Data for 2016

Productive Capacities Index, 2016

2016, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2016 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 70.58; Somalia is lowest, at 13.91. The middle country reads 45.72. Against 2015, 194 values changed (139 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2016

HighestNetherlands

70.58

LowestSomalia

13.91

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
2016the 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.58	74.55	24.15	76.33	92.93	76.53	93.57	81.73	82.42	—
2	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.48	85.50	28.18	70.84	82.62	77.02	93.36	75.96	79.08	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.73	78.47	38.86	74.05	64.48	69.89	91.07	85.51	70.49	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.35	73.09	23.93	75.04	77.32	69.99	83.80	93.96	95.60	—
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	68.61	71.87	26.98	71.07	77.29	76.84	88.16	78.79	86.42	—
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.63	69.49	28.92	66.63	82.73	71.96	97.54	86.50	65.09	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.53	75.96	19.13	74.23	79.96	75.50	89.56	83.22	89.15	—
8	CanadaCANNorthern America	66.74	69.02	25.16	72.41	71.90	71.17	93.33	85.96	76.23	—
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	66.31	84.67	17.08	67.59	88.18	72.34	94.31	79.21	80.27	—
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	65.93	76.52	24.27	69.39	79.32	71.59	95.68	78.82	64.69	—
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.69	69.20	25.09	78.56	86.82	69.35	87.27	64.43	75.04	—
12	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	65.60	77.31	17.90	74.27	88.46	70.19	84.16	76.42	83.59	—
13	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.72	43.06	46.41	81.55	85.01	61.57	66.39	72.24	75.26	—
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	64.46	77.01	17.52	70.88	79.52	70.26	87.63	75.09	84.76	—
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	63.96	70.35	19.42	69.03	74.61	73.35	79.39	76.78	89.04	—
16	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63.93	81.35	17.77	70.93	84.25	66.28	95.23	72.43	70.64	—
17	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.78	77.99	11.33	74.92	82.12	78.19	95.80	84.41	79.72	—
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.22	76.41	21.36	70.71	89.16	80.70	88.59	69.60	49.85	—
19	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.07	45.81	33.43	80.53	82.38	72.09	70.65	72.07	67.10	—
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	62.92	84.50	12.27	77.23	75.75	72.96	72.82	94.85	80.39	—
21	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	62.79	60.48	11.21	83.04	87.35	84.61	87.52	99.35	66.78	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
22	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	62.75	61.80	12.55	73.79	99.25	78.97	93.75	87.12	65.62	—
23	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	62.48	49.16	37.80	82.74	95.09	72.22	52.87	69.07	60.26	—
24	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.17	74.99	6.40	87.71	98.68	73.86	92.35	95.64	72.28	—
25	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	60.98	59.89	29.49	64.90	64.16	72.65	82.42	62.73	69.20	—
26	IsraelISRWestern Asia	60.83	74.74	21.31	74.93	66.27	68.16	74.48	72.93	64.07	—
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.82	64.38	26.95	69.38	63.82	65.77	76.37	64.68	75.02	—
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	60.40	77.97	8.11	74.01	72.35	73.56	86.22	96.67	85.31	—
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.06	64.69	20.42	65.67	70.75	67.72	74.90	70.76	76.91	—
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	59.46	65.98	22.85	63.88	62.92	67.64	78.23	69.00	70.68	—
31	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	59.30	57.75	24.35	67.62	84.65	71.73	78.07	60.96	55.62	—
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	58.56	57.85	34.16	67.70	53.62	63.12	71.67	56.89	74.96	—
33	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.51	50.42	22.30	72.25	93.69	63.10	74.64	66.29	57.79	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
34	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	58.33	57.00	30.66	63.08	68.55	65.54	65.20	61.71	67.28	—
35	OmanOMNWestern Asia	58.21	38.82	48.45	73.82	69.02	52.74	59.92	64.63	67.36	—
36	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.15	69.27	21.35	67.96	64.57	67.12	76.47	59.00	66.54	—
37	ChileCHLSouth America	58.10	52.32	37.57	66.44	56.01	61.38	76.90	64.84	57.97	—
38	MacauMACEastern Asia	57.96	55.19	13.63	74.05	82.52	81.90	77.84	73.09	59.49	—
39	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.52	63.75	10.21	73.23	85.82	67.00	83.07	95.64	55.03	—
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	57.43	56.33	28.37	57.16	61.64	66.70	76.96	61.99	66.03	—
41	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	57.27	50.07	32.62	67.37	65.71	57.48	61.95	67.00	67.06	—
42	ItalyITASouthern Europe	57.09	62.18	16.56	69.40	61.35	64.68	67.08	67.83	87.40	—
43	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	56.90	45.63	44.63	75.45	64.71	57.84	50.81	66.52	56.53	—
44	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	56.86	51.17	27.82	62.65	66.75	65.31	73.36	57.69	66.43	—
45	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	56.65	55.03	38.68	63.17	45.28	50.03	46.08	82.07	92.13	—
