	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	44.33	42.06	41.67	49.03	32.10	42.78	43.45	46.49	62.59	—
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	44.28	41.36	35.28	48.14	41.24	42.05	52.00	45.02	51.85	—
101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	44.27	45.27	19.44	61.82	64.40	44.05	45.39	45.59	46.22	—
102	PeruPERSouth America	43.91	42.29	36.29	53.34	35.22	40.00	49.89	41.17	58.29	—
103	BelizeBLZCentral America	43.50	38.65	32.74	42.53	57.64	37.79	54.39	47.84	41.99	—
104	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	43.45	47.70	8.65	54.61	69.19	50.36	64.61	51.24	48.82	—
105	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	43.05	39.40	26.29	65.60	64.79	30.51	55.65	48.95	32.26	—
=106	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.74	44.56	34.51	52.64	39.38	41.46	40.72	43.48	47.63	—
=106	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	42.74	33.15	43.59	38.16	37.42	31.58	64.23	48.11	55.34	—
108	FijiFJIMelanesia	42.73	34.15	30.83	46.47	62.19	36.35	43.40	51.96	44.62	—
109	SamoaWSMPolynesia	42.05	32.02	26.65	43.79	55.59	25.78	62.40	46.92	62.29	—
110	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	41.95	37.04	39.24	36.07	37.82	28.20	59.81	41.77	68.65	—
111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	41.94	40.48	37.82	52.70	34.83	36.04	40.21	43.81	53.64	—
112	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	41.75	31.26	41.40	32.94	35.37	34.28	71.48	44.82	55.76	—
113	IranIRNSouthern Asia	41.48	46.91	43.57	62.75	27.93	36.48	30.81	40.55	53.72	—
114	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	41.42	38.16	27.44	51.27	40.01	33.15	48.33	39.66	63.47	—
115	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	41.13	34.64	35.62	52.03	29.14	32.72	46.54	42.55	67.55	—
116	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	40.98	36.69	47.12	58.13	32.67	47.19	35.44	33.03	43.83	—
117	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	40.91	43.49	33.33	47.82	30.51	39.56	56.03	35.34	47.39	—
118	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	40.82	39.28	22.58	51.80	74.22	26.80	52.40	45.67	35.26	—
119	GuyanaGUYSouth America	39.82	32.50	38.92	45.67	45.55	36.11	45.92	36.85	39.33	—
120	BoliviaBOLSouth America	39.74	39.06	45.89	48.99	28.86	32.85	42.08	41.76	42.49	—
121	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	39.60	34.49	47.78	57.29	22.79	33.77	39.30	41.75	50.75	—
122	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	39.56	34.74	45.42	37.99	26.44	22.56	47.81	47.29	74.29	—
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	39.52	40.55	38.08	53.31	25.00	36.00	41.01	40.61	48.23	—
124	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	39.40	28.72	40.93	30.41	54.21	24.26	60.07	46.10	44.64	—
125	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	39.28	33.79	35.16	44.16	25.93	32.74	48.00	49.23	53.81	—
126	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	39.04	42.21	45.88	58.10	24.16	30.20	35.57	35.07	52.71	—
127	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	38.86	39.67	47.20	60.93	33.01	34.95	26.51	36.11	41.27	—
128	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	38.73	39.94	29.87	55.30	17.05	39.34	48.08	38.73	61.38	—
129	VenezuelaVENSouth America	38.41	41.45	33.17	56.29	31.88	44.85	27.10	36.51	43.31	—
130	NicaraguaNICCentral America	37.73	39.36	44.93	35.37	24.42	29.55	41.70	41.62	52.45	—
131	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	37.23	30.93	36.69	32.47	39.86	24.54	46.53	40.89	53.87	—
132	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	36.91	38.76	52.47	43.28	22.26	32.68	37.30	26.56	54.32	—
133	CubaCUBCaribbean	36.87	51.89	36.61	59.48	36.81	14.30	41.64	31.89	43.27	—
134	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	36.32	31.50	44.17	33.05	43.21	20.55	55.19	38.14	35.20	—
135	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.81	33.32	37.03	42.83	15.70	36.92	40.96	41.70	51.70	—
136	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	35.65	32.38	53.40	66.73	21.76	23.28	25.59	28.39	61.40	—
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	35.55	27.54	56.46	25.19	29.85	18.77	52.34	33.82	65.74	—
138	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	35.38	28.33	47.29	32.23	28.55	25.54	43.83	40.71	43.67	—
139	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.20	34.50	33.54	35.76	23.44	28.69	40.80	39.09	53.14	—
140	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	34.83	34.77	52.88	32.25	36.37	13.66	38.70	33.77	56.20	—
141	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.56	26.23	31.89	45.91	23.72	30.12	43.32	33.60	51.02	—
142	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	34.36	37.92	52.12	55.28	25.29	24.24	26.36	30.38	36.23	—
143	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	33.06	26.58	48.92	32.84	15.46	21.56	57.11	35.95	48.84	—
144	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	32.94	26.24	40.12	42.15	26.40	21.53	35.77	29.54	51.98	—
145	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	31.90	30.43	43.89	37.94	21.14	14.48	35.37	38.96	50.15	—
=146	KenyaKENEastern Africa	31.69	27.85	44.82	24.06	29.18	19.53	38.99	31.64	48.13	—
=146	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	31.69	28.49	38.04	27.82	39.83	19.55	45.27	37.02	25.84	—
