Data for 2019

Productive Capacities Index, 2019

2019, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2019 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 70.97; Somalia is lowest, at 15.98. The middle country reads 46.73. Against 2018, 195 values changed (124 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2019

HighestDenmark

70.97

LowestSomalia

15.98

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
2019the year it describes
189distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2019, 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	70.97	84.12	28.42	70.99	82.75	80.56	93.38	77.11	79.04	—
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	70.73	76.48	23.42	76.59	93.67	79.47	92.04	79.79	83.52	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.68	77.32	40.29	74.18	71.05	73.26	90.30	85.45	67.10	—
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.85	75.62	25.08	75.17	76.40	74.60	80.41	90.44	95.84	—
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	69.45	74.00	28.41	70.87	76.80	78.52	86.95	79.95	86.62	—
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	68.53	73.36	28.97	67.15	82.93	71.12	95.28	94.87	63.95	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	68.49	79.20	19.56	73.50	79.78	79.34	88.43	82.43	92.19	—
8	CanadaCANNorthern America	67.67	70.44	27.22	72.20	73.41	73.90	91.02	85.37	75.32	—
9	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	66.71	81.46	19.38	75.26	88.05	72.96	82.13	74.75	83.76	—
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	66.70	79.26	25.09	69.43	79.19	72.90	95.25	78.66	65.57	—
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	66.45	68.81	23.25	82.05	87.14	73.24	85.70	61.36	86.27	—
12	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	65.92	87.16	16.16	66.64	88.28	74.01	93.48	77.82	79.90	—
13	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	65.39	91.89	13.55	77.33	76.79	78.11	76.84	96.35	78.20	—
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	65.24	78.97	16.64	71.99	84.47	73.35	88.26	74.71	84.89	—
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	64.99	71.50	19.27	69.11	75.11	77.30	81.65	77.54	90.86	—
16	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	64.83	51.91	33.93	81.21	86.54	80.95	70.38	70.87	62.40	—
17	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	64.70	63.01	15.87	75.01	99.42	80.40	93.75	82.75	66.02	—
18	QatarQATWestern Asia	64.44	43.83	46.49	81.63	86.24	64.58	64.62	70.05	70.94	—
19	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	64.20	83.52	17.24	69.89	84.06	68.76	95.22	72.78	71.60	—
20	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.97	77.34	22.52	70.58	88.70	80.23	90.29	71.51	49.64	—
21	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.75	79.98	10.82	76.20	81.52	80.77	94.38	84.37	78.91	—
22	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	63.62	63.39	11.80	85.51	87.19	94.65	82.37	98.43	62.73	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
23	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62.89	78.65	24.25	75.80	66.69	72.44	72.20	72.93	66.55	—
24	JapanJPNEastern Asia	61.89	79.43	8.89	73.86	73.72	78.83	85.14	97.80	85.21	—
25	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	61.71	65.89	27.18	70.02	64.59	70.25	76.31	63.44	76.38	—
26	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	61.58	68.95	22.75	64.34	66.88	73.14	78.92	73.70	72.03	—
27	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.27	75.85	6.04	92.06	99.03	77.64	92.68	95.69	69.01	—
28	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	61.09	47.96	37.43	82.89	95.61	63.54	52.81	66.65	60.94	—
29	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	60.99	58.52	25.36	77.01	88.03	75.59	74.25	60.27	56.27	—
30	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	60.88	60.81	31.05	65.57	73.13	69.81	65.55	61.12	74.57	—
31	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.76	66.29	18.18	66.87	72.58	74.06	74.65	71.86	79.94	—
32	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	59.87	53.44	23.04	67.08	72.61	78.52	87.56	71.11	56.33	—
33	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	59.61	58.48	37.84	64.46	48.77	59.69	47.52	84.16	95.99	—
34	PolandPOLEastern Europe	59.50	60.19	31.04	68.53	59.35	65.70	69.72	58.67	76.88	—
35	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	59.11	62.83	29.46	65.04	40.06	76.81	83.47	64.94	74.21	—
36	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	58.83	72.02	20.06	68.87	64.42	72.22	77.55	59.65	67.02	—
37	ChileCHLSouth America	58.61	53.72	36.83	65.40	56.62	65.02	74.42	67.67	58.08	—
38	ItalyITASouthern Europe	58.48	64.53	17.29	70.13	61.68	69.13	67.51	69.25	87.74	—
39	OmanOMNWestern Asia	58.44	39.75	49.35	74.29	71.58	57.55	59.07	63.43	60.47	—
40	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	58.39	54.13	28.89	63.89	71.99	65.66	74.64	54.58	70.20	—
41	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	57.98	40.94	27.60	74.32	87.12	67.22	68.69	59.38	63.72	—
42	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.92	61.90	10.21	73.31	84.14	72.32	82.47	92.79	58.75	—
43	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	57.51	50.51	24.16	69.67	83.20	63.67	71.28	64.01	58.19	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
44	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	57.41	46.42	33.19	67.92	65.84	63.02	64.68	66.70	63.00	—
