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Updated: July 2026
 
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GDP DATA QUALITY

Data Quality Ratings are derived from scores in five areas: Base year recency; System of National Accounts framework version; Informal economy size; Statistical resources available; and likelihood of Government interference. Scores are based on a 0-100 scale. Read more...


GDP Data Quality Ratings
Index: 0 = Extremely poor quality, 100 = Good as it gets
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 Rank
Order		 World Economics
Data Quality
(Index, 0-100)		 World Economics
Data Quality
(Rating, A-E)		 Base
Year
Chained/Year		 SNA
Framework
Version		 Informal
Economy
% of GDP		 Statistical
Resources
Index (0-100)		 Governance
Levels
Index (0-100)





Pakistan 115 60.9 D 2016 2008 33.5 47.5 25.6
Sierra Leone 116 60.5 D 2015 2008 39.4 41.2 42.1
Jamaica 117 60.3 D 2015 1993 32.3 60.5 62.2
Nicaragua 118 60.3 D Chained 2008 46.3 47.6 9.9
Nigeria 119 59.7 D 2019 2008 55.3 54.1 34.5
Mozambique 120 59.6 D 2014 2008 36.2 48.5 29.1
Peru 121 58.5 D 2007 2008 43.2 68.6 39.0
Niger 122 58.3 D 2015 2008 45.0 53.8 26.5
Zambia 123 58.2 D 2010 2008 38.0 41.9 45.0
Burkina Faso 124 57.7 D 2015 2008 44.7 48.0 29.5
Zimbabwe 125 57.4 D 2023 2008 60.1 48.3 22.3
Egypt 126 57.0 D 2016 1993 27.1 70.8 24.7
Turkmenistan 127 55.9 D Chained 2008 33.5 7.2 7.7
Guyana 128 55.4 D 2012 1993 24.5 43.5 51.7
Eswatini 129 55.2 D 2011 2008 35.3 38.3 25.3
Tajikistan 130 54.8 D Chained 1993 38.3 57.1 12.7
Bolivia 131 52.5 E 2017 1993 47.2 57.8 40.9

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Data Notes
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excellent.

Rating definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality

The index calculations and displayed data are derived from the most current and up-to-date source data available.
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GDP SIZE

GDP Size data is shown in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data. Read more...


Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Country Rank
Order		 World Economics
Data Quality
(Rating, A-E)		 2025
Estimate
Billions, PPP Int$		 2030
Estimate
Billions, PPP Int$		 Share of
Global GDP
%, 2025




Turkmenistan 87 D $191 $240 0.1%
Costa Rica 88 B $178 $225 0.1%
Paraguay 89 C $175 $206 0.1%
Libya 90 E $166 $243 0.1%
Lithuania 91 A $166 $191 0.1%
Afghanistan 92 E $166 $136 0.1%
Uruguay 93 C $159 $185 0.1%
Zimbabwe 94 D $152 $187 0.1%
Zambia 95 D $147 $188 0.1%
Senegal 96 C $146 $195 0.1%
Jordan 97 B $146 $167 0.1%
Georgia 98 C $143 $215 0.1%
Bahrain 99 C $131 $156 0.1%
Slovenia 100 A $126 $148 0.1%
Mali 101 E $118 $144 0.1%
Honduras 102 E $109 $140 0.1%
El Salvador 103 C $108 $134 0.1%

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Data Notes
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excellent.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality


GDP in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.

Share of Global GDP expressed as a percentage of the sum of GDP for all countries in the World Economics database.

Projections for 2030 are made by applying IMF growth rates for 2025 and 2026, with the 5-Year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) applied thereafter to extrapolate the data to 2030.
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GDP GROWTH

Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) are derived from GDP Data in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.


Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over the last 10-years
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Country Rank
Order		 World Economics
Data Quality
(Rating, A-E)		 CAGR
10 Year
2015-2025		 CAGR
5 Year
2020-2025		 CAGR
3 Year
2022-2025		 Share of
Global Growth
Percentage




Egypt 35 D 4.3% 4.0% 3.4% 1.8%
Laos 36 E 4.3% 3.3% 3.8% 0.1%
Indonesia 37 C 4.2% 4.8% 5.1% 3.6%
Mongolia 38 B 4.2% 5.2% 6.5% 0.1%
Nepal 39 E 4.2% 4.2% 3.5% 0.1%
Mali 40 E 4.1% 4.2% 4.7% 0.1%
Malaysia 41 B 4.0% 5.1% 4.3% 1.0%
Mauritania 42 D 4.0% 5.0% 5.8% 0.0%
Zambia 43 D 3.7% 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
Cameroon 44 C 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 0.1%
Nigeria 45 D 3.6% 6.7% 9.5% 1.9%
Pakistan 46 D 3.6% 3.4% 1.9% 1.1%
Panama 47 C 3.6% 8.0% 4.3% 0.1%
Poland 48 A 3.6% 3.8% 2.2% 1.0%
Israel 49 A 3.5% 4.2% 1.8% 0.3%
Serbia 50 C 3.5% 4.5% 3.9% 0.1%
Albania 51 C 3.4% 5.0% 3.8% 0.0%

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Data Notes
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excellent.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality


GDP in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.

