GPC Dynamics Matrix Explanatory Notes:
i. Level of Industrialization for EU has been calculated based on the average of individual members of the organization at that time. We have taken into account when certain members joined.
a. 1990- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Spain (42.75)
b. 2000- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Finland, Sweden (43.2)
c. 2010- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania (43.14)
d. 2015- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia (45.46)
ii. Level of Industrialization based off of 2014 levels for 2015
iii. Based off of the average of EU member countries excluding Croatia
iv. Based off the average of EU member countries including Croatia
v. China’s GDP and GDP per Capita do not include HK, Taiwan and Macau
vi. Birthrate based off of 2017 levels
vii. Innovation Rank for 2020 is based off of 2019 levels
viii. GDP and GDP per Capita is based off of IMF 2024 levels estimate
ix. EU data for 2025 is an average of 2020 and 2030 population estimate levels
x. EU data is the average between United Kingdom, France and Germany unless otherwise specified
xi. Germany data is based off of West Germany in 1980
xii. Based off of DNI Global Trends 2030 New Multi-Component Global Power Index Forecast
xiii. Ease of Doing Business based off of 2006 Rankings that are benchmarked to January 2005
xiv. 2020 levels are based off of 2019 figures
xv. EU Based off of average innovation levels (2010 excludes Croatia)