Aperture Market Intelligence

Regional GDP

$4.51T

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

1.68B

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

4.59%

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

3.72%

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

47.47

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Bhutan · Lower middle income	53.2	67	83%	medium
2	India · Lower middle income	49.8	77	83%	medium
3	Nepal · Lower middle income	45.6	86	92%	high
4	Bangladesh · Lower middle income	41.8	100	100%	high
Display only	Maldives · Upper middle income	46.9	—	75%	medium
Display only	Sri Lanka · Lower middle income	—	—	67%	medium

41.8–44.144.1–46.446.4–48.748.7–5151–53.2Missing

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Bhutan	Lower middle income	53.2	67	Rank-eligible
India	Lower middle income	49.8	77	Rank-eligible
Nepal	Lower middle income	45.6	86	Rank-eligible
Bangladesh	Lower middle income	41.8	100	Rank-eligible
Maldives	Upper middle income	46.9	—	Display only
Sri Lanka	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data

Sources

WDI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
WGI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
OECD · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · OECD Terms and Conditions
TI_CPI · Transparency International · Transparency International Terms
B_READY · World Bank · World Bank Terms
GLOBAL_FINDEX · World Bank · World Bank Terms
ILOSTAT · International Labour Organization · ILOSTAT Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

South Asia.