Data for 2016

Productive Capacities Index, 2016

Name: Productive Capacities Index, 2016
Creator: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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2016, as UNCTAD’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

UNCTAD's Productive Capacities Index measures what a country has to produce goods and services with — its people's skills and health, natural resources, energy, transport and ICT, institutions, private sector and how far its economy has shifted toward higher-value activities — combined into one score from 1 to 100.

Productive Capacities Index, 2016 covers 195 countries on 9 measures. Netherlands is highest, at 70.58; Somalia is lowest, at 13.91. The middle country reads 45.72. Against 2015, 194 values changed (139 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Productive Capacities Index · Data for 2016

HighestNetherlands

70.58

LowestSomalia

13.91

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

195countries
9measures per country
2016the year it describes
188distinct values2 decimals, as published
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Every country and every column of Productive Capacities Index, 2016, 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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Productive Capacities Index, 2016: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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1	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	70.58	74.55	24.15	76.33	92.93	76.53	93.57	81.73	82.42	—
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	70.48	85.50	28.18	70.84	82.62	77.02	93.36	75.96	79.08	—
3	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	69.73	78.47	38.86	74.05	64.48	69.89	91.07	85.51	70.49	—
4	United States`USA`Northern America	69.35	73.09	23.93	75.04	77.32	69.99	83.80	93.96	95.60	—
5	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	68.61	71.87	26.98	71.07	77.29	76.84	88.16	78.79	86.42	—
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	67.63	69.49	28.92	66.63	82.73	71.96	97.54	86.50	65.09	—
7	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	67.53	75.96	19.13	74.23	79.96	75.50	89.56	83.22	89.15	—
8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	66.74	69.02	25.16	72.41	71.90	71.17	93.33	85.96	76.23	—
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	66.31	84.67	17.08	67.59	88.18	72.34	94.31	79.21	80.27	—
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	65.93	76.52	24.27	69.39	79.32	71.59	95.68	78.82	64.69	—
11	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	65.69	69.20	25.09	78.56	86.82	69.35	87.27	64.43	75.04	—
12	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	65.60	77.31	17.90	74.27	88.46	70.19	84.16	76.42	83.59	—
13	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	64.72	43.06	46.41	81.55	85.01	61.57	66.39	72.24	75.26	—
14	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	64.46	77.01	17.52	70.88	79.52	70.26	87.63	75.09	84.76	—
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	63.96	70.35	19.42	69.03	74.61	73.35	79.39	76.78	89.04	—
16	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	63.93	81.35	17.77	70.93	84.25	66.28	95.23	72.43	70.64	—
17	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	63.78	77.99	11.33	74.92	82.12	78.19	95.80	84.41	79.72	—
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	63.22	76.41	21.36	70.71	89.16	80.70	88.59	69.60	49.85	—
19	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	63.07	45.81	33.43	80.53	82.38	72.09	70.65	72.07	67.10	—
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	62.92	84.50	12.27	77.23	75.75	72.96	72.82	94.85	80.39	—
21	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	62.79	60.48	11.21	83.04	87.35	84.61	87.52	99.35	66.78	Run-to-run variation exceeds +/- 1 index point
22	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	62.75	61.80	12.55	73.79	99.25	78.97	93.75	87.12	65.62	—
23	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	62.48	49.16	37.80	82.74	95.09	72.22	52.87	69.07	60.26	—
24	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	61.17	74.99	6.40	87.71	98.68	73.86	92.35	95.64	72.28	—
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	60.98	59.89	29.49	64.90	64.16	72.65	82.42	62.73	69.20	—
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.83	74.74	21.31	74.93	66.27	68.16	74.48	72.93	64.07	—
27	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	60.82	64.38	26.95	69.38	63.82	65.77	76.37	64.68	75.02	—
28	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	60.40	77.97	8.11	74.01	72.35	73.56	86.22	96.67	85.31	—
