Data for 2020

Productive Capacities Index, 2020

2020, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Productive Capacities Index, 2020 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Denmark is highest, at 69.79; Somalia is lowest, at 16.63. The middle country reads 46.16. Against 2019, 193 values changed (53 up, 140 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2020

HighestDenmark

69.79

LowestSomalia

16.63

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
2020the 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, 2020, 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	69.79	84.70	26.14	68.87	82.56	78.63	94.26	76.68	78.62	—
2	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.58	77.29	23.91	75.71	71.84	75.07	77.75	94.91	98.65	—
3	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	69.26	77.55	40.10	73.49	62.84	72.94	89.22	85.71	66.09	—
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	69.25	77.89	21.29	76.16	86.03	78.12	92.36	79.70	84.65	—
5	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.64	73.32	28.39	66.66	76.69	72.69	95.24	94.29	63.05	—
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	67.61	75.98	26.98	68.98	65.66	79.20	84.91	80.67	86.68	—
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.29	79.41	19.13	72.90	71.99	80.40	87.18	81.50	92.33	—
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	66.82	80.57	24.40	70.53	78.42	71.01	95.67	80.70	66.69	—
9	CanadaCANNorthern America	66.53	72.70	26.41	71.40	64.69	73.61	89.34	85.29	77.19	—
10	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	66.00	82.26	19.63	74.34	80.26	73.44	82.32	74.76	82.71	—
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	65.70	69.56	22.08	83.76	85.34	74.78	86.98	61.44	79.07	—
12	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	65.31	93.68	13.52	77.17	71.14	78.96	77.25	99.38	78.56	—
13	QatarQATWestern Asia	65.09	46.20	46.04	81.57	82.46	64.41	66.79	72.32	72.41	—
14	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	64.99	61.72	15.89	76.15	94.35	81.52	94.09	89.10	66.12	—
15	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	64.79	55.13	33.04	80.82	81.96	80.31	70.33	71.61	63.59	—
16	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	64.78	88.00	16.05	67.45	76.22	73.77	92.66	77.86	80.20	—
17	FranceFRAWestern Europe	63.97	72.30	19.28	68.22	66.45	78.24	79.26	78.04	91.74	—
18	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.85	79.69	22.73	69.89	82.51	79.92	90.11	74.17	49.54	—
19	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	63.65	79.22	15.77	71.21	73.07	73.89	88.16	74.33	85.63	—
20	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	63.50	84.88	16.68	69.24	73.82	69.76	95.89	75.19	72.58	—
21	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	63.16	80.78	10.90	75.63	72.51	81.31	94.07	84.93	80.75	—
22	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	62.51	64.73	11.82	85.78	75.80	95.62	81.67	98.42	60.98	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
23	IsraelISRWestern Asia	62.07	80.10	25.17	73.68	55.92	74.29	69.63	73.83	69.47	—
24	JapanJPNEastern Asia	61.64	80.10	9.20	72.99	67.86	79.32	85.49	97.72	86.17	—
25	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	61.03	78.76	6.27	92.15	91.15	77.61	92.93	96.25	66.87	—
26	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	60.86	70.90	22.89	63.73	57.12	74.29	77.96	74.52	73.82	—
27	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	60.76	59.79	24.98	76.38	75.45	76.09	76.43	64.19	57.82	—
28	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	60.33	62.41	29.66	65.37	67.34	71.14	65.96	61.54	74.57	—
29	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.16	67.11	27.29	69.25	51.72	70.35	76.78	63.61	76.15	—
30	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	60.03	54.53	23.58	66.34	70.74	78.65	88.33	71.28	56.44	—
31	SpainESPSouthern Europe	60.01	67.48	18.99	64.88	62.48	75.32	73.05	73.64	79.94	—
32	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	59.87	60.65	37.00	64.90	46.38	61.02	49.06	86.21	94.74	—
33	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	59.81	47.88	37.00	78.73	85.26	63.13	53.66	65.89	61.68	—
34	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	59.58	64.26	28.43	64.49	40.92	76.15	84.72	65.83	77.57	—
