Advanced Materials & Manufacturing — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3

Advanced 6

Established 11

Transitional 10

Foundational 22

Nascent 21

Inception 124

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Advanced Materials & Manufacturing. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Advanced Materials & Manufacturing	Structural & Composite Materials	Functional Materials & Coatings	Nanomaterials & Metamaterials	Superconducting, Magnetic & Photonic Materials	Energetic Materials	Additive & Precision Manufacturing	Advanced Chemical & Process Manufacturing
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	19.9Frontier	20	20	20	19	20	20	20
2	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	18.1Frontier	19	19	18	19	15	19	18
3	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	18.0Frontier	18	18	17	18	17	19	19
4	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	17.9Advanced	17	17	19	19	18	17	18
5	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.9Advanced	18	17	16	16	18	16	17
6	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.7Advanced	17	17	17	16	16	17	17
7	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.6Advanced	17	17	16	16	17	16	17
8	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	15.7Advanced	14	16	16	13	15	18	18
9	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15.0Advanced	16	16	15	10	16	16	16
10	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	14.9Established	15	16	16	11	11	17	18
11	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	14.7Established	15	14	13	15	15	16	15
12	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.6Established	15	15	15	11	16	16	14
13	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	15	14	15	11	13	16	14
14	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	13.9Established	15	14	12	14	17	12	13
15	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	13.7Established	13	15	13	12	14	14	15
16	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	13.6Established	15	14	15	10	13	14	14
17	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	13.1Established	14	13	14	9	13	14	15
18	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	13.1Established	12	15	15	8	11	16	15
19	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	13.0Established	15	12	13	10	14	13	14
20	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	12.7Established	13	12	12	11	15	12	14
21	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	11.9Transitional	14	12	12	8	8	15	14
22	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	13	11	13	7	13	13	12
23	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	11.7Transitional	12	13	11	5	15	13	13
24	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	11.1Transitional	12	11	11	8	13	12	11
25	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	11.0Transitional	10	10	12	9	14	12	10
26	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	10.9Transitional	12	11	10	6	14	12	11
27	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	10.7Transitional	12	13	13	6	4	12	15
28	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	10.4Transitional	13	9	10	6	13	10	12
29	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	9.7Transitional	11	9	9	5	13	9	12
30	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	9.1Transitional	10	10	9	6	8	10	11
31	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	9	9	8	5	13	8	9
32	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	8.7Foundational	9	10	9	4	9	10	10
33	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	8.7Foundational	10	10	10	5	6	11	9
34	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	8.4Foundational	8	9	8	5	8	10	11
35	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	8.4Foundational	9	8	7	7	12	8	8
36	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	8.0Foundational	8	8	8	5	10	9	8
37	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	7.9Foundational	8	8	8	6	5	10	10
38	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	7.7Foundational	6	9	10	4	3	10	12
39	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	10	9	9	5	4	9	8
40	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	7	8	8	5	7	9	10
41	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	7.4Foundational	6	8	8	4	7	7	12
42	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	7.3Foundational	7	7	6	4	10	9	8
43	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	6.7Foundational	7	5	7	4	9	7	8
44	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	6.7Foundational	7	6	7	4	9	6	8
45	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	6.7Foundational	6	8	7	8	3	8	7
46	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	6.7Foundational	8	6	5	3	13	6	6
47	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	6.7Foundational	6	6	6	3	11	8	7
48	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	6.7Foundational	7	7	8	3	6	7	9
49	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	6.6Foundational	7	7	5	3	9	7	8
50	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	6.4Foundational	6	6	6	4	8	7	8
51	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	6.1Foundational	6	6	6	3	10	5	7
52	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	6.0Foundational	5	5	6	3	10	6	7
53	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	5.7Nascent	6	4	5	5	8	6	6
54	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	6	4	3	2	14	6	5
55	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	5.3Nascent	7	5	5	2	5	6	7
56	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	5.1Nascent	5	6	6	3	3	7	6
57	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	5	5	2	7	5	7
58	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	4.9Nascent	3	4	6	1	9	5	6
59	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	4.4Nascent	4	4	5	1	7	4	6
60	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	4.4Nascent	4	5	5	3	3	6	5
61	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	4.4Nascent	4	7	6	2	1	7	4
62	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	4.4Nascent	4	5	4	2	5	6	5
63	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	4.1Nascent	5	4	3	2	6	4	5
64	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	4.1Nascent	5	4	4	2	3	5	6
65	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	3.6Nascent	3	7	2	1	0	10	2
66	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	3.6Nascent	3	4	4	1	5	3	5
67	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	3.6Nascent	3	4	3	1	7	3	4
68	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	3.4Nascent	2	3	4	2	4	3	6
69	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	3.4Nascent	4	3	3	1	5	3	5
70	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	3.1Nascent	2	3	3	4	4	3	3
71	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	3.1Nascent	2	3	5	2	3	3	4
72	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	3.0Nascent	2	2	3	1	6	3	4
73	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	3.0Nascent	2	4	3	1	1	5	5
74	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	1	2	3	1	4	3	5
75	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	2.7Inception	2	2	4	1	1	5	4
76	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	2.7Inception	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
77	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	2.7Inception	2	3	3	1	1	4	5
78	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	2.7Inception	1	4	4	1	1	3	5
79	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	2.6Inception	2	2	3	1	4	3	3
80	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	2.6Inception	2	2	2	1	5	3	3
81	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	2.6Inception	2	2	2	2	3	3	4
82	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	2.6Inception	2	2	2	1	5	2	4
83	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	2.4Inception	1	3	3	1	2	3	4
84	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	2.3Inception	1	3	3	1	3	2	3
85	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	2.3Inception	1	2	3	1	2	3	4
86	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	2.3Inception	1	3	2	1	2	3	4
87	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	2.1Inception	1	3	3	1	1	3	3
88	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	2.1Inception	1	2	2	0	4	3	3