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	60.06	64.69	20.42	65.67	70.75	67.72	74.90	70.76	76.91	—
30	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	59.46	65.98	22.85	63.88	62.92	67.64	78.23	69.00	70.68	—
31	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	59.30	57.75	24.35	67.62	84.65	71.73	78.07	60.96	55.62	—
32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	58.56	57.85	34.16	67.70	53.62	63.12	71.67	56.89	74.96	—
33	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	58.51	50.42	22.30	72.25	93.69	63.10	74.64	66.29	57.79	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
34	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	58.33	57.00	30.66	63.08	68.55	65.54	65.20	61.71	67.28	—
35	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	58.21	38.82	48.45	73.82	69.02	52.74	59.92	64.63	67.36	—
36	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	58.15	69.27	21.35	67.96	64.57	67.12	76.47	59.00	66.54	—
37	Chile`CHL`South America	58.10	52.32	37.57	66.44	56.01	61.38	76.90	64.84	57.97	—
38	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	57.96	55.19	13.63	74.05	82.52	81.90	77.84	73.09	59.49	—
39	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	57.52	63.75	10.21	73.23	85.82	67.00	83.07	95.64	55.03	—
40	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	57.43	56.33	28.37	57.16	61.64	66.70	76.96	61.99	66.03	—
41	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	57.27	50.07	32.62	67.37	65.71	57.48	61.95	67.00	67.06	—
42	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	57.09	62.18	16.56	69.40	61.35	64.68	67.08	67.83	87.40	—
43	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	56.90	45.63	44.63	75.45	64.71	57.84	50.81	66.52	56.53	—
44	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.86	51.17	27.82	62.65	66.75	65.31	73.36	57.69	66.43	—
45	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	56.65	55.03	38.68	63.17	45.28	50.03	46.08	82.07	92.13	—
46	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	56.19	41.24	27.63	77.45	83.73	58.18	66.82	57.93	59.72	—
47	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	54.90	52.85	17.42	68.53	79.14	66.17	76.41	60.03	54.42	—
=48	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	54.87	51.76	14.66	69.16	81.96	67.53	82.69	67.84	50.45	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
=48	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	54.87	45.28	56.44	77.28	47.79	57.68	50.89	54.58	54.37	—
50	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	54.79	64.18	24.99	65.10	62.36	67.04	58.41	59.70	53.35	—
51	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	54.20	52.54	22.16	68.44	53.85	69.65	74.85	64.26	51.80	—
52	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.88	46.25	24.64	65.51	74.76	58.23	73.30	54.69	54.48	—
53	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	53.87	53.24	31.97	62.38	59.20	52.38	45.10	60.66	78.73	—
54	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	53.79	55.42	26.85	58.70	55.70	63.09	64.19	51.77	68.69	—
55	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	53.77	43.81	28.12	81.85	75.59	59.06	57.31	43.12	62.78	—
56	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	53.59	41.78	47.42	56.91	50.76	48.40	58.43	60.78	69.17	—
57	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	53.55	50.65	34.98	60.59	55.11	51.47	47.71	63.77	72.97	—
58	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	53.11	53.61	8.95	67.89	76.96	73.90	85.49	72.01	55.51	—
59	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	52.86	55.21	37.06	56.26	49.04	62.15	54.63	51.82	61.43	—
60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	52.76	53.77	35.30	60.27	42.22	61.96	58.69	51.16	66.78	—
61	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.63	55.25	24.87	68.67	36.70	63.89	70.90	58.18	64.55	—
62	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	52.45	49.26	15.77	70.29	78.15	64.61	67.27	58.83	52.48	—
63	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	52.20	46.53	33.81	59.78	47.17	60.57	61.42	48.53	68.79	—
64	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.72	50.90	42.93	56.66	38.09	63.94	75.24	44.27	50.97	—
65	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	51.54	49.64	27.39	58.66	55.30	59.77	69.27	51.19	53.29	—
66	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	51.06	47.27	13.60	72.71	89.63	63.93	65.67	49.78	52.72	—
67	Panama`PAN`Central America	51.05	42.92	18.62	63.49	63.00	53.48	59.08	63.78	71.56	—
68	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	50.82	48.70	24.93	66.29	78.51	51.96	48.15	46.14	61.01	—
69	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	50.63	47.11	13.95	67.43	80.36	52.13	71.43	61.20	53.23	Half or more of the indicators imputed. Value stable across runs (variation within +/- 1 index point).
