Analysis · derived
Which economies are under the most macro pressure right now? This ranks the whole covered universe by the derived macro-pressure composite (growth, inflation, unemployment, debt, external balance) — no country code needed. A higher score means more stress; each reading traces to the same live observed series the rest of the platform serves. Backward-looking, not a forecast.
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Showing the most macro-stressed 10 of 170 covered countries.Ranked across countries with ≥1 M people or ≥$10 bn GDP so micro-territories don't crowd the board. Show all →
| # | Country | Macro stress | Sentiment | Read | Confidence | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen, Rep. · YEM | 78Stressed |
| −0.56 |
| stressed |
| Moderate |
| 2025-12-31 |
| Brief → |
| 2 | Ukraine · UKR | 75Elevated | −0.50 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 3 | Iran · IRN | 70Elevated | −0.40 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 4 | Haiti · HTI | 69Elevated | −0.38 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 5 | Sudan · SDN | 68Elevated | −0.36 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 6 | Bolivia · BOL | 66Elevated | −0.32 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 7 | Romania · ROU | 66Elevated | −0.32 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 8 | Syria · SYR | 66Elevated | −0.32 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 9 | Venezuela · VEN | 66Elevated | −0.32 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 10 | Iraq · IRQ | 64Elevated | −0.28 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
Ranked over the 170 countries we hold live macro-pressure inputs for; uncovered economies never appear. Read the machine-readable ranking at GET /api/v1/screener/sentiment · or screen by business-cycle phase · method on the scoring glossary.