Top Countries in Economics, Econometrics and Finance Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 110 ranked countries.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 100 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Country | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 100.0 | 41.0% | 52k | 487k | #3 |
| 2 | United States | 85.3 | 20.7% | 66k | 306k | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 76.6 | 24.2% | 21k | 110k | #2 |
| 4 | India | 70.5 | 18.3% | 22k | 62k | #11 |
| 5 | Italy | 65.8 | 26.7% | 11k | 52k | #5 |
| 6 | Germany | 61.9 | 21.9% | 13k | 56k | #4 |
| 7 | Australia | 58.6 | 26.5% | 8.1k | 42k | #8 |
| 8 | Türkiye | 55.8 | 19.6% | 12k | 39k | #15 |
| 9 | France | 53.3 | 18.6% | 10k | 41k | #7 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 51.0 | 25.0% | 5k | 29k | #19 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 49.0 | 25.1% | 4.8k | 22k | #22 |
| 12 | Spain | 47.1 | 23.8% | 8.2k | 34k | #10 |
| 13 | Canada | 45.4 | 22.7% | 7.6k | 35k | #6 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 43.9 | 28.0% | 4.7k | 25k | #9 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 42.4 | 38.4% | 2.3k | 17k | #34 |
| 16 | Russia | 41.0 | 11.1% | 16k | 23k | #16 |
| 17 | South Africa | 39.7 | 29.9% | 4.3k | 19k | #24 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 38.5 | 28.9% | 3.3k | 17k | #33 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 37.4 | 7.8% | 40k | 38k | #35 |
| 20 | South Korea | 36.3 | 27.1% | 4.2k | 20k | #25 |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 35.2 | 29.0% | 2.2k | 13k | #42 |
| 22 | Poland | 34.2 | 17.2% | 6.7k | 19k | #26 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 33.3 | 24.4% | 3.4k | 19k | #12 |
| 24 | ?? | 32.4 | 18.1% | 4.7k | 16k | #36 |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 31.5 | 30.1% | 2k | 15k | #23 |
| 26 | Greece | 30.7 | 29.8% | 2.4k | 12k | #28 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 29.9 | 12.2% | 14k | 22k | #41 |
| 28 | Nigeria | 29.1 | 15.8% | 6.5k | 17k | #40 |
| 29 | Japan | 28.4 | 18.4% | 6.1k | 19k | #17 |
| 30 | Romania | 27.6 | 22.1% | 3k | 11k | #45 |
| 31 | Portugal | 26.9 | 25.8% | 2.8k | 13k | #29 |
| 32 | Sweden | 26.3 | 28.3% | 2.2k | 13k | #13 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 25.6 | 38.1% | 1.2k | 9.4k | #47 |
| 34 | Lebanon | 25.0 | 45.4% | 537 | 7k | #52 |
| 35 | Denmark | 24.4 | 23.9% | 1.9k | 9.6k | #18 |
| 36 | Cyprus | 23.8 | 39.7% | 687 | 7.6k | #44 |
| 37 | Austria | 23.2 | 25.5% | 1.8k | 9.2k | #21 |
| 38 | Norway | 22.6 | 29.0% | 1.7k | 9.9k | #20 |
| 39 | Belgium | 22.1 | 22.3% | 2.4k | 11k | #14 |
| 40 | Taiwan | 21.5 | 26.2% | 2.1k | 12k | #38 |
| 41 | Ghana | 21.0 | 36.5% | 1.6k | 9.6k | #49 |
| 42 | Brazil | 20.5 | 10.3% | 8.9k | 15k | #27 |
| 43 | Tunisia | 20.0 | 39.8% | 1.2k | 7.1k | #46 |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 19.5 | 23.1% | 927 | 3.6k | #61 |
| 45 | Jordan | 19.0 | 35.1% | 787 | 4.9k | #63 |
| 46 | Iran | 18.5 | 17.6% | 3k | 11k | #50 |
| 47 | New Zealand | 18.1 | 26.5% | 1.2k | 7.1k | #39 |
| 48 | Czechia | 17.6 | 22.1% | 1.9k | 7.3k | #43 |
