The first three editions of the B-READY pilot report will gradually cover 185 economies worldwide. This sequencing is necessary to produce a baseline for the complete B-READY data set, while allowing the methodology to fully develop.
Currently, the B-READY team is collecting and analyzing data on 51 economies to be covered in the first B-READY report.
The table below provides information on the economies covered in each of the three B-READY reports.
Pilot 1 - Covering 51 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 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Greece | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
Iraq | Middle East & North Africa | Upper middle income |
Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 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 | East Asia & Pacific | 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 | Europe & Central Asia | 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 | Europe & Central Asia | 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 |
Pilot 2 - Covering 62 economies in addition to pilot 1 | ||
Economy | Region | Income Group |
Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Australia | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Bahrain | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Bhutan | South Asia | Lower middle income |
Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper 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 | North America | High income |
China | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Israel | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Italy | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Jordan | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Malta | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
Poland | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Spain | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 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 | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
United States | North America | High income |
Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
Pilot 3 – Covering 72 economies in addition to pilot 1 and 2 | ||
Economy | Region | Income Group |
Afghanistan* | South Asia | Low income |
Albania | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Algeria | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Austria | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Belarus* | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Djibouti | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
Finland | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
France | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
Germany | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | High income |
Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
India | South Asia | Lower middle income |
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Japan | East Asia & Pacific | High income |
Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle income |
Kuwait | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Lebanon | Middle East & North Africa | Lower middle income |
Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Libya | Middle East & North Africa | Upper middle income |
Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 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 | Lower middle income |
Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | Lower middle income |
Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower middle income |
Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Norway | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Oman | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Qatar | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Russian Federation* | Europe & Central Asia | Upper middle 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 |
South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper middle income |
Sri Lanka | South Asia | Lower middle income |
St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper middle income |
Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | High income |
Syrian Arab Republic* | Middle East & North Africa | Low income |
Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | Upper middle income |
Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | Lower middle income |
United Arab Emirates | Middle East & North Africa | High income |
Venezuela, RB* | Latin America & Caribbean | N/A |
Yemen, Rep. | Middle East & North Africa | Low income |
Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
*WBG operational activities currently suspended
