Commonwealth

36 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE Commonwealth

World Economics has combined 36 countries to represent the Commonwealth. Overall these countries account for 21% of Global GDP and 25% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Commonwealth are home to over 2.8 billion people with an average life expectancy of 68 years and a current median age of 26 against a global average of 30.



Economics




Commonwealth
Countries
Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions
CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2012-2022
Share of
Global
GDP
%
Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2012-2022
Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$
Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Australia 1,818.1 2.3% 0.8% 0.6% 67,400 45.5%
Bahamas, The 20.1 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 49,853 58.8%
Bangladesh 2,183.4 9.3% 1.0% 1.7% 12,428 28.9%
Botswana 74.1 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 28,926 29.1%
Brunei 56.0 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 120,007 1.5%
Cameroon 223.0 5.0% 0.1% 0.1% 7,464 26.9%
Canada 2,565.3 1.7% 1.2% 0.6% 63,931 100.9%
Cyprus 62.4 5.8% 0.0% 0.0% 45,554 48.4%
Eswatini 23.8 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 18,984 22.2%
Gambia 15.0 5.8% 0.0% 0.0% 5,304 39.6%
Ghana 396.1 5.5% 0.2% 0.2% 11,296 40.9%
Guyana 151.2 128.9% 0.1% 0.2% 180,831 20.4%
India 21,875.0 8.2% 9.7% 14.8% 14,943 54.8%
Jamaica 43.2 1.1% 0.0% 0.0% 15,231 45.3%
Kenya 532.3 7.4% 0.2% 0.4% 9,252 44.6%
Lesotho 9.6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4,082 37.6%
Malawi 55.7 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2,507 49.0%
Malaysia 1,779.8 5.0% 0.8% 1.0% 49,469 50.0%
Malta 44.1 8.8% 0.0% 0.0% 80,925 38.3%
Mauritius 45.3 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 35,730 68.6%
Mozambique 87.1 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2,446 64.6%
Namibia 48.7 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 15,733 43.1%
New Zealand 288.7 3.1% 0.1% 0.1% 54,961 50.2%
Nigeria 2,593.3 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 10,918 27.5%
Pakistan 2,059.7 11.6% 0.9% 1.8% 8,070 50.9%
Papua New Guinea 69.8 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 6,490 34.9%
Rwanda 70.4 9.9% 0.0% 0.1% 4,834 53.3%
Sierra Leone 28.9 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 3,272 24.5%
Singapore 856.9 3.4% 0.4% 0.4% 145,968 158.1%
South Africa 1,294.3 1.9% 0.6% 0.3% 19,989 54.3%
Sri Lanka 423.0 1.5% 0.2% 0.1% 18,209 66.5%
Tanzania 423.7 7.0% 0.2% 0.3% 6,006 29.1%
Trinidad and Tobago 62.6 -0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 41,441 49.2%
Uganda 233.0 6.3% 0.1% 0.1% 4,535 35.7%
United Kingdom 4,213.2 1.5% 2.0% 1.0% 60,578 93.7%
Zambia 143.4 3.7% 0.1% 0.1% 6,546 73.2%

Commonwealth
Totals / Averages:
44,870.4 N/A 20.3% 25.0% 34,281* 48.9%*


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Notes:
  • GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Commonwealth data.
  • Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Offical GDP data quality is often poor in Emerging Market countries. See data quality for individual countries.







Demography




Emerging Market
Countries
Population
Data Quality
Grade
Total
Population
Millions
Life Expectancy
Years
Median
Age
Years
Statistical Capacity
0-100 Index
Age Dependency
Total






