KPI   |
2021 |
| Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Moldova |
 Political environment
Rank 92 / Score 49.5 |
| Poltical and operational stability |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
64.3Worst: Yemen 0
Best: Singapore 100
64.3% |
64.3Value: 64.3
|
| Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
42.1Worst: Yemen 0
Best: Singapore 100
42.1% |
42.1Value: 42.1
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 95 / Score 54.63 |
| Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
43.8Worst: Yemen 0
Best: Singapore 100
43.8% |
43.8Value: 43.8
|
| Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
36.9Worst: Yemen 0
Best: Finland 100
36.9% |
36.9Value: 36.9
|
| Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.5 |
8 |
23.7Worst: Sri Lanka 58.5
Best: Austria 8
68.91% |
23.7Value: 23.7
|
Business Environment
Rank 48 / Score 75.25 |
| Ease of starting a business |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
52.4 |
95.7Worst: New Zealand 100
Best: Cambodia 52.4
9.03% |
95.7Value: 95.7
|
| Ease of doing insolvency |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.7 |
0 |
54.8Worst: Angola 0
Best: Finland 92.7
59.12% |
54.8Value: 54.8
|
Education
Rank 63 / Score 51.78 |
| Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.3 |
1.3 |
6.1Worst: Bangladesh 1.3
Best: Namibia 8.3
68.57% |
6.1Value: 6.1
|
| Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
52.4 |
5.5 |
24.2Worst: Guatemala 5.5
Best: Tunisia 52.4
39.87% |
24.2Value: 24.2
|
| School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.5 |
6.4 |
11.4Worst: Niger 6.4
Best: Australia 20.5
35.46% |
11.4Value: 11.4
|
| PISA scales in reading, maths and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579 |
334.1 |
424.4Worst: Dominican Republic 334.1
Best: China 579
36.87% |
424.4Value: 424.4
|
| Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
68.1 |
6.4 |
10.3Worst: Malawi 68.1
Best: Croatia 6.4
93.68% |
10.3Value: 10.3
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 70 / Score 31.53 |
| Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
142.9 |
0.8 |
39.2Worst: Malawi 0.8
Best: Greece 142.9
27.02% |
39.2Value: 39.2
|
| Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.5 |
9.4 |
24.8Worst: Ecuador 9.4
Best: Oman 44.5
43.87% |
24.8Value: 24.8
|
| Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
48.6 |
0 |
5.6Worst: Myanmar 0
Best: United Arab Emirates 48.6
11.52% |
5.6Value: 5.6
|
Research and Development
Rank 84 / Score 3.57 |
| Resarchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
8407.8 |
12.9 |
696.1Worst: Guatemala 12.9
Best: Korea, Rep. 8407.8
8.14% |
696.1Value: 696.1
|
| Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.9 |
0 |
0.3Worst: Angola 0
Best: Israel 4.9
6.12% |
0.3Value: 0.3
|
| Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
0Worst: Albania 0
Best: United States 100
0% |
0Value: 0
|
| QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.8 |
0 |
0Worst: Albania 0
Best: United States 98.8
0% |
0Value: 0
|
ICTs
Rank 62 / Score 68.03 |
| ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
95.1 |
21.7 |
66.4Worst: Ethiopia 21.7
Best: Luxembourg 95.1
60.9% |
66.4Value: 66.4
|
| ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
90.4 |
3.1 |
54.2Worst: Niger 3.1
Best: Denmark 90.4
58.53% |
54.2Value: 54.2
|
| Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
19.4 |
75.3Worst: Lao PDR 19.4
Best: Korea, Rep. 100
69.35% |
75.3Value: 75.3
|
| online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
15.5 |
76.2Worst: Algeria 15.5
Best: Estonia 100
71.83% |
76.2Value: 76.2
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 95 / Score 22.13 |
| Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
56175.6 |
17.6 |
1520.3Worst: Benin 17.6
Best: Iceland 56175.6
2.68% |
1520.3Value: 1520.3
|
| Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
19Worst: Angola 0
Best: Germany 100
19% |
19Value: 19
|
| Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
66 |
6.4 |
25.5Worst: Yemen 6.4
Best: Mozambique 66
32.05% |
25.5Value: 25.5
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 107 / Score 19.35 |
| GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.2 |
2.5 |
6Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.5
Best: Hong Kong SAR 32.2
11.78% |
6Value: 6
|
| Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.5 |
25.1 |
