Subfield · Economics and Econometrics
Top Countries in Economics and Econometrics Research
China ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 101 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 | 45.7% | 39k | 418k | #2 |
| 2 | United States | 85.0 | 21.7% | 49k | 230k | #1 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 76.2 | 24.9% | 15k | 79k | #3 |
| 4 | India | 70.0 | 19.1% | 16k | 47k | #11 |
| 5 | Italy | 65.1 | 27.8% | 8.1k | 39k | #5 |
| 6 | Germany | 61.2 | 23.4% | 9k | 40k | #4 |
| 7 | Türkiye | 57.8 | 21.5% | 8.7k | 32k | #14 |
| 8 | Australia | 54.9 | 28.3% | 5.6k | 31k | #7 |
| 9 | France | 52.4 | 19.8% | 7k | 30k | #8 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 50.1 | 27.5% | 3.7k | 25k | #16 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 48.0 | 26.3% | 3.8k | 19k | #20 |
| 12 | Spain | 46.2 | 24.4% | 6.5k | 27k | #10 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 44.4 | 42.3% | 1.7k | 14k | #29 |
| 14 | Canada | 42.8 | 24.0% | 5.5k | 26k | #6 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 41.3 | 30.7% | 3.4k | 19k | #9 |
| 16 | South Africa | 39.9 | 32.1% | 3.1k | 15k | #23 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 38.6 | 7.8% | 36k | 34k | #30 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 37.4 | 32.5% | 2.3k | 13k | #33 |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 36.2 | 31.4% | 1.6k | 11k | #41 |
| 20 | Poland | 35.1 | 18.3% | 5.1k | 15k | #24 |
| 21 | ?? | 34.0 | 18.7% | 3.8k | 13k | #34 |
| 22 | South Korea | 33.0 | 30.2% | 2.9k | 15k | #25 |
| 23 | Russia | 32.1 | 13.0% | 8.2k | 15k | #21 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 31.1 | 26.0% | 2.3k | 13k | #12 |
| 25 | Romania | 30.3 | 24.0% | 2.3k | 9.6k | #43 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 29.4 | 17.1% | 4.8k | 13k | #40 |
| 27 | Greece | 28.6 | 32.9% | 1.6k | 8.8k | #31 |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 27.8 | 33.7% | 1.3k | 10k | #26 |
| 29 | Japan | 27.0 | 20.4% | 4.2k | 14k | #17 |
| 30 | Sweden | 26.3 | 29.4% | 1.7k | 9.8k | #13 |
| 31 | Lebanon | 25.6 | 48.9% | 401 | 6k | #51 |
| 32 | Portugal | 24.9 | 26.5% | 2.1k | 9.8k | #28 |
| 33 | Cyprus | 24.2 | 45.5% | 510 | 6.6k | #42 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 23.6 | 40.1% | 851 | 7.4k | #49 |
| 35 | Austria | 23.0 | 27.8% | 1.3k | 7.3k | #22 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 22.4 | 13.5% | 7.1k | 12k | #46 |
| 37 | Denmark | 21.8 | 24.8% | 1.3k | 6.9k | #19 |
| 38 | Norway | 21.2 | 30.7% | 1.2k | 7.9k | #18 |
| 39 | Taiwan | 20.6 | 29.2% | 1.5k | 9.5k | #38 |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 20.1 | 26.0% | 687 | 3k | #55 |
| 41 | Tunisia | 19.5 | 44.2% | 832 | 5.6k | #45 |
| 42 | Brazil | 19.0 | 11.2% | 6.3k | 12k | #27 |
| 43 | Ghana | 18.5 | 39.3% | 1.1k | 7.6k | #50 |
| 44 | Belgium | 18.0 | 24.0% | 1.6k | 7.6k | #15 |
| 45 | Iran | 17.5 | 20.3% | 2.1k | 8.5k | #48 |
| 46 | Jordan | 17.0 | 36.7% | 595 | 4k | #63 |
| 47 | Czechia | 16.6 | 24.4% | 1.4k | 5.6k | #44 |
| 48 | New Zealand | 16.1 | 28.0% | 857 | 5.4k | #35 |
