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Region

South Asia.

Population-led growth markets including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, plus high-growth Himalayan economies.

  • 6 countries
  • 5 with MERI
  • 5 rank-eligible
  • 2024 scored year

Regional indicators

Aggregated from country-level data with coverage and confidence flags.

Regional GDP

$4.58T

  • Year 2025
  • sum
  • 100% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

1.69B

  • Year 2025
  • sum
  • 100% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

5.79%

  • Year 2025
  • mean
  • 100% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

3.1%

  • Year 2025
  • median
  • 100% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

57.17

  • Year 2024
  • mean
  • 83% coverage
  • Medium confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional MERI ranking

2024 scored year. Methodology version 1.0.1.

Regional rankCountryMERI scoreGlobal rankCoverageConfidence
1Bhutan · Lower middle income65.16492%high
2Maldives · Upper middle income57.59092%high
3India · Lower middle income5791100%high
4Nepal · Lower middle income54.79792%high
5Bangladesh · Lower middle income51.4112100%high
Display onlySri Lanka · Lower middle income——67%medium

MERI score distribution

Average 57.2 · Median 57

  • 0–200
  • 20–400
  • 40–604
  • 60–801
  • 80–1000

South Asia — MERI readiness map

5 countries mapped · Source: WDI, WGI

Datasetmeri_index_scores
ScopeWORLDWIDE
N / imputed5 / 13
South Asia — MERI readiness mapFijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Rep.RussiaBahamasFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. SudanBangladesh · 51.4 · 2024 · Rank 112Nepal · 54.7 · 2024 · Rank 97India · 57 · 2024 · Rank 91Bhutan · 65.1 · 2024 · Rank 64
sequential · gold51.4–65.1
51.454.958.361.765.1
No data reported
Display5 scored
Scale
Palette
Scope
Leaderboard · Globaln = 5
64Bhutan65.1
90Maldives57.5
91India57
97Nepal54.7
112Bangladesh51.4
  • 13 imputed pillar inputs across 5 scores.

Countries in this region

All countries assigned to this World Bank region with their latest MERI status.

CountryIncome groupMERI scoreGlobal rankStatus
BhutanLower middle income65.164Rank-eligible
MaldivesUpper middle income57.590Rank-eligible
IndiaLower middle income5791Rank-eligible
NepalLower middle income54.797Rank-eligible
BangladeshLower middle income51.4112Rank-eligible
Sri LankaLower middle income——Insufficient data

Sources and limitations

Provenance and known coverage gaps for this region.

  • MERI data is available for 5 of 6 countries in South Asia.

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) · ILOSTAT Terms
  • UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
  • WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

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