Data for 2017

Statistical Performance Indicators, 2017

2017, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Statistical Performance Indicators, 2017 covers 174 countries. Sweden is highest, at 88.671; Somalia is lowest, at 11.770. The middle country reads 59.545. Against 2016, 167 values changed (142 up, 25 down), 7 countries joined.

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Statistical Performance Indicators · Data for 2017

HighestSweden

88.671

LowestSomalia

11.770

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

174countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
174distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Statistical Performance Indicators, 2017, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Statistical Performance Indicators, 2017: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	88.671
2	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	88.546
3	ItalyITASouthern Europe	88.470
4	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	88.308
5	MexicoMEXCentral America	87.714
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	87.109
7	SpainESPSouthern Europe	86.787
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	86.527
9	CanadaCANNorthern America	86.449
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	86.230
11	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	86.144
12	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	85.670
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	85.650
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	85.568
15	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	85.257
16	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	85.063
17	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	84.537
18	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	84.340
19	Costa RicaCRICentral America	84.247
20	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	83.869
21	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	83.553
22	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	83.172
23	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	82.616
24	PolandPOLEastern Europe	82.584
25	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	82.046
26	IsraelISRWestern Asia	81.678
27	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	81.118
28	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	80.471
29	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	80.250
30	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	80.188
31	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	80.131
32	ChileCHLSouth America	78.922
33	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	78.651
34	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	78.502
35	JapanJPNEastern Asia	78.050
36	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	77.203
37	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	76.751
38	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	76.250
39	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	76.216
40	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	75.935
41	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	75.643
42	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	75.582
43	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	75.575
44	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	74.496
45	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	74.492
46	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	74.435
47	BrazilBRASouth America	74.247
48	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	74.112
49	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	73.737
50	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	72.455
51	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	72.454
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	72.356
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	71.983
54	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	71.730
55	EcuadorECUSouth America	71.034
56	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	71.013
57	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	70.454
58	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	70.238
59	ArgentinaARGSouth America	69.096
60	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	68.658
61	UruguayURYSouth America	68.338
62	UkraineUKREastern Europe	68.253
63	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	68.121
64	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	67.998
65	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	67.790
66	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	66.814
67	PeruPERSouth America	66.118
68	BelarusBLREastern Europe	66.093
69	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	66.036
70	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	65.745
71	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	65.020
72	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	64.996
73	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	63.735
74	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	63.676
75	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	62.670
76	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	62.536
77	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	62.477
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	62.160
79	BoliviaBOLSouth America	61.753
80	FijiFJIMelanesia	61.658
81	HondurasHNDCentral America	61.213
82	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	60.705
83	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	60.625
84	SenegalSENWestern Africa	60.379
85	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	60.321
86	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	60.280
87	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	59.602
88	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	59.488
89	TogoTGOWestern Africa	59.447
90	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	59.125
91	SamoaWSMPolynesia	58.585
92	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	58.508
93	PanamaPANCentral America	57.618
94	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	57.535
95	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	57.455
96	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	57.118
97	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	57.040
98	KenyaKENEastern Africa	56.998
99	NigerNERWestern Africa	56.925
100	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	56.863
101	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	56.391
102	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	56.372
103	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	56.042
104	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	55.914
105	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	55.862
106	ParaguayPRYSouth America	55.744
107	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	55.619
108	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	55.185
109	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	55.168
110	JordanJORWestern Asia	54.842
111	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	54.707
112	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	54.492
113	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	54.340
114	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	54.086
115	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.883
116	MaliMLIWestern Africa	53.873
117	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	53.233
118	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	52.978
119	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	52.936
120	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	52.919
121	VenezuelaVENSouth America	52.168
122	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	52.155
123	BelizeBLZCentral America	51.711
124	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	51.006
125	BeninBENWestern Africa	51.000
126	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	50.925
127	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	50.841
128	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	50.720
129	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	50.417
130	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	50.305
131	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	49.684
132	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	49.152
133	IranIRNSouthern Asia	49.142
134	OmanOMNWestern Asia	48.954
135	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	48.839
136	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	48.545
137	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	48.360
138	NicaraguaNICCentral America	47.954
139	QatarQATWestern Asia	47.713
140	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	47.227
141	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	45.507
142	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	45.115
143	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	45.081
144	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.808
145	GuineaGINWestern Africa	44.658
146	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	43.625
147	YemenYEMWestern Asia	43.605
148	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.193
149	SurinameSURSouth America	42.126
150	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	41.618
151	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	41.075
152	HaitiHTICaribbean	40.665
153	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	40.508
154	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	39.831
155	BahamasBHSCaribbean	38.703
156	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	38.596
157	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	37.631
158	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	37.575
159	GuyanaGUYSouth America	35.043
160	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	34.649
161	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.037
162	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	33.121
163	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	32.725
164	GabonGABMiddle Africa	31.998
165	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	31.717
166	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	29.873
167	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	28.370
168	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	28.035
169	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	26.728
170	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	24.108
171	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	23.961
172	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	22.215
173	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	20.892
174	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	11.770

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Sweden88.671
2Finland88.546
3Italy88.470
4Slovenia88.308
5Mexico87.714

Lowest

174Somalia11.770
173Marshall Islands20.892
172Turkmenistan22.215
171South Sudan23.961
170Syria24.108

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 59.545. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

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

+7 / −0countries joined / left
167values changed, of 167 in both
142 · 25rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Myanmar44.090 → 53.883+9.792
Zimbabwe41.315 → 51.006+9.691
Rwanda54.790 → 63.735+8.945
Guinea-Bissau32.678 → 41.075+8.398
Mexico79.688 → 87.714+8.027

Fell most

South Sudan30.785 → 23.961−6.824
Sudan38.200 → 34.649−3.552
Iraq36.794 → 34.037−2.758
Tunisia62.408 → 60.321−2.086
Moldova72.213 → 70.238−1.975

+ DR Congo

+ Palestine

+ Romania

+ Somalia

+ Seychelles

+ Syria

+ Timor-Leste

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.

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Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 174 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2017). Statistical Performance Indicators, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/statistical-performance/2017

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