45	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	57.40	46.77	45.16	74.98	68.72	60.51	54.06	64.62	51.20	—
46	MacauMACEastern Asia	56.27	58.45	10.38	73.56	83.29	94.11	75.39	73.40	51.91	—
47	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.00	59.46	28.67	58.08	48.02	68.18	76.69	56.68	68.66	—
48	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	55.79	46.06	56.73	76.58	52.67	62.23	49.71	56.27	51.19	—
49	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	55.78	53.04	34.19	60.76	59.19	60.32	50.28	65.55	72.32	—
50	ArubaABWCaribbean	55.72	54.04	13.55	70.58	83.02	71.39	81.28	70.98	52.59	—
51	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	55.52	57.41	32.87	64.31	61.11	58.25	45.03	60.26	77.08	—
52	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	55.47	56.38	21.92	71.97	55.72	73.82	74.03	62.30	53.13	—
53	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	55.18	68.60	21.39	65.01	63.95	70.62	62.91	61.03	51.99	—
54	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	54.71	46.10	23.98	67.46	77.14	63.22	71.91	53.65	57.24	—
55	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	54.62	57.73	24.34	60.51	57.12	69.10	65.03	51.32	70.70	—
56	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.53	52.58	18.79	67.92	76.22	67.78	72.68	59.03	52.58	—
57	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	54.45	55.53	36.88	57.28	51.53	67.79	53.07	53.00	67.09	—
58	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	54.23	54.06	35.45	62.57	41.51	65.50	60.59	56.32	67.18	—
59	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	53.53	42.13	47.81	56.16	51.25	54.65	56.51	56.90	66.12	—
60	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	53.41	47.27	34.70	62.22	50.05	65.55	60.83	47.12	69.03	—
61	PanamaPANCentral America	53.38	44.69	24.30	65.94	61.52	58.16	57.24	59.93	74.97	—
62	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	53.35	44.35	30.46	78.42	74.89	61.79	55.84	44.94	53.34	—
63	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	53.31	49.72	29.92	55.24	57.54	69.32	57.62	58.75	58.80	—
64	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	52.94	48.66	15.00	69.82	75.53	65.43	65.34	58.53	64.06	—
=65	BelarusBLREastern Europe	52.59	49.66	35.66	65.51	55.76	71.71	44.94	43.80	64.04	—
=65	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.59	56.19	23.80	67.53	37.36	68.21	69.66	57.27	63.70	—
=65	UruguayURYSouth America	52.59	53.64	42.19	59.43	38.07	68.44	75.41	45.78	48.38	—
68	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	52.33	54.07	34.20	69.23	52.32	69.59	41.59	47.42	61.15	—
69	Costa RicaCRICentral America	51.71	50.49	25.96	59.78	56.01	61.71	68.96	54.04	50.65	—
70	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.62	49.73	12.95	71.09	83.63	74.06	67.04	50.74	52.21	—
71	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.25	48.64	13.09	68.59	81.96	55.03	73.51	62.84	52.26	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
72	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	50.90	45.81	38.48	55.89	46.39	56.45	46.96	56.31	66.00	—
73	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.88	48.62	23.77	66.74	69.54	56.16	48.75	47.35	64.59	—
74	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	50.20	50.59	32.02	59.40	38.11	62.85	65.24	48.54	55.26	—
75	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	50.11	37.11	57.82	67.20	45.27	61.37	48.09	40.80	50.63	—
76	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	49.84	45.11	22.54	64.38	70.49	43.43	63.84	62.00	48.01	—
77	DominicaDMACaribbean	49.28	45.91	16.03	63.05	70.26	60.25	66.64	51.27	51.81	—
78	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	49.22	40.27	35.58	52.22	61.24	47.49	67.96	43.48	53.58	—
79	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	49.21	46.41	43.09	55.85	43.17	62.90	47.52	45.71	52.18	—
80	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	49.17	38.27	68.14	59.68	37.05	54.15	55.09	40.97	48.44	—
81	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.02	44.14	33.61	60.16	44.24	53.59	45.30	50.36	69.03	—
82	PalauPLWMicronesia	48.97	51.11	7.88	70.42	82.57	61.33	71.23	58.86	54.95	—
83	FijiFJIMelanesia	48.88	38.29	26.85	55.95	72.07	43.32	65.77	55.80	49.40	—
84	UkraineUKREastern Europe	48.80	47.12	53.39	57.65	41.13	60.25	42.46	39.00	54.03	—
85	BrazilBRASouth America	48.61	54.88	36.02	51.17	40.83	57.47	50.28	42.93	60.81	—
86	ColombiaCOLSouth America	48.55	49.10	34.18	57.65	45.54	56.53	51.61	44.43	54.05	—
87	BermudaBMUNorthern America	48.48	54.41	4.07	76.75	91.72	76.44	78.83	78.05	41.63	—
=88	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	48.27	49.23	13.48	59.80	69.43	57.23	61.64	53.23	56.97	—
=88	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	48.27	50.39	43.78	53.21	36.73	52.21	51.65	45.15	56.19	—
90	ArgentinaARGSouth America	48.12	55.96	37.48	58.59	39.45	62.62	52.85	34.55	51.85	—
91	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	48.08	46.16	21.46	55.16	75.25	37.33	63.16	51.54	57.16	—
92	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	48.06	46.50	14.46	63.52	73.78	51.45	69.15	50.43	50.36	—
93	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	47.90	47.61	31.17	55.51	36.46	59.31	53.70	54.55	53.08	—
94	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	47.74	41.34	40.25	42.88	43.50	41.59	67.50	45.84	67.54	—
95	BahamasBHSCaribbean	47.54	44.60	7.53	71.82	78.35	63.47	67.49	58.37	55.22	—
