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United States · 2025 · fixed macro data
Composite percentile rank across 4 outcome metrics. Higher = better value for public money spent.
Does a larger government mean happier citizens? Each bubble = 1 country.
WIR 2026
2025: The AI Shockwave
Sector-by-sector investment shifts — data centres surged +$235B while renewables and manufacturing pulled back.
WIR 2026
Global FDI Dashboard
Global inflows, top 20 hosts, country search with 6-year trends, and embeddable country widgets.
WIR 2026
2025: The $618 Billion Club
Sort and filter 19 named $1B+ greenfield deals — TSMC, ByteDance, Brookfield — plus the megaproject share trend.
WIR 2026
Screened, Not Stopped
Official rejection rates are tiny; deals get quietly withdrawn. Compare 21 national-security screening regimes.
Methodology: Per-Citizen Govt Spending = GDP per Capita (PPP) × Total Govt Revenue (% of GDP) × sector allocation % — a fixed macro figure independent of personal salary. Personal tax estimate = Salary × Tax Revenue (% of GDP), shown in the header only. Fiscal Efficiency Score = average percentile rank across HALE, PISA, Infrastructure Quality (1–5), and Happiness Score, normalised across all 50 countries per year. Data: IMF, World Bank, WHO, OECD, World Happiness Report (2021–2025).