Data for 2015

Productive Capacities Index, 2015

2015, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2015 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 70.98; Somalia is lowest, at 14.29. The middle country reads 45.17. Against 2014, 194 values changed (120 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2015

HighestNetherlands

70.98

LowestSomalia

14.29

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
2015the year it describes
191distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.98	74.36	25.89	76.20	92.76	75.43	93.19	80.40	83.74	—
2	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.65	85.22	29.31	70.57	82.84	74.89	94.49	76.94	78.05	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.20	78.67	38.65	74.03	62.14	67.81	90.68	85.22	71.72	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	68.58	72.76	23.26	74.54	76.68	67.10	83.80	93.62	96.07	—
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	68.36	71.50	27.30	70.22	77.03	74.81	90.00	77.32	86.79	—
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.89	70.59	29.66	66.74	82.80	70.25	97.57	87.55	64.97	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.44	76.25	19.55	73.98	80.15	73.71	90.13	82.15	88.72	—
8	CanadaCANNorthern America	65.87	69.07	23.33	72.22	71.88	69.03	92.99	85.76	76.93	—
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	65.83	83.69	16.22	69.08	88.85	72.62	94.32	77.49	79.68	—
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	65.57	75.09	24.69	69.88	79.40	70.99	95.40	77.80	63.01	—
11	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	65.21	76.78	17.80	73.12	88.04	69.42	85.03	75.43	83.45	—
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	64.45	76.18	17.99	70.16	78.99	72.33	88.47	72.90	84.06	—
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	64.31	69.07	24.27	78.32	85.78	67.35	89.85	64.20	66.84	—
14	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63.77	82.63	17.76	70.92	83.39	65.73	95.80	72.30	69.17	—
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	63.71	69.84	19.60	69.39	74.57	70.78	80.45	76.07	88.41	—
16	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.66	77.86	11.44	74.64	82.37	77.03	95.94	83.46	79.80	—
17	QatarQATWestern Asia	63.44	41.95	46.40	81.81	87.11	62.27	67.41	69.32	65.00	—
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	62.94	76.77	21.81	70.28	88.35	77.99	89.50	70.45	48.20	—
19	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	62.72	59.88	11.12	82.79	87.67	81.55	90.26	97.47	69.04	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
20	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	62.31	43.94	33.70	80.17	82.33	69.57	70.79	70.23	67.18	—
21	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	62.12	84.07	11.99	77.02	75.07	71.40	71.39	94.03	79.42	—
22	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	61.77	61.09	12.00	77.41	99.48	77.82	94.38	77.99	65.60	—
23	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	61.70	47.10	39.57	83.00	94.49	68.18	54.37	67.57	57.37	—
24	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	61.08	60.77	30.39	64.00	65.58	70.81	82.52	62.86	68.04	—
25	IsraelISRWestern Asia	60.77	73.29	23.31	74.66	66.11	67.35	72.77	72.30	62.28	—
26	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	60.60	58.03	26.07	70.50	85.94	70.40	78.94	62.29	57.30	—
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.50	65.85	27.32	69.27	63.00	62.84	77.08	61.99	76.15	—
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	59.97	78.47	7.86	74.67	72.27	71.65	86.17	95.84	84.98	—
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	59.89	64.63	21.23	65.53	70.40	65.21	73.73	70.64	77.02	—
30	MacauMACEastern Asia	58.99	51.39	16.30	74.08	83.70	80.06	77.57	72.29	62.92	—
31	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	58.65	65.42	21.77	62.98	62.98	64.82	78.77	69.53	69.75	—
32	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.16	69.57	21.80	67.16	64.84	65.13	75.01	60.25	67.32	—
33	PolandPOLEastern Europe	58.13	57.32	33.25	66.53	51.56	61.63	74.75	56.72	76.30	—
34	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	58.10	57.69	31.18	62.28	68.61	61.77	66.96	59.01	69.20	—
35	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.08	47.94	20.85	72.90	98.95	64.70	72.57	69.22	55.25	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
36	ChileCHLSouth America	57.66	51.77	38.27	64.43	55.62	57.40	78.83	64.65	58.79	—
37	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.58	64.06	10.21	73.58	88.20	66.46	82.87	97.32	53.14	—
38	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	57.27	49.06	33.32	67.38	66.55	54.82	63.68	67.13	67.35	—
39	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.24	38.53	49.00	73.81	69.69	52.06	59.04	61.65	62.64	—
40	ItalyITASouthern Europe	56.95	61.76	17.93	68.68	60.74	63.09	66.42	65.69	87.08	—
41	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.62	56.52	28.88	58.83	62.77	63.88	77.21	55.76	63.69	—
42	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	56.47	51.80	27.89	61.82	66.73	63.17	73.14	56.30	66.73	—
43	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	56.09	44.31	44.93	75.71	64.19	56.08	50.26	67.17	53.46	—
44	ArubaABWCaribbean	55.84	50.28	13.54	72.34	88.18	65.54	82.62	77.49	51.90	—
45	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	55.79	41.04	28.57	77.16	83.25	53.42	67.97	57.51	59.68	—
