Data for 2018

Productive Capacities Index, 2018

2018, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2018 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 71.20; Somalia is lowest, at 16.13. The middle country reads 46.22. Against 2017, 194 values changed (135 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2018

HighestDenmark

71.20

LowestSomalia

16.13

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
2018the year it describes
194distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2018, 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	71.20	84.12	28.99	70.34	83.74	79.30	93.33	77.27	80.37	—
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.96	75.85	24.70	76.65	93.48	78.61	93.09	79.45	82.40	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.79	75.75	39.92	74.11	71.55	73.13	90.95	85.78	68.90	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.16	74.78	25.36	76.12	76.80	73.25	83.70	90.76	95.14	—
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	69.35	73.77	28.65	70.79	78.25	77.09	86.47	79.65	86.12	—
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	68.95	70.83	29.38	66.97	83.50	71.95	96.32	97.34	65.04	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	68.37	78.01	19.49	73.99	79.95	79.06	89.29	83.00	90.61	—
8	CanadaCANNorthern America	67.45	69.85	26.90	72.35	73.13	74.32	91.26	84.59	75.13	—
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	66.71	86.56	18.16	66.48	88.94	72.45	93.40	77.89	80.04	—
10	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	66.35	79.53	19.40	73.57	87.90	72.09	82.30	75.91	83.55	—
11	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	66.19	77.73	25.60	69.32	79.46	71.71	95.38	78.84	62.33	—
12	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.23	68.53	25.47	81.32	87.60	72.67	87.00	60.32	69.15	—
13	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	64.78	82.71	18.60	70.18	84.09	68.00	95.74	72.99	71.83	—
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	64.76	77.92	17.27	71.33	78.19	72.94	88.77	75.08	84.75	—
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.61	71.24	19.43	69.02	74.68	76.16	80.37	76.85	90.47	—
16	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	64.21	49.83	34.07	80.34	83.33	80.56	70.54	72.02	62.11	—
17	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	64.11	62.47	11.42	85.81	88.03	90.64	89.10	98.30	66.75	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.95	75.05	22.84	70.53	90.37	80.38	90.13	70.22	50.31	—
19	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	63.93	61.69	15.97	74.28	99.61	80.63	94.37	78.08	64.44	—
20	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.88	78.88	10.97	76.01	82.40	79.78	95.82	83.85	79.81	—
21	QatarQATWestern Asia	63.69	42.29	46.61	81.49	85.25	64.50	63.74	69.01	69.66	—
22	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	63.63	89.75	11.72	77.67	77.07	76.45	76.34	93.69	78.01	—
23	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62.28	75.61	24.86	75.93	67.88	70.86	70.87	70.75	65.78	—
24	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	62.08	65.33	27.28	70.13	67.99	68.40	76.72	65.41	75.63	—
25	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	61.22	67.95	22.58	64.47	66.02	72.35	79.18	73.49	71.76	—
26	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	61.13	58.11	25.75	76.95	87.98	75.32	78.85	59.25	54.73	—
27	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	60.86	73.74	6.07	92.31	98.82	76.51	92.89	94.51	68.61	—
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.81	65.88	19.59	66.33	72.24	71.98	73.93	71.74	79.25	—
29	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	60.69	61.60	30.61	65.40	51.42	75.79	82.87	63.62	72.62	—
30	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	60.64	47.34	37.43	84.38	96.43	63.04	50.49	64.47	61.83	—
31	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	60.54	60.88	31.75	64.64	71.30	68.19	66.16	61.42	73.09	—
32	JapanJPNEastern Asia	60.49	78.98	7.58	74.02	73.71	76.26	85.66	98.04	85.75	—
33	PolandPOLEastern Europe	59.90	59.30	34.32	68.43	58.99	65.14	69.20	58.53	76.46	—
34	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	59.46	53.20	22.89	66.78	72.97	76.07	86.80	70.91	56.27	—
35	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	59.14	56.98	38.23	63.99	47.84	57.11	48.50	84.65	95.78	—
36	ChileCHLSouth America	59.06	53.42	38.82	65.61	56.42	64.99	76.75	68.31	56.59	—
37	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.85	71.14	20.67	68.65	65.37	71.09	76.17	59.76	67.34	—
38	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.60	51.31	23.14	70.62	91.15	64.66	74.30	65.16	58.15	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
39	ItalyITASouthern Europe	58.52	63.72	17.53	69.87	61.56	70.30	66.28	69.44	88.51	—
40	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.56	61.96	10.21	73.29	84.31	71.51	83.07	92.44	56.15	—
41	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.54	37.94	49.30	73.84	70.85	55.65	57.72	63.85	59.85	—
42	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	57.52	47.93	33.63	67.87	65.24	61.51	65.70	64.43	64.46	—
43	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	57.33	40.87	27.93	73.58	84.14	63.94	69.47	57.41	64.75	—
44	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.26	53.27	27.96	63.77	70.66	65.09	72.92	52.07	69.67	—
