Data for 2017

Productive Capacities Index, 2017

2017, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2017 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 70.89; Somalia is lowest, at 15.64. The middle country reads 46.17. Against 2016, 194 values changed (152 up, 42 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2017

HighestDenmark

70.89

LowestSomalia

15.64

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
2017the year it describes
191distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	70.89	84.16	29.02	71.57	82.35	77.35	92.81	76.89	80.30	—
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.87	75.56	23.96	76.56	93.72	78.68	92.92	80.51	83.25	—
=3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.71	77.50	40.29	73.96	63.03	71.30	90.28	85.51	69.62	—
=3	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.71	73.64	24.66	75.24	76.66	71.76	83.99	92.70	95.30	—
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	68.93	72.13	27.83	70.98	77.72	76.66	87.66	79.17	86.54	—
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	68.43	69.81	29.61	67.00	83.49	74.06	97.47	88.89	64.79	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.96	77.25	19.21	74.04	80.11	78.09	89.20	82.51	89.99	—
8	CanadaCANNorthern America	67.30	68.97	26.22	71.88	73.26	73.21	93.41	85.35	75.74	—
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	66.88	86.27	18.10	67.22	88.00	73.86	93.50	77.59	80.83	—
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	66.27	77.62	25.00	69.25	79.28	71.73	96.69	79.07	63.65	—
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.93	69.31	25.90	79.89	87.06	71.22	86.18	63.08	73.90	—
12	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	65.56	78.14	17.91	74.30	88.78	71.07	82.20	75.42	83.93	—
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	64.53	76.96	17.04	71.03	80.15	71.66	88.41	74.33	85.53	—
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.52	70.79	19.61	68.98	75.26	75.17	80.56	76.71	89.74	—
15	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	64.19	81.97	17.95	70.37	82.94	67.35	96.13	72.76	71.23	—
16	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.83	78.20	11.25	74.62	81.87	78.99	95.75	84.17	80.59	—
=17	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	63.63	61.13	11.41	85.72	88.39	87.52	88.48	98.44	66.70	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
=17	QatarQATWestern Asia	63.63	42.87	46.34	81.30	85.52	63.18	63.51	69.05	70.26	—
19	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.55	47.53	33.73	80.51	83.18	77.66	70.48	70.91	63.85	—
20	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.50	76.28	21.37	69.89	90.35	80.67	89.43	70.88	50.25	—
21	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	63.34	87.19	11.97	77.39	76.55	74.94	74.13	94.23	80.01	—
22	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	62.09	62.22	10.92	74.24	99.07	80.93	92.86	89.16	65.97	—
23	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62.04	75.41	24.37	75.99	67.80	69.99	72.25	71.50	64.14	—
24	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.44	64.94	27.17	69.81	65.60	67.36	77.45	64.29	74.91	—
25	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.09	74.19	6.23	90.46	98.59	74.88	92.68	95.21	71.23	—
26	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	60.85	58.06	25.68	74.55	84.50	74.90	79.91	62.55	53.47	—
27	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	60.56	67.06	21.85	64.27	65.06	70.99	79.80	72.73	71.66	—
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	60.54	78.56	7.67	74.79	74.25	75.32	86.31	97.69	84.93	—
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.12	65.20	18.85	66.75	71.49	70.44	73.76	71.10	78.73	—
30	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	60.10	47.23	36.68	78.25	94.95	65.31	50.43	65.75	61.08	—
31	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	59.59	58.13	31.05	63.99	70.29	67.44	67.04	61.36	70.60	—
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	59.29	58.77	34.84	68.07	56.56	64.28	69.67	57.55	75.18	—
33	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	58.96	60.69	30.79	65.34	43.19	74.59	82.34	62.46	72.15	—
34	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.75	69.75	21.36	68.30	65.33	70.07	75.73	60.14	66.86	—
35	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.57	52.38	22.57	71.33	89.01	65.03	75.09	66.50	56.83	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
36	ChileCHLSouth America	58.23	53.03	38.50	64.20	55.26	63.54	76.68	67.20	55.76	—
37	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	58.03	55.59	38.65	63.59	46.81	54.06	48.15	82.36	93.76	—
38	ItalyITASouthern Europe	57.80	62.73	17.05	69.63	61.58	67.97	66.65	68.44	87.58	—
39	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.76	38.42	48.90	73.74	69.97	54.12	58.88	63.93	62.69	—
40	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	57.72	48.89	33.53	67.85	67.27	60.84	61.69	66.61	65.82	—
41	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.57	52.14	28.45	63.59	68.39	66.79	73.35	55.62	68.62	—
42	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	57.41	57.44	29.14	57.30	62.98	68.94	75.66	56.36	66.48	—
43	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.37	61.85	10.21	72.89	84.59	69.50	83.37	92.73	56.11	—
44	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	57.15	45.63	45.02	75.30	67.16	61.16	50.94	64.61	54.42	—
