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| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to start a business | business | 2019 | 2.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Enforcing contracts (DB17-20) score | business | 2019 | 52.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business | business | 2019 | 8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Time to start a business | business | 2019 | 28 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| General government net lending/borrowing | fiscal | 2028 | 0.7 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Control of Corruption |
| Pillar | Score |
|---|
| Demographics | 42.3 |
| Gdp Growth | 26.7 |
| Import Demand | 0 |
| Purchasing Power | 0 |
| Data Confidence Score | 100 |
| Opportunity | 17.3 |
Terms review
| governance |
| 2024 |
| 0.5 |
| WGI |
| CC BY 4.0 |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 55 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties rating | governance | 2024 | 1 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Freedom in the World total score | governance | 2024 | 92 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 37 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights rating | governance | 2024 | 1 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2024 | 0 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2024 | 1.2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2024 | 0.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2024 | 1.2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law (0-100 score) | governance | 2024 | 77.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2024 | 1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | health | 2010 | 43.4 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Medical doctors (per 10,000 population) | health | 2023 | 18.1 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) | health | 2023 | 75 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Under-5 mortality rate | health | 2023 | 89.4 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2023 | 100 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | infra | 2023 | 7.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index | infra | 2021 | 2.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2023 | 135.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of alliances, mean | logistics | 2024 | 0 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of services, mean | logistics | 2024 | 1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 0.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, mean | logistics | 2024 | 1.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, median | logistics | 2024 | 1.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean | logistics | 2024 | 1.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median | logistics | 2024 | 1.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Central government debt (% of GDP) | macro | 2019 | 85.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current account balance | macro | 2028 | -13.3 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | macro | 2023 | -48.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP (current USD) | macro | 2023 | 276,733,062.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | macro | 2023 | 2.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | macro | 2023 | 15,610.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | macro | 2023 | 16,426 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | macro | 2024 | 2.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation rate | macro | 2028 | 2.1 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Manufacturing value added (annual % growth) | macro | 2023 | 9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Official exchange rate | macro | 2024 | 1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Real GDP growth | macro | 2028 | 3.2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 42.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP Growth Trajectory | meri_opportunity | 2028 | 9.3 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 0 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Purchasing Power Growth | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 0 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2017 | 56.1 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2026 | 49.1 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| Contract Enforcement Reliability | meri_readiness | 2019 | 52.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Financial System Accessibility | meri_readiness | 2017 | 18.4 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 55 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 37 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom in the World aggregate score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 92 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| General Business Entry Friction | meri_readiness | 2019 | 71.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| HDI Education sub-index | meri_readiness | 2023 | 0.8 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Human Capital Quality | meri_readiness | 2025 | 83.4 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 86.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance | meri_readiness | 2025 | 33.4 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2024 | 86.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade Openness | meri_readiness | 2023 | 66 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| UN EGDI Telecommunication Infrastructure sub-index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.5 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| Exchange-rate monthly volatility (annualised 36-month SD of log-returns) | meri_risk | 2025 | 0 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Exchange Rate Volatility | meri_risk | 2025 | 100 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Inflation Stability | meri_risk | 2028 | 99.2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Consumer Market Size & Purchasing Power | meri_sector_cg | 2023 | 26.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer market size & purchasing power (re-homes CG.C1) | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 14.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital services market size | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 13.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Talent Density | meri_sector_ds | 2024 | 88.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fintech addressable market (un/under-banked + TAM) | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 0.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Government-contracting opportunity | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 0.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Healthcare market size (spend + aging demographics) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 13.3 | WHO_GHED | Verify terms |
| Manufacturing opportunity / demand | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 0.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Adult literacy rate | social | 2020 | 99.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Age dependency ratio | social | 2024 | 42 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | social | 2024 | 69.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population growth (annual %) | social | 2024 | -0.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population, total | social | 2024 | 17,695 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tertiary education gross enrollment (% gross) | social | 2024 | 71.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | social | 2024 | 79.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| FDI net inflows (% of GDP) | trade | 2023 | 28.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured) | trade | 2018 | 51.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise exports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 3,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise imports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 138,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Service imports (current USD) | trade | 2023 | 43,003,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tariff rate, applied, simple mean | trade | 2021 | 6.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | trade | 2023 | 106.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
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