Economic/Financial Strength/Capability group

Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power

The capacity to project financial strength abroad: reserves accumulated and deployed, sovereign wealth invested, the currency carried into other nations' hands, the capital account commanded and the financial centre that draws the world's intermediation home.
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World mean
6.5
of 20 ยท median 5.2
Range
0.6โ€“18.2
middle half 3.2โ€“9.4
Capabilities
5
5 capabilities beneath
Leader
18.2
Singapore, United States

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2
Advanced 10
Established 16
Transitional 26
Foundational 30
Nascent 75
Inception 38

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

# Nation Region Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power Official Reserves ManagementSovereign Wealth & Public Asset ManagementCurrency Internationalisation & Reserve StatusCapital Account & Flow ManagementInternational Financial Centre Capability
1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore Asia Pacific 18.2Frontier 2020131919
2 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States Americas 18.2Frontier 1814201920
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan Asia Pacific 17.0Advanced 1817171716
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland Europe 17.0Advanced 1814151919
5 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance Europe 16.6Advanced 1715171717
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom Europe 16.4Advanced 1612171819
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany Europe 16.0Advanced 1712171717
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia Asia Pacific 15.8Advanced 1617141715
9 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada Americas 15.8Advanced 1617141715
10 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands Europe 15.8Advanced 1616141716
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina Asia Pacific 15.6Advanced 1716151416
12 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway Europe 15.0Advanced 182091711
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg Europe 14.8Established 1313131718
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden Europe 14.4Established 1616101713
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates Middle East 14.4Established 161871516
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Korea Asia Pacific 14.2Established 171691613
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland Europe 13.6Established 1313111615
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium Europe 13.4Established 158141614
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark Europe 13.2Established 161581611
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly Europe 13.2Established 1411141512
21 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland Europe 13.0Established 151591610
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia Middle East 13.0Established 161761511
23 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผTaiwan Asia Pacific 13.0Established 171381512
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia Asia Pacific 12.8Established 151581412
25 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand Asia Pacific 12.8Established 141691510
26 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar Middle East 12.8Established 161751412
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain Europe 12.8Established 149131513
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria Europe 12.4Established 158121611
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia Asia Pacific 11.8Transitional 151191311
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico Americas 11.6Transitional 151181410
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa Africa 11.6Transitional 141181312
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael Middle East 11.4Transitional 15108159
33 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile Americas 11.2Transitional 15145148
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand Asia Pacific 11.2Transitional 151081310
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait Middle East 11.0Transitional 15165127
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal Europe 11.0Transitional 13910149
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil Americas 10.8Transitional 141071310
38 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland Europe 10.6Transitional 1596149
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain Middle East 10.2Transitional 111141312
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania Europe 10.0Transitional 1378148
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta Europe 10.0Transitional 1278149
42 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia Europe 10.0Transitional 14128106
43 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia Europe 9.8Transitional 1288147
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece Europe 9.8Transitional 1279138
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia Asia Pacific 9.8Transitional 13106128
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius Africa 9.6Transitional 12941211
47 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus Middle East 9.4Transitional 11581310
48 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia Europe 9.4Transitional 1466147
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland Europe 9.4Transitional 12114146
50 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye Middle East 9.4Transitional 11871110
51 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary Europe 9.2Transitional 1276138
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia Europe 9.2Transitional 1178137
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia Europe 9.2Transitional 1278136
54 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman Middle East 9.0Transitional 12133116
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan Asia Pacific 8.8Foundational 1212497
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru Americas 8.8Foundational 1484126
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines Asia Pacific 8.8Foundational 1385117
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia Europe 8.8Foundational 1258136
59 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia Europe 8.6Foundational 1258135
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco Africa 8.6Foundational 1294108
61 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria Europe 8.4Foundational 1258125
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia Americas 8.4Foundational 1284117
63 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania Europe 8.4Foundational 1265127
64 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama Americas 8.2Foundational 7821212
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana Africa 8.0Foundational 12122104
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Asia Pacific 7.8Foundational 1112394
67 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณVietnam Asia Pacific 7.8Foundational 1184106
68 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay Americas 7.6Foundational 1263125
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan Middle East 7.4Foundational 1212283
70 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria Africa 7.4Foundational 99487
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad & Tobago Americas 7.4Foundational 1010395
72 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas Americas 7.2Foundational 10421010
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan Middle East 7.0Foundational 98495
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein Europe 7.0Foundational 382139
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco Europe 7.0Foundational 582119
76 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt Africa 6.8Foundational 106387
77 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia Europe 6.8Foundational 1143106
78 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica Americas 6.4Foundational 952115
79 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia Africa 6.4Foundational 108284
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic Americas 6.2Foundational 953104
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia Middle East 6.2Foundational 952105
82 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles Africa 6.2Foundational 85396
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica Americas 6.0Foundational 85395
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya Africa 6.0Foundational 75486
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana Africa 5.8Nascent 86375
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka Asia Pacific 5.8Nascent 86375
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria Africa 5.6Nascent 117262
88 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados Americas 5.6Nascent 83197
89 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay Americas 5.6Nascent 104293