46	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	56.19	41.24	27.63	77.45	83.73	58.18	66.82	57.93	59.72	—
47	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.90	52.85	17.42	68.53	79.14	66.17	76.41	60.03	54.42	—
=48	ArubaABWCaribbean	54.87	51.76	14.66	69.16	81.96	67.53	82.69	67.84	50.45	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
=48	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	54.87	45.28	56.44	77.28	47.79	57.68	50.89	54.58	54.37	—
50	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	54.79	64.18	24.99	65.10	62.36	67.04	58.41	59.70	53.35	—
51	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	54.20	52.54	22.16	68.44	53.85	69.65	74.85	64.26	51.80	—
52	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.88	46.25	24.64	65.51	74.76	58.23	73.30	54.69	54.48	—
53	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	53.87	53.24	31.97	62.38	59.20	52.38	45.10	60.66	78.73	—
54	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	53.79	55.42	26.85	58.70	55.70	63.09	64.19	51.77	68.69	—
55	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	53.77	43.81	28.12	81.85	75.59	59.06	57.31	43.12	62.78	—
56	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	53.59	41.78	47.42	56.91	50.76	48.40	58.43	60.78	69.17	—
57	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	53.55	50.65	34.98	60.59	55.11	51.47	47.71	63.77	72.97	—
58	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	53.11	53.61	8.95	67.89	76.96	73.90	85.49	72.01	55.51	—
59	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	52.86	55.21	37.06	56.26	49.04	62.15	54.63	51.82	61.43	—
60	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	52.76	53.77	35.30	60.27	42.22	61.96	58.69	51.16	66.78	—
61	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.63	55.25	24.87	68.67	36.70	63.89	70.90	58.18	64.55	—
62	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.45	49.26	15.77	70.29	78.15	64.61	67.27	58.83	52.48	—
63	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.20	46.53	33.81	59.78	47.17	60.57	61.42	48.53	68.79	—
64	UruguayURYSouth America	51.72	50.90	42.93	56.66	38.09	63.94	75.24	44.27	50.97	—
65	Costa RicaCRICentral America	51.54	49.64	27.39	58.66	55.30	59.77	69.27	51.19	53.29	—
66	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.06	47.27	13.60	72.71	89.63	63.93	65.67	49.78	52.72	—
67	PanamaPANCentral America	51.05	42.92	18.62	63.49	63.00	53.48	59.08	63.78	71.56	—
68	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.82	48.70	24.93	66.29	78.51	51.96	48.15	46.14	61.01	—
69	GuamGUMMicronesia	50.63	47.11	13.95	67.43	80.36	52.13	71.43	61.20	53.23	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
70	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	50.12	49.42	27.16	52.38	55.48	60.76	57.29	53.13	55.19	—
71	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	49.60	52.87	33.27	67.70	49.75	63.82	38.59	40.64	61.74	—
72	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.33	44.21	33.76	60.06	41.06	49.50	48.36	55.48	71.72	—
73	BelarusBLREastern Europe	49.18	49.27	35.09	63.49	52.41	65.18	40.98	35.85	62.14	—
74	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	48.95	37.79	57.55	69.83	41.40	58.10	44.73	40.04	50.40	—
75	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	48.37	43.98	40.43	52.66	41.02	48.94	47.72	53.41	62.61	—
76	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.24	54.76	34.83	59.64	40.07	61.23	55.01	35.51	53.78	—
=77	BrazilBRASouth America	48.19	53.97	35.41	51.23	39.79	54.93	51.56	41.52	63.51	—
=77	DominicaDMACaribbean	48.19	44.61	16.69	57.41	69.59	61.50	68.47	53.65	43.27	—
79	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	48.08	45.77	14.22	61.80	71.93	52.72	68.68	53.41	51.00	—
80	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	48.07	42.81	22.55	62.24	67.20	38.81	60.70	54.41	55.06	—
81	BermudaBMUNorthern America	48.02	53.82	4.03	76.26	91.75	73.74	78.60	76.58	41.98	—
82	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	47.99	44.15	15.84	63.10	74.05	53.39	69.20	50.89	45.78	—
83	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	47.77	48.68	31.33	58.59	31.80	59.02	64.64	42.85	58.33	—
84	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.70	46.98	36.02	53.87	35.85	56.22	52.29	50.31	55.42	—
85	UkraineUKREastern Europe	47.58	47.52	53.51	58.32	38.10	57.25	38.54	40.45	52.06	—
86	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.47	47.74	14.77	57.29	69.56	53.55	66.29	51.62	50.07	—
87	PalauPLWMicronesia	47.44	49.49	7.49	70.71	81.99	55.81	70.03	58.94	51.86	—
=88	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	47.43	44.29	30.22	61.12	51.66	51.19	37.51	50.91	61.97	—
=88	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	47.43	46.23	43.10	54.01	40.11	60.68	45.17	41.57	52.11	—
90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.34	48.26	33.78	55.97	45.14	53.18	51.54	39.89	56.02	—
91	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	47.29	39.56	36.66	46.59	55.09	43.63	66.10	44.05	52.95	—
92	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	47.24	49.49	45.08	53.28	37.54	45.01	49.59	42.73	58.25	—
93	FijiFJIMelanesia	46.56	35.27	26.12	53.31	68.91	40.71	57.64	53.12	52.38	—
94	BahamasBHSCaribbean	46.51	44.60	6.68	71.57	72.18	60.78	70.57	60.18	55.10	—
95	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	46.14	38.89	68.73	55.57	34.08	43.65	55.72	40.14	41.53	—