89	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	2.1Inception	2	2	2	1	3	2	3
90	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	2.1Inception	2	2	2	1	2	3	3
91	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	2.0Inception	1	2	1	1	4	2	3
92	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	1	1	0	6	2	2
93	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	2.0Inception	1	2	2	0	1	3	5
94	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	1.9Inception	1	2	2	1	1	2	4
95	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	1.9Inception	1	2	2	1	2	2	3
96	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	1.9Inception	1	2	3	0	1	3	3
97	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	1.9Inception	2	2	2	0	1	3	3
98	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	1.7Inception	1	2	2	0	1	2	4
99	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	1.7Inception	1	2	2	0	1	3	3
100	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	1.7Inception	1	2	2	0	2	2	3
101	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	1.7Inception	1	2	2	0	3	2	2
102	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	1.7Inception	1	2	1	0	3	2	3
103	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	1.6Inception	1	2	2	0	1	2	3
104	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	1.6Inception	1	2	2	0	2	2	2
105	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	1.4Inception	1	1	1	0	3	2	2
106	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	1.4Inception	1	1	1	0	3	2	2
107	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	1.4Inception	1	2	2	0	1	2	2
108	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	1.4Inception	1	1	1	0	5	1	1
109	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	1.4Inception	1	2	1	0	2	2	2
110	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	1.4Inception	1	2	1	0	2	2	2
111	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	1	1	2	0	1	2	2
112	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	2	1	2
113	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	1	2	2
114	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	2	1	2
115	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	1	2	2
116	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	1.1Inception	1	2	2	0	0	1	2
117	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	3	1	1
118	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	1.1Inception	1	1	1	0	2	1	2
119	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1	0	0	2	2
120	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1	0	1	2	1
121	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	1.0Inception	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
122	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
123	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	1	0	2	1	1
124	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	0.9Inception	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
125	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	0.9Inception	0	1	1	0	1	1	2
126	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	0.9Inception	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
127	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	0.9Inception	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
128	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	0.9Inception	1	1	1	0	1	2	1
129	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	0.9Inception	0	1	1	0	1	1	2
130	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	0.9Inception	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
131	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
132	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
133	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
134	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.7Inception	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
135	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
136	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
137	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	0.6Inception	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
138	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0.6Inception	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
139	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	0.6Inception	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
140	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	0.6Inception	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
141	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0.6Inception	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
142	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.4Inception	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
143	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	0.4Inception	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
144	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	0.4Inception	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
145	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	0.4Inception	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
146	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.4Inception	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
147	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
148	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
149	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
150	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
151	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	0.3Inception	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
152	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
153	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
154	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
155	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
156	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
157	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
158	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
159	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
160	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
161	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0.1Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
163	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
164	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
165	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
166	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
167	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
168	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
169	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
170	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
171	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
172	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
173	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
174	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
175	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
176	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
177	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
178	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
179	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
180	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
181	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
182	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
183	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
184	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
185	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
186	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
187	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
188	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
189	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
190	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
191	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
192	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
193	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
194	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
195	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
196	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
197	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0	0