45	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	56.69	40.67	28.43	72.81	84.47	62.61	68.30	58.67	59.79	—
=46	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	56.44	53.64	22.48	69.75	61.43	73.13	74.90	65.16	55.80	—
=46	MacauMACEastern Asia	56.44	56.52	10.33	75.64	84.31	83.52	77.80	73.69	57.75	—
48	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	55.74	66.30	23.72	72.91	62.90	69.41	59.17	59.88	52.53	—
49	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	55.00	45.69	56.97	76.04	47.52	60.81	49.66	55.10	53.46	—
50	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.84	52.92	18.16	67.95	78.11	65.62	75.65	58.76	54.97	—
51	ArubaABWCaribbean	54.65	52.70	12.91	70.86	80.02	68.80	82.72	69.98	51.78	—
52	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	54.60	54.46	31.17	63.92	60.65	55.37	45.05	60.49	79.53	—
53	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	54.56	51.83	34.11	60.87	56.54	57.38	48.58	64.14	72.22	—
54	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	54.08	46.24	24.20	65.75	77.03	60.05	72.78	54.53	54.20	—
55	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	53.90	42.21	47.88	57.34	51.54	53.47	56.49	57.98	68.08	—
56	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	53.80	54.42	8.95	68.70	77.65	75.19	87.22	72.90	56.49	—
57	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	53.72	53.39	36.09	60.99	42.58	65.10	59.83	54.49	65.31	—
58	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	53.59	55.17	37.28	56.27	49.79	65.81	53.91	52.57	63.31	—
59	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	53.52	55.65	24.73	59.11	56.48	65.97	64.30	50.79	68.01	—
60	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	53.40	43.88	28.87	81.19	76.29	59.47	57.28	44.68	55.39	—
61	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.75	46.47	34.29	60.87	48.10	63.15	60.38	49.16	68.52	—
62	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.73	49.09	15.52	70.64	78.94	65.34	63.38	58.52	58.11	—
63	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.60	55.66	24.32	69.63	36.83	65.50	70.08	56.72	64.83	—
64	Costa RicaCRICentral America	52.12	49.43	27.47	59.94	56.42	63.22	67.53	52.75	52.62	—
65	UruguayURYSouth America	52.00	51.93	43.07	56.91	37.88	66.69	74.47	44.02	50.70	—
66	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	51.98	49.25	31.62	52.48	55.84	62.90	56.91	56.67	57.58	—
67	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.30	50.67	13.21	72.33	92.10	68.42	64.84	50.02	48.45	—
68	BelarusBLREastern Europe	51.03	50.05	36.22	63.83	53.92	68.46	41.25	41.55	62.81	—
69	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	51.00	48.68	24.36	66.70	77.18	55.36	45.26	48.07	62.23	—
70	PanamaPANCentral America	50.97	43.18	17.93	64.79	58.97	56.64	58.07	61.37	76.28	—
71	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	50.88	53.00	33.67	68.31	51.56	66.48	39.67	43.78	61.87	—
72	GuamGUMMicronesia	50.87	47.62	13.60	68.50	80.87	53.16	72.82	61.95	52.11	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
73	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	49.77	37.49	58.18	69.47	43.67	61.29	46.27	40.56	49.49	—
74	ArgentinaARGSouth America	49.13	55.16	35.39	58.75	40.89	62.58	55.57	37.85	54.98	—
75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	49.03	45.44	14.58	63.07	73.01	53.14	69.79	52.58	56.17	—
76	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	49.01	44.92	39.62	53.45	41.49	52.07	47.09	54.70	62.86	—
77	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.98	48.74	31.41	58.08	34.83	61.91	64.81	46.20	57.71	—
78	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.95	44.15	33.71	59.67	43.21	49.76	46.84	51.88	70.98	—
79	BermudaBMUNorthern America	48.85	54.03	4.03	76.99	93.23	74.41	78.78	77.69	45.57	—
80	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	48.44	45.38	15.68	63.19	73.87	53.05	68.79	51.52	48.51	—
81	UkraineUKREastern Europe	48.40	47.46	53.75	57.54	40.33	58.44	39.81	41.25	53.06	—
82	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	48.30	46.77	43.71	53.69	42.14	61.14	46.81	43.31	51.67	—
83	BrazilBRASouth America	48.26	53.81	35.89	51.46	40.95	56.91	50.32	41.24	61.28	—
84	DominicaDMACaribbean	48.22	44.43	16.93	58.14	68.06	61.84	67.34	51.91	45.40	—
85	PalauPLWMicronesia	48.09	50.63	7.35	70.84	84.28	56.87	70.87	59.95	53.31	—
86	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	48.07	50.20	44.56	52.95	38.06	48.10	50.75	45.21	57.31	—
87	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.88	46.85	34.93	54.14	35.92	56.74	53.27	52.30	54.86	—
88	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	47.82	44.68	22.34	62.65	70.94	40.13	60.52	56.08	45.26	—
89	FijiFJIMelanesia	47.76	35.73	27.86	53.96	70.11	41.57	61.31	54.85	51.39	—
90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.70	48.41	33.66	57.58	44.06	54.90	50.57	42.81	54.50	—
91	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.55	48.31	13.42	58.04	69.59	53.99	64.39	52.51	54.71	—
92	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	47.53	40.19	36.57	46.98	51.53	45.77	66.34	42.93	56.15	—
93	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	47.28	44.35	30.31	61.17	52.92	48.91	37.38	51.13	61.40	—
94	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	47.19	38.76	69.98	57.71	33.78	48.76	54.51	39.52	44.24	—
95	BahamasBHSCaribbean	47.01	46.24	6.68	71.57	73.60	61.01	69.50	59.27	58.33	—
