Global Cooperation Barometer 2025
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Individuals using the internet
Source: International Telecommunication
Union (ITU)
International students
(as a percentage of the population)
Methodological notes: Due to data availability,
destination countries included are Australia,
Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, New
Zealand, Norway, Spain, the UK and the US.
The 2021 values were linearly interpolated for
China and Norway.
Source: Institute of International Education
IT goods trade (as a percentage of GDP)
Source: UNCTAD
IT services trade (as a percentage of GDP)
Source: UNCTAD
Total factor productivity
Source: The Conference Board
Climate and natural capital
Adaptation finance (as a percentage of GDP)
Methodological notes: 2023 figures were
extrapolated based on the 2012-2022 CAGR.
Source: Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
Biodiversity Intactness Index
This metric was removed this year as it had not
recently been updated. Its removal did not have a
material impact.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Source: United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
GHG emissions intensity
(ratio of emissions to GDP)
Source: UNEP and World Bank
Low-carbon goods trade
(as a percentage of GDP)
Source: IMF
Methodological notes: The 2023 figure was
extrapolated from the partially reported 2023 data
to the corresponding 2022 data and applying that
to the balance of the 2022 data.
Marine protected area
Source: Protected PlanetMitigation finance (as a percentage of GDP)
Methodological notes: Mitigation finance includes
dual-use finance, as it is assumed to be total
climate finance minus adaptation finance. The 2023
figure for total climate finance was extrapolated
based on the 2012-2022 CAGR.
Source: CPI
Ocean Health Index
Source: Ocean Health Index
Terrestrial protected area
Methodological notes: The 2022 and 2023 figures
were extrapolated based on the 2012-2021 CAGR.
Source: Protected Planet
Health and wellness
Cross-border health-related R&D
(as a percentage of GDP)
Methodological notes: Total health-related R&D
is used in this instance as a proxy for cross-border
R&D, given that cross-border R&D data is scant.
Source: Policy Cures Research
Development assistance for health (DAH)
(as a percentage of GDP)
Source: Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation (IHME)
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
Methodological notes: IHME’s forecasted values
were used for the 2020-2022 figures.
Source: IHME
Health-related goods trade
(as a percentage of GDP)
Methodological notes: The 2023 figure was
extrapolated by applying the rate of change found
in the reported data between 2022 and 2023 to
the 2022 figure.
Source: UN Comtrade
International Health Regulations (IHR) score
Methodological notes: All capacities’ average
score used
Source: WHO
Life expectancy at birth
Source: United Nations
Maternal mortality
Source: IHME
Under-five mortality
Source: IHME
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