Uneven Economic Development Index

Global Ranking

0 (low) - 10 (high)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Central African Republic	9.7	2022	1	9.6
2 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	9.3	2021	3	9.4
2 ↑	Haiti	9.3	2022	6	9.2
4	Zambia	9.2	2022	4	9.3
5 ↑	Mozambique	9.1	2022	6	9.2
5 ↑	Madagascar	9.1	2022	8	8.9
7 ↑	Macao	9	2021	177
7 ↓	Angola	9	2020	4	9.3
7 ↓	Somalia	9	2022	2	9.5
10	Chad	8.8	2022	10	8.7
11 ↓	Papua New Guinea	8.5	2022	9	8.8
12 ↑	Republic of the Congo	8.4	2020	20	8.1
12 ↑	Sudan	8.4	2022	13	8.3
12 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	8.4	2022	11	8.5
15 ↑	Afghanistan	8.2	2022	20	8.1
15 ↓	Eritrea	8.2	2022	13	8.3
15 ↓	Togo	8.2	2022	13	8.3
18 ↓	Lesotho	8.1	2022	17	8.2
18 ↓	Yemen	8.1	2019	12	8.4
18 ↑	Burkina Faso	8.1	2022	28	7.8
21 ↓	Sierra Leone	8	2020	13	8.3
21 ↑	Nigeria	8	2022	29	7.7
23 ↑	Solomon Islands	7.9	2022	24	8
23 ↑	Swaziland	7.9	2022	24	8
23 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	7.9	2022	26	7.9
23 ↑	Niger	7.9	2022	29	7.7
23 ↓	Benin	7.9	2022	17	8.2
23 ↓	Malawi	7.9	2022	20	8.1
23 ↓	Bolivia	7.9	2022	17	8.2
30 ↓	Rwanda	7.7	2022	29	7.7
30 ↑	Ivory Coast	7.7	2021	34	7.5
30 ↓	Zimbabwe	7.7	2022	29	7.7
33 ↓	Uganda	7.6	2014	20	8.1
33 ↓	Namibia	7.6	2020	26	7.9
33 ↓	Cameroon	7.6	2021	29	7.7
33 ↑	Guinea	7.6	2022	49	7
37 ↓	Brunei	7.5	2020	34	7.5
38 ↑	Comoros	7.4	2022	39	7.3
38 ↑	North Korea	7.4	2022	39	7.3
40 ↑	Mali	7.3	2022	44	7.2
41 ↓	Burundi	7.2	2021	39	7.3
41 ↓	Guatemala	7.2	2020	34	7.5
41 ↓	Djibouti	7.2	2022	39	7.3
41 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	7.2	2022	46	7.1
45 ↓	Kenya	7.1	2022	37	7.4
45 ↓	Liberia	7.1	2022	44	7.2
47 ↑	Tanzania	7	2022	49	7
47 ↑	Senegal	7	2020	49	7
47 ↓	Nicaragua	7	2021	39	7.3
47 ↓	Paraguay	7	2022	46	7.1
47 ↑	Ethiopia	7	2022	58	6.7
52 ↓	Brazil	6.9	2022	49	7
52 ↑	Botswana	6.9	2022	56	6.8
54 ↓	Syria	6.8	2022	46	7.1
54 ↓	South Africa	6.8	2020	53	6.9
54 ↓	Micronesia	6.8	2022	37	7.4
57 ↑	Mauritania	6.7	2022	60	6.4
57 ↓	Honduras	6.7	2022	53	6.9
59 ↓	Venezuela	6.6	2020	53	6.9
60 ↓	Colombia	6.5	2020	56	6.8
61 ↓	Iraq	6.4	2020	58	6.7
62 ↑	Lebanon	6.3	2022	82	5.4
62 ↑	Ghana	6.3	2022	66	6
64 ↑	Cambodia	6.2	2021	70	5.9
65 ↓	Peru	6.1	2022	60	6.4
65 ↓	India	6.1	2022	63	6.2
65 ↓	Panama	6.1	2022	63	6.2
68 ↓	Cape Verde	6	2020	62	6.3
68 ↑	China	6	2022	70	5.9
70 ↓	Turkmenistan	5.9	2022	66	6
70 ↓	Ecuador	5.9	2022	66	6
70 ↑	Libya	5.9	2022	79	5.6
73 ↓	Gambia	5.8	2022	70	5.9
74 ↑	Gabon	5.7	2022	76	5.7
74 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	5.7	2020	66	6
76 ↓	Sri Lanka	5.6	2022	70	5.9
76	Uzbekistan	5.6	2022	76	5.7
76 ↓	Nepal	5.6	2022	75	5.8
76 ↓	Seychelles	5.6	2022	65	6.1
80 ↑	Laos	5.4	2022	86	5.3
80 ↓	Bangladesh	5.4	2022	76	5.7
80 ↑	Mexico	5.4	2022	86	5.3
80 ↑	Jamaica	5.4	2022	103	4.7
84 ↓	Algeria	5.3	2022	79	5.6
84 ↑	Bahrain	5.3	2021	116	4.3
86 ↓	Azerbaijan	5.2	2020	81	5.5
86 ↑	Philippines	5.2	2021	101	4.8
88 ↓	Fiji	5.1	2021	82	5.4
88 ↓	El Salvador	5.1	2022	82	5.4
88 ↑	Mongolia	5.1	2022	90	5.2
88 ↑	Barbados	5.1	2022	116	4.3
88 ↓	Morocco	5.1	2020	82	5.4
93 ↑	Argentina	5	2022	94	4.9