96	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	46.85	39.66	40.41	41.15	42.84	38.24	68.68	44.13	70.87	—
97	SurinameSURSouth America	46.35	37.45	36.94	57.14	49.54	52.26	51.25	39.19	51.86	—
98	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	46.17	47.98	36.87	57.31	20.96	58.13	48.35	55.64	62.15	—
99	TongaTONPolynesia	45.94	43.66	26.85	53.42	55.75	43.69	58.23	48.44	46.12	—
100	PeruPERSouth America	45.86	44.09	35.69	54.45	40.21	48.10	51.87	42.38	53.68	—
101	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	45.83	42.27	44.16	50.79	33.28	46.18	48.13	45.44	61.08	—
102	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45.63	51.01	41.79	64.99	32.49	54.27	35.90	44.79	47.81	—
103	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	45.47	41.89	39.11	54.37	35.80	47.60	42.55	49.10	57.64	—
104	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	45.44	34.52	45.35	39.66	44.21	40.57	62.16	52.08	50.42	—
105	JordanJORWestern Asia	45.41	43.77	33.88	56.46	35.24	40.49	53.91	50.46	55.66	—
106	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	45.24	39.16	26.44	61.23	41.90	45.80	51.92	42.02	66.09	—
107	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	45.12	43.06	22.01	53.28	74.69	33.83	63.04	50.86	41.98	—
108	BelizeBLZCentral America	45.05	40.00	30.40	45.84	66.64	45.27	47.75	49.02	43.08	—
109	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	44.94	41.60	34.40	47.63	42.98	48.12	47.39	48.25	51.60	—
110	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.85	45.19	32.22	48.63	41.94	47.46	60.01	40.20	48.19	—
111	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	44.84	36.95	33.95	54.54	31.91	46.72	51.70	44.95	68.89	—
112	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	44.54	53.01	2.60	76.33	87.90	78.32	73.62	72.36	40.17	—
113	EcuadorECUSouth America	44.45	47.57	31.15	54.48	41.24	48.07	43.93	43.11	50.29	—
114	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	44.13	41.87	45.35	61.89	36.83	55.70	39.37	33.49	45.22	—
115	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.72	34.10	24.03	46.41	53.74	33.55	70.96	46.97	58.48	—
116	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.47	48.85	37.62	48.88	21.66	51.81	55.23	48.45	47.23	—
117	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.43	45.02	44.73	60.70	26.12	44.84	36.01	39.86	61.63	—
118	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.37	34.35	36.69	46.52	32.55	41.12	68.36	48.39	48.20	—
119	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.01	36.19	41.66	43.23	30.58	30.74	52.17	49.71	73.72	—
120	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	42.90	36.85	35.56	49.84	31.20	39.27	48.13	50.38	59.14	—
121	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	42.83	48.98	42.71	56.71	19.51	53.49	47.96	43.92	43.42	—
122	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.45	41.61	42.55	52.16	32.97	40.25	41.30	44.79	46.48	—
123	ParaguayPRYSouth America	42.01	41.32	38.44	55.11	26.31	44.93	45.46	44.07	46.80	—
124	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.44	36.91	51.55	65.90	39.30	36.42	24.31	30.87	64.61	—
125	CubaCUBCaribbean	41.35	53.51	33.50	62.23	37.52	30.36	45.22	36.04	41.31	—
126	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	41.22	41.32	31.30	58.32	20.06	45.98	50.15	40.91	58.44	—
127	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	40.76	37.46	52.76	40.80	42.47	28.49	43.20	36.44	49.62	—
128	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	40.68	38.08	46.61	55.28	24.81	39.78	37.19	37.84	55.02	—
129	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	40.55	28.20	33.36	35.60	54.23	33.28	57.43	45.66	46.17	—
130	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	40.54	38.34	53.16	44.51	27.68	44.83	40.31	30.61	52.51	—
131	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.36	34.95	38.20	49.59	28.04	43.09	50.39	38.90	44.90	—
132	NicaraguaNICCentral America	39.89	41.28	42.21	38.04	24.59	40.99	41.28	45.11	51.49	—
133	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	39.09	34.85	46.82	37.99	49.47	21.88	62.70	39.56	32.73	—
134	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.80	35.95	35.55	36.73	38.24	30.68	48.08	42.27	45.87	—
135	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	38.00	37.33	49.20	55.13	24.27	45.05	31.57	30.87	40.27	—
136	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	37.75	32.70	46.03	37.80	28.21	32.81	45.08	39.10	44.41	—
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.34	28.93	84.19	23.42	24.15	30.04	48.27	33.56	56.39	—
138	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	37.33	32.56	40.63	47.21	22.35	32.68	36.80	42.06	53.42	—
139	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.31	39.30	46.62	56.02	30.80	49.88	14.82	38.38	41.91	—
140	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	37.23	22.00	49.97	35.48	38.48	30.40	34.67	36.24	64.39	—
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	37.07	37.31	43.36	30.62	24.34	37.63	40.41	40.80	47.68	—
142	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.47	34.53	35.64	45.78	15.91	43.29	40.74	39.59	50.06	—
143	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.13	29.77	38.65	50.07	27.38	29.87	38.66	28.46	56.03	—
144	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.08	32.91	37.52	38.99	22.49	33.06	37.49	40.85	52.33	—
145	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	35.86	28.83	39.61	33.75	48.10	25.23	50.67	42.57	27.09	—
