Core economic strength and the attributes of an economy with the most geopolitical relevance; measured in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP), international leverage, technological sophistication and global connectivity.
Economic capability is calculated using a weighted average of scores across 4 sub-measures and 21 indicators.
In 2020, most scores for the top 10 countries are trending downward for economic capability. China has the highest score (92.5), followed by the United States (87.7) and Japan (32.1). India has gained the most points (+0.9), while the United States has lost the most points (−4.8).
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