35	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.61	52.22	24.41	68.12	82.98	64.26	72.80	64.37	64.22	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
36	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	58.42	42.84	26.37	75.92	76.11	69.41	73.71	60.34	67.31	—
37	PolandPOLEastern Europe	58.05	60.20	30.85	67.43	50.21	66.98	68.51	58.36	76.55	—
38	ChileCHLSouth America	57.94	53.34	38.72	65.21	51.36	65.83	73.74	68.20	55.50	—
39	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	57.88	55.51	29.31	63.52	64.84	65.83	74.51	54.49	70.30	—
40	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	57.81	63.12	10.21	72.11	83.23	74.20	83.89	93.77	55.25	—
41	MacauMACEastern Asia	57.69	60.43	11.27	72.04	72.54	94.26	75.63	77.74	62.19	—
42	OmanOMNWestern Asia	57.05	40.34	48.49	73.03	55.83	60.44	58.20	62.40	64.12	—
43	ItalyITASouthern Europe	57.01	64.93	16.28	68.91	53.21	70.00	66.79	70.47	87.38	—
44	ArubaABWCaribbean	56.97	56.16	14.20	71.57	83.03	71.56	82.35	73.72	53.88	—
45	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	56.96	72.91	20.03	68.45	50.66	73.44	76.42	59.83	65.17	—
46	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	56.74	60.46	28.74	59.87	48.71	68.70	77.30	56.03	71.26	—
47	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	55.99	45.58	32.78	66.50	56.13	64.45	65.22	68.25	60.38	—
48	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	55.73	58.03	33.15	65.08	56.15	60.27	44.74	61.95	79.22	—
49	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	55.42	46.92	44.65	74.71	56.08	58.97	55.06	64.28	48.53	—
50	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	55.00	55.17	33.23	60.45	50.98	60.95	50.27	67.68	71.44	—
51	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	54.99	45.98	55.90	75.12	44.17	65.17	50.80	54.79	54.05	—
52	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.80	54.23	18.12	67.85	76.86	68.60	72.77	59.06	53.83	—
53	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	54.71	70.74	19.71	62.03	57.25	71.48	64.31	63.17	55.85	—
54	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	54.69	58.72	22.17	69.04	47.57	76.55	70.47	62.90	55.16	—
55	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	53.87	46.32	24.12	66.46	63.37	65.74	74.26	55.86	55.30	—
56	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	53.78	59.11	24.14	59.67	50.55	68.23	64.38	51.17	72.33	—
57	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	53.31	54.94	37.09	56.76	43.92	68.49	52.40	53.54	66.83	—
58	UruguayURYSouth America	53.30	54.58	42.97	58.14	38.18	69.52	77.26	47.35	49.18	—
59	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	53.15	54.46	35.24	62.05	37.56	65.93	57.00	55.98	67.70	—
60	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	53.12	45.02	28.68	77.80	64.00	61.60	56.87	49.38	56.99	—
61	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	52.65	56.48	23.64	67.67	37.31	70.28	70.07	57.87	61.50	—
62	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	52.18	47.22	32.43	61.84	43.09	66.57	60.66	47.97	69.57	—
63	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	51.91	53.11	33.21	68.83	47.90	70.48	40.24	50.35	63.53	—
64	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.87	52.33	13.79	70.08	79.39	74.76	68.75	51.05	49.74	—
65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	51.61	51.52	31.42	53.62	42.66	69.46	56.36	59.47	58.37	—
66	PanamaPANCentral America	51.52	45.73	28.06	62.86	49.96	60.20	56.85	58.79	61.19	—
67	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	51.37	41.01	48.00	55.19	39.93	54.73	56.17	57.68	63.03	—
68	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.20	49.11	11.48	68.73	82.96	55.61	76.50	64.77	53.30	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
69	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.72	51.22	26.30	64.35	63.60	55.04	50.95	48.46	58.48	—
70	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	50.66	45.92	37.60	56.44	43.12	57.33	48.09	56.96	65.79	—
71	DominicaDMACaribbean	50.56	47.08	17.11	61.18	65.40	64.10	69.02	54.73	54.76	—
=72	Costa RicaCRICentral America	50.51	51.30	25.77	59.00	44.35	61.83	69.28	56.64	50.45	—
=72	PalauPLWMicronesia	50.51	51.33	7.97	70.41	82.81	61.79	72.08	59.29	67.31	—
74	BelarusBLREastern Europe	50.34	48.80	35.43	64.93	48.97	72.87	36.05	44.10	64.78	—
75	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	50.06	44.36	23.50	64.36	68.15	46.45	65.44	57.66	49.20	—
