46.8MERI readiness1.0.0 · 2024
82Global rankCoverage 83%
22BGDP (2024)WDI
2.8MPopulation (2024)WDI

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Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD
202422,014,397,089.8WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent
2024-0.5WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent
20245.4WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent
20281.8IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people
20242,839,175WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 35.2
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 3
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Contract Enf
Components
48.7
Corruption
Components
44
Digital Infra
Components
21.7
Fin Access
Components
11.7
Human Cap
Components
67.6
IP Protect
Components
49.5
Labor
Components
72.1
LPI
Components
47.1
Security Rol
Components
49.5
Trade Open
Components
63.1
Data Confidence Score53
Market Infrastructure
Pillars
35.9
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars
49
Talent Operating
Pillars
58.3

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

44
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.5
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.5

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

96 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS
finance202445.1WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP
fiscal2028-2.1IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST
governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE
governance202544TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST
governance20240.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST
governance20240.5WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST
governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST
governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST
governance20240.5WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
infra202397.7WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2
infra202416WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
infra202133.8WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ
infra20222.5WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2
infra2024117.7WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN
logistics202438.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS
logistics20247LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20244.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS
logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR
logistics20247.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN
logistics20246.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN
logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR
logistics20247.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN
logistics20249.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN
logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS
logistics20246.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20247.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS
logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS
logistics20247.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20249.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS
logistics20246.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20245.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS
logistics20243.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS
logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS
logistics202420.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS
logistics202411.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN
logistics202452LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE
logistics20240LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV
logistics202436LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN
logistics20240.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN
logistics202450LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN
logistics202452LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20242.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS
logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS
logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS
logistics20241.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS
logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
macro202097.9WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD
macro2028-3.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
macro20243.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
macro202422,014,397,089.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
macro2024-0.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
macro20247,753.8WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
macro20245.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH
macro20285IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS
macro20241.3WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF
macro2024156.4WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH
macro20281.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO
macro20246.5WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
macro20253.3WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS
meri_opportunity202447.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH
meri_opportunity20284.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND
meri_opportunity202441.8WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K
meri_readiness202439IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA
meri_readiness202421.7WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY
meri_readiness202580.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION
meri_readiness202548.7B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE
meri_readiness202558.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR
meri_readiness202568.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K
meri_readiness20246.9IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF
meri_readiness202548.7B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION
meri_readiness202544TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS
meri_readiness202411.7WDICC BY 4.0
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY
meri_readiness202580.9B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX
meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR
meri_readiness202570.7WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP
meri_readiness202567.6UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT
meri_readiness202449.5WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI
meri_readiness202547.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL
meri_readiness202449.5WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN
meri_readiness202558.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB
meri_risk202876IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE
meri_risk202643.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT
meri_risk202643.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND
social202436.8WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
social202569.6WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN
social202471.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW
social2024-0WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL
social20242,839,175WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
social202458.9WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
trade20241.4WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS
trade20232.6WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
trade20241,867,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
trade20247,288,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS
trade20229.7WDICC BY 4.0
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