| 49 | Singapore | 17.2 | 27.3% | 1.3k | 7.2k | #31 |
| 50 | Ireland | 16.8 | 24.0% | 1.3k | 6.4k | #32 |
| 51 | Macau | 16.4 | 37.4% | 624 | 4k | #64 |
| 52 | Finland | 15.9 | 27.6% | 1.2k | 6.9k | #37 |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 15.5 | 9.6% | 3k | 3.6k | #73 |
| 54 | Hungary | 15.1 | 21.8% | 1.9k | 5.8k | #51 |
| 55 | Thailand | 14.7 | 21.3% | 1.7k | 5.6k | #54 |
| 56 | Qatar | 14.4 | 39.0% | 414 | 2.9k | #60 |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 14.0 | 34.8% | 916 | 5.7k | #67 |
| 58 | Ecuador | 13.6 | 12.9% | 4.8k | 6.6k | #71 |
| 59 | Mexico | 13.3 | 10.1% | 5.2k | 7.5k | #48 |
| 60 | Morocco | 12.9 | 21.6% | 1.3k | 3.3k | #70 |
| 61 | Egypt | 12.5 | 18.9% | 1.4k | 4.3k | #65 |
| 62 | Peru | 12.2 | 10.7% | 3k | 4.6k | #75 |
| 63 | Serbia | 11.9 | 15.2% | 2k | 3.8k | #66 |
| 64 | Oman | 11.5 | 38.7% | 360 | 2.4k | #78 |
| 65 | Cameroon | 11.2 | 30.2% | 686 | 3.3k | #77 |
| 66 | Israel | 10.9 | 18.9% | 1.1k | 3.7k | #30 |
| 67 | Philippines | 10.5 | 13.4% | 1.4k | 3k | #58 |
| 68 | Colombia | 10.2 | 12.9% | 2.9k | 5.3k | #57 |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 9.9 | 14.3% | 1.5k | 2.6k | #74 |
| 70 | Chile | 9.6 | 20.5% | 1.3k | 4.3k | #53 |
| 71 | Slovakia | 9.3 | 21.6% | 1.1k | 3.3k | #55 |
| 72 | Croatia | 9.0 | 7.5% | 2.4k | 2.7k | #69 |
| 73 | Algeria | 8.7 | 16.1% | 636 | 1.6k | #82 |
| 74 | Iraq | 8.4 | 8.4% | 1.6k | 1.9k | #84 |
| 75 | Kuwait | 8.1 | 35.4% | 243 | 1.6k | #80 |
| 76 | Slovenia | 7.9 | 14.3% | 957 | 2.1k | #62 |
| 77 | Lithuania | 7.6 | 22.0% | 683 | 2.3k | #59 |
| 78 | Tanzania | 7.3 | 20.7% | 768 | 1.9k | #85 |
| 79 | Kenya | 7.0 | 10.0% | 1.8k | 2.7k | #68 |
| 80 | Argentina | 6.8 | 11.1% | 1.3k | 2.7k | #56 |
| 81 | Bahrain | 6.5 | 30.9% | 258 | 1.6k | #88 |
| 82 | Georgia | 6.2 | 9.0% | 846 | 1.1k | #91 |
| 83 | Latvia | 6.0 | 12.7% | 626 | 1.6k | #76 |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 5.7 | 13.9% | 678 | 1.6k | #86 |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 5.5 | 12.5% | 926 | 1.4k | #79 |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 5.2 | 24.9% | 333 | 1.4k | #72 |
| 87 | Nepal | 5.0 | 11.0% | 1.2k | 1.7k | #87 |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 4.7 | 14.6% | 489 | 909 | #89 |
| 89 | Uganda | 4.5 | 18.0% | 502 | 1.3k | #83 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.3 | 7.0% | 844 | 826 | #92 |
| 91 | Estonia | 4.0 | 24.2% | 226 | 885 | #81 |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 3.8 | 18.2% | 367 | 679 | #95 |
| 93 | Albania | 3.6 | 12.8% | 402 | 573 | — |
| 94 | Kosovo | 3.3 | 17.9% | 318 | 731 | — |
| 95 | Zambia | 3.1 | 14.8% | 329 | 560 | #97 |
| 96 | Uruguay | 2.9 | 16.2% | 240 | 591 | #94 |
| 97 | Armenia | 2.7 | 6.5% | 523 | 357 | — |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5 | 17.0% | 205 | 452 | #96 |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 2.2 | 11.7% | 291 | 316 | — |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.0 | 8.2% | 309 | 263 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (110). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
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