KPI  |
2022 |
Weight  |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value  |
South Africa |
Political environment
Rank 66 / Score 58.98 |
Political and operational stability  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.9 |
0.4 |
Worst: Singapore 0.4 Best: Yemen 5.9
38.18% |
2.5Value: 2.5
|
Government effectiveness  |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.3353 |
-2.30766 |
Worst: Yemen -2.30766 Best: Singapore 2.3353
56.15% |
0.3Value: 0.299396
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 44 / Score 71.96 |
Regulatory quality  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.20561 |
-1.79991 |
Worst: Yemen -1.79991 Best: Singapore 2.20561
50.03% |
0.2Value: 0.203909
|
Rule of law  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.07888 |
-1.77656 |
Worst: Yemen -1.77656 Best: Finland 2.07888
43.09% |
-0.12Value: -0.115417
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal  |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.5 |
8 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.5 Best: Austria 8
97.36% |
9.33Value: 9.33333
|
Business Environment
Rank 119 / Score 24.83 |
Policies for doing business  |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.49265 |
1.74597 |
Worst: Argentina 1.74597 Best: Switzerland 6.49265
25.49% |
2.96Value: 2.95612
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture  |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.29701 |
3.2157 |
Worst: Mozambique 3.2157 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.29701
17.06% |
3.74Value: 3.74146
|
Education
Rank 68 / Score 50.02 |
Expenditure on education  |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.64049 |
1.32632 |
Worst: Bangladesh 1.32632 Best: Namibia 9.64049
58.53% |
6.19Value: 6.19288
|
Government funding per secondary student  |
Initial Value: 1
|
49.3918 |
5.25506 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.25506 Best: Tunisia 49.3918
42.47% |
24Value: 23.9981
|
School life expectancy  |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.0546 |
6.40677 |
Worst: Niger 6.40677 Best: Australia 21.0546
49.41% |
13.64Value: 13.6437
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.027 |
334.119 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.119 Best: China 579.027
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
43.6656 |
6.2333 |
Worst: Ethiopia 43.6656 Best: Croatia 6.2333
49.67% |
25.07Value: 25.0735
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 96 / Score 17.59 |
Tertiary enrolment  |
Initial Value: 1
|
148.531 |
4.11603 |
Worst: Zambia 4.11603 Best: Greece 148.531
13.68% |
23.87Value: 23.8666
|
Graduates in Science and engineering  |
Initial Value: 1
|
39.0352 |
9.50237 |
Worst: Tanzania 9.50237 Best: Oman 39.0352
29.88% |
18.33Value: 18.3267
|
Tertiary inbound mobility  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
72.9751 |
0.02776 |
Worst: Nepal 0.02776 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.9751
4.72% |
3.47Value: 3.47196
|
Research and Development
Rank 50 / Score 13.21 |
Researchers FTE  |
Initial Value: 1
|
8713.63 |
14.4474 |
Worst: Guatemala 14.4474 Best: Korea, Rep. 8713.63
5.4% |
484.28Value: 484.28
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)  |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.43562 |
0.01036 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01036 Best: Israel 5.43562
11.15% |
0.62Value: 0.61525
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3  |
Initial Value: 1
|
20800.9 |
0 |
Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 20800.9
0% |
0Value: 0
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities  |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.9 |
0 |
Worst: Albania 0 Best: United States 98.9
31.72% |
31.37Value: 31.3667
|
ICTs
Rank 66 / Score 72.52 |
ICT access  |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.96109 |
3.45712 |
Worst: Niger 3.45712 Best: Singapore 9.96109
75.21% |
8.35Value: 8.3485
|
ICT use  |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.90633 |
1.14762 |
Worst: Yemen 1.14762 Best: Iceland 8.90633
58.54% |
5.69Value: 5.68967
|
Government online service  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1 |
0.1 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.1 Best: Korea, Rep. 1
71.9% |
0.75Value: 0.7471
|
online e-participation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1 |
0.0952 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.0952 Best: Estonia 1
72.37% |
0.75Value: 0.75
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 59 / Score 31.43 |
Electricity output  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
51702.7 |
26.598 |
Worst: Niger 26.598 Best: Iceland 51702.7
7.6% |
3956.5Value: 3956.5
|
Logistics performance  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.2 |
2.05 |
Worst: Angola 2.05 Best: Germany 4.2
61.86% |
3.38Value: 3.38
|
Gross capital formation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
59.855 |
6.523 |
Worst: Yemen 6.523 Best: Mozambique 59.855
13.12% |
13.52Value: 13.522
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 104 / Score 18.27 |
GDP per unit of energy use  |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.8534 |
