shortage.life · last_sync · 2026-08-18 19:50:03 UTCbuild 83e413e · node v22.22.2

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shortage.life
brussels
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$ shortage briefing get stress-index-v32
> lang=en read=11min kind=methodology
> published 2026-05-09

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~/briefings/stress-index-v32·methodology · 11 min read← all briefings
methodology · Global shortage intelligence · 2026-05-09

How we compute the country stress index, and what changed in v3.2.

Methodology · v3.2

By Editorial·2026-05-09·11 min read·methodology

Five inputs, four weights, one composite. We added fiscal headroom and removed a redundant trade-balance term.