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 216 covered countries.Showing every covered country, including micro-territories. Apply floor →
| # | Country | Macro stress | Sentiment | Read | Confidence | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) · VIR | 88Stressed |
| −0.76 |
| stressed |
| Low |
| 2025-12-31 |
| Brief → |
| 2 | Yemen, Rep. · YEM | 78Stressed | −0.56 | stressed | Moderate | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 3 | Isle of Man · IMN | 76Stressed | −0.52 | stressed | Low | 2023-12-31 | Brief → |
| 4 | Ukraine · UKR | 75Elevated | −0.50 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 5 | New Caledonia · NCL | 72Elevated | −0.44 | cautious | Moderate | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 6 | French Polynesia · PYF | 71Elevated | −0.42 | cautious | Low | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 7 | Iran · IRN | 70Elevated | −0.40 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 8 | Haiti · HTI | 69Elevated | −0.38 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 9 | Sudan · SDN | 68Elevated | −0.36 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
| 10 | Bolivia · BOL | 66Elevated | −0.32 | cautious | High | 2025-12-31 | Brief → |
Ranked over the 216 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.