2.01051 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.01051 Best: Ireland 32.8534
10.01% |
5.1Value: 5.09912
|
Environmental performance  |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.9 |
18.9 |
Worst: India 18.9 Best: Denmark 77.9
31.02% |
37.2Value: 37.2
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates  |
Initial Value: 1
|
16.1584 |
0.0283117 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.0283117 Best: Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.1584
7.59% |
1.25Value: 1.25326
|
Credit
Rank 48 / Score 31.44 |
Finance for startups and scaleups  |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.8975 |
2.23333 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23333 Best: Finland 6.8975
42.21% |
4.2Value: 4.20216
|
Domestic credit to private sector  |
Initial Value: 1
|
258.43 |
5.63672 |
Worst: Yemen 5.63672 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.43
40.44% |
107.88Value: 107.878
|
Microfinance institutions gross loan portfolio  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
26.5934423 |
0 |
Worst: Iceland 0 Best: Cambodia 26.5934423
4.74% |
1.26Value: 1.2595069012
|
Investment
Rank 25 / Score 31.65 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.013512 |
0 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0 Best: Israel 0.013512
3.11% |
0Value: 0.000419726
|
Market capitalization  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1391.4416378 |
0.2262558792 |
Worst: Algeria 0.2262558792 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1391.4416378
19.14% |
266.51Value: 266.5062619
|
Venture capital investors, deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.7712633864 |
0.0020977884066 |
Worst: Bangladesh 0.0020977884066 Best: Mauritius 1.7712633864
3.95% |
0.07Value: 0.071986417494
|
Venture capital recipients, deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.594299 |
0.0018777 |
Worst: Algeria 0.0018777 Best: Israel 0.594299
6.6% |
0.04Value: 0.0409683
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 61 / Score 58.1 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
15.46 |
0 |
Worst: Hong Kong SAR 0 Best: Cameroon 15.46
28.46% |
4.4Value: 4.4
|
Domestic industry diversification  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.831349 |
0.0808477 |
Worst: Portugal 0.0808477 Best: Brunei Darussalam 0.831349
13.03% |
0.18Value: 0.178647
|
Domestic market scale  |
Initial Value: 1
|
27072 |
9.526 |
Worst: Burundi 9.526 Best: China 27072
3.15% |
861.93Value: 861.929
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 78 / Score 25.02 |
Knowledge-intensive employment  |
Initial Value: 1
|
63.6068 |
2.31389 |
Worst: Burundi 2.31389 Best: Luxembourg 63.6068
31.17% |
21.42Value: 21.4219
|
Firms offering formal training  |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.2 |
5.9 |
Worst: Myanmar 5.9 Best: China 79.2
2.73% |
7.9Value: 7.9
|
GERD performed by business enterprise  |
Initial Value: 1
|
4.90795 |
0.000333094 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.000333094 Best: Israel 4.90795
6.94% |
0.34Value: 0.340795
|
GERD financed by business enterprise  |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.8396 |
0 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0 Best: Thailand 80.8396
51.32% |
41.49Value: 41.49
|
Females employed with advanced degrees  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.2531 |
0.0973045 |
Worst: Uganda 0.0973045 Best: Israel 30.2531
32.95% |
10.03Value: 10.0322
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 51 / Score 26.07 |
University/industry research collaboration  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.77845 |
2.12069 |
Worst: Angola 2.12069 Best: United States 5.77845
50.21% |
3.96Value: 3.9574
|
State of cluster development  |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.71095 |
2.68416 |
Worst: Angola 2.68416 Best: United States 5.71095
34.69% |
3.73Value: 3.7341
|
GERD financed by abroad  |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.6438 |
0 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0 Best: Israel 2.6438
3.2% |
0.08Value: 0.0845952
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals  |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.375068 |
0.000489036 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.000489036 Best: Malta 0.375068
12.18% |
0.05Value: 0.046102
|
Patent families filed in two offices  |
Initial Value: 1
|
13.6159 |
0 |
Worst: Albania 0 Best: Japan 13.6159
1.48% |
0.2Value: 0.200954
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 58 / Score 31.8 |
Intellectual property payments  |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.1811 |
0 |
Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Ireland 20.1811
8.09% |
1.63Value: 1.63318
|
High tech imports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
61.8729 |
1.55565 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.55565 Best: Hong Kong SAR 61.8729
13.36% |
9.62Value: 9.61632
|
ICT services imports  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.0845 |
0.0189235 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.0189235 Best: Cyprus 14.0845
8.56% |
1.22Value: 1.22324
