These Are the World's Most (and Least) Powerful Passports in 2023
"For global citizens, a better measure of economic mobility and fiscal opportunity afforded by their passports is to look at the percentage share of global GDP accessible to them visa-free.
- "For global citizens, a better measure of economic mobility and fiscal opportunity afforded by their passports is to look at the percentage share of global GDP accessible to them visa-free.
- On a macro level, the new study by Henley & Partners reveals that just 6% of passports worldwide give their holders visa-free access to more than 70% of the global economy.
- And only 17% of countries give their passport holders visa-free access to more than four-fifths of the world's 227 destinations.
- The lowest ranked Afghanistan passport provides visa-free access to just 12% of the world and less than 1% of global economic output.