Northern Mariana Islands
MNP
Northern Mariana Islands: 47,000 population; upper-middle-income economy. Exports: mineral fuels; imports: machinery, food, mineral fuels.
Headline valuation
Scenario range
$12.9B to $15.3B
Integration scenario
Contested Integration
Balance sheet
Base enterprise value
$15.1B
Creditor concentration
- High creditor concentration (HHI=0.68)
Climate & resources
Climate status
Desperate (Rank 124 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.55
Top acquisition targets (Northern Mariana Islands as buyer)
Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Northern Mariana Islands acquiring this target.
- Japan (JPN): probability 0.08, deal value $112.32T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Political_Risk + Distance_Proximal(2354km) + Population_Block(0.0004) + GDP_Block(0.000) + Economic_Size_Block(0.00) + No_Power_Projection + US_Treaty_Ally + Absurdity_Filter(10)
- TWN (TWN): probability 0.08, deal value $30.95T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Proximal(2703km) + Economic_Size_Block(0.00) + No_Power_Projection + US_Ambiguous_Commitment + Absurdity_Filter(8)
- Brunei Darussalam (BRN): probability 0.08, deal value $194.3B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Political_Risk + Distance_Proximal(3556km) + Population_Disadvantage(0.09) + GDP_Penalty(0.06) + Economic_Size_Block(0.05) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Filter(8)
- Korea, Rep. (KOR): probability 0.07, deal value $79.13T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Proximal(3098km) + Population_Block(0.0008) + GDP_Block(0.001) + Economic_Size_Block(0.00) + No_Power_Projection + US_Treaty_Ally + Absurdity_Filter(10)
- Solomon Islands (SLB): probability 0.07, deal value $37.5B, driver: Strategic + Resources + Human_Capital + Distance_Proximal(3152km) + Population_Disadvantage(0.05) + Economic_Size_Penalty(0.31) + No_Power_Projection + Absurdity_Filter(8)
About this valuation
This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework, a five-scenario model
that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the
full methodology for the formulas and data sources.
The asset bases are computed by the framework; this entity is not in the World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations accounts.
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies