Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 0

Advanced 21

Established 31

Transitional 36

Foundational 54

Nascent 42

Inception 13

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance	Revenue Mobilisation & Tax Administration	Public Expenditure & Budget Management	Sovereign Debt & Treasury Management	Public Investment Management
1	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	17.8Advanced	18	18	17	18
2	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	19	16
3	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	18	18	16
4	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	17.3Advanced	18	18	17	16
5	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	18	17
6	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	17	18	17	16
7	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	18	17	16
8	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	18	17	16
9	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	16.8Advanced	18	17	16	16
10	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	16.8Advanced	17	16	18	16
11	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16.8Advanced	17	17	17	16
12	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	16.5Advanced	17	17	17	15
13	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.5Advanced	17	16	17	16
14	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.5Advanced	17	16	16	17
15	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	17	17	16	15
16	🇺🇸United States	Americas	16.3Advanced	16	15	19	15
17	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.8Advanced	16	16	16	15
18	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	15.5Advanced	15	16	16	15
19	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15.3Advanced	16	15	16	14
20	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	15.0Advanced	16	15	15	14
21	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	15.0Advanced	15	15	15	15
22	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	14.8Established	16	16	13	14
23	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.8Established	15	15	15	14
24	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	14.5Established	14	15	14	15
25	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	14	13	15	15
26	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	14.3Established	15	14	15	13
27	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	13.8Established	14	14	14	13
28	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	13.8Established	14	14	14	13
29	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	13.8Established	14	14	14	13
30	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	13.5Established	15	14	12	13
31	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	13.5Established	14	13	15	12
32	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	13.5Established	14	14	13	13
33	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	13.5Established	13	13	14	14
34	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	13.3Established	13	13	14	13
35	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	13.3Established	14	14	13	12
36	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	13.0Established	13	14	12	13
37	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	13.0Established	13	13	14	12
38	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	13	12	14	12
39	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	12.8Established	13	13	13	12
40	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	13	12	14	12
41	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	12.8Established	13	13	13	12
42	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	12.5Established	14	12	13	11
43	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	12.5Established	13	13	12	12
44	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	12.3Established	12	13	12	12
45	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	12.3Established	13	12	12	12
46	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	12.3Established	13	13	11	12
47	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	12.3Established	12	12	14	11
48	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	12.3Established	9	13	14	13
49	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	12.3Established	13	12	13	11
50	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	12.0Established	12	13	12	11
51	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	12.0Established	12	12	13	11
52	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	12.0Established	13	12	11	12
53	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	11.8Transitional	12	12	12	11
54	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	11.8Transitional	11	12	13	11
55	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	11.8Transitional	13	14	9	11
56	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	11.8Transitional	11	12	12	12
57	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	11.5Transitional	11	12	12	11
58	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	11.5Transitional	14	12	10	10
59	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	11.3Transitional	11	12	12	10
60	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	11.3Transitional	13	12	9	11
61	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	11.3Transitional	11	12	11	11
62	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	10.8Transitional	11	12	10	10
63	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	10.8Transitional	10	11	11	11
64	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	10.8Transitional	10	11	12	10
65	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	10.8Transitional	12	11	10	10
66	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	10.8Transitional	12	10	10	11
67	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	10.5Transitional	11	11	10	10
68	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	10.5Transitional	10	13	8	11
69	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	10.5Transitional	10	11	11	10
70	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	10.0Transitional	10	10	10	10
71	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	10.0Transitional	11	11	9	9
72	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	9.8Transitional	11	12	7	9
73	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	9.8Transitional	9	10	10	10
74	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	9.8Transitional	10	10	10	9
75	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	9.8Transitional	10	11	9	9
76	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	9.5Transitional	11	12	7	8
77	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	9.5Transitional	11	11	7	9
78	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	9.5Transitional	10	10	9	9
79	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	9.3Transitional	10	10	8	9
80	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	9.3Transitional	10	10	8	9
81	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	9.3Transitional	9	9	9	10
82	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	9.3Transitional	10	10	9	8
83	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	9.3Transitional	9	10	10	8
84	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	9.3Transitional	10	11	7	9
85	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	9.0Transitional	9	9	9	9
86	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	9.0Transitional	10	9	8	9
87	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	9.0Transitional	7	9	11	9
88	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	9.0Transitional	10	10	8	8
89	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	8.8Foundational	10	10	7	8
90	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	8.8Foundational	9	9	8	9
91	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	8.8Foundational	10	9	7	9