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52.4546 |
-24.2174 |
Worst: Netherlands -24.2174 Best: Cyprus 52.4546
33.17% |
1.22Value: 1.21617
|
Research talent in business enterprise  |
Initial Value: 1
|
81.828304555 |
0.30038 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30038 Best: Korea, Rep. 81.828304555
22.41% |
18.57Value: 18.572282368
|
knowledge creation
Rank 52 / Score 17.65 |
Patent applications by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.8864 |
0 |
Worst: Honduras 0 Best: Korea, Rep. 77.8864
0.88% |
0.68Value: 0.684056
|
PCT applications by origin  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.92162 |
0 |
Worst: Albania 0 Best: Japan 8.92162
2.96% |
0.26Value: 0.264523
|
Utility models by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
120.658 |
0 |
Worst: Benin 0 Best: China 120.658
0% |
n/aValue: n/a
|
Scientific and technical publications  |
Initial Value: 1
|
70.305 |
0.500069 |
Worst: Angola 0.500069 Best: Iceland 70.305
28.84% |
20.63Value: 20.6316
|
Citable documents H index   |
Initial Value: 1
|
2711 |
50 |
Worst: Mauritania 50 Best: United States 2711
19.43% |
567Value: 567
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 35 / Score 36.31 |
Labor productivity growth  |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.42803 |
-5.52429 |
Worst: Yemen -5.52429 Best: China 6.42803
60.18% |
1.67Value: 1.66811
|
New business density  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
24.1932 |
0.0412862 |
Worst: Bangladesh 0.0412862 Best: Estonia 24.1932
51.57% |
12.5Value: 12.4976
|
Total computer software spending  |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.07538 |
0.00595648 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00595648 Best: United States 1.07538
31.96% |
0.35Value: 0.347734
|
ISO 9001 quality certificates  |
Initial Value: 1
|
38.6228 |
0.143587 |
Worst: Tajikistan 0.143587 Best: Italy 38.6228
11.05% |
4.39Value: 4.39462
|
High-tech manufacturing  |
Initial Value: 1
|
74.6573 |
1.22291 |
Worst: Yemen 1.22291 Best: Singapore 74.6573
26.8% |
20.9Value: 20.9023
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 73 / Score 20.14 |
IP receipts  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
7.68633 |
0 |
Worst: Armenia 0 Best: Netherlands 7.68633
1.43% |
0.11Value: 0.110038
|
High Tech exports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
74.6573 |
0.00742426 |
Worst: Burundi 0.00742426 Best: Singapore 74.6573
2.89% |
2.17Value: 2.16632
|
ICT services export  |
Initial Value: 1
|
32.0873 |
0.0139309 |
Worst: Mexico 0.0139309 Best: Ireland 32.0873
1.84% |
0.6Value: 0.603383
|
Production and export complexity  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.48712 |
-1.77323 |
Worst: Nigeria -1.77323 Best: Japan 2.48712
42.34% |
0.03Value: 0.03067
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 52 / Score 34.29 |
Trademark application class count by origin  |
Initial Value: 1
|
469.913 |
2.98144 |
Worst: Niger 2.98144 Best: Iran, Islamic Rep. 469.913
5.34% |
27.9Value: 27.8974
|
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, %  |
Initial Value: 1
|
92.653160543 |
-295.82728163 |
Worst: Montenegro -295.82728163 Best: United States 92.653160543
92.51% |
63.57Value: 63.569786676
|
Industrial design by origin  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
31.0996 |
0 |
Worst: Lao PDR 0 Best: China 31.0996
3.94% |
1.22Value: 1.22423
|
Global brand value, top 5,000  |
Initial Value: 1
|
264.309 |
0 |
Worst: Albania 0 Best: Hong Kong SAR 264.309
32.09% |
84.82Value: 84.8223
|
Creative Goods
Rank 99 / Score 5.45 |
Cultural and creative services exports  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
13.9462 |
9.65974E-05 |
Worst: Zambia 9.65974E-05 Best: Malta 13.9462
1.28% |
0.18Value: 0.178254
|
National feature films produced  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
21.0472 |
0.163239 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.163239 Best: Iceland 21.0472
1.87% |
0.55Value: 0.553579
|
Entertainment and media market  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.0983425297 |
0.005828006182 |
Worst: Yemen 0.005828006182 Best: United States 3.0983425297
6.59% |
0.21Value: 0.20958678197
|
Printing publications and other media output  |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.00313 |
0.13398 |
Worst: Lao PDR 0.13398 Best: Malta 8.00313
|
n/aValue: n/a
|
Creative goods exports  |
Initial Value: 1
|
13.132 |
3.03983E-05 |
Worst: Nigeria 3.03983E-05 Best: China 13.132
6.06% |
0.8Value: 0.795665
|
Online creativity
Rank 65 / Score 4.09 |
Generic TLD  |
Initial Value: 1
|
424.697 |
0.061316 |
Worst: Uzbekistan 0.061316 Best: United States 424.697
2.08% |
8.9Value: 8.89839
|
Country code TLD  |
Initial Value: 1
|
2604.01 |
0.0289722 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.0289722 Best: Montenegro 2604.01
1.25% |
32.47Value: 32.4653
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69  |
Initial Value: 1
|
7933080 |
296.92 |
Worst: Niger 296.92 Best: Hong Kong SAR 7933080
1.45% |
115186Value: 115186
|
Mobile apps creation  |
Initial Value: 1
|
79.467 |
6.59413E-08 |
Worst: Madagascar 6.59413E-08 Best: Cyprus 79.467
0.08% |
0.06Value: 0.0596199
|