KPI |
2023 - Norway |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 3 / Score 86.82 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.00 |
0.40 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.00 Best: Singapore 0.40
86.11% |
0.9Value: 0.9
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.29 |
-1.33 |
Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29
87.55% |
1.84Value: 1.8393557
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 4 / Score 94.68 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.23 |
-1.62 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23
84.56% |
1.64Value: 1.6354141
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.06 |
-1.36 |
Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06
96.78% |
1.95Value: 1.9498514
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.50 |
8.00 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00
98.68% |
8.67Value: 8.666667
|
Business Environment
Rank 18 / Score 73.72 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.42 |
1.67 |
Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42
75.22% |
5.24Value: 5.2429757118
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.72 |
3.22 |
Worst: Mozambique 3.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.72
72.11% |
5.74Value: 5.7439563492
|
Education
Rank 3 / Score 73.38 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.52 |
1.67 |
Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52
79.85% |
7.94Value: 7.9383897781
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.41 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06
46.42% |
26.6Value: 26.598640442
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.05 |
6.41 |
Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05
80.84% |
18.25Value: 18.245609283
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
334.12 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03
66.48% |
496.94Value: 496.9426313
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
45.18 |
6.11 |
Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11
93.3% |
8.73Value: 8.726219915
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 54 / Score 33.9 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.88 |
4.37 |
Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88
54.65% |
84.44Value: 84.44367218
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
43.53 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53
35.55% |
21.23Value: 21.225371311
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
70.27 |
0.10 |
Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27
6.1% |
4.38Value: 4.3826899529
|
Research and Development
Rank 19 / Score 52.41 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9640.25 |
13.92 |
Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25
74.03% |
7140.35Value: 7140.3476331
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56
34.74% |
1.94Value: 1.9380189333
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
28099.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99
1.12% |
314.06Value: 314.05677019
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.70
44.68% |
44.1Value: 44.1
|
ICTs
Rank 29 / Score 82.72 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.98 |
3.39 |
Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98
88.45% |
9.22Value: 9.2185632811
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.89 |
0.48 |
Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89
95.85% |
8.54Value: 8.5406928694
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
77.86% |
0.8Value: 0.8007
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
68.69% |
0.69Value: 0.6932
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 4 / Score 64.3 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52600.54 |
26.44 |
Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54
55.37% |
29134.62Value: 29134.615385
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.30 |
2.10 |
Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30
72.73% |
3.7Value: 3.7
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.06 |
11.85 |
Worst: Egypt 11.85 Best: Mozambique 73.06
20.16% |
24.19Value: 24.189
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 27 / Score 42.68 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.34 |
2.16 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34
26.95% |
11.37Value: 11.373
|
Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.90 |
18.90 |
Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90
68.47% |
59.3Value: 59.3
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.73 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73
32.65% |
4.2Value: 4.1969570105
|
Credit
Rank 12 / Score 64.58 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
65.81% |
5.3Value: 5.3032142857
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
258.91 |
5.42 |
Worst: Zimbabwe 5.42 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.91
63.34% |
165.99Value: 165.9899912
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
28.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iceland 0.00 Best: Cambodia 28.71
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 37 / Score 19.12 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
7.61% |
0Value: 0.0015218115119
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1394.19 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19
4.92% |
68.75Value: 68.752975169
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20
8.66% |
0.19Value: 0.19051245004
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90
8.79% |
0.08Value: 0.07910058245
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 62 / Score 58.93 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
15.46 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
81.89% |
2.8Value: 2.8
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.80 |
0.08 |
Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08
85.87% |
0.18Value: 0.181746721
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
30074.38 |
4.82 |
Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38
1.4% |
425.61Value: 425.612
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 19 / Score 61.51 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.13 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13
80.67% |
52.27Value: 52.266368215
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
7.70 |
Worst: Indonesia 7.70 Best: Ecuador 73.70
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.06 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.06
20.63% |
1.04Value: 1.0438916854
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
55.03% |
44.48Value: 44.484189146
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.79 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79
89.72% |
27.64Value: 27.640567525
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 17 / Score 52.87 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.63 |
2.25 |
Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63
72.6% |
4.7Value: 4.7037301064
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
2.72 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56
75.85% |
4.87Value: 4.8741378784
|
GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86
6.15% |
0.18Value: 0.17592569856
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.34 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34
42.77% |
0.15Value: 0.14541955199
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.97 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97
13.93% |
1.81Value: 1.8063901406
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 35 / Score 43.16 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.42 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42
2.35% |
0.48Value: 0.47910165717
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
59.14 |
1.69 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14
8.96% |
6.84Value: 6.8385424718
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
13.89 |
0.02 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89
21.9% |
3.06Value: 3.0571891242
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
60.98 |
-13.20 |
Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98
20.42% |
1.95Value: 1.9472969419
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.94 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94
61.4% |
51.04Value: 51.037161725
|
knowledge creation
Rank 15 / Score 49.73 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99
5.59% |
4.13Value: 4.1343547929
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.24 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24
22.84% |
1.88Value: 1.8819958084
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
104.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 104.56
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
50.79 |
0.58 |
Worst: Angola 0.58 Best: Iceland 50.79
71.1% |
36.28Value: 36.279522194
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
2898.00 |
43.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00
26.83% |
809Value: 809
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 42 / Score 34.62 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
-4.86 |
Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02
46.69% |
0.22Value: 0.21936587967
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
23.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 23.84
3.88% |
0.93Value: 0.92521393002
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.05 |
0.01 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United States 1.05
54.67% |
0.58Value: 0.57861227863
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
78.53 |
1.85 |
Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53
20.65% |
17.68Value: 17.68131236
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 56 / Score 28.05 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.48 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48
4.16% |
0.27Value: 0.26953374557
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.66 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66
6.24% |
2.8Value: 2.7980923496
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.21 |
0.01 |
Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21
4.58% |
1.62Value: 1.6210983979
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
0.10 |
Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40
18.74% |
7.09Value: 7.0897011527
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.27 |
-2.51 |
Worst: Angola -2.51 Best: Japan 2.27
67.02% |
0.69Value: 0.69338
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 47 / Score 38.67 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.40 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40
89.33% |
64.09Value: 64.089830818
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
445.16 |
1.43 |
Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16
6.61% |
30.76Value: 30.755947863
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.41 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41
3.64% |
1.18Value: 1.179008433
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56
27.36% |
7.54Value: 7.5413077179
|
Creative Goods
Rank 26 / Score 31.47 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25
4.38% |
0.62Value: 0.62362767107
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
37.91 |
0.05 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91
13.11% |
5.01Value: 5.0123574397
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.50 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50
75.69% |
2.65Value: 2.6538407352
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71
3.64% |
0.46Value: 0.46283409863
|
Online creativity
Rank 7 / Score 69.89 |
Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
423.69 |
0.05 |
Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69
35.7% |
151.28Value: 151.28187167
|
Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
2701.89 |
0.03 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89
8.21% |
221.93Value: 221.92891116
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
18874723.79 |
2364.30 |
Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79
25.36% |
4788324.65Value: 4788324.6455
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
77113978.63 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63
0.91% |
701468.26Value: 701468.2557
|