76	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	49.87	37.93	57.15	69.71	40.99	61.95	47.92	40.32	51.64	—
77	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	49.40	50.48	15.85	67.67	38.36	65.95	65.04	60.48	65.84	—
78	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	49.03	49.55	13.93	57.91	68.32	57.07	63.73	53.62	62.77	—
79	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	48.74	47.90	14.59	63.76	73.57	53.50	70.34	51.06	50.55	—
80	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	48.66	46.06	14.10	62.05	70.07	50.33	69.00	56.01	57.23	—
81	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.65	42.34	36.33	49.37	53.20	46.36	68.20	45.64	53.80	—
82	BermudaBMUNorthern America	48.54	54.13	4.08	76.55	89.91	76.72	79.38	77.84	42.73	—
83	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	48.16	47.27	31.24	53.93	36.29	60.25	55.56	56.15	53.30	—
84	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.15	42.96	33.56	58.47	38.02	55.09	45.44	52.87	68.16	—
85	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	48.12	51.48	33.53	58.90	27.52	62.23	64.23	48.55	52.96	—
86	BahamasBHSCaribbean	48.10	46.31	8.64	71.24	73.36	64.52	67.62	58.34	53.86	—
87	BrazilBRASouth America	48.00	54.14	36.38	50.54	34.85	59.02	50.15	45.13	60.86	—
88	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	47.85	46.26	40.61	55.81	33.35	63.11	47.66	46.87	55.74	—
89	FijiFJIMelanesia	47.49	39.61	28.15	51.64	57.84	44.02	63.10	55.89	50.07	—
90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	47.23	48.41	32.85	56.31	37.91	56.67	51.60	46.77	53.38	—
91	UkraineUKREastern Europe	46.89	47.10	51.87	57.20	30.75	61.02	43.10	40.59	50.97	—
92	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	46.63	50.93	43.42	51.84	29.09	53.32	52.71	45.14	52.86	—
93	BelizeBLZCentral America	46.59	41.74	29.12	47.36	63.34	53.65	50.55	50.52	44.42	—
94	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	46.57	38.27	68.21	58.20	27.11	54.64	54.21	40.49	44.75	—
95	SurinameSURSouth America	46.26	39.33	33.33	56.45	49.44	63.16	50.72	37.00	48.41	—
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	46.25	47.57	48.44	59.79	23.21	57.40	52.28	48.19	45.28	—
=97	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	46.16	52.94	2.59	76.94	89.78	80.92	75.19	72.40	49.39	—
=97	TongaTONPolynesia	46.16	45.45	26.61	55.94	56.53	41.37	61.93	47.61	44.21	—
99	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	45.77	42.54	42.21	41.19	33.68	41.67	68.07	44.09	61.80	—
100	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	45.54	45.53	21.11	55.49	74.75	40.08	64.96	51.71	34.49	—
101	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45.40	50.20	42.61	66.09	27.47	63.54	26.77	44.63	61.19	—
102	ArgentinaARGSouth America	45.28	57.09	37.07	57.97	23.42	63.81	51.83	35.98	51.66	—
103	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	45.09	43.73	44.94	63.63	40.74	57.19	38.06	34.35	44.82	—
104	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	44.86	45.65	28.97	47.71	39.93	53.01	59.73	44.60	46.05	—
105	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	44.78	41.08	34.33	48.97	34.42	53.33	48.64	49.05	53.44	—
106	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.76	43.09	38.95	50.38	26.09	52.69	48.91	47.57	59.59	—
107	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	44.73	47.17	35.89	56.70	16.76	61.59	44.12	58.69	62.49	—
108	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	44.60	42.76	38.73	53.26	33.72	48.50	38.02	50.78	56.19	—
109	PeruPERSouth America	44.38	44.10	34.39	52.57	29.76	49.93	52.28	46.28	52.53	—
110	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	44.08	38.05	33.51	55.01	25.02	47.78	53.15	46.09	69.41	—
111	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.82	34.20	34.48	44.09	30.66	49.36	67.36	50.34	50.97	—
112	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	43.54	42.93	32.41	57.94	44.53	50.16	32.03	48.98	45.73	—
113	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.29	36.51	23.27	47.47	42.28	32.42	70.39	54.64	57.97	—
114	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	43.25	36.59	41.53	43.55	25.94	36.21	52.70	50.53	73.91	—
115	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.15	49.15	35.38	51.73	20.75	53.06	52.63	49.01	47.01	—