45	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	57.16	46.66	45.46	75.30	68.72	60.67	52.75	62.32	52.04	—
46	ArubaABWCaribbean	56.17	54.43	13.59	70.91	81.36	70.10	81.72	70.82	57.21	—
47	MacauMACEastern Asia	55.86	57.91	10.21	73.86	85.22	85.22	76.82	73.25	53.13	—
48	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55.68	54.86	22.60	72.21	57.73	72.46	72.91	64.33	52.61	—
49	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	55.48	53.12	34.69	60.52	60.46	57.87	48.19	66.13	72.20	—
50	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	55.36	55.94	33.34	64.83	61.28	57.31	44.88	57.40	80.61	—
51	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	54.94	67.29	23.46	63.18	63.70	69.93	61.51	58.86	51.55	—
52	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	54.80	45.68	23.91	66.72	76.75	66.69	72.25	53.28	56.67	—
53	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	54.76	58.06	28.70	56.48	46.27	67.54	75.07	54.41	67.25	—
54	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.72	52.97	19.21	67.37	77.22	66.13	72.93	58.94	53.42	—
55	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	54.66	45.18	57.07	76.17	49.00	61.34	49.73	53.61	50.63	—
56	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	54.22	55.71	37.55	56.81	51.05	66.57	53.94	52.93	64.82	—
57	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	54.11	56.41	25.05	59.80	56.74	67.96	65.14	50.48	68.59	—
58	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	54.03	53.83	35.98	61.82	41.92	65.33	59.98	55.38	66.67	—
59	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	53.57	41.98	47.78	56.90	51.82	53.91	55.81	56.63	67.30	—
60	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	53.34	50.42	30.66	55.17	57.12	66.76	57.71	58.96	59.22	—
61	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.92	46.97	35.25	61.63	48.99	64.83	59.02	47.93	67.07	—
62	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.81	44.08	30.46	78.33	76.34	60.09	56.39	43.23	51.48	—
63	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.71	49.31	15.20	69.97	76.40	65.29	64.18	58.16	61.05	—
64	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.30	55.71	24.23	69.93	37.03	66.72	69.25	54.56	63.52	—
65	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	52.03	50.29	13.46	71.77	87.88	72.10	65.56	51.65	51.52	—
66	UruguayURYSouth America	52.00	52.60	42.55	57.35	38.45	67.28	74.69	43.66	49.39	—
67	BelarusBLREastern Europe	51.82	49.75	36.08	65.12	54.76	70.17	43.32	42.62	62.76	—
68	Costa RicaCRICentral America	51.67	49.47	26.46	60.31	55.76	63.01	68.14	51.41	52.34	—
69	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	51.52	53.28	34.51	68.89	52.00	67.91	40.53	45.52	60.20	—
70	PanamaPANCentral America	51.05	43.87	17.63	65.33	59.49	58.73	56.90	61.63	74.51	—
71	GuamGUMMicronesia	50.95	47.96	13.19	68.31	82.08	54.11	73.03	62.44	51.89	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
72	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.63	48.03	23.97	66.25	68.37	55.68	44.12	48.16	69.97	—
73	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	50.44	46.03	39.26	54.53	43.36	56.37	46.75	56.75	65.56	—
74	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	49.73	36.99	58.74	69.81	43.70	60.49	47.32	41.02	48.06	—
75	DominicaDMACaribbean	49.54	46.48	16.20	60.45	69.71	55.96	66.36	52.37	58.77	—
76	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	49.46	49.67	31.25	58.97	37.66	61.92	64.80	45.40	57.01	—
77	PalauPLWMicronesia	49.30	51.28	8.62	70.68	83.04	61.77	70.95	58.84	52.14	—
78	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.17	44.12	34.32	60.16	44.20	51.31	46.09	50.90	70.49	—
79	BermudaBMUNorthern America	49.03	54.31	4.08	76.92	92.58	75.50	79.25	78.14	45.26	—
80	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	48.86	38.70	69.15	58.87	36.20	53.56	55.41	40.40	47.52	—
81	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.75	55.28	36.47	58.43	41.38	62.86	55.55	35.07	53.47	—
82	UkraineUKREastern Europe	48.69	47.72	54.55	57.81	41.22	58.79	39.58	40.11	54.59	—
83	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	48.66	46.56	43.46	54.61	43.06	61.40	46.89	44.00	52.12	—
84	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	48.60	44.95	13.46	62.98	72.22	54.26	69.28	53.40	56.32	—
85	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	48.48	43.21	23.76	62.75	69.11	41.96	62.92	55.74	46.57	—
86	FijiFJIMelanesia	48.45	37.68	26.59	55.60	71.51	42.21	65.53	54.46	50.61	—
87	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.35	40.08	36.19	49.36	55.84	46.93	67.57	44.69	52.66	—
88	BrazilBRASouth America	48.25	54.37	36.22	51.42	41.43	57.19	49.02	41.25	60.61	—
89	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	48.10	50.07	44.16	52.98	37.51	51.32	51.06	43.86	56.76	—
90	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	48.04	46.03	14.48	63.71	74.18	53.44	68.55	50.64	48.55	—
91	ColombiaCOLSouth America	48.02	48.68	34.46	55.88	44.26	55.96	50.85	44.71	53.55	—
92	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	47.85	48.25	13.68	57.71	68.53	55.18	61.21	54.49	57.17	—
93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.83	47.09	33.78	54.25	36.06	57.86	54.16	53.65	52.35	—
94	BahamasBHSCaribbean	47.75	45.83	7.89	71.67	78.48	62.49	68.35	57.06	54.57	—
95	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	47.20	40.32	39.65	42.72	44.30	38.73	67.41	44.07	70.72	—
96	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	46.99	44.41	30.54	60.75	52.29	49.53	36.17	50.18	61.39	—
