Commonwealth

35 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE Commonwealth

World Economics has combined 35 countries to represent the Commonwealth. Overall these countries account for 20% of Global GDP and 25% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Commonwealth are home to over 2.7 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 1,483.9 2.4% 0.8% 0.6% 56,126 47.2%
Bahamas, The 20.4 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 49,554 61.0%
Bangladesh 1,593.1 8.7% 0.9% 1.6% 9,211 28.0%
Botswana 60.8 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 22,719 13.0%
Cameroon 159.2 5.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5,559 28.6%
Canada 2,145.4 1.7% 1.2% 0.7% 55,320 95.6%
Cyprus 53.6 4.6% 0.0% 0.0% 42,549 61.7%
Eswatini 19.0 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 15,701 24.9%
Gambia 10.2 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 3,667 43.0%
Ghana 298.0 5.1% 0.2% 0.2% 8,733 53.1%
Guyana 54.2 36.8% 0.0% 0.1% 66,577 21.8%
India 16,873.5 7.5% 9.5% 15.2% 11,811 52.2%
Jamaica 42.2 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 14,920 50.1%
Kenya 415.3 6.9% 0.2% 0.4% 7,538 46.9%
Lesotho 8.3 -0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3,567 38.9%
Malawi 44.5 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 2,126 54.1%
Malaysia 1,382.4 4.9% 0.8% 1.0% 40,295 48.7%
Malta 34.2 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% 63,841 42.3%
Mauritius 36.4 2.9% 0.0% 0.0% 27,966 66.1%
Mozambique 67.5 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1,992 57.5%
Namibia 37.1 1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 14,234 47.0%
New Zealand 257.6 3.5% 0.1% 0.1% 49,272 41.8%
Nigeria 2,112.0 2.2% 1.2% 0.8% 9,437 20.5%
Pakistan 1,844.6 9.1% 1.0% 1.9% 7,670 52.4%
Papua New Guinea 59.2 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 5,729 33.0%
Rwanda 50.4 8.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3,579 43.4%
Sierra Leone 25.9 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 2,943 49.8%
Singapore 682.8 3.4% 0.4% 0.4% 113,522 152.0%
South Africa 1,203.3 1.8% 0.7% 0.4% 19,918 49.7%
Sri Lanka 375.5 1.6% 0.2% 0.1% 17,151 80.7%
Tanzania 282.8 6.9% 0.2% 0.2% 4,194 26.4%
Trinidad and Tobago 51.3 -0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 33,409 37.7%
Uganda 172.2 6.0% 0.1% 0.1% 3,546 31.9%
United Kingdom 3,526.4 1.5% 2.0% 1.0% 52,060 94.6%
Zambia 119.1 3.8% 0.1% 0.1% 5,792 57.9%

Commonwealth
Totals / Averages:
35,602.4 N/A 20.0% 25.1% 24,349* 50.1%*


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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 26.4 85 37.0 100.0 46.3
Bahamas, The C 0.4 72 32.4 100.0 60.7
Bangladesh E 173.0 72 26.3 60.0 52.3
Botswana D 2.7 61 23.5 50.0 42.5
Cameroon E 28.6 60 17.5 46.7 17.7
Canada A 38.8 83 40.2 100.0 47.9
Cyprus B 1.3 81 37.6 100.0 56.2
Eswatini D 1.2 57 21.5 71.1 36.0
Gambia E 2.8 62 16.8 70.0 15.0
Ghana C 34.1 64 20.4 71.1 31.3
Guyana D 0.8 66 25.5 45.6 46.4
India C 1,428.6 67 27.6 76.7 51.9
Jamaica D 2.8 71 30.8 54.4 62.0
Kenya D 55.1 61 19.2 57.8 29.8
Lesotho E 2.3 53 22.1 67.8 37.9
Malawi D 20.9 63 16.8 70.0 15.3
Malaysia B 34.3 75 29.9 76.7 56.7
Malta B 0.5 84 39.0 100.0 52.9
Mauritius A 1.3 74 36.8 85.6 59.3
Mozambique D 33.9 59 16.8 62.2 13.9
Namibia E 2.6 59 21.3 51.1 32.7
New Zealand A 5.2 83 36.5 100.0 46.6
Nigeria E 223.8 53 17.0 53.3 13.9
Pakistan D 240.5 66 20.2 72.2 30.0
Papua New Guinea E 10.3 65 21.8 52.2 39.5
Rwanda D 14.1 66 19.0 73.3 27.5
Sierra Leone C 8.8 60 18.8 60.0 26.0
Singapore A 6.0 83 41.8 100.0 64.6
South Africa C 60.4 62 27.1 81.1 47.0
Sri Lanka C 21.9 76 32.5 80.0 47.6
Tanzania E 67.4 66 16.8 63.3 12.3
Trinidad and Tobago D 1.5 73 35.5 47.8 56.3
Uganda E 48.6 63 15.9 71.1 11.8
United Kingdom A 67.7 81 39.6 100.0 42.3
Zambia E 20.6 61 16.9 53.3 18.2

Commonwealth
Totals / Averages:
N/A 2,689.5 68* 26.2* 72.1* 38.5*


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 89.2 75
Bahamas, The - - 0% 13 56.1 64
Bangladesh 93.2 89.8 14% 7 38.4 24
Botswana 6.5 3.5 15% 10 64.1 59
Cameroon 9.3 19.1 26% 6 27.7 27
Canada 545.6 100.5 0% 14 90.6 76
Cyprus 7.6 0.8 0% 12 66.6 53
Eswatini 1.1 1.3 29% 6 38.4 30
Gambia 0.7 1.4 10% 5 42.1 37
Ghana 21.3 12.4 13% 8 51.0 43
Guyana 3.1 1.9 0% 9 45.3 40
India 2,709.7 710.6 23% 7 55.6 39
Jamaica 7.7 0.8 0% 9 51.1 44
Kenya 19.9 38.5 37% 7 45.1 31
Lesotho 2.3 1.0 27% 6 41.1 39
Malawi 1.5 4.7 74% 5 47.6 34
Malaysia 256.0 38.0 0% 11 66.4 50
Malta 1.7 0.2 0% 12 71.8 51
Mauritius 4.5 2.0 0% 10 72.1 51
Mozambique 7.1 25.1 64% 3 28.3 25
Namibia 4.0 5.4 14% 7 62.6 49
New Zealand 33.8 30.8 0% 13 94.5 85
Nigeria 137.0 156.4 39% 7 30.9 25
Pakistan 229.5 173.4 4% 5 36.7 29
Papua New Guinea 8.5 11.0 38% 11 38.0 29
Rwanda 1.8 2.8 57% 13 56.4 53
Sierra Leone 1.3 3.7 43% 11 32.9 35
Singapore 32.5 4.5 0% 5 95.7 83
South Africa 435.9 73.3 19% 13 53.3 41
Sri Lanka 20.8 8.2 1% 11 51.5 34
Tanzania 13.0 51.0 49% 6 42.2 40
Trinidad and Tobago 36.1 6.7 0% 12 48.8 42
Uganda 5.8 21.7 41% 6 43.7 26
United Kingdom 346.8 51.2 0% 13 86.9 71
Zambia 7.7 26.5 59% 7 40.4 37

Commonwealth
Totals/Averages:
5,404.5 1,815.3 N/A 9* 54.4* 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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