Latest available · compiled 2026
Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2026; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation covers 169 countries. Norway is highest, at 69.2880; Mali is lowest, at 28.0683. The middle country reads 52.3891.
Management Practices Index · Latest available · compiled 2026
HighestNorway
69.2880LowestMali
28.0683Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 169 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.2880 | 2025 | |
| 2 | 68.6045 | 2023 | |
| 3 | 67.4711 | 2025 | |
| 4 | 67.1827 | 2025 | |
| 5 | 66.7280 | 2024 | |
| 6 | 66.6947 | 2024 | |
| 7 | 66.5460 | 2025 | |
| 8 | 66.2837 | 2025 | |
| 9 | 66.2452 | 2023 | |
| 10 | 66.0752 | 2024 | |
| 11 | 65.7841 | 2024 | |
| 12 | 65.2278 | 2024 | |
| 13 | 65.1629 | 2024 | |
| 14 | 64.4710 | 2025 | |
| 15 | 64.2020 | 2025 | |
| 16 | 63.7214 | 2023 | |
| 17 | 63.6791 | 2024 | |
| 18 | 63.5231 | 2025 | |
| 19 | 63.4784 | 2023 | |
| 20 | 63.4435 | 2024 | |
| 21 | 63.3545 | 2025 | |
| 22 | 62.7748 | 2024 | |
| 23 | 62.7021 | 2023 | |
| 24 | 62.3386 | 2025 | |
| 25 | 61.4448 | 2025 | |
| 26 | 61.4044 | 2025 | |
| 27 | 61.2683 | 2023 | |
| 28 | 61.1157 | 2025 | |
| 29 | 61.1061 | 2024 | |
| 30 | 60.5131 | 2024 | |
| 31 | 60.4899 | 2024 | |
| 32 | 60.4323 | 2024 | |
| 33 | 60.3835 | 2024 | |
| 34 | 60.3820 | 2025 | |
| 35 | 60.2326 | 2025 | |
| 36 | 59.9472 | 2020 | |
| 37 | 59.8985 | 2025 | |
| 38 | 59.8526 | 2025 | |
| 39 | 59.8501 | 2025 | |
| 40 | 59.5338 | 2025 | |
| 41 | 59.4585 | 2025 | |
| 42 | 58.4898 | 2024 | |
| 43 | 58.4816 | 2025 | |
| 44 | 58.4698 | 2023 | |
| 45 | 58.2479 | 2024 | |
| 46 | 58.1715 | 2024 | |
| 47 | 57.8040 | 2025 | |
| 48 | 57.7480 | 2023 | |
| 49 | 57.5577 | 2025 | |
| 50 | 57.3336 | 2026 | |
| 51 | 56.9024 | 2025 | |
| 52 | 56.7483 | 2023 | |
| 53 | 56.7474 | 2023 | |
| 54 | 56.7174 | 2018 | |
| 55 | 56.6098 | 2023 | |
| 56 | 56.4068 | 2023 | |
| 57 | 56.1203 | 2024 | |
| 58 | 55.8744 | 2023 | |
| 59 | 55.8515 | 2025 | |
| 60 | 55.8258 | 2025 | |
| 61 | 55.5786 | 2025 | |
| 62 | 55.4346 | 2023 | |
| 63 | 55.2310 | 2024 | |
| 64 | 55.1962 | 2024 | |
| 65 | 54.9517 | 2024 | |
| 66 | 54.7861 | 2025 | |
| 67 | 54.6907 | 2024 | |
| 68 | 54.6065 | 2024 | |
| 69 | 54.5813 | 2025 | |
| 70 | 54.5042 | 2024 | |
| 71 | 54.3680 | 2025 | |
| 72 | 54.0011 | 2025 | |
| 73 | 53.8898 | 2023 | |
| 74 | 53.8755 | 2023 | |
| 75 | 53.7897 | 2023 | |
| 76 | 53.5913 | 2025 | |
| 77 | 53.5822 | 2025 | |
| 78 | 53.5571 | 2025 | |
| 79 | 53.3721 | 2023 | |
| 80 | 53.1962 | 2023 | |
| 81 | 53.0981 | 2023 | |
| 82 | 52.7435 | 2025 | |
| 83 | 52.6289 | 2024 | |
| 84 | 52.4114 | 2019 | |
| 85 | 52.3891 | 2024 | |
| 86 | 52.3370 | 2024 | |
| 87 | 51.7257 | 2022 | |
| 88 | 51.6909 | 2024 | |
| 89 | 51.6849 | 2024 | |
| 90 | 51.6753 | 2023 | |
| 91 | 51.6035 | 2023 | |
| 92 | 51.5278 | 2025 | |
| 93 | 51.4618 | 2019 | |
| 94 | 51.3379 | 2023 | |
| 95 | 51.2781 | 2024 | |
| 96 | 51.0424 | 2023 | |
| 97 | 50.9028 | 2025 | |
| 98 | 50.5469 | 2025 | |
| 99 | 50.4583 | 2023 | |
| 100 | 50.3438 | 2024 | |
| 101 | 50.3136 | 2025 | |
| 102 | 50.1735 | 2025 | |
| 103 | 50.0985 | 2023 | |
| 104 | 50.0960 | 2024 | |
| 105 | 49.9008 | 2024 | |
