The first three editions of the B-READY report will gradually expand to cover about 170 economies worldwide. This sequencing is necessary to put together expert-provided and firm-survey data and refine the project’s methodology. Geographic coverage will continue to grow with the objective of producing a full baseline of about 180 economies worldwide by 2027. The criteria for inclusion in the assessment are, first, having a population of one hundred thousand or more and, second, ensuring feasibility of data collection from experts and firms according to B-READY methodology and processes. The B-READY 2024 report is the inaugural edition and covers 50 economies that represent all income levels and geographic regions around the world. The tables below provide information on the economies currently planned for each of the first four B-READY reports:
B-READY 2024 - Covering 50 economies
| Economy | Region |
Income Group |
|---|---|---|
Bangladesh |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Côte d’Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia |
High income |
El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Estonia |
OECD high income |
High income |
Gambia, The |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Greece |
OECD high income |
High income |
Hong Kong SAR, China |
East Asia & Pacific |
High income |
Hungary |
OECD high income |
High income |
Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Iraq |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
Kyrgyz Republic |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Morocco |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
Nepal |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
New Zealand |
OECD high income |
High income |
North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Pakistan |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Portugal |
OECD high income |
High income |
Romania |
Europe & Central Asia |
High income |
Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
High income |
Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific |
High income |
Slovak Republic |
OECD high income |
High income |
Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Viet Nam |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
West Bank and Gaza |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
B-READY 2025 - Covering 52 economies in addition to B-READY 2024
Economy |
Region |
Income Group |
|---|---|---|
Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Bahrain |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Belgium |
OECD high income |
High income |
Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Bhutan |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Canada |
OECD high income |
High income |
Congo, Dem. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Congo, Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia |
High income |
Czechia |
OECD high income |
High income |
Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Iceland |
OECD high income |
High income |
Ireland |
OECD high income |
High income |
Israel |
OECD high income |
High income |
Italy |
OECD high income |
High income |
Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Jordan |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Korea, Rep. |
OECD high income |
High income |
Lao PDR |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Latvia |
OECD high income |
High income |
Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Malta |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Poland |
OECD high income |
High income |
Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Slovenia |
OECD high income |
High income |
South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Spain |
OECD high income |
High income |
Sweden |
OECD high income |
High income |
Taiwan, China |
East Asia & Pacific |
High income |
Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Tunisia |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
United Kingdom |
OECD high income |
High income |
United States |
OECD high income |
High income |
Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
B-READY 2026 – Covering 63 economies in addition to B-READY 2024 and B-READY 2025
Economy |
Region |
Income Group |
|---|---|---|
Afghanistan |
South Asia |
Low income |
Albania |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Australia |
OECD high income |
High income |
Austria |
OECD high income |
High income |
Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Brunei Darussalam |
East Asia & Pacific |
High income |
Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Chile |
OECD high income |
High income |
China |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Denmark |
OECD high income |
High income |
Djibouti |
Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Federal Republic of Somalia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Finland |
OECD high income |
High income |
France |
OECD high income |
High income |
Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Germany |
OECD high income |
High income |
Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
India |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
Japan |
OECD high income |
High income |
Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Kosovo |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Kuwait |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Lithuania |
OECD high income |
High income |
Luxembourg |
OECD high income |
High income |
Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Maldives |
South Asia |
Upper middle income |
Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Netherlands |
OECD high income |
High income |
Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Norway |
OECD high income |
High income |
Oman |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Qatar |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Saudi Arabia |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Sri Lanka |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
St. Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Switzerland |
OECD high income |
High income |
Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
B-READY 2027 – Covering 15 economies in addition to B-READY 2024, B-READY 2025 and B-READY 2026
In B-READY 2027, the firm-level data for the 50 economies included in B-READY 2024 Report will be refreshed.
Economy |
Region |
Income Group |
|---|---|---|
Algeria |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
Bahamas, The |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean |
High income |
Iran, Islamic Rep. |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
Lebanon |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
Libya |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
Russian Federation |
Europe & Central Asia |
High income |
South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Middle East & North Africa |
Low income |
Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
United Arab Emirates |
Middle East & North Africa |
High income |
Yemen, Rep. |
Middle East & North Africa |
Low income |