Australia A 27.0 85 37.0 90.9 44.8
Bahamas, The D 0.4 72 32.4 49.8 57.8
Bangladesh E 175.7 72 26.3 70.8 47.4
Botswana D 2.6 61 23.5 63.3 43.3
Brunei D 0.5 75 31.8 63.2 61.7
Cameroon E 29.9 60 17.5 58.5 20.7
Canada A 40.1 83 40.2 93.5 46.4
Cyprus C 1.4 81 37.6 88.0 55.7
Eswatini D 1.3 57 21.5 61.2 39.7
Gambia E 2.8 62 16.8 67.9 23.6
Ghana C 35.1 64 20.4 68.2 34.6
Guyana D 0.8 66 25.5 58.1 44.0
India D 1,463.9 67 27.6 73.6 53.4
Jamaica D 2.8 71 30.8 67.4 63.2
Kenya C 57.5 61 19.2 70.6 33.9
Lesotho E 2.4 53 22.1 58.0 37.7
Malawi D 22.2 63 16.8 65.6 23.7
Malaysia A 36.0 75 29.9 80.4 58.1
Malta A 0.5 84 39.0 84.8 50.2
Mauritius A 1.3 74 36.8 78.3 60.5
Mozambique D 35.6 59 16.8 60.8 10.5
Namibia D 3.1 59 21.3 58.7 31.5
New Zealand A 5.3 83 36.5 91.3 45.4
Nigeria E 237.5 53 17.0 60.9 21.2
Pakistan E 255.2 66 20.2 68.6 30.6
Papua New Guinea E 10.8 65 21.8 45.9 41.4
Rwanda D 14.6 66 19.0 73.1 29.7
Sierra Leone D 8.8 60 18.8 61.8 29.6
Singapore A 5.9 83 41.8 88.8 66.1
South Africa C 64.7 62 27.1 82.4 51.7
Sri Lanka C 23.2 76 32.5 80.2 48.2
Tanzania E 70.5 66 16.8 69.9 16.2
Trinidad and Tobago D 1.5 73 35.5 56.1 56.9
Uganda E 51.4 63 15.9 72.0 15.7
United Kingdom A 69.6 81 39.6 88.9 42.1
Zambia E 21.9 61 16.9 62.5 23.3

Commonwealth
Totals / Averages:
N/A 2,783.7 68* 26.4* 70.4* 40.6*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.


Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets;
         B: Use with caution;
         C: Unreliable for many purposes
         D: Extremely poor quality.








Environmental, Social and Governance




Emerging Market
Countries:
Carbon Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Methane Emissions
Total MTCo2e
Population in Poverty
% of Pop
Years of Schooling
Years
Rule
of Law
0-100 Index
Corruption Levels
0-100 Index






Australia 391.2 137.2 0% 13 88.3 77
Bahamas, The - - 0% 13 53.0 65
Bangladesh 93.2 89.8 14% 7 35.1 23
Botswana 6.5 3.5 15% 10 58.6 57
Brunei 10.5 - <0.1% 9 71.6 60
Cameroon 9.3 19.1 26% 6 21.0 26
Canada 545.6 100.5 0% 14 87.0 75
Cyprus 7.6 0.8 0% 12 64.8 56
Eswatini 1.1 1.3 29% 6 32.6 27
Gambia 0.7 1.4 10% 5 38.5 38
Ghana 21.3 12.4 13% 8 45.7 42
Guyana 3.1 1.9 0% 9 39.3 39
India 2,709.7 710.6 23% 7 53.3 38
Jamaica 7.7 0.8 0% 9 43.7 44
Kenya 19.9 38.5 37% 7 39.7 32
Lesotho 2.3 1.0 27% 6 35.7 37
Malawi 1.5 4.7 74% 5 44.2 34
Malaysia 256.0 38.0 0% 11 63.3 50
Malta 1.7 0.2 0% 12 66.8 46
Mauritius 4.5 2.0 0% 10 69.5 51
Mozambique 7.1 25.1 64% 3 21.4 25
Namibia 4.0 5.4 14% 7 60.0 49
New Zealand 33.8 30.8 0% 13 93.1 83
Nigeria 137.0 156.4 39% 7 25.0 26
Pakistan 229.5 173.4 4% 5 25.7 27
Papua New Guinea 8.5 11.0 38% 11 34.1 31
Rwanda 1.8 2.8 57% 13 53.7 57
Sierra Leone 1.3 3.7 43% 11 26.4 33
Singapore 32.5 4.5 0% 5 94.4 84
South Africa 435.9 73.3 19% 13 50.6 41
Sri Lanka 20.8 8.2 1% 11 45.9 32
Tanzania 13.0 51.0 49% 6 38.5 41
Trinidad and Tobago 36.1 6.7 0% 12 40.9 41
Uganda 5.8 21.7 41% 6 35.8 26
United Kingdom 346.8 51.2 0% 13 85.1 71
Zambia 7.7 26.5 59% 7 34.4 39

Commonwealth
Totals/Averages:
5,415.0 1,815.3 N/A 9* 50.5* 45*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
    Corruption Perceptions Index: 0 = High levels of corruption, 100 = Low levels of corruption.
  • Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.



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