| 106 | 49.7566 | 2023 | |
| 107 | 49.7466 | 2024 | |
| 108 | 49.5428 | 2023 | |
| 109 | 49.1599 | 2023 | |
| 110 | 49.0899 | 2023 | |
| 111 | 48.9702 | 2023 | |
| 112 | 48.5791 | 2023 | |
| 113 | 48.4703 | 2025 | |
| 114 | 48.4202 | 2023 | |
| 115 | 48.3877 | 2024 | |
| 116 | 48.3216 | 2025 | |
| 117 | 48.2536 | 2024 | |
| 118 | 48.1961 | 2023 | |
| 119 | 47.9768 | 2025 | |
| 120 | 47.8066 | 2024 | |
| 121 | 47.6639 | 2023 | |
| 122 | 47.0011 | 2023 | |
| 123 | 46.9212 | 2023 | |
| 124 | 46.9211 | 2023 | |
| 125 | 45.9242 | 2025 | |
| 126 | 45.7416 | 2021 | |
| 127 | 45.4156 | 2024 | |
| 128 | 45.0715 | 2023 | |
| 129 | 44.9379 | 2022 | |
| 130 | 44.9165 | 2025 | |
| 131 | 44.8152 | 2025 | |
| 132 | 44.6076 | 2024 | |
| 133 | 44.4843 | 2023 | |
| 134 | 44.4137 | 2025 | |
| 135 | 44.1759 | 2023 | |
| 136 | 43.8717 | 2023 | |
| 137 | 43.3898 | 2025 | |
| 138 | 43.3328 | 2025 | |
| 139 | 42.9647 | 2024 | |
| 140 | 42.5777 | 2025 | |
| 141 | 42.3631 | 2026 | |
| 142 | 42.1411 | 2025 | |
| 143 | 41.9781 | 2025 | |
| 144 | 41.9182 | 2024 | |
| 145 | 41.8502 | 2024 | |
| 146 | 41.6981 | 2023 | |
| 147 | 40.4580 | 2025 | |
| 148 | 40.2587 | 2019 | |
| 149 | 40.2376 | 2024 | |
| 150 | 40.1996 | 2024 | |
| 151 | 40.1578 | 2024 | |
| 152 | 39.9515 | 2025 | |
| 153 | 39.8424 | 2025 | |
| 154 | 39.2485 | 2025 | |
| 155 | 39.0034 | 2024 | |
| 156 | 38.8396 | 2024 | |
| 157 | 38.3895 | 2025 | |
| 158 | 38.2963 | 2023 | |
| 159 | 38.0904 | 2022 | |
| 160 | 37.4671 | 2025 | |
| 161 | 36.1946 | 2022 | |
| 162 | 35.8326 | 2025 | |
| 163 | 35.2055 | 2024 | |
| 164 | 32.7614 | 2025 | |
| 165 | 31.9977 | 2023 | |
| 166 | 31.8005 | 2025 | |
| 167 | 31.4961 | 2025 | |
| 168 | 28.3305 | 2020 | |
| 169 | 28.0683 | 2024 |
02In Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Norway69.2880
- 2
Cambodia68.6045
- 3
Switzerland67.4711
- 4
Australia67.1827
- 5
United Kingdom66.7280
Lowest
- 169
Mali28.0683
- 168
South Africa28.3305
- 167
Mauritania31.4961
- 166
Comoros31.8005
- 165
Morocco31.9977
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 52.3891. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
Readings from many years
Each country’s newest reading as of 2026, from 2018 to 2026.
The position is ours
World Bank Group 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.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 169 countries has every column.
04The files
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World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
WB_ES_WIDEF.csv
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World Bank Group (2026). Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/management-practices/2026
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06Questions
Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest management practices in Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation?
Norway, at 69.2880, of the 169 countries in the file.
How many countries does Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation cover?
169.
Where can I download Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Management Practices Index, 2026 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.