Marshall Islands: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Marshall Islands' CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 2.5 to 2.5).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +0.04 and a typical year strayed about 0.14 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.5 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.08 a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Marshall Islands had the 63rd highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2025 ranking

• Afghanistan — 63rd of 72: 2.5
• Eritrea — 64th of 72: 2.5
• Haiti — 65th of 72: 2.5
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 67th of 72: 2.5
• Solomon Islands — 68th of 72: 2.5
• Yemen, Rep. — 69th of 72: 2.5

What this measures

Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.

Limitations: The CPIA exercise is intended to capture the quality of a country's policies and institutional arrangements, focusing on key elements that are within the country's control, rather than on outcomes (such as economic growth rates) that are influenced by events beyond the country's control. More specifically, the CPIA measures the extent to which a country's policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction and, consequently, the effective use of development assistance.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a unweighted average.

All 15 values

CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 4 (2025)
• Kiribati — 4 (2025)
• Lao PDR — 3 (2025)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 2.5 (2025)
• Mongolia — 4 (2019)
• Myanmar — 3 (2025)
• Papua New Guinea — 3 (2025)
• Samoa — 4.5 (2025)
• Solomon Islands — 2.5 (2025)

More public sector data for Marshall Islands

• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 30 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 59.27 (2024)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 2.67 (2025)
• CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Marshall Islands's CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high)?

2.5 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 25% from 2 in 2011 (1.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.5 in 2021 and the lowest 2 in 2011.

How does Marshall Islands rank?

63rd highest of 72 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) unusual for Marshall Islands?

In 2025, Marshall Islands' CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 2.5 to 2.5). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +0.04 and a typical year strayed about 0.14 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IQ.CPA.PRES.XQ, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), uri: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/int/search/dataset/0038988 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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