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal Africa 5.6Nascent 95284
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina Americas 5.4Nascent 66375
92 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzania Africa 5.4Nascent 85374
93 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia Africa 5.4Nascent 85284
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia Middle East 5.2Nascent 93293
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala Americas 5.2Nascent 93293
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia Europe 5.2Nascent 103292
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan Asia Pacific 5.2Nascent 84365
98 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda Africa 5.2Nascent 76373
99 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine Europe 5.2Nascent 94283
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire Africa 5.0Nascent 74374
101 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda Africa 5.0Nascent 75274
102 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 96262
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania Europe 4.8Nascent 92292
104 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh Asia Pacific 4.8Nascent 93264
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador Americas 4.8Nascent 74184
106 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji Asia Pacific 4.8Nascent 77262
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia Asia Pacific 4.8Nascent 85272
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra Europe 4.6Nascent 341114
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola Africa 4.6Nascent 86252
110 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia & Herzegovina Europe 4.6Nascent 92282
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana Americas 4.6Nascent 76262
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran Asia Pacific 4.6Nascent 67352
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia Asia Pacific 4.4Nascent 82273
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua & Barbuda Americas 4.2Nascent 62184
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉMoldova Europe 4.2Nascent 83172
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro Europe 4.2Nascent 73182
117 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal Asia Pacific 4.2Nascent 85251
118 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea Asia Pacific 4.2Nascent 74253
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste Asia Pacific 4.2Nascent 69150
120 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde Africa 4.0Nascent 72173
121 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon Africa 4.0Nascent 63263
122 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador Americas 4.0Nascent 63173
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon Africa 4.0Nascent 65252
124 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras Americas 4.0Nascent 73262
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts & Nevis Americas 4.0Nascent 63164
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino Europe 4.0Nascent 52193
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia Africa 4.0Nascent 64253
128 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize Americas 3.8Nascent 62173
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini Africa 3.8Nascent 63262
130 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia Africa 3.8Nascent 54253
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo Europe 3.8Nascent 55162
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 3.8Nascent 63262
133 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus Europe 3.6Nascent 73152
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin Africa 3.6Nascent 62262
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan Asia Pacific 3.6Nascent 74151
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia Americas 3.6Nascent 63162
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica Americas 3.6Nascent 52263
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq Middle East 3.6Nascent 83142
139 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives Asia Pacific 3.6Nascent 63162
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia Americas 3.6Nascent 62163
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 3.6Nascent 62163
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea Africa 3.4Nascent 54242
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada Americas 3.4Nascent 52262
144 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua Americas 3.4Nascent 72152
145 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso Africa 3.2Nascent 52252
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti Africa 3.2Nascent 52153
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho Africa 3.2Nascent 53251
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya Africa 3.2Nascent 55132
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali Africa 3.2Nascent 62251
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania Africa 3.2Nascent 63151
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique Africa 3.2Nascent 63151
152 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa Asia Pacific 3.2Nascent 54142
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan Asia Pacific 3.2Nascent 52252
154 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo Africa 3.2Nascent 52252
155 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu Asia Pacific 3.2Nascent 53152
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo Africa 3.0Nascent 42252
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar Africa 3.0Nascent 62151
158 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone Africa 3.0Nascent 52152
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname Americas 3.0Nascent 52152
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati Asia Pacific 2.8Inception 37031
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLaos Asia Pacific 2.8Inception 52142
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi Africa 2.8Inception 52151
163 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธPalestine Middle East 2.8Inception 44132
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia Africa 2.6Inception 42151
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea Africa 2.6Inception 52141
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon Middle East 2.6Inception 32134
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia Africa 2.6Inception 42142
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar Asia Pacific 2.6Inception 52141
169 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger Africa 2.6Inception 51241
170 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands Asia Pacific 2.6Inception 52141
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga Asia Pacific 2.6Inception 43141
172 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan Asia Pacific 2.6Inception 63130
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu Asia Pacific 2.6Inception 36121
174 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau Asia Pacific 2.4Inception 35031
175 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSรฃo Tomรฉ & Prรญncipe Africa 2.4Inception 41151
176 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDR Congo Africa 2.2Inception 41141
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands Asia Pacific 2.2Inception 24032
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad Africa 2.0Inception 31141
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba Americas 2.0Inception 32131
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau Africa 2.0Inception 31141
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe Africa 2.0Inception 32122
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi Africa 1.8Inception 31131
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros Africa 1.8Inception 31131
184 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See Europe 1.8Inception 14121
185 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela Americas 1.8Inception 32121
186 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti Americas 1.6Inception 31031
187 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia Asia Pacific 1.6Inception 23030
188 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru Asia Pacific 1.6Inception 24020
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Rep. Africa 1.4Inception 30121
190 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea Africa 1.2Inception 21120
191 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan Africa 1.2Inception 21111
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia Africa 0.8Inception 21010
193 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan Africa 0.8Inception 21010
194 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen Middle East 0.8Inception 20110
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan Asia Pacific 0.6Inception 10020
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตNorth Korea Asia Pacific 0.6Inception 20010
197 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyria Middle East 0.6Inception 10110