46	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.75	54.55	39.34	62.79	44.16	47.48	45.17	77.64	94.10	—
47	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	55.17	53.19	16.39	68.62	79.82	65.86	79.20	61.42	56.08	—
48	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	54.93	44.93	57.18	77.69	48.14	58.07	47.89	52.90	58.59	—
49	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	54.37	75.35	2.61	88.38	98.26	69.69	92.16	94.65	73.48	—
50	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.34	43.02	29.73	82.55	78.63	58.84	57.36	47.01	57.73	—
51	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	54.14	52.93	10.91	67.05	75.98	71.90	85.37	73.43	55.67	—
52	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	54.03	64.45	24.27	63.21	61.53	64.38	59.69	59.56	52.18	—
53	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	53.75	51.32	32.16	61.90	58.40	49.63	49.41	60.02	79.35	—
54	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.67	46.17	25.34	64.35	72.78	56.64	74.96	54.17	54.60	—
55	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	53.40	41.57	47.14	57.65	50.64	47.52	58.03	59.06	70.92	—
56	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	52.71	54.02	37.13	60.05	41.67	59.02	57.31	52.06	67.42	—
57	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	52.69	48.98	34.84	60.27	54.51	46.95	47.45	64.37	73.84	—
=58	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.56	54.22	25.45	57.49	54.91	60.71	63.52	51.05	67.92	—
=58	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	52.56	54.92	36.99	55.14	48.58	59.38	56.12	52.61	61.05	—
60	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.19	56.90	23.99	68.21	36.56	61.02	70.13	56.23	67.13	—
61	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.01	46.83	35.46	59.50	46.47	56.44	60.64	48.21	70.71	—
62	UruguayURYSouth America	51.78	49.91	43.63	57.09	38.60	62.94	75.11	43.52	52.30	—
63	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	51.65	52.03	21.92	68.74	41.13	67.55	76.99	63.99	47.19	—
=64	Costa RicaCRICentral America	51.04	49.66	27.25	56.80	55.35	56.53	70.37	49.95	54.48	—
=64	PanamaPANCentral America	51.04	42.30	18.89	63.26	62.61	52.69	59.37	62.23	74.72	—
66	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.00	47.13	13.23	69.47	82.43	51.57	73.54	62.31	54.26	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
67	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.60	49.12	12.24	70.49	78.04	63.83	67.85	59.05	50.83	—
68	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	49.88	45.71	13.01	72.40	88.41	58.10	66.63	47.95	54.24	—
69	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	49.75	51.01	27.49	51.17	54.66	59.42	57.37	54.92	51.10	—
70	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.02	43.86	33.95	59.54	39.85	47.50	48.76	57.31	71.11	—
71	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	48.92	53.01	33.65	66.90	49.76	61.58	37.48	40.07	59.74	—
72	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	48.68	37.43	57.12	70.19	41.53	55.67	44.84	40.97	49.49	—
73	BrazilBRASouth America	48.48	53.90	35.05	52.16	41.28	53.80	51.77	41.33	65.17	—
74	BelarusBLREastern Europe	48.45	49.31	34.79	63.44	51.60	61.49	39.44	36.29	61.42	—
75	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	47.82	43.03	17.10	60.37	72.26	51.84	68.98	50.34	47.35	—
76	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	47.81	44.76	15.10	60.23	70.16	52.54	68.39	53.51	49.72	—
=77	ArgentinaARGSouth America	47.57	54.66	35.15	60.63	39.85	57.46	48.05	37.32	54.81	—
=77	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.57	46.95	37.00	52.94	35.60	53.56	53.17	50.84	55.30	—
79	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	47.54	46.87	42.87	54.08	39.83	57.15	46.09	41.93	54.57	—
80	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	47.49	43.72	30.13	60.69	51.21	49.39	38.32	51.08	65.32	—
81	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.45	48.32	34.46	55.81	45.55	50.13	50.73	43.46	54.95	—
82	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	47.42	48.12	31.66	58.36	33.01	56.01	62.49	44.12	56.44	—
83	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	47.41	47.06	17.72	65.81	76.63	49.04	48.64	46.88	54.28	—
84	BermudaBMUNorthern America	47.38	52.98	3.96	76.55	89.63	70.21	77.50	78.12	41.46	—
85	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	47.30	43.25	41.51	51.92	39.03	44.84	45.96	53.27	62.73	—
86	BahamasBHSCaribbean	47.19	43.94	7.98	71.83	76.31	59.07	71.78	59.65	50.61	—
87	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	46.95	48.76	45.23	52.96	37.48	42.12	50.71	43.67	57.83	—
88	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	46.85	39.53	35.64	45.53	54.44	42.45	67.74	44.93	51.44	—
89	DominicaDMACaribbean	46.80	43.74	18.51	54.79	63.68	57.89	69.22	51.81	39.23	—
90	UkraineUKREastern Europe	46.53	48.22	53.43	58.32	36.57	53.58	36.37	40.00	51.30	—
91	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	46.42	40.36	22.32	58.31	73.90	36.86	59.41	53.61	47.36	—
92	SurinameSURSouth America	46.25	37.42	29.34	57.59	49.21	49.11	51.96	41.85	63.01	—
93	PalauPLWMicronesia	46.23	48.41	6.68	68.99	80.95	54.20	68.52	57.39	54.17	—
94	JordanJORWestern Asia	46.15	42.78	34.82	56.22	36.72	42.85	54.13	50.11	57.60	—
95	FijiFJIMelanesia	46.04	35.10	27.69	51.16	67.28	38.76	55.35	53.94	52.15	—
96	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	45.90	34.53	42.68	41.26	43.07	38.26	63.40	51.18	60.55	—