96	SurinameSURSouth America	45.94	38.03	32.02	58.21	49.47	51.65	51.54	41.30	51.46	—
97	JordanJORWestern Asia	45.74	44.61	34.90	56.07	35.80	39.22	53.99	51.78	55.90	—
98	PeruPERSouth America	45.72	44.94	35.11	54.21	39.58	45.11	52.92	43.07	54.89	—
99	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	45.39	39.12	41.12	40.44	42.32	35.12	64.78	40.37	71.25	—
100	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	45.34	41.52	44.48	61.91	43.66	54.33	39.53	35.86	46.48	—
101	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.15	41.69	34.94	48.35	42.68	47.09	49.07	49.09	50.68	—
102	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	45.07	48.20	36.15	56.94	20.71	53.76	48.69	52.41	60.35	—
103	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	45.00	34.64	44.19	37.88	43.32	39.30	63.65	50.42	53.05	—
104	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.96	42.51	43.51	50.14	31.87	41.15	49.00	44.87	62.43	—
105	BelizeBLZCentral America	44.87	40.40	29.15	46.45	65.61	41.99	48.51	48.83	46.07	—
106	TongaTONPolynesia	44.64	42.61	26.93	52.39	55.43	38.82	57.35	47.78	44.46	—
107	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	44.29	52.88	2.60	76.13	87.85	75.88	73.56	72.20	39.90	—
108	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	44.10	43.37	21.94	52.86	74.56	31.37	61.60	50.05	39.48	—
109	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.96	44.53	31.96	48.35	40.95	47.52	59.69	36.64	47.66	—
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	43.92	41.03	39.36	53.28	34.51	43.63	40.30	47.62	55.72	—
111	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.81	49.59	41.76	64.50	28.46	49.99	36.48	40.17	48.76	—
112	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.74	33.34	36.51	45.39	33.95	41.82	70.00	50.25	48.55	—
113	EcuadorECUSouth America	43.71	47.51	30.59	54.19	38.27	46.44	43.82	43.33	50.08	—
114	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.64	36.74	33.08	53.36	31.06	41.45	51.34	43.84	69.99	—
115	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.63	34.26	24.14	45.03	56.45	33.46	69.13	45.94	58.77	—
116	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	43.53	39.47	23.42	58.23	40.06	40.89	53.73	42.53	63.98	—
117	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	42.90	43.70	44.19	60.46	26.14	40.49	35.72	41.28	62.98	—
118	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	42.51	37.20	41.83	42.27	29.28	28.54	51.31	51.32	73.71	—
119	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.02	35.78	34.92	48.86	31.41	37.44	48.16	49.17	57.18	—
120	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	41.42	48.79	37.89	48.80	16.45	48.33	54.98	46.18	47.61	—
121	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.27	42.19	41.37	52.22	30.56	36.89	40.19	43.24	47.09	—
122	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	41.00	41.15	32.18	57.86	20.02	45.28	51.06	39.41	57.13	—
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	40.95	40.94	38.66	55.09	23.33	42.46	45.88	42.44	47.04	—
124	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	40.84	48.16	43.17	55.28	16.32	52.62	47.53	38.47	42.93	—
125	CubaCUBCaribbean	40.54	52.78	32.60	61.34	38.23	26.03	45.17	35.64	43.14	—
126	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	40.43	37.60	44.76	54.02	25.41	37.00	36.50	44.05	51.93	—
=127	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	39.84	36.75	51.39	65.93	35.49	32.86	23.85	28.66	64.01	—
=127	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	39.84	28.39	33.59	34.22	52.35	31.72	55.91	46.12	45.38	—
129	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	39.74	37.04	50.91	39.69	38.95	27.22	41.46	33.75	56.05	—
130	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	39.50	34.03	45.78	38.34	50.43	21.59	59.97	39.62	38.35	—
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	39.33	40.66	42.45	37.37	24.84	37.22	41.66	44.02	52.39	—
132	GuyanaGUYSouth America	39.27	34.18	39.36	49.31	22.61	41.23	50.90	40.28	44.59	—
133	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	38.81	38.28	52.12	44.12	26.97	41.15	37.99	25.60	54.11	—
134	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.23	35.47	35.46	35.59	39.53	28.88	48.00	40.97	45.43	—
135	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.31	40.66	44.42	55.22	32.07	45.55	14.16	39.99	45.54	—
136	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	36.76	37.03	48.79	55.12	23.66	42.27	29.63	30.13	37.50	—
137	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	36.43	22.14	48.27	35.65	38.48	25.54	34.77	35.37	67.36	—
138	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	36.34	33.11	40.95	43.57	21.70	29.46	37.05	41.36	52.61	—
139	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	36.28	31.37	46.37	32.06	28.25	30.23	43.14	39.64	44.05	—
140	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.16	33.99	36.73	45.57	15.24	41.02	41.65	39.32	50.23	—
141	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.63	34.86	33.61	36.33	23.16	33.02	40.18	38.69	51.39	—
142	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	35.41	33.03	36.60	35.74	21.34	32.58	38.01	42.20	51.26	—
143	VenezuelaVENSouth America	35.37	41.47	33.63	50.22	27.28	49.42	20.74	33.12	37.78	—
144	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	35.23	27.24	64.99	22.36	24.84	28.70	48.44	30.30	57.28	—
=145	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.19	29.07	28.76	47.11	24.24	35.56	40.20	33.18	51.88	—
