Global Value Chain Position — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 5

Advanced 19

Established 20

Transitional 27

Foundational 47

Nascent 58

Inception 21

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Global Value Chain Position. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Global Value Chain Position	Value Chain Participation & Integration	Value Chain Position & Upgrading	Regional Integration & Hub Anchoring
1	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	18.7Frontier	19	18	19
2	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18.3Frontier	19	18	18
3	🇺🇸United States	Americas	18.3Frontier	18	19	18
4	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	18.0Frontier	18	18	18
5	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	18.0Frontier	18	19	17
6	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	17.7Advanced	18	17	18
7	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17.3Advanced	18	18	16
8	🇫🇷France	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	17	17
9	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17.0Advanced	17	18	16
10	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	18	18	15
11	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	16.7Advanced	17	16	17
12	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	16.3Advanced	16	17	16
13	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	16.0Advanced	17	16	15
14	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.0Advanced	16	16	16
15	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
16	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
17	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	15.7Advanced	16	15	16
18	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	15.3Advanced	16	16	14
19	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	15.3Advanced	15	15	16
20	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	15.0Advanced	15	15	15
21	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	15.0Advanced	15	16	14
22	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	15.0Advanced	15	14	16
23	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	15.0Advanced	15	15	15
24	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	15.0Advanced	15	13	17
25	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14.3Established	16	13	14
26	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	14.3Established	14	15	14
27	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	14.3Established	15	13	15
28	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	15	13	15
29	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	15	13	15
30	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	14.0Established	15	13	14
31	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	13.7Established	14	14	13
32	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	13.7Established	15	15	11
33	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	13.7Established	15	12	14
34	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	13.7Established	15	13	13
35	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	13.7Established	14	13	14
36	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	13.0Established	13	13	13
37	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	13	13	13
38	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	12.7Established	13	12	13
39	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	12.7Established	13	12	13
40	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	12.3Established	13	13	11
41	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	12.3Established	12	12	13
42	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	12.3Established	13	11	13
43	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.3Established	12	12	13
44	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	12.0Established	12	11	13
45	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
46	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
47	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	12	12	11
48	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	12	11	12
49	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	11.7Transitional	12	11	12
50	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	11.7Transitional	12	11	12
51	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	11.7Transitional	11	10	14
52	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	11.3Transitional	12	10	12
53	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	11.3Transitional	11	11	12
54	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	11.0Transitional	11	10	12
55	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	12	10	11
56	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	11.0Transitional	12	10	11
57	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	10.7Transitional	11	10	11
58	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	10.3Transitional	11	9	11
59	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	10.3Transitional	10	10	11
60	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	10.3Transitional	10	11	10
61	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	10.0Transitional	10	10	10
62	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	10.0Transitional	11	8	11
63	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	10.0Transitional	10	9	11
64	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	10.0Transitional	10	9	11
65	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	10.0Transitional	11	9	10
66	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	9.7Transitional	10	9	10
67	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	9.7Transitional	10	9	10
68	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	9.7Transitional	10	10	9
69	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	9.3Transitional	9	9	10
70	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	9.0Transitional	9	8	10
71	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	7	10
72	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	11	8	7
73	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	8.7Foundational	9	7	10
74	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	8.7Foundational	9	8	9
75	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	8.7Foundational	8	8	10
76	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	8.7Foundational	10	8	8
77	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	8.7Foundational	9	8	9
78	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	8.3Foundational	8	7	10
79	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	8.3Foundational	9	7	9
80	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	8.3Foundational	8	8	9
81	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	8.3Foundational	8	7	10
82	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	9	8	8
83	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	8.3Foundational	9	8	8
84	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	8.0Foundational	7	7	10
85	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	8.0Foundational	9	7	8
86	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	8.0Foundational	8	8	8
87	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
88	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
89	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	7.7Foundational	8	6	9
90	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	7.7Foundational	8	7	8
91	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	7.7Foundational	8	6	9
92	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	9	7	7
93	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	7.7Foundational	7	6	10
94	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	7.3Foundational	8	6	8
95	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	7.3Foundational	8	7	7
96	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	6	9
97	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	6	9
98	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	7.0Foundational	7	6	8
99	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	7.0Foundational	7	6	8
100	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	6.7Foundational	7	6	7
101	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	6.7Foundational	6	6	8
102	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	6.7Foundational	6	6	8
103	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	6.3Foundational	7	6	6
104	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	6.3Foundational	7	6	6
105	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	5	8
106	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	6.3Foundational	6	6	7
107	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	6.3Foundational	7	5	7
108	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	5	8
109	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	6.3Foundational	6	5	8
110	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	6.3Foundational	7	6	6
111	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	6.0Foundational	6	5	7
112	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	6	5	7
113	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	6	5	7
114	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	6	7	5
115	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	6.0Foundational	6	7	5
116	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	6.0Foundational	7	6	5
117	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6
118	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	5	7
119	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	5.7Nascent	5	5	7
120	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	4	7
121	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	5.7Nascent	6	4	7
122	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	6	5	6
123	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5
124	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	5.3Nascent	5	5	6
125	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	5.3Nascent	5	4	7
126	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	5	5	6
127	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	4	6
128	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	5	5
129	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	4	6
130	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	5	5
131	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	5.0Nascent	5	4	6
132	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	5.0Nascent	4	4	7
133	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	3	7
134	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	5
135	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	5.0Nascent	5	4	6
136	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	5.0Nascent	5	5	5
137	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	5.0Nascent	5	5	5
138	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	5	5	5
139	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	4	6
140	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	4	6
141	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	4.7Nascent	4	4	6
142	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	3	6
143	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
144	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	4.7Nascent	4	4	6
145	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
146	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
147	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
148	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	4.7Nascent	5	4	5
149	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	3	5
150	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	3	5
151	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	3	5
152	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	4.3Nascent	4	4	5
153	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	4.3Nascent	4	4	5
154	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	4	3	5
155	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	4.0Nascent	4	3	5
156	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	3	5
157	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	4.0Nascent	4	4	4
158	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	4	4
159	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	3.7Nascent	4	4	3
160	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3.7Nascent	5	2	4
161	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	3.7Nascent	4	3	4
162	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	3.7Nascent	3	3	5
163	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	3.7Nascent	3	3	5
164	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	3.7Nascent	3	3	5
165	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	3.7Nascent	4	3	4
166	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	2	5
167	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	3.3Nascent	4	3	3
168	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	3	4
169	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	3.3Nascent	4	3	3
170	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	3	4
171	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	4	3	3
172	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	4	3
173	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	3.3Nascent	4	3	3
174	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	2	4
175	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3
176	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3
177	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	2.7Inception	3	2	3
178	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	2.7Inception	3	2	3
179	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	2.7Inception	3	3	2
180	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	3	2	3
181	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	3	3	2
182	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	3	2	3
183	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2.3Inception	3	1	3
184	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	2.3Inception	2	2	3
185	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	2.0Inception	2	2	2
186	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	2	2
187	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	2	2
188	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	2	2
189	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	2	2	1
190	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	2	1	2
191	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.7Inception	2	2	1
192	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	1	1	2
193	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	2	1
194	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1
195	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1
196	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1
197	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0