44.4Worst: Myanmar 25.1
Best: Denmark 82.5
33.62% |
44.4Value: 44.4
|
| ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
16.2 |
0 |
0.3Worst: Ethiopia 0
Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2
1.85% |
0.3Value: 0.3
|
Credit
Rank 93 / Score 33.75 |
| Ease of getting credit |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
70Worst: Yemen 0
Best: Azerbaijan 100
70% |
70Value: 70
|
| Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
235.7 |
5.6 |
24.8Worst: Yemen 5.6
Best: Hong Kong SAR 235.7
8.34% |
24.8Value: 24.8
|
| Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.4 |
0 |
0.7Worst: Angola 0
Best: Cambodia 38.4
1.82% |
0.7Value: 0.7
|
Investment
Rank 37 / Score 39 |
| Ease of protecting minority investors |
Initial Value: 1
|
92 |
10 |
68Worst: Ethiopia 10
Best: Kenya 92
70.73% |
68Value: 68
|
| Market capitalisation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1223.5 |
0.2 |
n/aWorst: Algeria 0.2
Best: Hong Kong SAR 1223.5
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
| Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.2 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Colombia 0
Best: Luxembourg 1.2
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
| Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.5 |
0 |
0.04Worst: Argentina 0
Best: Israel 0.5
8% |
0.04Value: 0.04
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 86 / Score 61.87 |
| Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
17.9 |
0 |
3.5Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0
Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.9
19.55% |
3.5Value: 3.5
|
| Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
80.1Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0
Best: Portugal 100
80.1% |
80.1Value: 80.1
|
| Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
24162.4 |
3.9 |
34.9Worst: Cape Verde 3.9
Best: China 24162.4
0.13% |
34.9Value: 34.9
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 68 / Score 30.34 |
| Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
60.7 |
3.4 |
31.1Worst: Tanzania 3.4
Best: Luxembourg 60.7
48.34% |
31.1Value: 31.1
|
| Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.2 |
5.9 |
38.1Worst: Myanmar 5.9
Best: China 79.2
43.93% |
38.1Value: 38.1
|
| GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.4 |
0 |
0Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Israel 4.4
0% |
0Value: 0
|
| GERD financed by business enterpise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.8 |
0 |
15.5Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0
Best: Thailand 80.8
19.18% |
15.5Value: 15.5
|
| Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.6 |
0.1 |
16.4Worst: Uganda 0.1
Best: Belarus 32.6
50.15% |
16.4Value: 16.4
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 118 / Score 13 |
| University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
79.2 |
17 |
28.7Worst: Yemen 17
Best: Israel 79.2
18.81% |
28.7Value: 28.7
|
| State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.7 |
25.9 |
26.1Worst: Albania 25.9
Best: United States 73.7
0.42% |
26.1Value: 26.1
|
| GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.5 |
0 |
0.01Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Israel 2.5
0.5% |
0.01Value: 0.0126
|
| Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.5 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Burkina Faso 0
Best: Malta 0.5
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
| Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
14.1 |
0 |
0.2Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Japan 14.1
1.42% |
0.2Value: 0.2
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 82 / Score 21.76 |
| Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.6 |
0 |
0.5Worst: Armenia 0
Best: Ireland 20.6
2.43% |
0.5Value: 0.5
|
| High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.6 |
1.6 |
7.6Worst: Luxembourg 1.6
Best: Hong Kong SAR 51.6
12% |
7.6Value: 7.6
|
| ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
11.1 |
0 |
1.9Worst: Mexico 0
Best: Cyprus 11.1
17.12% |
1.9Value: 1.9
|
| Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
44.2 |
-16.8 |
2.8Worst: Luxembourg -16.8
Best: Cyprus 44.2
32.13% |
2.8Value: 2.8
|
| Research talent in business entreprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.3 |
0.1 |
6.2Worst: Senegal 0.1
Best: Korea, Rep. 82.3
