World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
69.6 (2025)
#n/a of 216 economies
1.2×
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. United States climbed from #30 to #61 (overtook St. Lucia). 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), Constraints on Government Powers, Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Rule of Law (percentile rank)
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