Capability Ratings
Future of Power. 2026 National Capability Ratings.
Mapping the global capability frontier across nine strategic domains
Capability Ratings
GINC maps and measures national capability to identify the Capability Frontier; the nations leading in indigenous generational capability across all nine domains of the National Capability Framework.
Critical Technology
Critical Technology: 2026 National Capability Ratings
How advanced technologies shape power, prosperity, and resilience, have driven the rise and decline of nations, and define the current leaders in critical technology
Hard Power
Future of Hard Power: 2026 National Capability Ratings
QUICK TAKE · AI Summary * 🇺🇸 The United States is the only nation to reach the Capability Frontier (Tier 1) across all three Hard Capability domains: Critical Technology, Strategic Infrastructure and National Security. * 🇨🇳 China and 🇮🇱 Israel share second place overall. China holds Tier 1 in Strategic Infrastructure, and Israel holds Tier 1
Production and Innovation
Production and Innovation: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Figure 1. Top 25 Nations: Production & Innovation Capability Frontier Production & Innovation Hard Capability Soft Capability Econ Capability Frontiers Tier Nation CT SI NS HC II GI FS PI TI T1 T2 T3 T1🇮🇱 IsraelT2T2T1T1T2T1T3T1T1531 T1🇸🇬 SingaporeT4T1T4T1T1T1T1T1T17-- T1🇰🇷 South KoreaT2T1T3T2T1T2T2T1T1441 T1🇸🇪 SwedenT2T1T4T2T1T1T1T1T253- T1🇺🇸 United StatesT1T1T1T1T1T3T1T1T18-1 T2🇨🇳 ChinaT2T1T2T3T2T4T3T2T2152 T2🇯🇵 JapanT3T1T3T4T1T3T2T2T2233
Trade and Investment
Trade and Investment: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Figure 1. Top 25 Nations: Trade and Investment Capability Frontier Trade & Investment Hard Capability Soft Capability Econ Capability Frontiers Tier Nation CT SI NS HC II GI FS PI TI T1 T2 T3 T1🇪🇪 EstoniaT7T3T5T1T2T1T3T2T1322 T1🇮🇱 IsraelT2T2T1T1T2T1T3T1T1531 T1🇸🇬 SingaporeT4T1T4T1T1T1T1T1T17-- T1🇰🇷 South KoreaT2T1T3T2T1T2T2T1T1441 T1🇺🇸 United StatesT1T1T1T1T1T3T1T1T18-1 T2🇨🇳 ChinaT2T1T2T3T2T4T3T2T2152 T2🇩🇰 DenmarkT5T2T5T2T1T1T2T2T225-
Governance and Integrity
Governance & Integrity: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Nations on the Global Capability Frontier for Governance and Integrity
Human Capital
Human Capital: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Nations on the Global Capability Frontier for Human Capital
Strategic Infrastructure
Strategic Infrastructure: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Nations on the Global Capability Frontier for Strategic Infrastructure
National Security
National Security: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Nations on the Global Capability Frontier for National Security
Iran
🇮🇷 Iran: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Iran is notably a T4 Frontier, National Security nation with a clear strength in Hard Power and much weaker Soft and Economic Power profiles
Australia
🇦🇺 Australia: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Australia sits 19th on the Global Capability Frontier, with strong performance all around, but lacking a T1 role in any of the nine capability domains.
Africa
🌍 Africa: 2025 National Capability Ratings
🇲🇦 Morocco leads Africa's Capability Frontier in T4 Information & Influence followed by T5 in National Security. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia sits on T4 for Productivity and Innovation and 🇪🇬 Egypt T5 for National Security