148	SenegalSENWestern Africa	31.51	23.75	42.57	28.91	14.16	22.46	50.71	43.34	47.62	—
149	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	31.50	20.77	51.24	30.72	28.16	15.71	39.86	30.07	55.92	—
150	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	31.45	30.49	59.72	41.73	21.74	27.63	19.98	34.69	30.27	—
151	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	31.22	33.66	38.73	27.99	17.12	25.01	38.96	35.00	42.42	—
152	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	30.95	35.54	42.95	25.58	18.86	20.75	35.35	33.66	46.31	—
153	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	30.73	17.86	30.17	61.09	41.51	10.79	29.29	27.20	67.73	—
154	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	30.27	22.47	38.33	26.91	30.06	14.84	41.34	35.34	46.70	—
155	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30.10	20.30	64.73	24.38	22.56	18.04	35.40	30.97	47.18	—
156	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	29.93	33.91	40.05	37.18	19.76	22.10	28.74	26.31	38.64	—
157	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	29.10	25.89	42.36	24.19	22.16	23.72	22.97	35.86	44.76	—
158	TogoTGOWestern Africa	28.90	25.14	59.90	15.22	27.33	12.27	34.47	43.77	41.93	—
159	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	28.61	18.01	43.12	38.89	18.33	18.39	29.77	35.99	41.19	—
160	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	28.31	33.12	55.25	11.54	23.80	15.64	50.47	28.55	36.42	—
161	IraqIRQWestern Asia	28.23	26.50	43.72	50.01	14.49	20.02	25.31	24.03	39.44	—
162	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	27.90	21.86	45.86	27.55	10.55	15.70	50.98	32.72	48.14	—
163	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	27.62	28.44	46.41	26.55	33.16	10.41	33.22	31.33	26.93	—
164	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	27.53	18.89	39.36	23.25	25.23	17.79	30.44	24.25	57.58	—
165	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	26.98	16.90	41.66	36.68	16.50	16.28	32.28	27.12	46.21	—
166	YemenYEMWestern Asia	26.82	25.39	46.94	35.01	15.11	18.93	24.59	25.23	36.12	—
167	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	26.45	18.62	50.36	16.91	13.22	12.61	47.13	31.22	61.51	—
168	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	26.11	25.84	45.06	13.72	29.31	10.64	38.19	30.59	37.12	—
169	HaitiHTICaribbean	25.81	28.39	38.63	23.27	16.65	15.56	29.70	29.21	34.31	—
170	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	25.63	19.07	48.48	24.23	12.26	21.34	42.70	23.83	31.25	—
171	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	25.62	22.53	37.75	23.93	11.97	17.35	33.52	32.79	39.97	—
172	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	25.21	22.84	44.35	16.90	12.44	12.99	45.56	32.01	40.44	—
173	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	24.91	22.72	44.66	35.76	18.05	13.18	20.48	23.05	36.43	—
174	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	24.54	17.41	46.04	29.76	11.85	17.95	30.14	28.24	30.44	—
175	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	24.48	24.05	50.81	29.01	15.62	16.34	19.23	27.74	26.75	—
176	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	24.25	18.65	47.98	27.31	5.19	17.48	33.39	42.60	37.89	—
177	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	24.18	23.98	52.89	12.94	9.32	14.05	42.09	26.74	48.37	—
178	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	23.99	23.04	57.87	21.60	9.46	10.01	37.56	25.43	42.17	—
179	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	23.75	23.24	59.19	13.54	17.19	7.30	34.55	31.36	39.94	—
180	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	22.63	24.51	57.23	14.70	7.61	12.00	47.16	26.32	29.48	—
181	GuineaGINWestern Africa	22.15	17.92	58.37	16.35	10.98	9.88	28.85	24.97	43.32	—
182	MaliMLIWestern Africa	21.43	13.79	57.49	15.48	8.17	15.25	35.37	41.24	19.94	—
183	BeninBENWestern Africa	21.42	21.99	46.21	5.80	6.09	17.32	47.91	44.70	33.27	—
184	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	21.13	28.39	38.36	25.76	12.98	3.79	23.94	27.10	44.43	—
185	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	21.10	16.28	55.71	13.29	4.30	12.67	45.86	39.36	33.13	—
186	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	20.95	22.49	49.33	12.88	19.81	12.21	26.38	40.68	9.98	—
187	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	20.81	22.74	64.05	12.69	11.73	10.27	38.63	16.55	24.71	—
188	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	20.28	16.39	49.27	28.37	15.07	6.09	24.07	16.20	34.85	—
189	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	19.92	24.62	63.93	7.81	18.87	6.28	27.57	24.28	25.42	—
190	EritreaERIEastern Africa	18.60	19.46	56.72	22.04	13.80	3.07	21.94	29.92	21.22	—
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	18.24	10.42	62.08	8.20	5.76	6.36	40.29	40.47	38.74	—
192	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.11	8.90	42.58	10.12	11.70	6.48	25.18	28.48	21.72	—
193	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	16.09	14.27	44.69	16.18	6.71	5.58	19.03	17.07	35.73	—
194	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	15.39	10.98	60.23	11.33	4.84	5.67	26.08	21.96	26.68	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	13.24	6.83	62.59	15.46	9.46	6.25	4.69	21.37	24.12	—

