WBSC Baseball World Rankings

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The WBSC Baseball World Rankings were first established by the International Baseball Federation (the predecessor to the World Baseball Softball Confederation) as a way of comparing the top countries in the baseball world based off their performance in international competitions. The events that are considered and the weight given to each event has changed over the years as the formula is revised and old competitions are eliminated (ex. Baseball World Cup, Olympics, Intercontinental Cup) and new ones are added (ex. Premier 12). The events are counted for a number of years so that one year's or one event's dominant performance doesn't have undue effects. They had their first practical usage in 2015 when they were used to pick the teams for the initial Premier 12.

Top 20 (Men)[edit]

2009[edit]

  1. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Japan Japan
  4. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  6. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  7. Flag of Canada Canada
  8. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  9. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  10. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  11. Flag of Australia Australia
  12. Flag of Italy Italy
  13. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  14. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  15. Flag of People's Republic of China China
  16. Flag of Panama Panama
  17. Flag of Spain Spain
  18. Flag of Thailand Thailand
  19. Flag of Philippines Philippines
  20. Flag of Germany Germany

2010[edit]

  1. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  4. Flag of Japan Japan
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  6. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  7. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  8. Flag of Canada Canada
  9. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  10. Flag of Australia Australia
  11. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  12. Flag of Italy Italy
  13. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  14. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  15. Flag of People's Republic of China China
  16. Flag of Panama Panama
  17. Flag of Spain Spain
  18. Flag of Thailand Thailand
  19. Flag of Germany Germany
  20. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic

2011[edit]

  1. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  4. Flag of Japan Japan
  5. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  6. Flag of Canada Canada
  7. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  8. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  9. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  10. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  11. Flag of Australia Australia
  12. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  13. Flag of Italy Italy
  14. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  15. Flag of Panama Panama
  16. Flag of People's Republic of China China
  17. Flag of Germany Germany
  18. Flag of Spain Spain
  19. Flag of Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
  20. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic

2012[edit]

  1. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Japan Japan
  4. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  6. Flag of Canada Canada
  7. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  8. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  9. Flag of Italy Italy
  10. Flag of Australia Australia
  11. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  12. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  13. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  14. Flag of Panama Panama
  15. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  16. Flag of Spain Spain
  17. Flag of Germany Germany
  18. Flag of People's Republic of China China
  19. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  20. Brazil Brazil

2013[edit]

  1. Flag of United States United States
  2. Flag of Japan Japan
  3. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  5. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  6. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  7. Flag of Canada Canada
  8. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  9. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  10. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  11. Flag of Italy Italy
  12. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  13. Flag of Panama Panama
  14. Flag of Australia Australia
  15. Brazil Brazil
  16. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  17. Flag of Spain Spain
  18. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  19. Flag of Germany Germany
  20. Flag of People's Republic of China China

2014[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  5. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  6. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  7. Flag of Canada Canada
  8. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  9. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  10. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  11. Flag of Italy Italy
  12. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  13. Flag of Panama Panama
  14. Flag of Australia Australia
  15. Brazil Brazil
  16. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  17. Flag of Spain Spain
  18. Flag of Germany Germany
  19. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  20. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic

2016[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  4. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  5. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  6. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  7. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  8. Flag of Canada Canada
  9. Flag of Italy Italy
  10. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  11. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  12. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  13. Flag of Australia Australia
  14. Brazil Brazil
  15. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  16. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  17. Flag of Panama Panama
  18. Flag of People's Republic of China China
  19. Flag of Germany Germany
  20. Flag of Colombia Colombia

2017[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  5. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  6. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  7. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  8. Flag of Australia Australia
  9. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  10. Flag of Canada Canada
  11. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  12. Flag of Italy Italy
  13. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  14. Flag of Panama Panama
  15. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  16. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  17. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  18. Brazil Brazil
  19. Flag of Israel Israel
  20. Flag of Germany Germany

2018[edit]

  1. Flag of United States United States
  2. Flag of Japan Japan
  3. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  4. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  6. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  7. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  8. Flag of Australia Australia
  9. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  10. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  11. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  12. Flag of Panama Panama
  13. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  14. Flag of Italy Italy
  15. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  16. Brazil Brazil
  17. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  18. Flag of Israel Israel
  19. Flag of People's Republic of China China

2019[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  5. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  6. Flag of Australia Australia
  7. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  8. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  9. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  10. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  11. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  12. Flag of Canada Canada
  13. Flag of Panama Panama
  14. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  15. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  16. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  17. Flag of Italy Italy
  18. Flag of Israel Israel
  19. Flag of Germany Germany
  20. Flag of Spain Spain

2020[edit]

No events held in 2020 due to COVID-19

2021[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  4. Flag of United States United States
  5. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  6. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  7. Flag of Australia Australia
  8. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  9. Flag of Canada Canada
  10. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  11. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  12. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  13. Flag of Panama Panama
  14. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  15. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  16. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  17. Flag of Italy Italy
  18. Flag of Germany Germany
  19. Flag of Spain Spain
  20. Flag of People's Republic of China China

2022[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  3. Flag of United States United States
  4. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  5. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  6. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  7. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  8. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  9. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  10. Flag of Australia Australia
  11. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  12. Flag of Panama Panama
  13. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  14. Flag of Canada Canada
  15. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  16. Flag of Italy Italy
  17. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua
  18. Flag of Germany Germany
  19. Flag of Spain Spain
  20. Flag of Israel Israel

2023[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Mexico Mexico
  3. Flag of United States United States
  4. Flag of South Korea South Korea
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  6. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  7. Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
  8. Flag of Cuba Cuba
  9. Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  10. Flag of Panama Panama
  11. Flag of Australia Australia
  12. Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  13. Flag of Colombia Colombia
  14. Flag of Italy Italy
  15. Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
  16. Flag of Canada Canada
  17. Flag of Germany Germany
  18. Flag of United Kingdom Great Britain
  19. Flag of Israel Israel
  20. Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua

Top 5 (Women)[edit]

2009[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Canada Canada
  4. Flag of Australia Australia
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei

2012[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Australia Australia
  4. Flag of Canada Canada
  5. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

2014[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of United States United States
  3. Flag of Australia Australia
  4. Flag of Canada Canada
  5. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

2016[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Canada Canada
  3. Flag of United States United States
  4. Flag of Australia Australia
  5. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

2018[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Canada Canada
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  4. Flag of United States United States
  5. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

2019[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Canada Canada
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  4. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  5. Flag of United States United States

2020[edit]

No events held in 2020 due to COVID-19

2021[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  3. Flag of Canada Canada
  4. Flag of United States United States
  5. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

2023[edit]

  1. Flag of Japan Japan
  2. Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  3. Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  4. Flag of United States United States
  5. Flag of Mexico Mexico