=145	KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.19	31.30	43.98	27.92	29.54	23.87	42.12	44.16	46.65	—
147	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	35.08	29.24	39.21	47.62	27.60	29.10	39.27	25.00	53.26	—
148	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.58	27.40	46.49	39.33	14.21	33.55	54.41	36.77	42.76	—
149	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	34.56	37.84	42.79	29.85	17.26	31.09	38.65	39.80	51.03	—
150	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	33.85	28.89	35.70	31.84	45.10	23.14	48.82	41.88	24.59	—
151	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	32.92	35.62	45.09	39.01	19.80	28.43	28.95	24.07	56.12	—
152	SenegalSENWestern Africa	32.06	26.02	43.89	32.99	9.28	28.12	52.68	41.99	51.30	—
153	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	31.91	30.23	46.85	29.32	34.73	23.24	36.70	37.70	23.16	—
154	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	31.86	33.87	52.24	15.10	20.89	21.90	54.08	37.19	43.22	—
155	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	31.85	34.30	38.14	32.73	15.32	26.10	36.41	32.80	51.71	—
156	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	31.65	24.19	28.51	55.59	39.91	19.57	25.57	30.33	43.35	—
157	TogoTGOWestern Africa	31.01	29.35	53.25	15.99	20.43	19.90	39.94	45.91	45.91	—
=158	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	30.99	21.12	41.73	40.00	17.93	24.67	32.47	40.40	41.58	—
=158	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	30.99	23.13	37.53	22.43	27.12	21.69	31.02	34.38	69.63	—
=160	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	30.74	19.89	47.15	31.03	11.97	29.80	41.94	42.30	43.28	—
=160	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	30.74	22.16	60.92	26.42	20.71	23.47	37.80	26.48	45.99	—
162	IraqIRQWestern Asia	30.51	30.99	42.45	47.58	17.23	28.89	22.54	27.37	39.03	—
163	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	30.23	23.75	33.65	28.08	28.71	19.46	42.45	38.66	33.88	—
164	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	30.12	24.85	45.19	24.70	13.92	20.57	46.97	30.74	59.02	—
165	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	28.79	20.95	39.87	37.47	15.83	21.16	32.93	30.30	45.08	—
166	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.41	28.03	41.02	21.67	16.47	28.37	27.02	34.14	39.56	—
167	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	28.13	24.17	51.21	18.51	21.13	15.72	34.11	32.82	46.01	—
168	GuineaGINWestern Africa	28.11	22.89	61.31	19.44	11.80	18.58	35.10	30.07	61.74	—
169	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	27.99	21.54	42.64	21.24	13.41	21.15	45.26	35.71	42.12	—
170	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27.92	23.27	48.21	19.63	13.00	16.94	35.81	34.62	61.34	—
171	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	27.84	24.91	36.38	26.69	13.04	26.56	32.98	30.19	43.24	—
172	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	27.83	20.14	49.57	27.23	15.44	28.23	37.04	20.54	39.88	—
173	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.08	21.01	43.74	32.07	12.05	25.99	31.66	31.81	31.09	—
174	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.61	27.29	44.28	42.21	16.99	19.82	20.32	20.70	34.74	—
175	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	26.42	28.77	46.51	11.38	25.36	18.50	37.86	29.04	30.21	—
176	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	26.01	26.00	52.41	17.32	7.87	17.22	41.88	32.89	47.56	—
177	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	25.99	24.24	55.06	38.75	14.68	36.06	10.45	23.96	30.37	—
178	HaitiHTICaribbean	25.63	28.97	39.41	25.11	15.89	20.03	27.46	22.46	33.10	—
179	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	23.93	28.24	55.86	16.67	9.11	14.75	43.80	22.66	30.66	—
180	BeninBENWestern Africa	23.69	23.19	43.37	16.39	4.35	20.61	47.63	40.53	34.77	—
181	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	23.68	25.87	55.00	21.80	8.09	12.97	38.70	20.38	38.45	—
182	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	23.45	25.94	49.70	29.24	11.24	17.74	17.86	28.47	23.88	—
183	MaliMLIWestern Africa	23.38	14.77	56.66	20.11	6.43	23.45	36.99	43.37	21.93	—
184	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	23.20	22.44	53.04	15.21	3.79	17.36	45.86	45.67	33.64	—
185	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	23.11	26.79	48.01	14.67	20.03	17.61	27.44	34.86	12.77	—
186	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	22.58	29.09	76.26	12.99	9.52	18.66	39.21	18.29	18.43	—
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	22.50	25.99	66.27	8.73	19.44	11.54	23.15	32.87	25.60	—
188	YemenYEMWestern Asia	22.38	24.27	40.48	41.02	8.01	22.27	13.32	19.79	33.22	—
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	20.17	20.67	55.73	21.65	14.93	4.05	18.36	36.27	27.31	—
190	NigerNERWestern Africa	19.30	14.29	62.21	12.50	3.34	9.29	39.37	39.48	35.91	—
191	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.40	18.95	42.92	13.20	5.88	11.76	19.66	24.48	36.75	—
192	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.19	20.07	52.21	29.91	11.99	5.31	9.84	23.30	26.12	—
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	17.89	13.79	59.88	14.32	5.21	9.87	23.93	29.75	24.21	—
194	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.65	11.96	50.45	9.93	12.03	6.62	20.44	28.89	33.45	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	13.91	9.35	62.48	13.87	4.09	11.41	7.61	21.80	22.37	—