97	TongaTONPolynesia	46.74	44.79	26.73	53.38	56.78	43.35	61.47	54.05	43.59	—
98	SurinameSURSouth America	46.22	38.73	34.54	56.70	49.11	52.75	50.18	37.76	55.92	—
99	PeruPERSouth America	46.09	44.39	35.42	54.42	40.72	49.71	51.19	42.72	53.81	—
100	JordanJORWestern Asia	46.03	44.14	33.98	55.49	41.92	39.91	53.58	48.66	55.51	—
101	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.66	45.19	33.19	50.08	43.62	50.19	60.15	40.94	46.70	—
102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	45.58	42.39	43.50	50.98	33.54	47.17	47.41	43.66	60.55	—
103	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	45.39	53.32	2.58	76.48	88.19	86.01	74.07	73.30	41.59	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
104	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45.38	51.45	43.66	64.98	30.66	56.73	32.17	45.90	47.96	—
105	EcuadorECUSouth America	45.34	47.88	31.83	54.48	42.05	49.28	45.37	46.18	49.50	—
106	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	45.33	42.44	38.46	54.12	35.79	47.88	40.09	49.47	59.40	—
107	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	45.32	47.66	36.75	57.12	17.81	59.53	46.77	57.40	62.51	—
108	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	45.26	34.64	43.81	39.71	46.48	40.65	62.49	50.13	49.36	—
109	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	45.16	37.05	34.79	55.57	32.69	43.73	52.26	46.50	69.58	—
110	BelizeBLZCentral America	45.15	40.36	30.37	45.07	61.19	47.21	47.94	49.40	45.72	—
111	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.03	41.82	33.61	48.00	42.62	50.16	46.28	48.34	52.45	—
112	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	45.01	48.90	44.51	58.15	22.37	54.89	51.82	46.76	44.70	—
113	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	44.56	45.05	20.70	54.30	74.76	35.03	61.12	50.41	38.05	—
114	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	44.32	49.02	37.32	54.06	23.82	50.29	54.96	49.81	45.93	—
115	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.20	34.05	36.78	48.49	32.94	43.57	68.22	48.89	50.15	—
116	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.00	40.05	21.84	58.72	40.53	48.19	51.78	41.25	65.61	—
=117	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	43.89	42.07	46.40	62.48	35.84	56.49	40.10	32.70	42.49	—
=117	ParaguayPRYSouth America	43.89	41.48	38.02	55.36	32.16	45.99	46.79	48.23	47.27	—
119	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.49	35.27	41.94	44.41	31.93	31.62	52.66	49.13	74.61	—
120	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	43.33	37.59	35.03	50.27	31.97	40.96	47.70	49.51	60.71	—
121	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.29	34.15	22.57	47.51	53.78	33.39	70.27	47.38	56.33	—
122	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.20	44.19	45.57	61.40	25.65	44.96	36.12	38.47	61.17	—
123	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.81	42.20	42.93	52.70	34.54	41.09	41.55	44.44	45.07	—
124	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	41.82	40.73	30.11	58.81	22.00	47.34	49.66	41.51	60.46	—
125	CubaCUBCaribbean	41.55	55.13	33.83	63.25	33.24	33.74	44.42	35.81	42.21	—
126	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	41.21	37.55	52.41	42.68	43.00	29.03	44.14	36.07	49.87	—
127	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.19	36.94	52.75	66.02	39.52	32.67	24.43	31.67	64.50	—
128	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	41.11	38.70	47.27	55.74	25.73	40.13	38.61	35.89	55.88	—
129	GuyanaGUYSouth America	41.08	35.99	35.91	50.58	33.66	45.10	50.04	38.23	42.70	—
130	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.02	29.46	32.76	35.88	53.74	34.67	57.44	45.30	47.77	—
131	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	40.41	36.61	53.64	45.41	24.04	46.80	40.88	32.86	52.70	—
132	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	39.80	37.55	50.35	59.83	23.84	46.73	33.17	31.72	47.49	—
133	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	39.54	37.66	43.40	34.34	28.71	40.28	41.76	42.58	51.75	—
134	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	39.03	22.69	50.25	36.26	44.49	31.59	36.71	39.20	64.37	—
135	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	38.61	35.56	45.10	38.12	48.17	23.44	63.77	39.87	28.14	—
136	NicaraguaNICCentral America	38.18	41.43	43.15	37.68	24.10	38.63	33.98	44.39	47.70	—
137	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	38.03	33.31	40.03	48.12	22.95	35.53	36.98	41.42	54.65	—
138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	37.74	34.99	34.51	37.24	36.05	31.27	48.88	42.91	38.74	—
139	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	37.68	33.94	45.53	36.21	27.97	34.81	42.72	39.61	44.05	—
140	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.56	29.70	85.41	26.34	24.63	27.76	47.12	33.62	54.75	—
141	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.55	39.79	47.35	55.87	32.95	55.33	13.72	36.53	41.08	—
142	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	37.22	29.02	37.88	50.24	29.32	32.97	37.25	31.63	58.54	—
143	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.63	33.48	36.32	40.38	22.47	35.17	37.19	42.00	53.49	—
144	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.50	34.72	35.11	46.95	16.04	43.94	40.94	38.34	49.74	—
145	HondurasHNDCentral America	36.45	35.43	32.12	37.05	23.14	36.33	40.85	40.87	52.62	—
