GQII 2025

The Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2025 was presented virutally on 9 December 2025.

The GQII is a pioneering instrument that measures the development status of national quality infrastructure systems. Compiled by Mesopartner and supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the index evaluates 185 economies worldwide.

Serving as a valuable source for policymakers, quality infrastructure practitioners, researchers, and funding agencies, the 2025 Report introduced an updated analytical framework based on publicly available data and highlighted emerging trends linking quality infrastructure to global trade, sustainable development, and technological transformation.

Programme highlights:

• Opening remarks by Annette Röttger, Member of the Presidential Board, PTB
• Welcome addresses by Alejandro Rivera Rojas, Chief, Division of MSME, Quality & Job Creation, UNIDO, and Philip Grinsted, Private Sector Specialist, World Bank
• Presentation of key findings of the GQII 2025 by Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Creator of the GQII and Lead Author, Mesopartner

• Reflections on the significance of the GQII for research on quality infrastructure by Ann Sara Ramkissoon, Doctoral Student, University of Florence, and Co-author, GQII Report 2025

• Closing remarks by Marion Stoldt, Head of PTB’s International Cooperation, Q.3, PTB

The session brought together professionals from national and international quality infrastructure institutions, public entities, international development cooperation, research, and consultancy, all of whom are interested in the evolving role of QI in supporting innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable growth.

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GQII 2025

The GQII is based exclusively on publicly available and official data from international and national Quality Infrastructure institutions.

The 2025 dataset is published as open data to promote transparency, scientific research, and international cooperation.

