World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
60.3 (2025)
#n/a of 216 economies
0.9×
0.73×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. United States climbed from #37 to #144 (overtook Sri Lanka). 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 Growth (Real), Rule of Law (percentile rank), Political Stability and Conflict Risk, INFORM Risk Index Overall
No community estimates yet for Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank) — be the first.