KPI |
2023 - United Kingdom |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 32 / Score 66.93 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.00 |
0.40 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.00 Best: Singapore 0.40
61.81% |
1.78Value: 1.775
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.29 |
-1.33 |
Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29
72.09% |
1.28Value: 1.2794811
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 12 / Score 89.09 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.23 |
-1.62 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23
80.15% |
1.47Value: 1.4655967
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.06 |
-1.36 |
Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06
81.48% |
1.43Value: 1.4266424
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.50 |
8.00 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00
97.36% |
9.33Value: 9.333333
|
Business Environment
Rank 43 / Score 56.53 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.42 |
1.67 |
Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42
65.7% |
4.79Value: 4.7908930313
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.72 |
3.22 |
Worst: Mozambique 3.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.72
47.25% |
4.87Value: 4.8736556437
|
Education
Rank 38 / Score 59.56 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.52 |
1.67 |
Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52
45.59% |
5.25Value: 5.2487101555
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.41 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06
37.07% |
22.33Value: 22.331939697
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.05 |
6.41 |
Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05
74.6% |
17.33Value: 17.33175087
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
334.12 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03
69.14% |
503.46Value: 503.45516062
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
45.18 |
6.11 |
Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11
71.41% |
17.28Value: 17.281719395
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 18 / Score 46.03 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.88 |
4.37 |
Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88
44.44% |
69.48Value: 69.483726501
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
43.53 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53
39.97% |
22.75Value: 22.754398808
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
70.27 |
0.10 |
Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27
28.57% |
20.15Value: 20.147960663
|
Research and Development
Rank 6 / Score 71.27 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9640.25 |
13.92 |
Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25
48.51% |
4683.77Value: 4683.76565
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56
52.58% |
2.93Value: 2.9281316689
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
28099.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99
20.63% |
5797.83Value: 5797.8280564
|
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
99.36% |
98.07Value: 98.066666667
|
ICTs
Rank 6 / Score 94.17 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.98 |
3.39 |
Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98
94.46% |
9.61Value: 9.6147641425
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.89 |
0.48 |
Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89
99.48% |
8.85Value: 8.8464603257
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
87.32% |
0.89Value: 0.8859
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
95.36% |
0.95Value: 0.9545
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 42 / Score 35 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52600.54 |
26.44 |
Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54
8.62% |
4560.72Value: 4560.7202618
|
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
9.1% |
17.42Value: 17.421
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 2 / Score 61.87 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.34 |
2.16 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34
45.99% |
17.88Value: 17.879
|
Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.90 |
18.90 |
Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90
99.66% |
77.7Value: 77.7
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.73 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73
39.98% |
5.13Value: 5.1258691525
|
Credit
Rank 18 / Score 60.24 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
64.77% |
5.25Value: 5.2546666667
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
258.91 |
5.42 |
Worst: Zimbabwe 5.42 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.91
55.7% |
146.62Value: 146.61584172
|
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 11 / Score 57.43 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
30.59% |
0.01Value: 0.006118004432
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1394.19 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19
9.06% |
126.59Value: 126.59215029
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20
27.95% |
0.61Value: 0.61498785857
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90
31.31% |
0.28Value: 0.28177028371
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 6 / Score 90.14 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
15.46 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
91.72% |
1.28Value: 1.28
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.80 |
0.08 |
Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08
97.52% |
0.1Value: 0.097854628
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
30074.38 |
4.82 |
Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38
12.54% |
3776.04Value: 3776.04
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 10 / Score 67.05 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.13 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13
77.89% |
50.56Value: 50.558842008
|
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
40.85% |
2.07Value: 2.0671328129
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
71.11% |
57.49Value: 57.485524518
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.79 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79
78.33% |
24.15Value: 24.149962458
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 11 / Score 62.42 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.63 |
2.25 |
Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63
82.06% |
5.02Value: 5.0237744844
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
2.72 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56
77.64% |
4.93Value: 4.9250886615
|
GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86
12.19% |
0.35Value: 0.34851682362
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.34 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34
47.58% |
0.16Value: 0.16175734068
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.97 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97
14.86% |
1.93Value: 1.9278266864
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 30 / Score 45.74 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.42 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42
9.86% |
2.01Value: 2.0124908191
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
59.14 |
1.69 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14
14.53% |
10.04Value: 10.037313245
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
13.89 |
0.02 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89
13.15% |
1.84Value: 1.8433396609
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
60.98 |
-13.20 |
Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98
20.39% |
1.93Value: 1.9266605202
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.94 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94
50.19% |
41.78Value: 41.777635154
|
knowledge creation
Rank 9 / Score 60.63 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99
6.84% |
5.06Value: 5.0591582078
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.24 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24
18.44% |
1.52Value: 1.5198445781
|
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
62.62% |
32.02Value: 32.022137454
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
2898.00 |
43.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00
62.94% |
1840Value: 1840
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 4 / Score 65.42 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
-4.86 |
Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02
47.84% |
0.35Value: 0.34514302135
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
23.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 23.84
21.84% |
5.21Value: 5.2065430692
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.05 |
0.01 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United States 1.05
68.87% |
0.73Value: 0.72625807436
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
78.53 |
1.85 |
Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53
53.52% |
42.89Value: 42.8868405
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 9 / Score 58.02 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.48 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48
44.69% |
2.9Value: 2.8962063002
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.66 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66
18.21% |
8.14Value: 8.1407945703
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.21 |
0.01 |
Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21
13.65% |
4.82Value: 4.8160582339
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
0.10 |
Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40
31.07% |
11.69Value: 11.68734608
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.27 |
-2.51 |
Worst: Angola -2.51 Best: Japan 2.27
84.73% |
1.54Value: 1.540208
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 8 / Score 63.42 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.40 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40
97% |
85.16Value: 85.15695841
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
445.16 |
1.43 |
Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16
14.48% |
65.67Value: 65.673839318
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.41 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41
25.66% |
8.32Value: 8.3165331468
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56
50.99% |
14.05Value: 14.05228989
|
Creative Goods
Rank 9 / Score 44.95 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25
21.53% |
3.07Value: 3.0684789198
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
37.91 |
0.05 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91
8.81% |
3.39Value: 3.386482071
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.50 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50
70.84% |
2.49Value: 2.4853552744
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71
16.8% |
2.14Value: 2.1353312385
|
Online creativity
Rank 9 / Score 68.08 |
Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
423.69 |
0.05 |
Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69
43.5% |
184.34Value: 184.3436021
|
Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
2701.89 |
0.03 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89
8.89% |
240.09Value: 240.09242576
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
18874723.79 |
2364.30 |
Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79
17.12% |
3232482.18Value: 3232482.1761
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
77113978.63 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63
1.17% |
903952.49Value: 903952.49313
|