Georgia ranks in global top three for economic crisis resilience, European Parliament study shows

The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has published its global economic crisis resilience rankings as part of the 2025 Normandy Index report.

Based on a ten-point scoring system, Georgia has achieved a score of 9.66, securing its place among the world’s top three most resilient nations.

According to the study, Norway ranks first globally for economic crisis resilience, with Georgia in second place and Saudi Arabia third.

Within Europe, Switzerland is the next highest-rated nation after Norway and Georgia.

Conversely, Ukraine ranks lowest in Europe for resilience to economic shock. According to the index, Moldova ranks one place below Russia, which, in turn, trails Belarus.

The study also evaluates the collective metrics of the 27 EU member states separately. Specifically, the European Union lags behind Venezuela, Guatemala, and El Salvador in economic crisis resilience, though it marginally outperforms the United Kingdom. The UK, for its part, falls behind Vietnam and Costa Rica.

For context, the global economic crisis resilience index is calculated based on thematic data from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, analysing selected parameters of government debt alongside financial stability indicators for households and the private sector.