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	47.21	50.22	46.83	59.77	28.23	55.72	52.74	47.75	44.28	—
97	SurinameSURSouth America	47.14	40.50	33.86	57.76	49.19	55.86	49.94	37.07	60.57	—
98	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	46.73	43.15	13.40	61.86	69.40	46.51	68.88	53.07	53.87	—
99	PeruPERSouth America	46.33	44.60	33.37	54.35	41.09	49.16	53.35	45.06	54.01	—
100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	46.24	47.47	35.81	57.10	20.69	61.22	46.49	58.30	62.75	—
101	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	46.22	43.85	46.13	63.22	47.58	57.25	40.56	34.19	43.14	—
102	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	46.06	42.87	38.49	51.54	34.61	50.94	48.28	46.33	60.41	—
103	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	45.91	52.74	2.59	76.82	89.38	93.28	74.80	72.12	41.80	—
=104	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	45.90	44.84	31.42	60.53	54.92	49.17	34.73	49.45	49.79	—
=104	TongaTONPolynesia	45.90	44.55	26.63	53.62	56.60	38.57	61.58	50.48	45.64	—
106	BelizeBLZCentral America	45.84	41.30	29.37	46.89	61.99	50.27	48.67	49.43	45.76	—
107	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	45.73	41.76	33.22	50.05	43.12	52.57	47.72	48.14	52.88	—
108	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.37	45.33	29.37	49.92	41.78	51.40	59.98	42.80	49.01	—
109	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45.28	50.80	43.29	65.69	29.80	60.41	29.48	44.47	51.81	—
110	EcuadorECUSouth America	45.18	48.12	31.29	53.81	41.18	49.55	46.10	45.99	49.57	—
111	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	44.93	42.31	38.93	53.63	34.90	48.46	38.98	49.29	57.82	—
112	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	44.88	37.02	34.01	55.83	30.51	46.42	51.69	45.60	70.15	—
113	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.69	34.37	35.78	47.44	33.30	46.65	68.87	49.21	51.80	—
114	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.17	35.17	21.60	47.89	54.27	32.50	70.20	53.13	60.53	—
=115	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	44.11	38.76	34.48	50.86	33.30	45.29	48.33	49.43	58.52	—
=115	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.11	40.40	22.36	58.79	40.76	47.42	52.05	42.39	63.25	—
117	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	44.10	49.70	37.15	51.41	24.43	51.84	53.30	48.39	46.17	—
118	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.87	35.82	41.75	44.71	31.41	33.96	52.24	49.94	73.77	—
119	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	43.70	35.29	44.19	40.66	34.32	41.53	62.21	49.67	47.66	—
120	JordanJORWestern Asia	43.69	44.40	28.25	54.65	34.82	39.83	53.36	49.00	53.46	—
121	ParaguayPRYSouth America	43.62	41.88	37.99	53.38	30.50	47.82	47.08	47.48	47.35	—
122	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.07	41.15	30.36	59.08	26.24	47.95	50.13	41.65	61.04	—
123	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	42.94	43.86	45.32	61.71	25.56	45.47	34.50	39.44	59.58	—
124	CubaCUBCaribbean	42.56	55.68	34.10	63.07	30.29	37.41	44.59	38.43	46.32	—
125	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.55	42.99	42.71	53.37	34.24	42.96	37.78	44.74	44.11	—
126	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	41.63	40.02	46.54	55.53	25.23	42.02	38.70	37.76	56.31	—
127	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.51	37.30	54.92	65.05	38.41	36.21	24.10	31.44	62.79	—
128	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.10	29.82	32.20	36.04	55.09	36.50	57.27	45.43	44.93	—
129	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	40.98	37.94	48.94	60.24	24.28	53.03	33.71	31.09	52.67	—
130	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.01	36.58	35.31	51.81	33.90	47.05	49.28	41.22	30.27	—
131	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	39.77	37.64	44.84	46.55	41.69	29.02	45.12	34.14	42.73	—
132	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	39.69	35.73	54.21	44.58	22.12	47.26	41.16	31.79	52.13	—
133	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	38.69	33.76	39.88	50.13	24.40	36.05	36.54	41.83	55.31	—
134	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	38.36	22.80	50.18	36.59	39.99	32.01	35.62	37.14	66.13	—
135	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	38.29	36.05	45.32	38.35	48.13	21.70	65.93	39.70	27.00	—
136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.24	37.87	42.95	34.58	21.02	41.24	41.35	42.48	53.37	—
137	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	38.16	34.35	35.44	40.95	26.14	38.35	37.08	43.38	55.89	—
138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	38.12	34.82	34.12	37.50	36.53	31.99	49.54	40.42	42.79	—
139	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.91	33.84	82.99	26.21	23.22	29.15	45.91	33.80	55.23	—
140	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.84	40.51	48.48	54.93	33.33	60.46	12.32	38.29	40.99	—
141	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	37.70	30.00	36.83	49.92	30.64	36.61	36.60	29.13	61.94	—
142	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	37.63	35.68	45.38	36.69	25.31	36.50	42.02	39.31	44.33	—
143	KenyaKENEastern Africa	36.87	31.89	42.22	29.98	32.02	32.56	42.58	40.27	47.30	—
144	NicaraguaNICCentral America	36.81	41.75	43.02	36.82	23.92	36.45	33.52	41.82	41.70	—
145	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	36.30	35.07	35.05	46.87	15.51	43.89	40.21	37.92	50.44	—