116	EcuadorECUSouth America	42.88	47.93	30.64	52.03	29.08	51.24	45.16	45.80	48.58	—
117	ParaguayPRYSouth America	42.68	42.33	38.91	52.99	22.09	49.93	47.91	50.49	47.29	—
118	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	42.64	40.98	23.07	57.16	30.27	49.41	52.53	42.46	60.62	—
119	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	42.62	35.48	45.49	40.68	26.83	43.35	61.87	50.32	45.79	—
120	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	42.20	40.84	30.86	58.52	20.75	48.60	52.29	42.89	60.30	—
121	BoliviaBOLSouth America	41.70	41.72	41.74	52.07	30.34	45.19	38.58	46.40	41.08	—
122	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.47	40.38	34.73	49.32	22.06	45.85	48.59	49.60	51.90	—
123	JordanJORWestern Asia	41.41	43.01	27.97	53.64	21.91	41.73	54.20	50.01	54.08	—
124	CubaCUBCaribbean	41.36	56.37	33.03	60.16	24.52	40.04	43.98	38.96	45.46	—
125	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	41.10	31.04	32.66	37.72	47.54	34.08	58.39	44.01	51.14	—
126	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	40.92	37.11	54.70	66.38	31.49	38.98	24.34	31.02	62.99	—
127	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.64	36.94	33.01	55.53	34.55	49.43	49.55	42.77	30.38	—
=128	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	40.42	43.12	44.81	61.57	15.22	46.39	35.40	40.18	59.57	—
=128	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	40.42	39.66	45.41	54.59	19.37	45.10	37.79	41.34	53.09	—
130	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	40.32	38.54	44.71	38.22	50.69	26.02	68.19	41.88	28.13	—
131	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	39.48	41.06	40.74	50.41	40.59	30.45	45.42	34.86	35.76	—
132	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	39.15	37.89	48.47	56.75	17.06	54.61	33.57	32.61	51.87	—
133	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	38.86	37.88	43.89	33.97	23.47	42.17	43.47	43.56	49.16	—
134	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	38.63	33.60	39.46	50.51	22.06	38.47	36.87	43.22	54.76	—
135	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	37.81	36.48	34.07	37.08	34.05	31.81	49.52	39.43	42.90	—
=136	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	37.40	34.79	36.43	42.43	20.15	38.81	36.78	44.22	55.99	—
=136	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	37.40	41.15	48.05	53.85	27.29	61.66	12.55	40.43	42.13	—
138	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	37.25	36.26	54.91	43.06	14.65	48.39	39.63	33.05	46.58	—
139	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	37.19	21.90	49.84	34.66	35.47	32.53	35.51	35.54	66.47	—
140	NicaraguaNICCentral America	37.09	40.32	43.59	35.62	23.52	37.95	34.86	42.41	43.33	—
141	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	36.68	28.50	36.24	52.19	23.93	38.66	37.53	29.21	59.94	—
142	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	36.67	34.56	45.55	39.39	17.63	39.12	42.61	41.69	43.03	—
143	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	36.34	29.17	70.40	25.30	23.34	28.85	45.68	35.92	52.96	—
144	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	35.84	30.62	37.92	35.82	36.47	27.53	53.17	42.51	28.88	—
145	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.69	35.14	35.29	46.49	13.05	44.56	40.05	39.45	49.73	—
146	SenegalSENWestern Africa	35.60	28.29	42.45	32.65	14.75	35.01	53.19	44.31	54.08	—
147	HondurasHNDCentral America	35.49	36.20	32.88	35.24	20.67	37.19	39.40	40.47	48.93	—
148	KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.00	31.12	42.67	29.96	21.11	34.41	41.54	39.94	46.98	—
149	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.47	30.63	46.57	43.98	12.35	36.57	55.96	34.04	36.94	—
150	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.38	29.34	30.00	43.46	21.92	39.44	38.28	33.81	45.54	—
151	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	33.68	35.35	50.62	20.10	21.51	26.97	55.31	36.68	39.13	—
152	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	32.46	36.40	44.35	42.22	14.52	35.13	30.03	25.92	45.58	—
153	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	32.42	33.56	46.05	33.27	36.17	25.86	30.60	38.34	21.64	—
154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	32.39	22.81	45.50	29.00	23.72	31.13	46.36	21.93	53.59	—
155	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	32.19	23.87	48.49	35.28	10.08	36.55	41.71	44.84	41.02	—
