World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked
76.7 (2025)
#n/a of 214 economies
1.4×
0.86×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. United States climbed from #12 to #35 (overtook United Kingdom). 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), AI Regulation and Ethics Readiness, Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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