70	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	50.12	49.42	27.16	52.38	55.48	60.76	57.29	53.13	55.19	—
71	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	49.60	52.87	33.27	67.70	49.75	63.82	38.59	40.64	61.74	—
72	Mexico`MEX`Central America	49.33	44.21	33.76	60.06	41.06	49.50	48.36	55.48	71.72	—
73	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	49.18	49.27	35.09	63.49	52.41	65.18	40.98	35.85	62.14	—
74	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	48.95	37.79	57.55	69.83	41.40	58.10	44.73	40.04	50.40	—
75	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	48.37	43.98	40.43	52.66	41.02	48.94	47.72	53.41	62.61	—
76	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.24	54.76	34.83	59.64	40.07	61.23	55.01	35.51	53.78	—
=77	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.19	53.97	35.41	51.23	39.79	54.93	51.56	41.52	63.51	—
=77	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	48.19	44.61	16.69	57.41	69.59	61.50	68.47	53.65	43.27	—
79	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	48.08	45.77	14.22	61.80	71.93	52.72	68.68	53.41	51.00	—
80	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	48.07	42.81	22.55	62.24	67.20	38.81	60.70	54.41	55.06	—
81	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	48.02	53.82	4.03	76.26	91.75	73.74	78.60	76.58	41.98	—
82	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	47.99	44.15	15.84	63.10	74.05	53.39	69.20	50.89	45.78	—
83	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	47.77	48.68	31.33	58.59	31.80	59.02	64.64	42.85	58.33	—
84	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	47.70	46.98	36.02	53.87	35.85	56.22	52.29	50.31	55.42	—
85	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	47.58	47.52	53.51	58.32	38.10	57.25	38.54	40.45	52.06	—
86	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	47.47	47.74	14.77	57.29	69.56	53.55	66.29	51.62	50.07	—
87	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	47.44	49.49	7.49	70.71	81.99	55.81	70.03	58.94	51.86	—
=88	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.43	44.29	30.22	61.12	51.66	51.19	37.51	50.91	61.97	—
=88	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	47.43	46.23	43.10	54.01	40.11	60.68	45.17	41.57	52.11	—
90	Colombia`COL`South America	47.34	48.26	33.78	55.97	45.14	53.18	51.54	39.89	56.02	—
91	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	47.29	39.56	36.66	46.59	55.09	43.63	66.10	44.05	52.95	—
92	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	47.24	49.49	45.08	53.28	37.54	45.01	49.59	42.73	58.25	—
93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	46.56	35.27	26.12	53.31	68.91	40.71	57.64	53.12	52.38	—
94	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	46.51	44.60	6.68	71.57	72.18	60.78	70.57	60.18	55.10	—
95	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	46.14	38.89	68.73	55.57	34.08	43.65	55.72	40.14	41.53	—
96	Suriname`SUR`South America	45.94	38.03	32.02	58.21	49.47	51.65	51.54	41.30	51.46	—
97	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.74	44.61	34.90	56.07	35.80	39.22	53.99	51.78	55.90	—
98	Peru`PER`South America	45.72	44.94	35.11	54.21	39.58	45.11	52.92	43.07	54.89	—
99	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	45.39	39.12	41.12	40.44	42.32	35.12	64.78	40.37	71.25	—
100	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	45.34	41.52	44.48	61.91	43.66	54.33	39.53	35.86	46.48	—
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.15	41.69	34.94	48.35	42.68	47.09	49.07	49.09	50.68	—
102	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	45.07	48.20	36.15	56.94	20.71	53.76	48.69	52.41	60.35	—
103	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	45.00	34.64	44.19	37.88	43.32	39.30	63.65	50.42	53.05	—
104	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.96	42.51	43.51	50.14	31.87	41.15	49.00	44.87	62.43	—
105	Belize`BLZ`Central America	44.87	40.40	29.15	46.45	65.61	41.99	48.51	48.83	46.07	—
106	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.64	42.61	26.93	52.39	55.43	38.82	57.35	47.78	44.46	—
107	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	44.29	52.88	2.60	76.13	87.85	75.88	73.56	72.20	39.90	—
108	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	44.10	43.37	21.94	52.86	74.56	31.37	61.60	50.05	39.48	—
109	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.96	44.53	31.96	48.35	40.95	47.52	59.69	36.64	47.66	—
110	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	43.92	41.03	39.36	53.28	34.51	43.63	40.30	47.62	55.72	—
111	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	43.81	49.59	41.76	64.50	28.46	49.99	36.48	40.17	48.76	—