97	PeruPERSouth America	45.34	44.64	34.30	53.78	40.15	42.89	50.88	43.03	57.51	—
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.17	40.76	34.38	49.36	42.52	45.78	50.91	49.38	51.18	—
=99	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	44.91	41.02	44.51	60.53	43.32	53.51	38.42	34.09	49.27	—
=99	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	44.91	37.65	67.14	55.00	36.07	40.35	52.12	39.50	39.76	—
101	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	44.74	53.09	2.60	76.24	87.97	76.65	75.55	73.01	40.95	—
102	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	44.54	48.19	36.16	55.16	20.34	51.19	47.92	52.77	61.14	—
103	BelizeBLZCentral America	44.51	39.22	28.81	45.90	65.20	41.13	49.46	49.54	45.25	—
104	TongaTONPolynesia	44.33	41.89	28.13	54.88	55.13	37.78	55.10	47.67	42.15	—
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.22	41.95	43.15	49.99	30.20	40.05	49.29	45.93	58.97	—
106	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	44.21	38.55	40.54	38.06	39.40	34.56	63.47	40.05	70.87	—
107	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	44.02	47.78	8.61	56.15	68.19	53.00	63.62	52.28	50.78	—
108	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.00	33.17	37.19	45.55	36.12	41.00	69.56	46.91	51.72	—
109	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	43.81	39.38	26.70	57.12	40.77	36.95	53.16	45.80	61.67	—
110	EcuadorECUSouth America	43.75	47.39	31.54	54.55	39.97	44.65	41.80	43.22	51.04	—
111	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.42	34.40	24.94	44.32	55.53	31.44	68.61	47.34	58.58	—
112	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.22	44.14	32.02	47.77	38.27	45.34	57.33	38.87	46.67	—
113	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.19	48.08	42.00	62.77	26.87	45.38	34.50	42.56	53.37	—
114	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	43.09	40.72	38.55	53.25	35.04	40.55	38.98	46.00	55.78	—
115	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	42.68	42.84	21.94	52.63	74.51	27.58	60.60	48.32	37.00	—
116	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	42.09	43.60	44.68	59.80	25.79	37.34	35.99	39.26	62.09	—
117	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	42.05	48.84	37.50	50.01	19.19	46.26	54.62	45.97	47.87	—
118	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	41.94	36.29	33.52	53.29	29.61	34.24	48.44	43.18	69.65	—
119	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	41.39	47.64	43.52	55.29	16.36	50.53	47.93	41.84	45.35	—
120	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	41.27	36.48	42.18	41.31	28.16	25.44	50.58	49.00	74.51	—
121	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.20	35.09	35.35	47.53	28.56	35.74	50.42	49.97	54.80	—
122	BoliviaBOLSouth America	40.97	41.08	42.47	51.58	30.28	35.34	40.87	44.55	45.29	—
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	40.60	41.07	38.84	54.84	23.03	41.04	44.09	42.57	47.53	—
124	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	40.48	30.05	35.78	31.90	52.81	29.83	54.70	46.64	52.25	—
125	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	40.29	41.13	30.27	57.39	19.45	42.78	49.81	40.03	58.53	—
126	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	39.79	35.38	50.19	66.23	33.01	31.01	26.19	29.95	66.55	—
127	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	39.65	36.81	44.52	55.55	24.57	35.59	35.58	41.51	51.94	—
128	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	39.08	37.11	53.24	40.19	40.24	25.79	40.45	34.28	47.60	—
129	CubaCUBCaribbean	38.91	53.06	33.64	61.18	37.59	19.07	44.54	34.26	43.97	—
130	NicaraguaNICCentral America	38.90	40.59	42.09	36.78	24.68	34.13	42.12	43.49	54.01	—
131	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	38.46	38.28	52.19	43.42	26.59	38.93	36.45	28.26	51.71	—
132	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.42	34.02	37.46	34.57	39.10	29.26	47.00	41.59	48.14	—
133	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	38.34	32.38	43.88	37.59	46.57	18.70	57.27	37.93	46.17	—
134	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.49	40.48	45.41	56.23	33.03	39.37	16.36	40.71	43.57	—
135	GuyanaGUYSouth America	37.29	33.72	37.86	48.12	20.72	40.49	47.59	39.90	38.17	—
136	VenezuelaVENSouth America	36.54	41.39	33.20	51.34	27.39	46.68	22.57	34.53	45.25	—
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	36.40	26.24	54.53	26.57	30.23	26.76	49.37	34.50	58.85	—
138	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	36.14	30.65	45.84	32.94	27.51	29.35	43.66	41.10	43.39	—
139	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	36.12	22.59	49.38	34.65	37.32	23.96	35.50	35.08	67.32	—
140	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.83	28.10	29.02	46.39	27.31	34.26	41.45	34.43	53.82	—
141	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	35.68	36.75	48.96	54.58	23.95	35.36	28.13	29.56	38.01	—
142	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.64	33.71	33.16	36.46	23.20	32.52	41.31	38.90	52.71	—
143	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.58	33.83	36.65	45.27	13.97	38.62	40.87	40.62	51.10	—
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	34.62	32.22	39.50	40.94	21.89	23.51	36.64	40.66	51.68	—
145	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	34.41	29.24	39.38	41.50	26.98	25.90	38.65	27.88	54.62	—
146	KenyaKENEastern Africa	34.29	29.85	44.52	26.41	29.22	23.20	41.72	39.46	48.81	—