156	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	32.02	34.81	36.83	37.16	10.47	36.01	33.14	35.56	52.18	—
157	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	31.54	22.81	42.03	42.71	16.53	28.32	34.84	35.93	40.79	—
158	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	31.45	27.30	28.41	51.88	29.43	26.50	26.18	32.90	35.39	—
159	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	31.30	21.87	60.39	28.78	16.23	31.03	37.78	31.71	40.20	—
160	TogoTGOWestern Africa	31.14	30.91	47.63	18.55	16.92	26.89	38.79	43.89	41.85	—
161	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	31.05	26.51	33.08	29.14	26.31	25.59	42.30	37.99	31.26	—
162	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	30.89	27.61	46.54	26.93	10.50	28.69	42.16	35.19	53.65	—
163	IraqIRQWestern Asia	30.38	33.57	43.51	46.08	12.64	42.71	20.71	30.64	31.46	—
164	VenezuelaVENSouth America	29.44	39.95	37.38	39.73	12.70	46.35	13.04	30.54	40.63	—
165	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	28.76	24.81	46.68	20.98	19.93	18.25	36.59	33.80	42.80	—
166	BeninBENWestern Africa	28.64	22.36	42.11	24.22	10.85	25.28	47.48	39.54	38.55	—
167	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	28.47	28.52	56.04	38.34	17.43	40.49	9.95	31.27	32.05	—
168	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	28.43	23.41	44.16	30.74	11.15	29.24	30.76	32.17	41.66	—
169	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	28.35	27.29	40.71	21.22	15.28	25.85	29.44	33.24	45.83	—
170	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	28.31	21.92	40.77	24.51	13.12	27.53	41.61	31.00	40.46	—
171	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	27.69	31.59	48.55	15.32	28.87	17.83	36.72	31.17	24.99	—
172	GuineaGINWestern Africa	27.19	22.92	65.46	24.50	10.18	24.72	33.69	29.61	32.40	—
173	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26.72	25.05	36.27	27.68	7.72	33.55	30.02	32.48	40.92	—
174	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	26.67	28.04	51.36	20.24	8.89	20.44	40.36	29.83	40.15	—
175	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	26.53	25.23	48.88	18.63	9.65	21.18	35.43	32.25	45.72	—
176	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	26.45	23.15	38.40	34.71	10.28	23.73	34.81	26.92	33.94	—
177	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	26.36	23.12	42.71	22.59	18.56	31.32	26.60	17.74	38.09	—
178	HaitiHTICaribbean	25.58	27.18	36.84	25.52	10.95	24.52	26.41	25.24	40.05	—
179	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	25.02	28.14	44.01	15.80	19.79	22.31	29.71	39.59	15.10	—
180	MaliMLIWestern Africa	24.97	14.83	59.10	23.49	7.52	30.88	31.26	43.63	23.14	—
181	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	24.68	29.57	42.38	41.75	11.70	22.56	17.52	19.07	29.81	—
182	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	24.62	22.85	51.52	28.60	10.35	23.10	22.71	26.67	27.70	—
183	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	24.56	28.31	67.93	11.23	19.50	17.71	24.07	32.88	22.40	—
184	EritreaERIEastern Africa	24.25	22.58	56.41	22.69	13.01	17.16	18.68	36.49	27.23	—
185	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	24.13	28.63	55.23	17.78	7.03	19.74	46.20	24.66	25.83	—
186	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	23.65	22.65	53.46	23.52	5.02	18.99	38.06	24.33	38.84	—
187	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	23.17	27.17	71.45	16.50	9.08	21.68	41.71	18.82	16.80	—
188	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	21.47	15.99	49.01	11.18	14.70	12.96	18.49	28.74	51.01	—
189	YemenYEMWestern Asia	20.95	24.36	44.35	40.09	6.36	21.87	9.87	19.85	31.42	—
190	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	20.33	24.62	51.78	18.12	1.00	22.45	42.58	42.25	31.29	—
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	19.48	19.40	60.65	6.76	3.18	17.32	37.47	38.05	33.26	—
192	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	19.15	15.83	62.34	14.26	5.83	14.00	25.00	29.42	21.40	—
193	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.70	20.54	42.56	14.35	4.18	17.85	18.66	21.68	39.45	—
194	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	18.68	20.83	53.01	28.86	11.89	12.58	9.16	14.99	22.65	—
195	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	16.63	10.02	60.01	14.47	6.32	19.71	8.29	23.11	28.12	—

