Capability Ratings
Future of Power. 2026 National Capability Ratings.
GINC's 2026 flagship ratings cover 100+ nations across nine domains and 200 capabilities; Singapore leads with Tier 1 in seven, ahead of the US and Switzerland.
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
Hard power drives GINC's 2026 security, technology and infrastructure ratings: the US holds sole Tier 1 status in all three, with China and France in Tier 2.
Production and Innovation
Production and Innovation: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Production and innovation in 2026: GINC places Israel, Singapore and South Korea in Tier 1, and China and Japan in Tier 2, across manufacturing and R&D.
Trade and Investment
Trade and Investment: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Trade and investment leaders for 2026, per GINC: five nations reach Tier 1 - Estonia, Israel, Singapore, South Korea and the US, Singapore leads digital trade.
Governance and Integrity
Governance & Integrity: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Governance and integrity in 2026: GINC places eight nations in Tier 1 - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland leads.
Human Capital
Human Capital: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Human capital across 100+ nations in GINC's 2026 ratings, spanning education, health, research and workforce: Estonia, Israel and Singapore reach Tier 1.
Strategic Infrastructure
Strategic Infrastructure: 2026 National Capability Ratings
Strategic infrastructure for 25 nations in GINC's 2026 ratings, covering manufacturing, aerospace, AI, energy and transport: Singapore and the US lead.
National Security
National Security: 2026 National Capability Ratings
National security in 2026 spans seven domains from land to nuclear power in GINC's ratings; only Israel and the US reach Tier 1, China and France in Tier 2.
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