7.42% |
6.2Value: 6.2
|
knowledge creation
Rank 33 / Score 30.88 |
| Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
74.5 |
0 |
2.4Worst: Angola 0
Best: Korea, Rep. 74.5
3.22% |
2.4Value: 2.4
|
| PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
9.6 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Zambia 0
Best: Japan 9.6
1.04% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
| Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
96.6 |
0 |
3.8Worst: Albania 0
Best: China 96.6
3.93% |
3.8Value: 3.8
|
| Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
65 |
0.4 |
7.4Worst: Angola 0.4
Best: Iceland 65
10.84% |
7.4Value: 7.4
|
| Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
6Worst: Cape Verde 0
Best: United Kingdom 100
6% |
6Value: 6
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 103 / Score 20.05 |
| Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
7.3 |
-10 |
-1.1Worst: Lebanon -10
Best: Myanmar 7.3
51.45% |
-1.1Value: -1.1
|
| New business density |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
28.6 |
0 |
1.9Worst: Bangladesh 0
Best: Hong Kong SAR 28.6
6.64% |
1.9Value: 1.9
|
| Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.1 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Algeria 0
Best: United States 1.1
9.09% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
| ISO 9001 quality certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
38 |
0.2 |
2.6Worst: Ethiopia 0.2
Best: Bulgaria 38
6.35% |
2.6Value: 2.6
|
| High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
76.2 |
1.2 |
16.2Worst: Yemen 1.2
Best: Singapore 76.2
20% |
16.2Value: 16.2
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 50 / Score 23.15 |
| IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
7.7 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Netherlands 7.7
1.3% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
| High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.6 |
0 |
0.9Worst: Albania 0
Best: Malaysia 38.6
2.33% |
0.9Value: 0.9
|
| ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.3 |
0 |
5Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0
Best: Ireland 27.3
18.32% |
5Value: 5
|
| Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
39.7Worst: Nigeria 0
Best: Japan 100
39.7% |
39.7Value: 39.7
|
Intangible Assests
Rank 34 / Score 43.11 |
| Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
418.9 |
2.3 |
87.8Worst: Ethiopia 2.3
Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 418.9
20.52% |
87.8Value: 87.8
|
| Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
29.6 |
0 |
12.5Worst: Benin 0
Best: China 29.6
42.23% |
12.5Value: 12.5
|
| ICTs and organizational model creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.7 |
21.7 |
48.3Worst: Yemen 21.7
Best: United States 83.7
42.9% |
48.3Value: 48.3
|
| Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
307.2 |
0 |
0Worst: Albania 0
Best: Hong Kong SAR 307.2
0% |
0Value: 0
|
Creative Goods
Rank 88 / Score 8.18 |
| Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.6 |
0 |
0.9Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Malta 12.6
7.14% |
0.9Value: 0.9
|
| National featue films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
55.3 |
0.1 |
0.3Worst: Belarus 0.1
Best: Iceland 55.3
0.36% |
0.3Value: 0.3
|
| Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
100 |
0 |
n/aWorst: Yemen 0
Best: United States 100
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
| Printing publications and other media output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.7 |
0.1 |
0.7Worst: Lao PDR 0.1
Best: Malta 6.7
9.09% |
0.7Value: 0.7
|
| Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
11.2 |
0 |
0.1Worst: Algeria 0
Best: China 11.2
0.89% |
0.1Value: 0.1
|
Online creativity
Rank 60 / Score 19.08 |
| Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
2.1Worst: Angola 0
Best: Iceland 100
2.1% |
2.1Value: 2.1
|
| Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
2.3Worst: Angola 0
Best: Denmark 100
2.3% |
2.3Value: 2.3
|
| Wikipedia yearly edits |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.9 |
6.1 |
45.2Worst: Ethiopia 6.1
Best: Israel 93.9
44.53% |
45.2Value: 45.2
|
| Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
100 |
0 |
27.4Worst: Algeria 0
Best: Belarus 100
27.4% |
27.4Value: 27.4
|
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