146	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.45	34.59	33.69	36.58	19.52	35.47	41.03	39.48	52.21	—
147	KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.12	30.11	42.62	28.61	30.15	26.24	42.79	40.18	46.37	—
148	VenezuelaVENSouth America	34.76	41.23	34.23	49.19	24.38	48.77	19.07	33.71	40.11	—
149	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.75	26.42	47.57	41.59	15.82	33.97	55.89	35.50	38.13	—
150	GabonGABMiddle Africa	33.49	28.51	29.88	44.28	22.41	34.72	38.45	31.49	44.55	—
151	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	33.05	33.66	52.77	17.29	26.46	22.73	55.63	35.45	39.12	—
152	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.69	34.26	39.43	36.49	16.00	25.85	35.04	33.01	55.33	—
153	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	32.64	22.74	62.61	28.30	23.25	25.05	38.66	30.81	46.10	—
154	SenegalSENWestern Africa	32.19	26.40	41.30	31.86	9.30	29.21	53.13	43.85	52.36	—
155	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	32.09	21.37	48.32	34.15	13.25	32.07	41.24	43.54	41.80	—
156	IraqIRQWestern Asia	31.95	31.25	43.76	47.70	16.59	40.36	22.19	28.38	39.46	—
157	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	31.64	31.42	46.70	30.48	36.08	19.87	36.31	37.07	23.30	—
158	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	31.60	25.65	45.62	27.90	13.91	24.13	46.46	32.72	59.65	—
159	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	31.58	35.93	45.19	39.24	16.25	30.94	27.37	22.95	49.19	—
160	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	31.55	21.66	41.84	41.65	17.23	27.13	33.92	38.73	42.30	—
161	TogoTGOWestern Africa	31.44	29.84	52.89	22.70	19.76	21.14	36.67	44.21	39.38	—
162	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	30.79	24.63	34.08	29.22	29.37	21.23	41.59	36.76	34.59	—
163	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	29.92	24.60	29.15	55.13	39.12	12.23	25.23	32.59	41.30	—
164	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	29.53	23.20	40.11	22.01	23.85	21.04	29.32	32.88	58.35	—
165	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	29.00	21.22	48.99	27.70	15.99	31.33	43.66	20.25	39.21	—
166	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	28.49	22.00	37.58	36.49	16.29	21.48	32.65	29.52	42.68	—
167	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	28.46	22.08	41.94	21.63	14.93	24.47	43.73	31.33	42.84	—
168	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	28.17	24.32	49.59	18.39	22.58	14.68	33.54	33.51	48.02	—
169	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.16	27.25	42.21	22.03	15.44	30.33	26.97	30.39	40.64	—
170	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	27.83	24.68	37.64	26.99	11.37	28.69	32.36	32.44	41.92	—
171	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.43	22.14	44.70	31.36	12.27	28.09	31.98	30.49	30.67	—
172	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	26.83	24.12	53.93	39.62	12.67	38.62	10.67	32.35	30.80	—
173	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.79	28.16	43.65	42.56	16.74	22.93	19.37	20.47	33.39	—
174	BeninBENWestern Africa	26.50	22.77	44.16	16.95	9.76	21.43	47.34	39.05	36.90	—
175	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.42	28.18	38.46	25.65	15.45	20.97	27.66	26.45	36.04	—
176	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	26.41	29.61	46.86	12.35	26.21	17.43	38.81	31.95	24.35	—
=177	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26.40	21.87	63.55	20.91	9.88	20.76	33.77	28.12	41.71	—
=177	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	26.40	25.37	52.49	18.54	8.17	19.90	42.50	30.24	45.75	—
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	25.36	24.01	48.93	18.27	11.91	16.60	36.73	28.47	38.54	—
180	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	24.51	25.73	54.93	23.65	8.62	14.24	37.97	22.58	37.09	—
181	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	24.25	26.65	49.38	29.63	12.36	19.23	19.69	27.11	24.18	—
182	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	23.66	24.24	54.24	16.04	3.61	18.64	45.99	43.24	34.83	—
183	MaliMLIWestern Africa	23.64	15.15	58.12	18.37	6.30	26.34	36.30	43.31	23.15	—
184	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	23.57	28.51	56.47	17.22	7.36	16.38	44.36	22.35	28.72	—
185	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	23.42	26.51	46.88	15.28	20.12	19.18	27.01	37.40	12.22	—
186	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	23.18	25.62	67.02	9.71	19.02	14.04	23.44	30.01	26.61	—
187	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	22.96	26.32	82.96	14.21	8.98	19.52	40.64	19.20	18.18	—
188	YemenYEMWestern Asia	21.84	24.05	42.48	43.56	6.18	23.83	12.67	19.81	31.57	—
189	EritreaERIEastern Africa	21.33	21.59	56.87	21.45	16.20	5.51	18.55	35.56	27.59	—
190	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.75	19.18	43.65	15.46	8.07	14.18	17.48	21.83	40.94	—
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	19.07	16.44	62.44	8.11	3.26	12.56	38.38	37.98	35.29	—
192	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.84	23.95	52.51	29.20	12.59	6.98	8.83	18.95	29.45	—
193	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	18.67	13.28	50.21	10.69	12.00	7.99	20.17	28.16	38.09	—
194	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	18.12	13.91	62.12	14.16	5.45	11.25	24.55	31.44	20.05	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	15.64	10.09	61.87	14.75	4.89	17.35	7.45	23.87	25.80	—

