The Economic Sustainability Index measures the extent to which an economy can support defined levels of economic activity in the long term, based on the principles outlined in the first pillar of the five capital model (Framework for Integrated Reporting). Rather than focusing on current economic performance (GDP growth, trade balance, etc.), the index emphasizes structural factors that reflect the long-term sustainability of economic output.
Strong economic fundamentals drive sustainable growth and long-term value creation
Bottom Line: Countries with high economic sustainability scores provide stable, predictable environments with robust structural factors that support long-term economic competitiveness.
Key clusters to measure structural economic strength and resilience
Evaluation of the current status and outlook of the economy in view of hollistic ESG considerations
Analysis of the structural health and balance of the econpomy. High dependency on few sectors and/or industries can nehgatively affect development
Evaluation of the national economic competitiveness under consideration of hollistic ESG aspects beyond generic short-term performance indicators
Performnce evaluation of the economy based on innovation capabilities. Sustainable economic development is based on innovation capabilites.
Evaluation of the stability of financial marlkets. High dependency on financial markets can lead to volatility not only in the financial markets, biut in the overall economy as well as social capital value
Evaluation of depoendency on internal and external markets for a balanced development of the economy that allows a country to propser independently of short.term global volatility
A global snapshot of economic sustainability performance and trends
Slovenia retains top position (#1) in Economic Sustainability, demonstrating strong structural economic factors
Central European nations dominate top rankings: Austria (#2), Czech Republic (#3), Ireland (#4), and Finland (#5)
Major economies show moderate performance: USA ranks 26th, China 41st, India 96th
Female labor participation emerges as key differentiator for top-ranked countries
Business climate and property rights protection correlate strongly with economic sustainability rankings
Emerging markets face structural challenges: Brazil ranks 78th, Nigeria 122nd, highlighting gaps in financial infrastructure
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