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark69.79
2United States69.58
3Australia69.26
4Netherlands69.25
5New Zealand67.64

Lowest

195Somalia16.63
194South Sudan18.68
193DR Congo18.70
192Chad19.15
191Niger19.48

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestSouth Korea93.68
LowestSomalia10.02
Middle country: 43.73
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone71.45
LowestCayman Islands2.59
Middle country: 35.24
Energy
HighestSingapore92.15
LowestNiger6.76
Middle country: 56.44
Transport
HighestLuxembourg94.35
LowestBurkina Faso1.00
Middle country: 37.31
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong95.62
LowestSouth Sudan12.58
Middle country: 53.50
Institutions
HighestFinland95.89
LowestSomalia8.29
Middle country: 52.40
Private sector
HighestSouth Korea99.38
LowestSouth Sudan14.99
Middle country: 48.19
Structural change
HighestUnited States98.65
LowestGuinea-Bissau15.10
Middle country: 53.38

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
193values changed, of 195 in both
53 · 140rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Kiribati38.29 → 40.32+2.03
Saint Lucia46.73 → 48.66+1.93
Gambia30.71 → 32.39+1.68
Palau48.97 → 50.51+1.54
Macau56.27 → 57.69+1.42

Fell most

Antigua and Barbuda52.94 → 49.40−3.54
Burkina Faso23.75 → 20.33−3.42
Iraq33.40 → 30.38−3.02
Argentina48.12 → 45.28−2.84
Philippines44.11 → 41.47−2.64

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 2020.
191 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 50.51. 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