Measure what compounds
A public-economy scoreboard from the Country Manifesto—tracking market value, broad entrepreneurship, and the conditions that let both endure.
Good Country Index
COL151K
(market cap × public companies) ÷ populationOne giant corporation should not define a country's success. The score rewards a wider field of companies too.
Ten-year view
Source: World Bank (market cap, listed companies, population)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 148,820 |
| 2017 | 169,100 |
| 2018 | 139,808 |
| 2019 | 174,615 |
| 2020 | 136,490 |
| 2021 | 113,203 |
| 2022 | 83,304 |
| 2023 | 93,858 |
| 2024 | 82,408 |
| 2025 | 151,294 |
The drivers
Six underlying series show whether value is broadening, stalling, or relying on a proxy.
Underlying series
61
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2017 | 67 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2019 | 66 |
| 2020 | 65 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 62 |
| 2024 | 60 |
| 2025 | 61 |
Listed domestic companies — excludes foreign listings and investment funds.
Source: World Bank (CM.MKT.LDOM.NO)
Underlying series
$133B
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $103,818,618,592 |
| 2017 | $121,477,230,000 |
| 2018 | $103,848,380,000 |
| 2019 | $132,040,280,000 |
| 2020 | $106,315,200,000 |
| 2021 | $90,541,480,000 |
| 2022 | $68,412,490,000 |
| 2023 | $79,206,190,000 |
| 2024 | $72,637,650,000 |
| 2025 | $132,507,810,000 |
Source: World Bank (CM.MKT.LCAP.CD)
Underlying series
53.4M
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 47,437,512 |
| 2017 | 48,131,078 |
| 2018 | 49,024,465 |
| 2019 | 49,907,985 |
| 2020 | 50,629,997 |
| 2021 | 51,188,173 |
| 2022 | 51,737,944 |
| 2023 | 52,321,152 |
| 2024 | 52,886,363 |
| 2025 | 53,425,635 |
Source: World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL)
Underlying series
82.2K
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 60,456 |
| 2016 | 67,997 |
| 2017 | 66,412 |
| 2018 | 67,560 |
| 2019 | 73,665 |
| 2020 | 68,491 |
| 2021 | 78,400 |
| 2022 | 81,834 |
| 2023 | 78,022 |
| 2024 | 82,208 |
New company registrations per year — closures are not published, so this is gross, not net.
Source: World Bank Entrepreneurship Database (IC.BUS.NREG)
Underlying series
798T COP
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 422,561,794,745,971 COP |
| 2017 | 451,252,773,317,049 COP |
| 2018 | 364,594,560,745,580 COP |
| 2019 | 390,804,552,676,936 COP |
| 2020 | 468,696,079,578,972 COP |
| 2021 | 546,582,120,358,752 COP |
| 2022 | 614,293,639,663,773 COP |
| 2023 | 640,641,717,932,251 COP |
| 2024 | 713,298,438,460,008 COP |
| 2025 | 798,259,975,380,579 COP |
World Bank broad money in Colombian pesos — the closest published series to M2.
Source: World Bank (FM.LBL.BMNY.CN)
Underlying series
701K
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 693,464 |
| 2016 | 676,981 |
| 2017 | 682,354 |
| 2018 | 695,902 |
| 2019 | 709,592 |
| 2020 | 714,187 |
| 2021 | 713,921 |
| 2022 | 710,414 |
| 2023 | 705,028 |
| 2024 | 700,797 |
Estimated births (crude birth rate × population) — certificate issuance counts are not published via API.
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.CBRT.IN × SP.POP.TOTL)