147	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.12	28.66	47.48	36.84	14.46	27.87	55.13	36.83	44.80	—
148	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	34.09	32.87	37.59	33.48	21.83	27.19	38.16	39.20	49.60	—
149	SenegalSENWestern Africa	33.56	27.70	41.43	31.53	13.63	27.63	52.83	44.74	50.01	—
150	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	33.55	28.45	36.02	30.61	45.07	22.28	47.70	42.04	25.45	—
151	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	33.08	35.20	43.26	38.28	20.30	27.19	30.41	27.08	54.18	—
152	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	32.74	37.16	41.97	26.44	15.58	27.50	37.78	39.44	50.09	—
153	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.33	22.53	28.52	56.76	42.36	18.31	25.74	32.71	50.10	—
154	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	31.83	23.30	61.97	26.87	21.25	23.46	35.18	30.42	50.86	—
155	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	31.38	24.28	44.55	27.19	16.25	19.40	48.90	33.89	61.14	—
156	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	31.08	22.12	37.98	23.49	29.53	20.95	31.37	32.65	69.66	—
157	IraqIRQWestern Asia	30.90	28.08	42.42	46.15	18.03	26.51	22.74	28.67	48.55	—
158	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	30.59	32.39	52.71	13.76	20.41	20.64	53.97	34.72	41.32	—
159	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	30.43	18.89	47.94	30.99	12.03	28.48	41.70	42.36	43.27	—
160	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	30.36	29.51	46.64	28.04	34.30	16.87	36.50	35.88	24.67	—
161	TogoTGOWestern Africa	30.09	28.51	55.17	13.92	20.67	18.47	37.80	43.93	48.37	—
162	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.76	20.17	41.52	40.63	17.69	20.08	32.84	37.19	41.71	—
163	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	29.73	22.24	32.69	28.73	29.55	18.63	42.47	37.51	33.30	—
164	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	28.97	20.43	38.98	37.65	15.17	21.81	32.86	32.50	46.78	—
165	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	28.83	34.33	38.76	31.97	14.15	18.30	28.87	30.57	49.06	—
166	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.59	27.58	41.01	22.15	16.34	28.27	27.28	35.02	40.34	—
167	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	28.41	22.54	47.47	18.50	14.13	18.46	40.81	35.13	57.41	—
168	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	27.83	23.31	55.71	39.98	14.68	33.68	13.77	29.75	34.28	—
169	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	27.43	24.76	37.14	26.97	12.50	23.58	33.52	32.14	40.68	—
170	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	27.42	21.03	43.21	20.05	14.81	18.95	44.69	32.10	43.61	—
171	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	27.40	24.23	52.85	15.73	19.92	14.06	34.89	34.05	47.33	—
172	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	26.34	20.02	43.15	31.34	12.58	21.52	32.03	31.19	31.61	—
173	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	26.15	19.36	47.23	26.64	10.57	27.78	38.04	21.28	37.75	—
174	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.04	29.00	39.10	25.20	15.92	18.99	27.70	26.62	33.17	—
175	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26.01	22.52	61.02	19.43	10.14	17.26	34.24	31.47	41.59	—
176	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	25.92	28.12	46.53	11.43	24.97	16.95	36.86	30.65	28.49	—
177	BeninBENWestern Africa	25.71	22.81	43.57	15.54	7.96	21.70	46.96	41.68	36.60	—
178	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	25.53	25.82	43.19	36.36	17.20	15.90	21.95	20.75	35.74	—
179	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	24.94	25.27	52.73	15.88	7.48	16.15	41.36	30.16	46.96	—
180	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	24.25	25.51	56.05	22.25	8.88	12.78	38.04	22.68	38.33	—
181	YemenYEMWestern Asia	24.08	23.73	42.92	38.83	9.47	22.43	18.67	20.46	35.22	—
182	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	23.59	25.52	48.84	27.36	13.21	16.76	19.20	26.39	25.07	—
183	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	23.04	26.95	55.69	16.08	7.77	13.06	44.92	23.88	30.30	—
184	MaliMLIWestern Africa	22.88	14.92	55.51	18.67	5.92	23.29	37.07	42.75	22.28	—
185	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	22.77	25.92	48.25	13.85	19.88	15.43	28.60	35.84	13.27	—
186	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	22.21	20.00	53.97	14.55	3.49	16.56	45.32	44.02	32.75	—
187	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	21.71	29.58	83.09	11.74	9.52	15.76	38.78	18.69	15.72	—
188	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	21.69	24.85	65.60	7.97	18.92	10.10	26.78	30.49	24.13	—
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	19.84	21.42	56.48	21.91	13.94	3.90	18.99	35.86	24.45	—
190	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.55	18.84	50.67	30.87	13.52	4.19	12.42	17.73	38.15	—
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	18.49	14.25	62.08	7.68	3.30	9.44	40.28	38.31	41.83	—
192	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.14	18.25	43.14	13.31	6.39	10.32	20.27	22.34	37.48	—
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	17.55	12.72	57.78	14.89	5.13	9.05	26.55	26.32	25.35	—
194	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.44	11.08	50.38	9.77	12.20	6.61	19.89	28.79	34.02	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	14.29	10.19	62.42	14.68	4.74	10.23	7.68	22.55	22.11	—

