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The Mind Economy: 2026
THE STATE OF THE MIND
Human Intelligence Unit — Measuring economies through the human mind
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🧠 Mind Economy Index (MEI) — 2026
The Mind Economy Index measures how effectively countries convert growth into belief, stability, opportunity, and social confidence. It deliberately goes beyond GDP.
| Country | Region | GDP Growth |
Inflation | Youth Unemp. |
Education Spend |
Health Spend |
Institutional Trust |
Migration Pressure |
Governance Strain |
MEI Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Asia | 6.5% | 5.4% | 23% | 4.1% | 3.0% | Medium | Moderate | Medium | 62 |
| China | Asia | 4.1% | 1.2% | 21% | 4.0% | 5.6% | Low | Low | Medium | 58 |
| Pakistan | South Asia | 2.0% | 28.0% | 31% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Low | High | High | 37 |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | 5.8% | 9.9% | 26% | 2.5% | 2.9% | Medium | Moderate | Medium | 54 |
| United States | Advanced | 2.1% | 3.4% | 9% | 5.0% | 8.3% | Low | Low | Medium | 55 |
| United Kingdom | Advanced | 0.8% | 4.2% | 14% | 5.6% | 9.8% | Low | Low | Medium | 53 |
| Russia | Eurasia | 3.2% | 7.5% | 15% | 3.8% | 5.3% | Low | Moderate | High | 49 |
| South Africa | Africa | 1.3% | 6.0% | 46% | 6.6% | 8.5% | Low | High | High | 44 |
| Nigeria | Africa | 3.0% | 24.0% | 42% | 1.7% | 3.0% | Low | High | High | 38 |
| Kenya | Africa | 5.2% | 7.1% | 35% | 5.1% | 4.6% | Medium | High | Medium | 50 |
| Ghana | Africa | 2.8% | 23.2% | 32% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Low | High | High | 41 |
| Egypt | North Africa | 3.6% | 30.0% | 25% | 3.2% | 4.5% | Low | High | High | 39 |
| Mali | Sahel | 4.8% | 9.2% | 38% | 2.8% | 3.6% | Low | High | Very High | 35 |
| Burkina Faso | Sahel | 3.5% | 8.6% | 41% | 3.0% | 3.8% | Low | High | Very High | 34 |
| Niger | Sahel | 4.9% | 7.4% | 45% | 2.6% | 3.2% | Low | Very High | Very High | 32 |
| Chad | Sahel | 3.8% | 6.1% | 43% | 2.4% | 3.1% | Low | Very High | Very High | 31 |
| Brazil | Latin America | 2.1% | 4.6% | 21% | 5.5% | 9.0% | Low | Moderate | Medium | 57 |
| Argentina | Latin America | -1.5% | 140% | 28% | 5.4% | 6.2% | Low | High | High | 36 |
| Colombia | Latin America | 1.2% | 7.3% | 22% | 4.5% | 5.9% | Medium | Moderate | Medium | 52 |
| Peru | Latin America | 2.4% | 4.0% | 24% | 4.2% | 5.3% | Medium | Moderate | Medium | 54 |
| Venezuela | Latin America | 3.0% | 190% | 35% | 2.0% | 3.5% | Very Low | Very High | Extreme | 28 |
Sources: IMF WEO, World Bank WDI, ILOSTAT, UN DESA, Afrobarometer, Edelman Trust Barometer, national statistics offices.
Index constructed by The State of the Mind — Human Intelligence Unit.