| 49 | Macau | 15.7 | 42.8% | 424 | 3.1k | #64 |
| 50 | Finland | 15.2 | 29.9% | 900 | 5.2k | #36 |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 14.8 | 9.9% | 2.5k | 3k | #71 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 14.4 | 12.9% | 4.6k | 6.3k | #65 |
| 53 | Ireland | 14.0 | 24.4% | 933 | 4.7k | #37 |
| 54 | Hungary | 13.6 | 23.8% | 1.3k | 4.6k | #52 |
| 55 | Singapore | 13.2 | 28.7% | 866 | 5k | #39 |
| 56 | Mexico | 12.8 | 10.3% | 4.4k | 6.2k | #47 |
| 57 | Thailand | 12.4 | 23.0% | 1.2k | 4.2k | #58 |
| 58 | Morocco | 12.0 | 25.9% | 827 | 2.5k | #70 |
| 59 | Qatar | 11.6 | 41.0% | 290 | 2.2k | #60 |
| 60 | Egypt | 11.3 | 19.8% | 971 | 3.2k | #68 |
| 61 | Peru | 10.9 | 10.3% | 2.8k | 4k | #72 |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 10.6 | 33.6% | 624 | 3.8k | #73 |
| 63 | Serbia | 10.2 | 15.3% | 1.7k | 3.1k | #69 |
| 64 | Oman | 9.9 | 42.1% | 267 | 2.1k | #78 |
| 65 | Cameroon | 9.5 | 33.2% | 505 | 2.8k | #75 |
| 66 | Colombia | 9.2 | 13.2% | 2.5k | 4.5k | #54 |
| 67 | Philippines | 8.9 | 14.1% | 1.1k | 2.4k | #61 |
| 68 | Chile | 8.6 | 20.9% | 986 | 3.3k | #53 |
| 69 | Croatia | 8.3 | 6.9% | 2.1k | 2.2k | #66 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 7.9 | 16.2% | 968 | 1.9k | #74 |
| 71 | Slovakia | 7.6 | 23.7% | 779 | 2.3k | #56 |
| 72 | Algeria | 7.3 | 20.7% | 404 | 1.2k | #84 |
| 73 | Iraq | 7.0 | 9.2% | 1.2k | 1.6k | #86 |
| 74 | Israel | 6.7 | 19.3% | 868 | 2.8k | #32 |
| 75 | Lithuania | 6.4 | 23.2% | 505 | 1.8k | #57 |
| 76 | Slovenia | 6.2 | 13.6% | 786 | 1.7k | #62 |
| 77 | Tanzania | 5.9 | 21.0% | 571 | 1.4k | #85 |
| 78 | Argentina | 5.6 | 11.7% | 1k | 2.1k | #59 |
| 79 | Kenya | 5.3 | 10.5% | 1.3k | 2.1k | #67 |
| 80 | Bahrain | 5.1 | 31.1% | 202 | 1.3k | #88 |
| 81 | Georgia | 4.8 | 8.8% | 685 | 907 | #91 |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 4.5 | 15.0% | 501 | 1.2k | #83 |
| 83 | Latvia | 4.3 | 13.8% | 438 | 1.2k | #76 |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 4.0 | 13.4% | 653 | 1k | #79 |
| 85 | Nepal | 3.7 | 10.8% | 919 | 1.2k | #87 |
| 86 | Uganda | 3.5 | 19.0% | 376 | 980 | #81 |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 | 6.8% | 757 | 710 | #90 |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 3.0 | 15.6% | 363 | 648 | #89 |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 2.7 | 19.2% | 287 | 553 | #94 |
| 90 | Albania | 2.5 | 14.7% | 301 | 437 | — |
| 91 | Zambia | 2.3 | 16.5% | 247 | 431 | #95 |
| 92 | Kosovo | 2.0 | 18.6% | 253 | 584 | #100 |
| 93 | Armenia | 1.8 | 6.8% | 355 | 244 | — |
| 94 | Venezuela | 1.6 | 11.5% | 274 | 384 | #96 |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 132.7 | 9.1% | 316 | 362 | #99 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 110.0 | 7.2% | 231 | 162 | — |
| 97 | Bolivia | 87.6 | 5.9% | 239 | 211 | — |
| 98 | Panama | 65.3 | 6.8% | 249 | 146 | — |
| 99 | Cuba | 43.3 | 6.4% | 235 | 216 | — |
| 100 | Paraguay | 21.6 | 4.5% | 249 | 219 | — |
countries ranked worldwide in Economics and Econometrics (101). 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.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.