World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
65.5 (2025)
#n/a of 216 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. United States climbed from #17 to #48 (overtook Aruba). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
GDP per Capita (Real), Rule of Law (percentile rank), Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)
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