146	HondurasHNDCentral America	36.05	35.67	31.70	37.26	21.98	36.92	39.57	41.53	50.76	—
147	SenegalSENWestern Africa	36.00	27.68	41.84	34.23	16.74	32.71	54.40	44.17	54.12	—
148	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	35.93	29.96	38.35	35.32	39.70	26.70	51.61	42.01	29.82	—
149	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	34.55	34.58	49.81	20.63	26.35	25.72	54.42	35.99	43.10	—
150	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.35	28.68	30.48	43.96	23.47	36.90	37.55	33.49	46.36	—
151	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.30	28.80	47.08	43.32	14.10	31.30	55.65	34.84	38.06	—
152	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	33.61	23.54	60.71	29.96	23.58	27.37	39.30	32.01	46.88	—
153	IraqIRQWestern Asia	33.40	32.95	43.72	47.11	22.04	40.06	21.22	28.37	42.96	—
154	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	33.39	23.36	48.27	35.31	13.13	35.43	43.08	44.65	43.30	—
155	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	33.36	34.09	36.86	35.37	16.27	34.92	33.47	34.19	53.11	—
156	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	32.95	36.17	45.20	42.46	16.37	34.16	28.55	24.79	50.64	—
157	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.27	26.53	29.21	52.59	34.43	24.24	26.36	33.62	39.00	—
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	31.81	32.39	45.83	31.77	34.25	22.47	32.04	36.31	24.84	—
159	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	31.45	28.32	44.06	30.41	10.34	27.14	44.18	34.80	58.43	—
160	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	31.27	26.05	33.90	30.32	30.00	24.33	41.08	36.34	31.35	—
161	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	31.22	23.06	41.75	41.27	16.98	27.17	33.07	35.14	42.32	—
162	TogoTGOWestern Africa	31.05	30.58	47.42	17.57	21.90	24.61	37.81	43.94	37.83	—
163	VenezuelaVENSouth America	31.03	37.64	35.49	45.48	18.31	46.90	14.07	30.64	38.24	—
164	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.71	22.29	45.75	28.95	18.54	30.25	46.34	22.07	46.72	—
165	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	29.67	23.47	40.58	24.30	17.66	26.92	42.45	30.91	41.60	—
166	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	29.36	24.34	41.64	21.82	23.00	23.43	30.38	32.05	47.49	—
167	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	29.33	24.91	46.94	20.18	24.23	16.10	37.51	33.97	46.69	—
168	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	28.32	22.42	45.02	31.54	12.67	28.31	30.83	30.56	38.44	—
169	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	28.00	21.95	38.95	36.89	14.80	22.89	35.52	26.90	36.96	—
170	BeninBENWestern Africa	27.58	22.43	43.11	19.87	10.36	23.62	46.64	40.33	37.85	—
=171	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	27.46	28.10	55.09	39.32	12.67	40.22	10.25	30.80	32.98	—
=171	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	27.46	24.13	41.95	23.81	17.57	31.09	26.90	22.82	40.00	—
173	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	27.40	26.37	50.85	21.00	11.51	19.28	40.71	29.72	42.00	—
174	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27.20	25.36	48.91	19.28	11.79	20.12	36.63	30.66	46.97	—
175	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	27.18	29.36	47.82	15.18	28.05	17.79	37.05	31.55	23.95	—
176	GuineaGINWestern Africa	26.87	23.60	59.55	23.58	9.57	23.67	34.84	30.70	33.86	—
177	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26.68	24.77	36.98	27.65	8.13	31.25	29.83	32.29	41.44	—
178	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.43	28.89	36.11	25.86	14.36	23.09	27.40	26.24	37.07	—
179	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.11	29.83	43.58	42.27	14.23	22.39	20.04	19.39	31.78	—
180	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	25.17	22.50	51.64	24.33	9.06	17.38	37.66	23.45	41.03	—
181	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	25.02	26.02	51.31	29.35	10.93	22.18	20.62	27.95	28.02	—
182	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	24.85	27.60	43.76	15.73	19.84	20.69	29.71	38.96	16.12	—
183	MaliMLIWestern Africa	24.75	16.08	58.33	22.65	7.11	28.70	33.42	43.37	22.44	—
184	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	24.15	27.62	67.98	10.98	20.01	16.90	22.88	30.31	23.93	—
185	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	24.13	28.12	54.87	18.23	7.00	18.62	43.65	23.74	30.30	—
186	EritreaERIEastern Africa	24.06	22.92	56.03	22.67	15.31	15.14	17.56	36.31	26.09	—
187	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	23.75	23.40	51.47	17.09	3.99	20.60	42.91	42.07	33.13	—
188	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	23.30	27.49	69.76	15.61	9.14	21.07	41.60	19.05	19.00	—
189	YemenYEMWestern Asia	21.15	24.77	44.67	39.69	6.81	22.41	10.05	19.97	29.79	—
190	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	20.75	15.51	48.69	10.57	14.60	11.46	19.58	28.72	45.73	—
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	19.87	18.61	60.52	7.22	3.37	15.76	38.09	37.34	39.61	—
192	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.37	19.83	41.77	13.58	6.19	16.28	19.48	20.54	43.66	—
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	18.91	14.69	62.20	13.16	5.68	12.35	24.28	29.05	27.46	—
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.13	21.13	52.61	29.67	12.10	12.30	7.64	14.40	21.60	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	15.98	10.48	59.98	14.25	4.74	18.95	7.14	25.48	29.10	—