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

195Somalia14.29
194Central African Republic17.44
193Chad17.55
192DR Congo18.14
191Niger18.49

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.17. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestDenmark85.22
LowestSomalia10.19
Middle country: 42.30
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone83.09
LowestCayman Islands2.60
Middle country: 35.78
Energy
HighestSingapore88.38
LowestNiger7.68
Middle country: 55.29
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.48
LowestNiger3.30
Middle country: 40.77
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong81.55
LowestEritrea3.90
Middle country: 45.38
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand97.57
LowestSomalia7.68
Middle country: 50.73
Private sector
HighestHong Kong97.47
LowestSouth Sudan17.73
Middle country: 45.93
Structural change
HighestUnited States96.07
LowestGuinea-Bissau13.27
Middle country: 54.01

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
120 · 74rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

San Marino52.17 → 57.58+5.41
Macau53.94 → 58.99+5.05
Togo27.04 → 30.09+3.05
Zambia28.46 → 31.38+2.92
Aruba53.16 → 55.84+2.68

Fell most

Cyprus54.78 → 51.65−3.13
Singapore57.35 → 54.37−2.98
Yemen26.35 → 24.08−2.27
Bahamas49.36 → 47.19−2.17
Gambia28.24 → 26.15−2.09

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

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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 2015.
191 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 52.56. 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.
192 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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07Questions