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MHL · East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income
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As of Oct 2026 · Wikidata
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Reference data as of Oct 2026 · Sources: CIA_WFB_ARCHIVE, UNDP_HDR, WDI, IMF_WEO, Wikidata · Economic data sourced directly from indicator pipeline
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| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to start a business | business | 2019 | 12.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Enforcing contracts (DB17-20) score | business | 2019 | 55.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business | business | 2019 | 5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Time to start a business | business | 2019 | 17 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| General government net lending/borrowing | fiscal | 2028 (forecast) | 0 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
MERI Risk pillar and component scores appear when the MERI_RISK pipeline has been computed for this country.
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| Chinn-Ito Capital Account Openness Index |
| governance |
| 2022 |
| 1 |
| CHINN_ITO |
| Chinn-Ito Index Terms |
| Control of Corruption | governance | 2025 | 0.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 55 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties rating | governance | 2024 | 1 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Freedom in the World total score | governance | 2024 | 93 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 38 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights rating | governance | 2024 | 1 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2025 | -0.4 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2025 | 1.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2025 | -0.7 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2025 | 1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law (0-100 score) | governance | 2025 | 74.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2025 | 0.9 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | health | 2010 | 28 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Medical doctors (per 10,000 population) | health | 2021 | 11.4 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) | health | 2023 | 66 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Under-5 mortality rate | health | 2023 | 154.8 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2024 | 97.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | infra | 2022 | 2.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index | infra | 2021 | 7.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2022 | 39.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 17 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of alliances, mean | logistics | 2024 | 0 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of services, mean | logistics | 2024 | 3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, mean | logistics | 2024 | 2.6 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, median | logistics | 2024 | 1.4 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean | logistics | 2024 | 2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median | logistics | 2024 | 1.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Central government debt (% of GDP) | macro | 2019 | 41.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current account balance | macro | 2028 (forecast) | 10.1 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | macro | 2024 | 21.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP (current USD) | macro | 2025 | 308,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | macro | 2025 | 2.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | macro | 2025 | 8,489.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | macro | 2025 | 7,660.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Household final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) | macro | 2024 | -1.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation rate | macro | 2028 (forecast) | 3.2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Manufacturing value added (annual % growth) | macro | 2024 | -4.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Official exchange rate | macro | 2025 | 1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Real GDP growth | macro | 2028 (forecast) | 1.9 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 42 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP Growth Trajectory | meri_opportunity | 2028 (forecast) | 37.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 5.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Purchasing Power Growth | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 44.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 12.2 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2026 | 30.5 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| Child stunting prevalence (% under 5) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 31.6 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 32.5 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Contract Enforcement Reliability | meri_readiness | 2019 | 55.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Financial System Accessibility | meri_readiness | 2024 | 100 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 55 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 38 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom in the World aggregate score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 93 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| General Business Entry Friction | meri_readiness | 2019 | 80.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| HDI Education sub-index | meri_readiness | 2023 | 0.8 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Human Capital Quality | meri_readiness | 2025 | 84.3 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 76.6 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance | meri_readiness | 2025 | 26.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2024 | 76.6 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| UN EGDI Telecommunication Infrastructure sub-index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.3 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| Inflation Stability | meri_risk | 2028 (forecast) | 96.8 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Consumer Market Size & Purchasing Power | meri_sector_cg | 2024 | 11.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer market size & purchasing power (re-homes CG.C1) | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 8.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital services market size | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 8.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Talent Density | meri_sector_ds | 2024 | 39.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fintech addressable market (un/under-banked + TAM) | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 2.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Government-contracting opportunity | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 1.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Healthcare market size (spend + aging demographics) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 6.8 | WHO_GHED | Verify terms |
| Manufacturing opportunity / demand | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 4.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Adult literacy rate | social | 2021 | 95.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Age dependency ratio | social | 2025 | 63.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | social | 2024 | 67.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population growth (annual %) | social | 2025 | -3.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population, total | social | 2025 | 36,282 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tertiary education gross enrollment (% gross) | social | 2024 | 37.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | social | 2025 | 79.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| FDI net inflows (% of GDP) | trade | 2025 | 1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise exports (current USD) | trade | 2025 | 72,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise imports (current USD) | trade | 2025 | 111,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Service imports (current USD) | trade | 2024 | 64,214,338.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | trade | 2025 | 115.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
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