112	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	43.74	33.34	36.51	45.39	33.95	41.82	70.00	50.25	48.55	—
113	Ecuador`ECU`South America	43.71	47.51	30.59	54.19	38.27	46.44	43.82	43.33	50.08	—
114	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	43.64	36.74	33.08	53.36	31.06	41.45	51.34	43.84	69.99	—
115	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.63	34.26	24.14	45.03	56.45	33.46	69.13	45.94	58.77	—
116	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	43.53	39.47	23.42	58.23	40.06	40.89	53.73	42.53	63.98	—
117	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.90	43.70	44.19	60.46	26.14	40.49	35.72	41.28	62.98	—
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	42.51	37.20	41.83	42.27	29.28	28.54	51.31	51.32	73.71	—
119	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.02	35.78	34.92	48.86	31.41	37.44	48.16	49.17	57.18	—
120	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	41.42	48.79	37.89	48.80	16.45	48.33	54.98	46.18	47.61	—
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.27	42.19	41.37	52.22	30.56	36.89	40.19	43.24	47.09	—
122	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.00	41.15	32.18	57.86	20.02	45.28	51.06	39.41	57.13	—
123	Paraguay`PRY`South America	40.95	40.94	38.66	55.09	23.33	42.46	45.88	42.44	47.04	—
124	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	40.84	48.16	43.17	55.28	16.32	52.62	47.53	38.47	42.93	—
125	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.54	52.78	32.60	61.34	38.23	26.03	45.17	35.64	43.14	—
126	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.43	37.60	44.76	54.02	25.41	37.00	36.50	44.05	51.93	—
=127	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.84	36.75	51.39	65.93	35.49	32.86	23.85	28.66	64.01	—
=127	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	39.84	28.39	33.59	34.22	52.35	31.72	55.91	46.12	45.38	—
129	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	39.74	37.04	50.91	39.69	38.95	27.22	41.46	33.75	56.05	—
130	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	39.50	34.03	45.78	38.34	50.43	21.59	59.97	39.62	38.35	—
131	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	39.33	40.66	42.45	37.37	24.84	37.22	41.66	44.02	52.39	—
132	Guyana`GUY`South America	39.27	34.18	39.36	49.31	22.61	41.23	50.90	40.28	44.59	—
133	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	38.81	38.28	52.12	44.12	26.97	41.15	37.99	25.60	54.11	—
134	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	38.23	35.47	35.46	35.59	39.53	28.88	48.00	40.97	45.43	—
135	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	37.31	40.66	44.42	55.22	32.07	45.55	14.16	39.99	45.54	—
136	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	36.76	37.03	48.79	55.12	23.66	42.27	29.63	30.13	37.50	—
137	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	36.43	22.14	48.27	35.65	38.48	25.54	34.77	35.37	67.36	—
138	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	36.34	33.11	40.95	43.57	21.70	29.46	37.05	41.36	52.61	—
139	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	36.28	31.37	46.37	32.06	28.25	30.23	43.14	39.64	44.05	—
140	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	36.16	33.99	36.73	45.57	15.24	41.02	41.65	39.32	50.23	—
141	Honduras`HND`Central America	35.63	34.86	33.61	36.33	23.16	33.02	40.18	38.69	51.39	—
142	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	35.41	33.03	36.60	35.74	21.34	32.58	38.01	42.20	51.26	—
143	Venezuela`VEN`South America	35.37	41.47	33.63	50.22	27.28	49.42	20.74	33.12	37.78	—
144	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	35.23	27.24	64.99	22.36	24.84	28.70	48.44	30.30	57.28	—
=145	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	35.19	29.07	28.76	47.11	24.24	35.56	40.20	33.18	51.88	—
=145	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	35.19	31.30	43.98	27.92	29.54	23.87	42.12	44.16	46.65	—
147	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	35.08	29.24	39.21	47.62	27.60	29.10	39.27	25.00	53.26	—
148	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	34.58	27.40	46.49	39.33	14.21	33.55	54.41	36.77	42.76	—
149	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34.56	37.84	42.79	29.85	17.26	31.09	38.65	39.80	51.03	—
150	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	33.85	28.89	35.70	31.84	45.10	23.14	48.82	41.88	24.59	—
151	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.92	35.62	45.09	39.01	19.80	28.43	28.95	24.07	56.12	—
152	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	32.06	26.02	43.89	32.99	9.28	28.12	52.68	41.99	51.30	—
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	31.91	30.23	46.85	29.32	34.73	23.24	36.70	37.70	23.16	—
154	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.86	33.87	52.24	15.10	20.89	21.90	54.08	37.19	43.22	—
