Economic Sustainability Index

Economic Capital Index

Economic Sustainability reflects the ability to generate wealth through sustainable and inclusive economic development. The Economic Capital Index measures economic sustainability through a combination of economic and business indicator related to sustainability. It is based on 31 quantitative indicators related to innovation, sectoral balance and strength, inclusiveness, self-sufficiency, and development performanceText content

Economic sustainable competitiveness is determined by a set of external and internal factors, including the regulatory environment, government efficiency, level of education as a basis for innovation, sectoral balance, inclusiveness, and equal opportunities. The Economic Capital Index does not make qualitative evaluate of systems. The Economic Capital Index is based on measuring quantitative outcomes of the systems.

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The Economic Capital ranking is topped by Slovenia, followed by Austria, The Check Republic, Iceland and Finland
The highest score in this Index is 57 – the gap between top and low performers is small compared to the other indexes
Germany is ranked 8, France 39, the UK 46
China is ranked 11, the US 21Brazil is ranked 101, Nigeria 139, and India 172
Economies in Central and Eastern Europe score all in the upper quarter

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Rank	Country	Score
1	Slovenia	56.5
2	Austria	56.3
3	Czech Republic	55.4
4	Iceland	54.9
5	Finland	54.4
6	Hungary	54.1
7	Ireland	53.6
8	Germany	53.3
9	Slovakia	52.8
10	Switzerland	52.7
11	China	52.0
12	Costa Rica	51.7
13	Latvia	51.3
14	Croatia	50.7
15	Albania	50.7
16	Sweden	50.6
17	Denmark	50.4
18	Estonia	50.3
19	Portugal	50.1
20	Turkey	49.9
21	USA	49.9
22	Romania	49.3
23	Lithuania	49.2
24	Japan	49.0
25	Poland	48.8
26	New Zealand	48.7
27	South Korea	48.7
28	Panama	48.6
29	Suriname	48.3
30	Luxembourg	48.2
31	Democratic Republic of Congo	48.2
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	47.9
33	Belize	47.9
34	Gabon	47.7
35	Belgium	47.7
36	Bulgaria	47.6
37	Paraguay	47.6
38	Norway	47.3
39	France	46.6
40	Colombia	46.6
41	Vietnam	46.4
42	Russia	46.3
43	Italy	46.3
44	Kenya	46.3
45	Singapore	46.3
46	United Kingdom	46.2
47	North Macedonia	46.2
48	Nicaragua	46.0
49	Serbia	46.0
50	El Salvador	45.8
51	Ecuador	45.7
52	Argentina	45.5
53	Greece	45.5
54	Cape Verde	45.3
55	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	45.2
56	Netherlands	45.2
57	Belarus	45.0
58	Uruguay	45.0
59	Honduras	44.9
60	Georgia	44.8

Rank	Country	Score
61	Kazakhstan	44.6
62	Angola	44.5
63	Fiji	44.5
64	Cambodia	44.3
65	Grenada	44.3
66	Laos	44.0
67	Kyrgistan	43.8
68	Ukraine	43.6
69	Benin	43.6
70	Dominican Republic	43.5
71	Mexico	43.5
72	Canada	43.4
73	Maldives	43.3
74	Mauritius	43.1
75	Spain	43.1
76	Malta	42.9
77	Sao Tome and Principe	42.8
78	Australia	42.6
79	Cameroon	42.4
80	West Bank and Gaza	42.3
81	Malaysia	42.2
82	Guatemala	42.1
83	Botswana	42.1
84	Kiribati	42.1
85	Rwanda	41.9
86	Peru	41.8
87	Cyprus	41.7
88	Eswatini	41.5
89	Moldova	41.4
90	Chile	41.3
91	Ethiopia	41.2
92	Timor-Leste	41.0
93	Nepal	40.9
94	Israel	40.7
95	Bahamas	40.5
96	Guinea	40.4
97	Equatorial Guinea	40.3
98	Republic of Congo	40.1
99	Burma	40.1
100	Samoa	40.1
101	Brazil	40.0
102	Uganda	40.0
103	Sri Lanka	40.0
104	Zambia	39.9
105	Montenegro	39.9
106	Micronesia	39.9
107	Central African Republic	39.8
108	Mongolia	39.7
109	Iraq	39.7
110	United Arab Emirates	39.7
111	St. Kitts and Nevis	39.6
112	Malawi	39.6
113	Lesotho	39.6
114	Philippines	39.5
115	Solomon Islands	39.3
116	Guyana	39.3
117	Namibia	39.3
119	Armenia	39.1
120	Togo	39.1

Rank	Country	Score
121	Morocco	39.1
122	Pakistan	39.1
123	Brunei	39.1
124	Dominica	39.0
125	Bolivia	38.8
126	Sierra Leone	38.6
127	Venezuela	38.6
128	Cote d'Ivoire	38.4
129	Djibouti	38.3
130	Thailand	38.2
131	Jordan	38.2
132	Papua New Guinea	38.1
133	Seychelles	37.6
134	Guinea-Bissau	37.6
135	Liberia	37.5
136	Burkina Faso	37.4
137	Vanuatu	37.4
138	Senegal	37.2
139	Nigeria	37.1
140	Tajikistan	37.0
141	Bahrain	36.7
142	Tanzania	36.5
143	Haiti	36.2
144	Tonga	36.2
145	Mozambique	36.0
146	Zimbabwe	36.0
147	Bangladesh	35.5
148	Jamaica	35.4
150	Mali	35.2
151	Chad	35.2
153	Cuba	35.1
154	Tunisia	35.0
155	Indonesia	34.8
156	Mauritania	34.8
157	Madagascar	34.7
158	Uzbekistan	34.6
159	Egypt	34.5
160	Comoros	34.3
161	Ghana	34.0
162	Somalia	34.0
163	Gambia	33.9
164	Azerbaijan	33.4
165	Oman	33.4
166	Qatar	33.1
167	Trinidad and Tobago	33.1
168	Bhutan	33.0
169	Afghanistan	32.9
170	South Africa	32.8
171	Eritrea	32.7
172	South Sudan	32.7
174	India	32.2
175	Lebanon	32.2
176	Algeria	32.1
177	Saudi Arabia	31.1
178	Burundi	30.5
179	Turkmenistan	30.3
180	Niger	30.1

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