02In 2012

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark71.15
2Netherlands70.84
3Australia70.34
4United States69.14
5Germany67.64

Lowest

195Somalia13.24
194Chad15.39
193DR Congo16.09
192Central African Republic16.11
191Niger18.24

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 44.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestDenmark83.00
LowestSomalia6.83
Middle country: 41.36
Natural capital
HighestMongolia66.45
LowestCayman Islands2.61
Middle country: 37.82
Energy
HighestSingapore88.63
LowestBenin5.80
Middle country: 54.61
Transport
HighestSingapore97.56
LowestBurkina Faso4.30
Middle country: 39.86
Information and communication technology
HighestBermuda94.06
LowestEritrea3.07
Middle country: 41.26
Institutions
HighestFinland98.31
LowestSomalia4.69
Middle country: 50.71
Private sector
HighestHong Kong99.50
LowestSouth Sudan16.20
Middle country: 44.70
Structural change
HighestUnited States95.06
LowestGuinea-Bissau9.98
Middle country: 53.23

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
192values changed, of 193 in both
141 · 51rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Somalia9.59 → 13.24+3.65
Kiribati32.79 → 36.32+3.53
Ethiopia20.35 → 23.75+3.40
Myanmar17.83 → 21.13+3.30
Tonga44.05 → 46.75+2.70

Fell most

Syria33.94 → 31.45−2.49
Eritrea21.03 → 18.60−2.43
Mali22.84 → 21.43−1.41
Andorra54.07 → 52.81−1.26
Greece54.92 → 53.74−1.18

+ Sudan

+ South Sudan

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 2012.
192 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 48.41. 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.
191 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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07Questions