155	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	31.85	34.30	38.14	32.73	15.32	26.10	36.41	32.80	51.71	—
156	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	31.65	24.19	28.51	55.59	39.91	19.57	25.57	30.33	43.35	—
157	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	31.01	29.35	53.25	15.99	20.43	19.90	39.94	45.91	45.91	—
=158	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	30.99	21.12	41.73	40.00	17.93	24.67	32.47	40.40	41.58	—
=158	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	30.99	23.13	37.53	22.43	27.12	21.69	31.02	34.38	69.63	—
=160	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.74	19.89	47.15	31.03	11.97	29.80	41.94	42.30	43.28	—
=160	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30.74	22.16	60.92	26.42	20.71	23.47	37.80	26.48	45.99	—
162	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	30.51	30.99	42.45	47.58	17.23	28.89	22.54	27.37	39.03	—
163	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	30.23	23.75	33.65	28.08	28.71	19.46	42.45	38.66	33.88	—
164	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	30.12	24.85	45.19	24.70	13.92	20.57	46.97	30.74	59.02	—
165	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	28.79	20.95	39.87	37.47	15.83	21.16	32.93	30.30	45.08	—
166	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	28.41	28.03	41.02	21.67	16.47	28.37	27.02	34.14	39.56	—
167	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	28.13	24.17	51.21	18.51	21.13	15.72	34.11	32.82	46.01	—
168	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	28.11	22.89	61.31	19.44	11.80	18.58	35.10	30.07	61.74	—
169	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	27.99	21.54	42.64	21.24	13.41	21.15	45.26	35.71	42.12	—
170	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	27.92	23.27	48.21	19.63	13.00	16.94	35.81	34.62	61.34	—
171	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27.84	24.91	36.38	26.69	13.04	26.56	32.98	30.19	43.24	—
172	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	27.83	20.14	49.57	27.23	15.44	28.23	37.04	20.54	39.88	—
173	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	27.08	21.01	43.74	32.07	12.05	25.99	31.66	31.81	31.09	—
174	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	26.61	27.29	44.28	42.21	16.99	19.82	20.32	20.70	34.74	—
175	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	26.42	28.77	46.51	11.38	25.36	18.50	37.86	29.04	30.21	—
176	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26.01	26.00	52.41	17.32	7.87	17.22	41.88	32.89	47.56	—
177	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	25.99	24.24	55.06	38.75	14.68	36.06	10.45	23.96	30.37	—
178	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	25.63	28.97	39.41	25.11	15.89	20.03	27.46	22.46	33.10	—
179	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	23.93	28.24	55.86	16.67	9.11	14.75	43.80	22.66	30.66	—
180	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	23.69	23.19	43.37	16.39	4.35	20.61	47.63	40.53	34.77	—
181	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.68	25.87	55.00	21.80	8.09	12.97	38.70	20.38	38.45	—
182	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	23.45	25.94	49.70	29.24	11.24	17.74	17.86	28.47	23.88	—
183	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	23.38	14.77	56.66	20.11	6.43	23.45	36.99	43.37	21.93	—
184	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	23.20	22.44	53.04	15.21	3.79	17.36	45.86	45.67	33.64	—
185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	23.11	26.79	48.01	14.67	20.03	17.61	27.44	34.86	12.77	—
186	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	22.58	29.09	76.26	12.99	9.52	18.66	39.21	18.29	18.43	—
187	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	22.50	25.99	66.27	8.73	19.44	11.54	23.15	32.87	25.60	—
188	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	22.38	24.27	40.48	41.02	8.01	22.27	13.32	19.79	33.22	—
189	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	20.17	20.67	55.73	21.65	14.93	4.05	18.36	36.27	27.31	—
190	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.30	14.29	62.21	12.50	3.34	9.29	39.37	39.48	35.91	—
191	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	18.40	18.95	42.92	13.20	5.88	11.76	19.66	24.48	36.75	—
192	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	18.19	20.07	52.21	29.91	11.99	5.31	9.84	23.30	26.12	—
193	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	17.89	13.79	59.88	14.32	5.21	9.87	23.93	29.75	24.21	—
194	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	17.65	11.96	50.45	9.93	12.03	6.62	20.44	28.89	33.45	—
195	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	13.91	9.35	62.48	13.87	4.09	11.41	7.61	21.80	22.37	—

