Trade Policy & Market Access — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2

Advanced 21

Established 31

Transitional 27

Foundational 40

Nascent 56

Inception 20

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Trade Policy & Market Access. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Trade Policy & Market Access	Trade Policy & Negotiation Capability	Market Access & Agreements Network	Trade Law & Enforcement	Standards, Conformity & Quality Infrastructure
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	18.5Frontier	19	17	19	19
2	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	18.0Frontier	17	18	17	20
3	🇫🇷France	Europe	17.8Advanced	17	18	17	19
4	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17.8Advanced	18	17	17	19
5	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	17.5Advanced	18	19	16	17
6	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	17	18
7	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	17.0Advanced	17	17	17	17
8	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	17	17	17	17
9	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	16.8Advanced	17	16	17	17
10	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	16.8Advanced	18	15	18	16
11	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16.5Advanced	16	17	16	17
12	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	16.5Advanced	17	16	15	18
13	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	16.0Advanced	16	17	15	16
14	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	15.8Advanced	15	17	15	16
15	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	15.8Advanced	15	16	15	17
16	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	15.8Advanced	15	17	15	16
17	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15.8Advanced	15	16	15	17
18	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	15.5Advanced	14	17	15	16
19	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	15.5Advanced	14	16	15	17
20	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	15.5Advanced	15	16	15	16
21	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	15.3Advanced	16	16	15	14
22	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	15.0Advanced	14	16	14	16
23	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	15.0Advanced	14	16	14	16
24	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.5Established	14	15	14	15
25	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	14.5Established	15	15	14	14
26	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	14.3Established	15	12	16	14
27	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	14.3Established	15	13	15	14
28	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	14.3Established	13	16	14	14
29	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	14.0Established	15	16	13	12
30	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	14.0Established	13	16	13	14
31	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	14.0Established	14	14	14	14
32	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	13.5Established	12	16	12	14
33	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	13.5Established	12	16	12	14
34	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	13.5Established	15	9	14	16
35	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	13.3Established	13	15	12	13
36	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	13.3Established	12	16	11	14
37	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	13.3Established	12	15	12	14
38	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	13.3Established	12	15	12	14
39	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	13.3Established	12	15	12	14
40	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	13.3Established	13	13	13	14
41	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	13.3Established	14	14	11	14
42	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	13.0Established	12	15	12	13
43	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	13.0Established	12	15	12	13
44	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	13	13	13	13
45	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	12.8Established	11	15	12	13
46	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	13	15	11	12
47	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	12.5Established	11	16	11	12
48	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	12.5Established	12	15	10	13
49	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	12.5Established	13	13	12	12
50	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	12.5Established	13	14	11	12
51	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	12.5Established	13	15	12	10
52	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	12.3Established	13	10	13	13
53	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	12.0Established	11	15	10	12
54	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.0Established	13	11	11	13
55	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	11.8Transitional	12	11	12	12
56	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	11.8Transitional	12	13	11	11
57	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	11.5Transitional	10	15	10	11
58	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	11.3Transitional	10	15	9	11
59	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	11.0Transitional	11	12	10	11
60	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	11.0Transitional	11	12	10	11
61	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	10.8Transitional	11	13	9	10
62	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	10.8Transitional	11	11	10	11
63	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	10.8Transitional	11	13	10	9
64	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	10.8Transitional	11	12	10	10
65	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	10.8Transitional	11	11	10	11
66	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	10.5Transitional	9	14	8	11
67	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	10.5Transitional	11	11	8	12
68	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	10.3Transitional	11	12	9	9
69	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	10.3Transitional	9	11	10	11
70	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	10.0Transitional	10	12	8	10
71	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	9.8Transitional	10	11	9	9
72	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	9.8Transitional	10	10	9	10
73	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	9.8Transitional	11	10	8	10
74	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	9.5Transitional	9	11	8	10
75	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	9.5Transitional	10	9	8	11
76	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	9.3Transitional	10	9	10	8
77	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	9.0Transitional	9	11	8	8
78	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	9.0Transitional	10	9	8	9
79	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	9.0Transitional	9	11	8	8
80	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	9.0Transitional	10	9	8	9
81	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	10	9	8	9
82	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	8.8Foundational	9	11	7	8
83	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	8.8Foundational	8	11	7	9
84	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	8.5Foundational	8	11	6	9
85	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	8.5Foundational	8	11	6	9
86	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	8.3Foundational	8	11	7	7
87	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	8.0Foundational	8	10	6	8
88	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	8.0Foundational	8	9	7	8
89	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	8.0Foundational	7	10	6	9
90	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	8.0Foundational	8	10	6	8
