Global Competitiveness Index

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CountriesCompetitiveness RankingCompetitiveness IndexCh.
United States [+]83.67
-2.30%
United Kingdom [+]81.20
-0.96%
Germany [+]81.80
-1.26%
France [+]15º78.81
1.02%
Japan [+]82.27
-0.24%
Spain [+]23º75.28
1.46%
Italy [+]30º71.53
1.07%
Portugal [+]34º70.45
0.35%
Greece [+]59º62.58
0.78%
Ireland [+]24º75.12
-0.74%
United Arab Emirates [+]25º75.01
2.23%
Albania [+]81º57.61
-0.84%
Armenia [+]69º61.28
2.36%
Angola [+]136º38.11
2.85%
Argentina [+]83º57.20
-0.50%
Austria [+]21º76.61
0.36%
Australia [+]16º78.75
-0.13%
Azerbaijan [+]58º62.72
4.45%
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]92º54.73
1.06%
Barbados [+]77º58.90
-5.41%
Bangladesh [+]105º52.12
0.08%
Belgium [+]22º76.38
-0.30%
Burkina Faso [+]130º43.42
-1.09%
Bulgaria [+]49º64.90
2.10%
Bahrain [+]45º65.38
2.74%
Burundi [+]135º40.25
7.26%
Benin [+]125º45.82
3.21%
Brunei [+]56º62.76
2.17%
Bolivia [+]107º51.80
0.79%
Brazil [+]71º60.93
2.39%
Botswana [+]91º55.49
1.76%
Canada [+]14º79.59
-0.41%
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]139º36.14
-5.50%
Switzerland [+]82.33
-0.32%
Côte d'Ivoire [+]118º48.15
1.21%
Chile [+]33º70.54
0.39%
Cameroon [+]123º46.02
2.04%
China [+]28º73.90
1.78%
Colombia [+]57º62.73
1.79%
Costa Rica [+]62º62.01
-0.21%
Cabo Verde [+]112º50.83
1.29%
Cyprus [+]44º66.39
1.24%
Czechia [+]32º70.85
-0.46%
Denmark [+]10º81.17
0.68%
Dominican Republic [+]78º58.31
1.62%
Algeria [+]89º56.25
4.66%
Ecuador [+]90º55.74
-0.20%
Estonia [+]31º70.91
0.22%
Egypt [+]93º54.54
1.78%
Ethiopia [+]126º44.37
-0.18%
Finland [+]11º80.25
-0.02%
Gabon [+]119º47.46
-13.29%
Georgia [+]74º60.61
-0.43%
Ghana [+]111º51.20
-0.26%
The Gambia [+]124º45.92
1.03%
Guinea [+]122º46.13
6.71%
Guatemala [+]98º53.52
0.29%
Hong Kong [+]83.14
1.08%
Honduras [+]101º52.63
0.31%
Croatia [+]63º61.94
3.03%
Haiti [+]138º36.34
-0.29%
Hungary [+]47º65.08
1.20%
Indonesia [+]50º64.63
-0.47%
Israel [+]20º76.74
0.15%
India [+]68º61.36
-1.06%
Iran [+]99º52.97
-3.44%
Iceland [+]26º74.72
0.28%
Jamaica [+]80º58.25
0.65%
Jordan [+]70º60.94
2.77%
Kenya [+]95º54.14
0.89%
Kyrgyzstan [+]96º54.00
1.83%
Cambodia [+]106º52.08
3.78%
South Korea [+]13º79.62
0.99%
Kuwait [+]46º65.10
4.77%
Kazakhstan [+]55º62.94
1.84%
Laos [+]113º50.10
1.70%
Lebanon [+]88º56.29
-2.48%
Sri Lanka [+]84º57.11
1.97%
Lesotho [+]131º42.90
1.38%
Lithuania [+]39º68.35
1.84%
Luxembourg [+]18º77.03
0.52%
Latvia [+]41º66.98
1.11%
Morocco [+]75º60.01
2.60%
Moldova [+]86º56.75
2.19%
Montenegro [+]73º60.82
2.02%
Madagascar [+]132º42.86
-11.76%
North Macedonia [+]82º57.33
1.25%
Mali [+]129º43.59
-0.09%
Mongolia [+]102º52.61
-0.24%
Mauritania [+]134º40.92
0.36%
Malta [+]38º68.55
-0.30%
Mauritius [+]52º64.27
0.83%
Malawi [+]128º43.70
2.98%
Mexico [+]48º64.95
0.53%
Malaysia [+]27º74.60
0.30%
Mozambique [+]137º38.08
-4.21%
Namibia [+]94º54.46
3.40%
Nigeria [+]116º48.33
1.69%
Nicaragua [+]109º51.52
0.04%
Netherlands [+]82.39
0.02%
Norway [+]17º78.05
-0.13%
Nepal [+]108º51.57
1.55%
New Zealand [+]19º76.75
-0.98%
Oman [+]53º63.61
-1.23%
Panama [+]66º61.64
0.99%
Peru [+]65º61.66
0.66%
Philippines [+]64º61.87
-0.41%
Pakistan [+]110º51.36
0.54%
Poland [+]37º68.89
1.07%
Paraguay [+]97º53.63
0.48%
Qatar [+]29º72.87
2.61%
Romania [+]51º64.36
1.40%
Serbia [+]72º60.85
-0.05%
Russia [+]43º66.74
1.70%
Rwanda [+]100º52.82
3.69%
Saudi Arabia [+]36º70.03
3.74%
Seychelles [+]76º59.60
1.88%
Sweden [+]81.25
-0.50%
Singapore [+]84.78
1.56%
Slovenia [+]35º70.20
0.83%
Slovakia [+]42º66.77
-0.10%
Senegal [+]114º49.69
1.33%
El Salvador [+]103º52.57
-0.47%
Eswatini [+]121º46.43
2.40%
Chad [+]141º35.08
-1.23%
Thailand [+]40º68.11
0.86%
Tajikistan [+]104º52.40
0.42%
Tunisia [+]87º56.41
1.45%
Türkiye [+]61º62.14
0.87%
Trinidad and Tobago [+]79º58.30
0.73%
Taiwan [+]12º80.24
1.25%
Tanzania [+]117º48.19
2.08%
Ukraine [+]85º56.99
-0.07%
Uganda [+]115º48.94
4.56%
Uruguay [+]54º63.47
1.24%
Venezuela [+]133º41.83
-3.11%
Viet Nam [+]67º61.54
6.02%
Yemen [+]140º35.50
-2.45%
South Africa [+]60º62.44
2.76%
Zambia [+]120º46.51
1.01%
Zimbabwe [+]127º44.24
3.84%
The Global Competitiveness Index assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. Competitiveness is defined as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country. The different aspects of competitiveness are captured in 12 pillars, which compose the Global Competitiveness Index.
  • Infrastructure
  • Macroeconomic
  • Environment
  • Health and primary education
  • Higher education and training
  • Goods market efficiency
  • Labour market efficiency
  • Financial market development
  • Technological readiness
  • market size
  • Business sophistication
  • Innovation

Note: Index data prior to 2017 has been rescaled to be comparable as the methodology was changed.