92	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	8.8Foundational	10	9	7	9
93	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	8.5Foundational	11	8	7	8
94	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	8.5Foundational	8	9	9	8
95	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	8.5Foundational	9	9	7	9
96	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	8.5Foundational	9	10	7	8
97	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	8	9	8	8
98	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	8.3Foundational	9	9	7	8
99	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	8.0Foundational	8	9	7	8
100	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	8	9	7	8
101	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	8.0Foundational	9	10	6	7
102	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	8.0Foundational	9	9	6	8
103	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	8.0Foundational	8	8	9	7
104	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	10	8	6	8
105	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	8.0Foundational	9	8	7	8
106	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	9	8	7	8
107	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	7.8Foundational	8	9	7	7
108	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	7.8Foundational	8	8	7	8
109	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	7.8Foundational	10	8	5	8
110	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	7.8Foundational	9	8	6	8
111	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	7.8Foundational	7	9	8	7
112	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	7.5Foundational	9	8	6	7
113	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	7	9	5	8
114	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	7.3Foundational	8	8	6	7
115	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	8	8	6	7
116	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	7.0Foundational	8	8	6	6
117	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	8	7	6
118	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	7.0Foundational	8	7	6	7
119	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	7.0Foundational	8	8	6	6
120	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	7.0Foundational	8	8	5	7
121	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	7.0Foundational	9	7	5	7
122	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	6.8Foundational	8	7	5	7
123	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	6.8Foundational	7	7	5	8
124	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	6.8Foundational	7	7	7	6
125	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	6.8Foundational	9	7	5	6
126	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	6.5Foundational	6	7	7	6
127	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	6.5Foundational	7	8	5	6
128	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	6.5Foundational	7	8	5	6
129	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	6.5Foundational	7	8	5	6
130	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	6.5Foundational	7	7	6	6
131	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	6.5Foundational	8	6	5	7
132	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	6.5Foundational	7	7	6	6
133	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	6.5Foundational	8	7	5	6
134	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	6.3Foundational	7	7	5	6
135	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	7	5	6
136	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	6.3Foundational	7	7	5	6
137	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	6.3Foundational	7	7	5	6
138	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	6.3Foundational	7	7	5	6
139	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	6.3Foundational	8	6	5	6
140	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6	6
141	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	7	7	4	6
142	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	6.0Foundational	7	6	5	6
143	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	6	6	5
144	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	6	6	5
145	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	7	6	4	6
146	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	5.5Nascent	7	6	4	5
147	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	6	5	5
148	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	5.5Nascent	6	6	5	5
149	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	6	5	5
150	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
151	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	5.3Nascent	5	5	5	6
152	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5	5
153	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
154	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
155	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	5	4	5
156	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
157	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	5.0Nascent	6	6	4	4
158	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	5	6	4	5
159	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	6	3	5
160	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
161	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
162	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
163	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	6	4	4
164	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	4.8Nascent	6	6	3	4
165	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	5	4	4
166	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	4.5Nascent	6	5	2	5
167	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	5	4	4
168	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	5	4	4
169	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	4.5Nascent	6	5	3	4
170	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	4.5Nascent	5	5	3	5
171	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	5	5	3	4
172	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	4.3Nascent	7	4	2	4
173	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	5	3	4
174	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	4	4	3
175	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	4	3	4
176	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	3.8Nascent	3	5	3	4
177	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	3.8Nascent	4	4	3	4
178	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	4	3	3
179	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	4	3	3
180	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	3.5Nascent	3	5	2	4
181	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	3.5Nascent	3	5	2	4
182	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	3.5Nascent	4	5	2	3
183	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	4	2	4
184	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	3.0Nascent	4	3	2	3
185	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2.8Inception	3	3	3	2
186	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	2.8Inception	3	2	3	3
187	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	2.8Inception	4	3	2	2
188	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	2.8Inception	5	2	1	3
189	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	4	3	1	2
190	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	2.5Inception	3	3	2	2
191	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	2.5Inception	3	3	2	2
192	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	2.3Inception	1	5	2	1
193	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	2.3Inception	2	3	2	2
194	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	2	2	0	3
195	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
196	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
197	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1