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

195Somalia13.91
194Central African Republic17.65
193Chad17.89
192South Sudan18.19
191DR Congo18.40

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestDenmark85.50
LowestSomalia9.35
Middle country: 43.06
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone76.26
LowestCayman Islands2.60
Middle country: 35.41
Energy
HighestSingapore87.71
LowestBurundi8.73
Middle country: 55.59
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.25
LowestNiger3.34
Middle country: 41.02
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong84.61
LowestEritrea4.05
Middle country: 48.33
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand97.54
LowestSomalia7.61
Middle country: 51.54
Private sector
HighestHong Kong99.35
LowestSierra Leone18.29
Middle country: 45.67
Structural change
HighestUnited States95.60
LowestGuinea-Bissau12.77
Middle country: 53.35

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
139 · 55rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Singapore54.37 → 61.17+6.80
Grenada44.02 → 47.47+3.45
Maldives47.41 → 50.82+3.41
Myanmar28.83 → 31.85+3.02
Cyprus51.65 → 54.20+2.55

Fell most

Benin25.71 → 23.69−2.02
Syria27.83 → 25.99−1.84
Yemen24.08 → 22.38−1.70
Senegal33.56 → 32.06−1.50
Malta60.60 → 59.30−1.30

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 2016.
188 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 54.87. 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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