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark70.89
2Netherlands70.87
3Australiashared69.71
3United Statesshared69.71
5United Kingdom68.93

Lowest

195Somalia15.64
194Chad18.12
193Central African Republic18.67
192South Sudan18.84
191Niger19.07

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.17. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestSouth Korea87.19
LowestSomalia10.09
Middle country: 43.66
Natural capital
HighestLesotho84.19
LowestCayman Islands2.60
Middle country: 35.89
Energy
HighestSingapore90.46
LowestNiger8.11
Middle country: 56.46
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.07
LowestNiger3.26
Middle country: 42.14
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong87.52
LowestEritrea5.51
Middle country: 48.91
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand97.47
LowestSomalia7.45
Middle country: 50.94
Private sector
HighestHong Kong98.44
LowestSouth Sudan18.95
Middle country: 45.44
Structural change
HighestUnited States95.30
LowestGuinea-Bissau12.22
Middle country: 53.47

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
152 · 42rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Benin23.69 → 26.50+2.81
Nepal34.56 → 37.07+2.51
Cyprus54.20 → 56.44+2.24
Lesotho35.23 → 37.34+2.11
Albania41.42 → 43.47+2.05

Fell most

Mozambique27.92 → 25.36−2.56
Bahrain62.48 → 60.10−2.38
Estonia60.98 → 58.96−2.02
Equatorial Guinea31.65 → 29.92−1.73
Guinea28.11 → 26.40−1.71

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 2017.
191 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 69.71. 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