146	KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.98	30.89	42.21	28.83	31.15	30.73	42.10	39.96	46.39	—
147	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	35.66	28.81	39.64	34.26	45.93	25.83	50.27	42.53	26.34	—
148	SenegalSENWestern Africa	34.79	27.13	42.16	33.88	14.91	31.40	52.98	41.78	53.37	—
149	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.02	28.56	30.48	43.83	23.62	36.34	38.25	32.15	44.57	—
150	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.00	26.34	47.22	42.13	13.44	33.18	55.24	34.29	40.29	—
151	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	33.75	33.86	51.35	18.62	26.42	24.46	54.78	37.43	39.23	—
152	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	33.02	22.10	59.82	29.66	23.14	26.65	37.63	31.99	48.54	—
153	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	32.96	22.54	48.60	33.62	13.33	32.39	43.56	48.03	41.90	—
154	IraqIRQWestern Asia	32.65	32.50	44.04	47.45	22.31	38.69	21.31	26.81	38.59	—
155	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.62	34.88	37.17	35.52	16.46	28.83	34.19	32.29	53.18	—
156	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	32.09	36.10	45.31	40.50	15.49	31.58	27.23	23.72	53.74	—
157	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	31.89	25.38	29.59	54.31	34.33	21.76	25.63	33.84	40.47	—
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	31.63	31.69	45.98	31.20	34.91	20.89	33.22	37.72	24.14	—
159	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	31.61	22.39	41.60	43.10	16.99	27.53	33.83	36.01	43.57	—
160	VenezuelaVENSouth America	31.54	38.41	34.45	48.06	20.53	47.70	14.90	29.71	35.51	—
161	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	30.91	26.07	45.19	28.37	10.34	25.74	45.89	35.45	57.61	—
162	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	30.82	25.39	34.51	28.49	29.24	23.08	42.41	33.52	33.97	—
163	TogoTGOWestern Africa	30.64	30.20	49.37	17.78	21.09	22.05	37.33	43.91	38.46	—
164	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.10	21.64	46.09	28.25	18.07	32.06	45.08	21.25	43.11	—
165	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	29.79	23.09	40.93	23.10	18.03	25.48	42.46	31.18	46.71	—
166	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	28.88	22.12	41.70	21.70	23.16	22.35	29.91	33.04	47.26	—
167	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	28.79	24.62	47.78	19.04	23.48	15.98	36.81	33.75	45.17	—
168	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.46	26.07	41.36	23.65	17.55	30.30	27.89	28.68	39.65	—
169	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	28.15	21.89	45.49	32.40	13.70	29.14	31.12	28.84	34.15	—
170	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	28.04	24.59	37.29	27.71	11.67	28.05	31.21	34.80	42.26	—
171	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	27.90	21.90	38.96	37.27	16.40	21.88	35.33	24.17	37.65	—
172	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	27.47	26.38	53.79	39.52	12.67	39.63	10.93	32.26	32.62	—
173	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27.21	24.86	50.00	18.91	11.64	18.71	36.62	29.37	54.51	—
174	BeninBENWestern Africa	26.94	23.33	43.60	15.28	10.38	22.58	47.58	41.59	38.53	—
175	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.93	29.24	37.44	25.85	16.12	22.12	28.56	27.05	35.51	—
176	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	26.61	30.23	48.72	11.74	26.09	17.14	38.23	31.12	27.30	—
177	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	26.58	26.11	51.73	19.62	8.85	19.10	41.47	29.58	45.40	—
178	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26.37	22.32	60.81	22.78	10.10	22.49	33.51	27.01	36.81	—
179	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.22	28.84	43.41	41.74	14.76	23.29	19.55	18.32	34.71	—
180	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	25.18	24.67	52.47	25.87	9.05	15.46	37.22	23.32	39.72	—
181	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	25.11	25.44	51.74	29.03	11.40	21.68	19.64	28.57	29.78	—
182	MaliMLIWestern Africa	24.26	15.49	58.34	21.60	6.51	27.89	34.82	44.35	21.90	—
183	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	24.03	27.21	43.87	14.35	20.09	19.06	28.74	39.11	15.09	—
184	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	23.91	23.31	52.28	16.23	4.23	19.71	45.22	42.73	33.56	—
185	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	23.74	28.29	54.75	19.17	7.05	17.10	43.19	21.93	29.78	—
186	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	23.64	26.15	67.77	10.59	19.91	15.36	22.72	28.09	26.57	—
187	EritreaERIEastern Africa	23.15	22.09	56.73	22.29	15.30	10.70	18.48	35.73	27.35	—
188	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	22.85	26.33	74.87	15.12	9.10	19.87	41.10	18.99	17.68	—
189	YemenYEMWestern Asia	21.95	23.81	44.46	37.70	9.84	23.11	9.98	20.65	28.83	—
190	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.50	16.96	49.89	10.71	14.38	9.26	19.85	27.83	46.76	—
191	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.32	18.70	42.90	15.28	6.61	15.16	17.92	21.53	40.90	—
192	NigerNERWestern Africa	18.58	17.22	62.09	5.74	3.61	13.76	38.09	33.93	36.03	—
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	18.18	14.04	62.47	13.95	5.13	11.24	23.90	32.41	21.87	—
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.14	21.27	52.72	29.63	12.39	9.84	8.28	13.38	26.08	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	16.13	10.43	60.12	14.84	4.62	16.16	8.22	27.14	29.51	—

