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01CoverThe front of a report
Global Institute for National Capability

Report · Month Year

Report title
over two lines

A subtitle that says what the report covers, in one or two lines.

Global Institute for National Capability · www.ginc.org

02ContentsThe sections of the report and where they start

Contents

In this report

  1. 01Executive summary3
  2. 02Section one4
  3. 03Findings5
  4. 04The figures6
  5. 05The data7
  6. 06Nation profiles8
  7. 07Methodology9
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03Executive summaryThe argument in a page, with its key figures

Executive summary

The summary heading states the finding

The National Capability Framework is an open, emerging standard for classifying the capabilities of nations. It has three primary dimensions (hard, soft and economic) drawn from the classical analysis of national power. Across these dimensions sit nine domains, which comprise 73 capability groups and currently cover 288 national capabilities.

288
national capabilities
73
capability groups
197
nations in the reference set

What this means

A capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

The nation is the Framework’s unit of analysis, against which capabilities are observed. The reference set covers 197 nations: all 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states and two states with limited recognition.

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04Section openerA full page that starts a section
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Section one

One or two lines on what this section sets out to show.

05TextRunning text in two columns, with a pulled quote

Section one

A heading for a page of text

The National Capability Framework is an open, emerging standard for classifying the capabilities of nations. It has three primary dimensions (hard, soft and economic) drawn from the classical analysis of national power. Across these dimensions sit nine domains, which comprise 73 capability groups and currently cover 288 national capabilities.

A capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

A subheading

The nation is the Framework’s unit of analysis, against which capabilities are observed. The reference set covers 197 nations: all 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states and two states with limited recognition.

The Global Institute for National Capability (GINC) is an independent non-profit research centre and data laboratory that studies the foundation of long-term power, prosperity and resilience.

Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results.

The National Capability Framework is an open, emerging standard for classifying the capabilities of nations. It has three primary dimensions (hard, soft and economic) drawn from the classical analysis of national power. Across these dimensions sit nine domains, which comprise 73 capability groups and currently cover 288 national capabilities.

A second subheading

A capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

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06ChartOne chart with its reading and its source

Figure 1

The chart’s title says what it shows

China’s exports of goods, 2000 to 2024. They reached $3.59T in 2024.

20002024

Source: CEPII BACI, as held in the GINC trade data. Value in US dollars.

Reading the chart

A capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

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07TableA table of figures with its note

Table 1

The table’s title says what it lists

The largest flows of goods from one nation to another in 2024, as a share of all trade.

FromToValueShare
MexicoUnited States$491B2.2%
ChinaUnited States$449B2.0%
CanadaUnited States$400B1.8%
ChinaHong Kong$277B1.2%
United StatesCanada$258B1.1%
United StatesMexico$237B1.0%
ChinaJapan$163B0.7%
ChinaGermany$161B0.7%
ChinaVietnam$159B0.7%
GermanyUnited States$156B0.7%
South KoreaChina$155B0.7%
United StatesChina$155B0.7%

Source: CEPII BACI, as held in the GINC trade data. Goods only.

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08Nation profileOne nation: its figures and a short reading

Nation profile · Asia Pacific · Eastern Asia

Japan

125M
population, 2023
$4.2T
nominal GDP, 2023
$759B
exports of goods, 2024
$721B
imports of goods, 2024

Reading the profile

The nation is the Framework’s unit of analysis, against which capabilities are observed. The reference set covers 197 nations: all 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states and two states with limited recognition.

A capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

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09MethodologyHow the work was done, in numbered steps

Methodology

How the figures were made

  1. 1DefineThe National Capability Framework is an open, emerging standard for classifying the capabilities of nations. It has three primary dimensions (hard, soft and economic) drawn from the classical analysis of national power. Across these dimensions sit nine domains, which comprise 73 capability groups and currently cover 288 national capabilities.
  2. 2ObserveThe nation is the Framework’s unit of analysis, against which capabilities are observed. The reference set covers 197 nations: all 193 UN member states, the two UN observer states and two states with limited recognition.
  3. 3ReadA capability is the capacity to act. It is distinct from resources (the inputs available), performance (observed results), power (capacity realised through will and opportunity) and outcomes (downstream effects). Capability is the conversion layer between resources and results, which is why know-how sits at its centre.

Sources

National Capability Framework v0.2. CEPII BACI trade data. Population and GDP for 2023.

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10Back coverAbout the Institute, and how to cite the report
Global Institute for National Capability

The Global Institute for National Capability (GINC) is an independent non-profit research centre and data laboratory that studies the foundation of long-term power, prosperity and resilience.

Cite as: Global Institute for National Capability (Year) Report title.

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