Economy name	GQII Ranking	Standardization	Metrology	Accreditation
Germany	1	2	2	2
United States of America (the)	2	9	1	1
China	3	1	3	9
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	4	5	4	6
Italy	5	4	10	5
Korea, Republic of	6	6	6	13
Japan	7	3	5	17
France	8	7	7	21
Spain	9	10	14	10
Poland	10	12	18	8
India	11	8	31	7
Czechia	12	15	16	12
Türkiye	13	21	12	11
Mexico	14	44	8	3
Australia	15	14	17	26
Canada	16	31	13	14
Brazil	17	21	8	34
Hungary	18	19	20	16
South Africa	19	30	11	27
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	20	16	22	18
Switzerland	21	17	15	39
Sweden	22	11	19	38
Indonesia	23	38	32	4
Malaysia	24	28	25	19
Romania	25	12	32	36
Egypt	26	40	24	15
Slovakia	27	36	29	24
Ukraine	28	39	25	29
Thailand	29	36	21	37
Finland	30	24	25	43
Singapore	31	45	28	25
Bulgaria	32	27	39	35
Belgium	33	23	45	31
Saudi Arabia	34	34	44	27
Austria	35	18	22	58
Serbia	36	29	36	46
Colombia	37	48	38	20
Portugal	38	26	36	50
Norway	39	33	49	33
Denmark	40	31	40	49
Argentina	41	41	30	52
New Zealand	42	47	42	44
Greece	43	34	64	41
United Arab Emirates (the)	44	52	47	42
Ireland	45	42	54	53
Chile	46	54	51	48
Slovenia	47	51	46	54
Kazakhstan	48	70	43	32
Viet Nam	49	63	65	23
Peru	50	55	58	55
Belarus	51	53	34	80
Uzbekistan	52	57	72	29
Kenya	53	64	48	57
Philippines (the)	54	50	67	59
Russian Federation (the)	55	20	34	117
Pakistan	56	46	70	64
Croatia	57	49	49	86
Taiwan (Province of China)	58	111	41	22
Lithuania	59	69	53	60
Ecuador	60	90	57	40
Tunisia	61	65	61	62
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	62	24	62	106
Uruguay	63	72	55	65
Sri Lanka	64	67	83	51
Israel	65	43	60	104
Costa Rica	66	100	52	56
Latvia	67	88	75	45
Luxembourg	68	60	92	66
Qatar	69	62	86	68
Hong Kong, China	70	116	56	46
Oman	71	59	93	69
North Macedonia	72	79	77	67
Jordan	73	78	74	78
Mongolia	74	80	95	63
Estonia	75	77	63	91
Morocco	76	68	59	105
Albania	77	94	87	61
Moldova (the Republic of)	78	92	81	71
Cyprus	79	71	122	70
Kuwait, the State of	80	66	90	90
Georgia	81	95	80	73
Tanzania, the United Republic of	82	87	98	72
Azerbaijan	83	89	72	85
Nigeria	84	56	122	99
Iraq	85	57	76	123
Bahrain	86	84	107	75
Zimbabwe	87	96	91	74
Algeria	88	60	103	109
Bangladesh	89	73	85	101
Montenegro	90	84	66	108
Bosnia and Herzegovina	91	73	69	118
Mauritius	92	97	93	79
Côte d’Ivoire	93	86	127	77
Zambia	94	111	95	76
Namibia	95	107	95	81
Botswana	96	110	89	83
Ethiopia	97	80	84	115
Bolivia, Plurinational State of	98	98	78	102
Ghana	99	76	99	121
Senegal	100	105	132	82
Panama	101	91	78	125
Armenia	102	102	124	96
Iceland	103	82	105	124
Jamaica	104	113	87	111
Malta	105	83	100	128
Cuba	106	115	68	126
Malawi	107	129	132	84
Uganda	108	75	127	130
Kyrgyz Republic	109	163	71	100
Benin	110	118	127	94
Dominican Republic (the)	111	106	109	116
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)	112	124	144	89
Togo	113	128	144	88
Eswatini	114	140	132	87
Mali	115	122	144	93
Trinidad and Tobago	116	100	102	131
El Salvador	117	109	108	120
Guatemala	118	108	109	122
Mozambique	119	134	144	92
Burkina Faso	120	132	132	103
Angola	121	147	132	94
Paraguay	122	122	82	137
Madagascar	123	150	144	97
Nepal	124	99	132	134
Cambodia	125	127	101	132
Lesotho	126	161	144	97
Lebanese Republic	127	93	171	136
Seychelles	128	156	127	107
Yemen	129	121	174	112
Cameroon	130	104	132	143
Rwanda	131	102	132	145
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	132	151	106	127
Niger (the)	133	159	144	110
Honduras	134	138	125	133
Kosovo	135	145	172	119
Guyana	136	144	111	138
Nicaragua	137	154	125	128
Sudan (the)	138	119	132	150
Myanmar	139	120	144	142
Barbados	140	129	111	154
Burundi	141	116	144	149
Saint Lucia	142	137	111	150
Comoros	143	180	144	112
Suriname	144	142	111	150
Syrian Arab Republic (the)	145	126	104	170
Grenada	146	140	111	153
Brunei Darussalam	147	153	127	140
Macao, China	148	146	144	135
Bahamas (the)	149	133	144	146
Somalia	150	149	144	139
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	151	139	144	144
Fiji	152	125	144	157
Haiti	153	135	111	170
Guinea-Bissau	154	180	174	112
Saint Kitts and Nevis	155	147	111	162
Mauritania	156	155	144	147
Papua New Guinea	157	136	144	160
Bhutan	158	152	173	141
Afghanistan	159	114	174	170
Libya	160	143	144	170
Dominica	161	163	111	162
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	162	162	111	170
Palestine, State of	163	131	174	159
Gambia (the)	164	165	144	154
South Sudan	165	166	144	154
Belize	166	172	111	162
Chad	167	157	144	162
Congo	168	169	132	160
Sierra Leone	169	160	144	170
Antigua and Barbuda	170	179	111	170
Gabon	171	170	132	170
Tajikistan	172	173	132	162
Maldives	173	166	174	147
Cabo Verde	174	171	144	170
Guinea	175	174	144	170
Liberia	176	176	144	162
Djibouti	177	158	174	170
Central African Republic (the)	178	176	144	170
Liechtenstein	179	166	174	158
Equatorial Guinea	180	183	144	170
Vanuatu	181	175	174	170
Timor-Leste	182	178	174	170
Solomon Islands	183	182	174	162
Samoa	184	185	174	162
Tonga	185	184	174	170