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

195Somalia16.13
194South Sudan18.14
193Chad18.18
192Niger18.58
191DR Congo19.32

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.22. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestSouth Korea89.75
LowestSomalia10.43
Middle country: 44.08
Natural capital
HighestLesotho85.41
LowestCayman Islands2.58
Middle country: 35.91
Energy
HighestSingapore92.31
LowestNiger5.74
Middle country: 56.48
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.61
LowestNiger3.61
Middle country: 43.06
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong90.64
LowestCentral African Republic9.26
Middle country: 51.31
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand96.32
LowestSomalia8.22
Middle country: 51.19
Private sector
HighestHong Kong98.30
LowestSouth Sudan13.38
Middle country: 46.76
Structural change
HighestChina95.78
LowestGuinea-Bissau15.09
Middle country: 53.42

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
135 · 59rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Andorra53.80 → 59.46+5.66
Senegal32.19 → 34.79+2.60
Nepal37.07 → 39.54+2.47
Armenia42.83 → 45.01+2.18
Equatorial Guinea29.92 → 31.89+1.97

Fell most

Venezuela34.76 → 31.54−3.22
Lithuania57.41 → 54.76−2.65
Nicaragua39.89 → 38.18−1.71
Sri Lanka45.24 → 44.00−1.24
São Tomé and Príncipe38.80 → 37.74−1.06

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 2018.
194 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 43.89. 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