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

195Somalia13.91
194Central African Republic17.65
193Chad17.89
192South Sudan18.19
191DR Congo18.40

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Human capital
HighestDenmark85.50
LowestSomalia9.35
Middle country: 43.06
Natural capital
HighestSierra Leone76.26
LowestCayman Islands2.60
Middle country: 35.41
Energy
HighestSingapore87.71
LowestBurundi8.73
Middle country: 55.59
Transport
HighestLuxembourg99.25
LowestNiger3.34
Middle country: 41.02
Information and communication technology
HighestHong Kong84.61
LowestEritrea4.05
Middle country: 48.33
Institutions
HighestNew Zealand97.54
LowestSomalia7.61
Middle country: 51.54
Private sector
HighestHong Kong99.35
LowestSierra Leone18.29
Middle country: 45.67
Structural change
HighestUnited States95.60
LowestGuinea-Bissau12.77
Middle country: 53.35

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
139 · 55rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Singapore54.37 → 61.17+6.80
Grenada44.02 → 47.47+3.45
Maldives47.41 → 50.82+3.41
Myanmar28.83 → 31.85+3.02
Cyprus51.65 → 54.20+2.55

Fell most

Benin25.71 → 23.69−2.02
Syria27.83 → 25.99−1.84
Yemen24.08 → 22.38−1.70
Senegal33.56 → 32.06−1.50
Malta60.60 → 59.30−1.30

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188 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 54.87. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
191 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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