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

195Somalia15.98
194South Sudan18.13
193Chad18.91
192DR Congo19.37
191Niger19.87

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.73. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestSouth Korea91.89
LowestSomalia10.48
Middle country: 44.14
Natural capital
HighestLesotho82.99
LowestCayman Islands2.59
Middle country: 35.44
Energy
HighestSingapore92.06
LowestNiger7.22
Middle country: 57.10
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.42
LowestNiger3.37
Middle country: 41.51
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong94.65
LowestCentral African Republic11.46
Middle country: 52.21
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand95.28
LowestSomalia7.14
Middle country: 52.05
Private sector
HighestHong Kong98.43
LowestSouth Sudan14.40
Middle country: 47.35
Structural change
HighestChina95.99
LowestGuinea-Bissau16.12
Middle country: 53.13

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
195values changed, of 195 in both
124 · 71rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands44.56 → 48.08+3.52
Panama51.05 → 53.38+2.33
Azerbaijan43.89 → 46.22+2.33
Armenia45.01 → 47.21+2.20
South Korea63.63 → 65.39+1.76

Fell most

Jordan46.03 → 43.69−2.34
Saint Lucia48.60 → 46.73−1.87
Estonia60.69 → 59.11−1.58
Namibia45.26 → 43.70−1.56
Timor-Leste41.21 → 39.77−1.44

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 2019.
189 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 52.59. 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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