91	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	8.0Foundational	8	10	7	7
92	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	8.0Foundational	8	8	7	9
93	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	7.8Foundational	8	7	7	9
94	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	7.8Foundational	7	10	6	8
95	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	7.8Foundational	8	8	7	8
96	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	7.8Foundational	8	9	6	8
97	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	7.8Foundational	9	8	6	8
98	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	7.8Foundational	9	8	6	8
99	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	7.5Foundational	8	7	6	9
100	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	7.5Foundational	8	9	6	7
101	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	7.5Foundational	7	12	5	6
102	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	7.3Foundational	8	7	6	8
103	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	9	5	7
104	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	7.0Foundational	6	11	5	6
105	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	6.8Foundational	6	7	5	9
106	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	6.8Foundational	6	9	4	8
107	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	6.8Foundational	7	10	5	5
108	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	6.8Foundational	8	6	5	8
109	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	6.8Foundational	7	8	6	6
110	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	6.8Foundational	8	5	5	9
111	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	6.5Foundational	7	6	5	8
112	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	6.5Foundational	6	9	5	6
113	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	6.5Foundational	6	8	5	7
114	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	6.5Foundational	7	8	5	6
115	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	6.5Foundational	7	7	5	7
116	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	6.5Foundational	7	8	5	6
117	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	6.5Foundational	7	6	5	8
118	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	6.5Foundational	7	7	5	7
119	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	8	4	6
120	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	6.0Foundational	6	8	5	5
121	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	8	5	5
122	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	8	4	5
123	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	5.8Nascent	6	5	5	7
124	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	5.8Nascent	6	7	4	6
125	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	6	8	4	5
126	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	8	4	5
127	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	6	5	6
128	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	6	4	6
129	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	5.5Nascent	5	8	4	5
130	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	5.5Nascent	5	6	5	6
131	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	5.5Nascent	5	8	4	5
132	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	7	4	5
133	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	5.5Nascent	6	7	4	5
134	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	5.3Nascent	4	8	4	5
135	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	5.3Nascent	5	7	4	5
136	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	5.3Nascent	5	8	4	4
137	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
138	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
139	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	5.0Nascent	5	7	3	5
140	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	7	3	5
141	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	9	3	4
142	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	5	7	3	5
143	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	5.0Nascent	5	8	3	4
144	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	6	3	5
145	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	7	3	4
146	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	6	4	4
147	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	6	4	4
148	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	4.8Nascent	5	6	4	4
149	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	4.8Nascent	4	8	3	4
150	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	4.8Nascent	4	8	3	4
151	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	4.8Nascent	5	6	3	5
152	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	4.5Nascent	4	7	3	4
153	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	4.5Nascent	5	4	4	5
154	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	6	3	4
155	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	4.5Nascent	4	6	3	5
156	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	4.5Nascent	5	5	3	5
157	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	4.5Nascent	5	3	4	6
158	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	4.3Nascent	4	7	2	4
159	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	4.3Nascent	4	6	3	4
160	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	4.3Nascent	4	6	3	4
161	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	4	6	3	4
162	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	4	5	2	5
163	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	5	4	3
164	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	6	2	3
165	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	5	3	3
166	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	5	3	3
167	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	5	3	3
168	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	5	3	3
169	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	3.8Nascent	4	5	3	3
170	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	5	2	3
171	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	3.5Nascent	4	4	2	4
172	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	3.5Nascent	4	4	3	3
173	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	3.5Nascent	4	4	3	3
174	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	4	2	4
175	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	3	3	3
176	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3.0Nascent	4	3	2	3
177	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	4	3	2	3
178	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	2.8Inception	3	5	1	2
179	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	2.8Inception	3	4	2	2
180	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	2.8Inception	3	4	2	2
181	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	2.8Inception	3	4	2	2
182	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	2.8Inception	3	2	2	4
183	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	2.5Inception	3	4	1	2
184	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	3	4	2	1
185	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	3	4	2	1
186	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2.3Inception	2	4	1	2
187	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	2.3Inception	2	4	2	1
188	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	2.0Inception	3	2	1	2
189	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	2	3	1	1
190	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
191	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
192	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	1.5Inception	2	1	1	2
193	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
194	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
195	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
196	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	1.5Inception	2	2	1	1
197	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.3Inception	1	0	0	0