Share of Global GDP Growth expressed as a percentage of the sum of GDP for all countries in the World Economics database.
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WEALTH

Wealth is notoriously difficult to measure. The table below shows two measures: Income per Capita (proxied by GDP per capita) and Asset Wealth per Capita (proxied by data derived from the Credit Suisse Wealth Report). Population data is sourced from the United Nations Population Prospects database.


Income and Asset Wealth Per Capita
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(2025, Int$)		 Asset Wealth
per Capita
(2024, Int$)




Zimbabwe $9.0K $4.3K
Myanmar $8.7K $5.2K
Pakistan $8.2K $2.8K
Nepal $8.2K $2.9K
Senegal $7.8K $2.4K
Cameroon $7.7K $1.5K
Guinea $7.2K $3.0K
Tajikistan $6.8K $2.5K
Zambia $6.7K $1.7K
Papua New Guinea $6.6K $4.4K
Tanzania $6.1K $2.2K
Benin $6.1K $1.3K
Gambia $5.5K $1.4K
Sierra Leone $5.2K $0.3K
Rwanda $5.1K $2.8K
Comoros $5.0K $2.3K
Ethiopia $4.9K $2.4K

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Data Notes
Income Wealth uses GDP per capita derived from World Economics GDP data for 2025 measured in PPP Int$ terms, with added estimates for the Informal economy and adjustments for Base Year age.

Asset Wealth uses the Credit Suisse Mean Net Wealth per country data converted into per capita terms using population data from the United Nations Population Prospects database.
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INEQUALITY

The Inequality Index shown below is derived from the Gini Inequality Coefficient. Gini Country data varies considerably by date. These variations are recorded in the World Economics database.

The World Economics Inequality Index ranks each country onto a scale of 0-100, a high value indicates a more egalitarian society - and a low value suggests a lot of the national income is in the hands of very few depending upon the unit of measurement. Read more...


Inequality Rankings
Index: 0-100, 0 = High Inequality; 100 = High Equality
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Order		 World Economics
Inequality Index
(0-100)		 World Economics
Inequality Rating
(A-E)		 Gini
Coefficient
(%)		 Gini
Data
(Year)




Uganda 144 27.9 E 54.5 2020
Bahrain 145 25.1 E 55.7 2019
Congo, Rep. 146 24.7 E 55.9 2019
India 147 21.9 E 57.1 2019
Angola 148 20.4 E 61.1 2019
Yemen, Rep. 149 19.5 E 58.2 2019
Botswana 150 17.0 E 59.3 2019
Central African Republic 151 14.2 E 64.9 2019
Zambia 152 11.3 E 61.7 2019
Namibia 153 5.6 E 64.2 2019
Mozambique 154 4.6 E 64.6 2019
South Africa 155 2.9 E 65.4 2019
Eswatini 156 0.0 E 66.7 2017

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Data Notes
The Index is on a scale of 0-100, a high value indicates a more egalitarian society - and a low value suggests a lot of the national income is in the hands of very few depending upon the unit of measurement.

Rating definitions:
         A: Very good
         B: Good
         C: Average
         D: Poor
         E: Very poor


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DEBT

The debt-to-GDP ratio is the ratio between a country's offical government debt and its gross domestic product (GDP), the later measured in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for out-of-date adjustments for out-of-date GDP base years and the size of informal economic activity.


Debt-to-GDP Ratio
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Order		 Debt
% of GDP		 Debt
Billions, Int$



Finland 15 80.3% $286.61
Ukraine 16 79.2% $653.48
Austria 17 77.9% $491.25
Cabo Verde 18 77.1% $5.46
Senegal 19 76.6% $112.16
Portugal 20 75.9% $401.29
Bhutan 21 73.5% $15.60
Brazil 22 73.2% $4,050.58
Zambia 23 73.2% $107.34
Mauritius 24 72.9% $31.75
Jordan 25 67.9% $99.02
Sri Lanka 26 67.5% $293.08
Tunisia 27 62.8% $131.68
Hungary 28 62.3% $302.00
India 29 62.3% $12,381.91
El Salvador 30 61.4% $66.18
Mozambique 31 61.4% $54.12

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Data Notes
GDP is presented it in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.

Debt-to-GDP ratio expressed in percentage terms.
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