Why 53 Countries Beat The U.S. On The GMAT

The absolute lowest average scores are those under 400. There are 28 countries where test takers scored less than a 400 on average in the 2012-2013 testing year ended June 30th. The bottom of the barrel? Afghanistan, where 18 tests were taken for an average score of only 307. The country did much better in the past, averaging scores of 382 a year earlier and 439 in the 2009-2010 testing year.

Saudi Arabia, which had the second lowest average score this past year, posted the second lowest average at 311, a ten-point improvement over the 301 average it had in the 2011-2012 testing year. The Saudi result is much more solid because it is based on 2,375 tests taken last year and 2,663 tests taken the year before that.

Lowest Average GMAT Scores By Country

Country	Average GMAT	Exams Taken
128. Malawi	399	20
129. Somalia	398	8
130. Congo	397	26
131. Rwanda	396	32
132. Yemen	395	30
133. Eritrea	389	7
133. Palestinian Territory	389	109
135. Cuba	386	7
136. United Arab Emirates	385	121
137. Dominica	383	12
137. Guinea	383	11
137. Lao	383	7
140. Angola	370	24
141. Mozambique	369	7
142. St. Kitts/Nevis	368	12
142. Tanzania	368	58
144. Iraq	360	63
145. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	355	18
146. Mauritania	354	5
147. Antigua/Barbuda	353	7
148. Namibia	347	16
149. Kuwait	344	593
150. Sierra Leone	341	9
151. Cambodia	338	11
152. Liberia	314	32
153. Republic of Congo	312	6
154. Saudi Arabia	311	2,663
155. Afghanistan	307	18

Source: GMAC 2013 Profile of GMAT Candidates

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