93 ↓	Suriname	5	2022	86	5.3
93 ↑	Qatar	5	2022	103	4.7
93 ↓	Chile	5	2022	92	5.1
93 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	5	2022	94	4.9
93 ↓	Pakistan	5	2022	86	5.3
99 ↑	Costa Rica	4.8	2022	103	4.7
99 ↓	Egypt	4.8	2022	92	5.1
99 ↓	Dominican Republic	4.8	2022	94	4.9
99 ↓	Cyprus	4.8	2022	94	4.9
103 ↓	Jordan	4.7	2022	101	4.8
103 ↓	Russia	4.7	2022	90	5.2
105 ↓	Turkey	4.6	2022	103	4.7
105 ↓	Iran	4.6	2022	94	4.9
105 ↓	Grenada	4.6	2022	94	4.9
105 ↓	Bhutan	4.6	2022	103	4.7
105 ↑	Thailand	4.6	2022	110	4.5
105 ↑	Bahamas	4.6	2022	121	4.2
111 ↓	Saudi Arabia	4.5	2022	103	4.7
111 ↓	Indonesia	4.5	2022	94	4.9
111 ↑	Kuwait	4.5	2022	121	4.2
114 ↓	Tunisia	4.4	2022	110	4.5
114 ↓	Macedonia	4.4	2022	110	4.5
114 ↓	Guyana	4.4	2022	103	4.7
114 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	4.4	2022	110	4.5
118 ↓	Georgia	4.3	2022	115	4.4
118 ↑	Bulgaria	4.3	2022	130	3.8
120 ↓	Serbia	4.2	2022	116	4.3
120 ↓	Tajikistan	4.2	2022	116	4.3
120 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	4.2	2020	121	4.2
120 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4.2	2022	126	4.1
124 ↓	Malaysia	4.1	2021	121	4.2
124 ↓	Cuba	4.1	2022	110	4.5
126	Lithuania	4	2022	126	4.1
126 ↓	Belarus	4	2020	116	4.3
126	Oman	4	2022	126	4.1
129 ↑	Romania	3.9	2022	130	3.8
129 ↓	Belize	3.9	2022	121	4.2
129 ↑	Moldova	3.9	2022	130	3.8
132 ↑	United States	3.7	2022	134	3.7
133 ↓	Samoa	3.6	2022	129	4
133 ↓	Israel	3.6	2021	70	5.9
133 ↑	Latvia	3.6	2022	136	3.5
136 ↓	Vietnam	3.5	2022	130	3.8
137 ↓	United Kingdom	3.2	2022	136	3.5
137 ↑	Uruguay	3.2	2022	138	3.3
139 ↓	Armenia	3.1	2022	135	3.6
140 ↑	Singapore	3	2021	143	2.9
141	France	2.9	2022	141	3
141 ↓	Ukraine	2.9	2022	139	3.2
141 ↑	Greece	2.9	2022	143	2.9
141 ↑	Spain	2.9	2021	150	2.6
141 ↓	Kazakhstan	2.9	2022	139	3.2
146	United Arab Emirates	2.8	2020	146	2.8
146 ↑	Mauritius	2.8	2022	149	2.7
148 ↓	Albania	2.7	2020	141	3
148 ↑	Estonia	2.7	2022	150	2.6
148 ↓	Maldives	2.7	2022	146	2.8
148 ↓	Croatia	2.7	2022	146	2.8
152 ↑	Slovenia	2.6	2022	154	2.4
152 ↓	Hungary	2.6	2022	143	2.9
152 ↑	Italy	2.6	2022	157	2.3
155 ↑	Japan	2.4	2022	164	1.9
155 ↓	Germany	2.4	2022	153	2.5
157	Austria	2.3	2022	157	2.3
157 ↑	New Zealand	2.3	2022	169	1.6
157 ↑	Montenegro	2.3	2022	160	2
157 ↑	Portugal	2.3	2022	160	2
157 ↑	Australia	2.3	2022	165	1.8
157 ↓	Slovakia	2.3	2022	150	2.6
163 ↓	Poland	2.2	2022	154	2.4
163 ↓	Canada	2.2	2022	157	2.3
165	Switzerland	2.1	2022	165	1.8
165	Belgium	2.1	2021	165	1.8
165 ↓	South Korea	2.1	2020	154	2.4
168 ↓	Malta	2	2022	160	2
168	Sweden	2	2022	168	1.7
170 ↓	Czech Republic	1.9	2022	160	2
171 ↓	Netherlands	1.7	2022	169	1.6
171 ↓	Ireland	1.7	2022	169	1.6
173	Denmark	1.5	2022	173	1.2
174	Luxembourg	1.4	2021	174	1.1
174 ↓	Iceland	1.4	2022	172	1.3
176 ↓	Finland	1.3	2022	175	1
177 ↓	Norway	1	2021	176	0.7

Definition of Uneven Economic Development Index

The Uneven economic development indicator considers inequality within the economy, irrespective of the actual performance of an economy. The higher the value of the index, the higher the inequality in the country's economy.