Economic overperformance

Small places.
Outsized output.

Tracking territories, dependencies, and microstates that produce far beyond what their size would suggest — and the commodities driving them.

Places tracked
47
territories & microstates
Avg. overperformance
3.2×
vs. expected GDP per capita
Top mover (30d)
Guyana
+18.4% output ratio
Active signals
12
commodity-linked alerts
Atlantic salmon NOK 78.2/kg ▲ +3.1%
Nickel $16,480/t ▼ −2.4%
LNG spot $11.40/MMBtu ▲ +1.8%
Phosphate rock $118/t ▼ −0.7%
Crude oil (Brent) $84.20/bbl ▲ +0.6%
Atlantic cod DKK 18.4/kg ▲ +1.2%
Blue whiting DKK 4.8/kg ▼ −0.3%
Copper $9,140/t ▲ +0.9%
Atlantic salmon NOK 78.2/kg ▲ +3.1%
Nickel $16,480/t ▼ −2.4%
LNG spot $11.40/MMBtu ▲ +1.8%
Phosphate rock $118/t ▼ −0.7%
Crude oil (Brent) $84.20/bbl ▲ +0.6%
Atlantic cod DKK 18.4/kg ▲ +1.2%
Blue whiting DKK 4.8/kg ▼ −0.3%
Copper $9,140/t ▲ +0.9%
Featured places
Monitoring
All
Fishing
Finance
Mining
Tourism
Oil & gas
Faroe Islands
AUTONOMOUS · DENMARK
Fishing
GDP per capita
$69.4k
Population
55,000
Key export
Atlantic salmon
Export % GDP
~60%
4.1× overperform
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Luxembourg
SOVEREIGN MICROSTATE · EU
Finance
GDP per capita
$135k
Population
672,000
Key sector
Fund mgmt
AUM hosted
$6.2T
6.8× overperform
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New Caledonia
SPECIAL COLLECTIVITY · FRANCE
Mining
GDP per capita
$38.5k
Population
271,000
Key export
Nickel ore
World share
~25% nickel
2.9× overperform
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Macau SAR
SPECIAL ADMIN. REGION · CHINA
Gaming
GDP per capita
$89k
Population
695,000
Key sector
Casino revenue
Gaming % GDP
~50%
3.8× overperform
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Trinidad & Tobago
SOVEREIGN · CARIBBEAN
Oil & gas
GDP per capita
$22.1k
Population
1.4M
Key export
LNG, petrochems
Energy % GDP
~40%
2.1× overperform
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Jersey
CROWN DEPENDENCY · UK
Finance
GDP per capita
$64k
Population
103,000
Key sector
Private banking
Finance % GVA
~38%
3.5× overperform
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Overperformance leaderboard
ranked by output ratio vs. expected GDP
#
Place
GDP/cap
Ratio
30d chg
1
Luxembourg
Finance · EU microstate
$135k
6.8×
+2.1%
2
Macau SAR
Gaming & tourism · China
$89k
4.4×
+5.8%
3
Faroe Islands
Fishing & aquaculture · Denmark
$69.4k
4.1×
+1.3%
4
Guyana
Oil · South America
$26k
4.0×
+18.4%
5
Jersey
Finance · UK dependency
$64k
3.5×
−0.4%
6
Nauru
Phosphate · Pacific
$14k
3.1×
−2.1%
7
New Caledonia
Nickel mining · France
$38.5k
2.9×
−3.6%
8
Trinidad & Tobago
LNG & petrochems · Caribbean
$22.1k
2.1×
+0.9%
Commodity signals
Updated Apr 13, 2026
Atlantic salmon
Fishing
NOK 78.2/kg
▲ +3.1% (7d)
Affects: Faroes, Iceland, Greenland
Nickel
Mining
$16,480/t
▼ −2.4% (7d)
Affects: New Caledonia, Philippines
LNG spot
Gas
$11.40/MMBtu
▲ +1.8% (7d)
Affects: Trinidad, Brunei, Qatar
Phosphate rock
Mining
$118/t
▼ −0.7% (7d)
Affects: Nauru, Western Sahara
Crude oil (Brent)
Oil
$84.20/bbl
▲ +0.6% (7d)
Affects: Guyana, Brunei, T&T
Atlantic cod
Fishing
DKK 18.4/kg
▲ +1.2% (7d)
Affects: Faroes, Iceland, Norway
Copper
Mining
$9,140/t
▲ +0.9% (7d)
Affects: Nauru, PNG, Botswana
Tourism arrivals
Tourism
+11.2% YoY
▲ trend positive
Affects: Macau, Maldives, Aruba