Global Competitiveness Report

The Global Competitiveness Report ( GCR ) is a ranking of the economies with the highest growth opportunities, compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) . 144 national economies are analyzed. The report is based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) . The index includes: data on infrastructure, health, education, efficiency of the goods markets, labor market efficiency, degree of technological development, etc. The classification is based on the evaluation of publicly available data and surveys of business leaders. Critics emphasize that the GCR has only very limited predictive power and therefore recommend a modification of the GCI.

Global Competitiveness Report 2019

All countries of the GCR 2019 are:

rank	country	Index value
▲ 1	Singapore	84.8
▼ 2	United States	83.7
▲ 3	Hong Kong	83.1
▲ 4	Netherlands	82.4
▼ 5	Switzerland	82.3
▼ 6	Japan	82.3
▼ 7	Germany	81.8
▲ 8	Sweden	81.2
▼ 9	United Kingdom	81.2
▬ 10	Denmark	81.2
▬ 11	Finland	80.2
▲ 12	Taiwan	80.2
▲ 13	South Korea	79.6
▼ 14	Canada	79.6
▲ 15	France	78.8
▼ 16	Australia	78.7
▼ 17	Norway	78.1
▲ 18	Luxembourg	77.0
▼ 19	New Zealand	76.7
▬ 20	Israel	76.7
▲ 21	Austria	76.6
▼ 22	Belgium	76.4
▲ 23	Spain	75.3
▼ 24	Ireland	75.1
▲ 25	United Arab Emirates	75.0
▼ 26	Iceland	74.7
▼ 27	Malaysia	74.6
▬ 28	People's Republic of China	73.9
▲ 29	Qatar	72.9
▲ 30	Italy	71.5
▲ 31	Estonia	70.9
▼ 32	Czech Republic	70.9
▬ 33	Chile	70.5
▬ 34	Portugal	70.4
▬ 35	Slovenia	70.2
▲ 36	Saudi Arabia	70.0
▬ 37	Poland	68.9
▼ 38	Malta	68.5
▲ 39	Lithuania	68.4
▼ 40	Thailand	68.1
▲ 41	Latvia	67.0
▼ 42	Slovakia	66.8
▬ 43	Russia	66.7
▬ 44	Cyprus	66.4
▲ 45	Bahrain	65.4
▲ 46	Kuwait	65.1
▲ 47	Hungary	65.1
▼ 48	Mexico	64.9
▲ 49	Bulgaria	64.9
▼ 50	Indonesia	64.6
▲ 51	Romania	64.4
▼ 52	Mauritius	64.3
▼ 53	Oman	63.6
▼ 54	Uruguay	63.5
▲ 55	Kazakhstan	62.9
▲ 56	Brunei	62.8
▲ 57	Colombia	62.7
▲ 58	Azerbaijan	62.7
▼ 59	Greece	62.6
▲ 60	South Africa	62.4
▬ 61	Turkey	62.1
▬ 62	Costa Rica	62.0
▲ 63	Croatia	61.9
▼ 64	Philippines	61.9
▼ 65	Peru	61.7
▼ 66	Panama	61.6
▲ 67	Vietnam	61.5
▼ 68	India	61.4
▲ 69	Armenia	61.3
▲ 70	Jordan	60.9
▲ 71	Brazil	60.9
▼ 72	Serbia	60.9
▼ 73	Montenegro	60.9
▼ 74	Georgia	60.9
▬ 75	Morocco	60.0
▼ 76	Seychelles	59.6
77	Barbados	58.9
▲ 78	Dominican Republic	58.3
▼ 79	Trinidad and Tobago	58.3
▼ 80	Jamaica	58.3
▼ 81	Albania	57.6
▲ 82	North Macedonia	57.3
▼ 83	Argentina	57.2
▲ 84	Sri Lanka	57.1
▼ 85	Ukraine	57.0
▲ 86	Moldova	56.7
▬ 87	Tunisia	56.4
▼ 88	Lebanon	56.3
▲ 89	Algeria	56.3
▼ 90	Ecuador	55.7
▼ 91	Botswana	55.5
▼ 92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	54.7
▲ 93	Egypt	54.5
▲ 94	Namibia	54.5
▼ 95	Kenya	54.1
▲ 96	Kyrgyzstan	54.0
▼ 97	Paraguay	53.6
▼ 98	Guatemala	53.5
▼ 99	Iran	53.0
▲ 100	Rwanda	52.8
▬ 101	Honduras	52.7
▼ 102	Mongolia	52.6
▼ 103	El Salvador	52.6
▼ 104	Tajikistan	52.4
▼ 105	Bangladesh	52.1
▲ 106	Cambodia	52.1
▼ 107	Bolivia	51.8
▲ 108	Nepal	51.6
▼ 109	Nicaragua	51.5
▼ 110	Pakistan	51.4
▼ 111	Ghana	51.2
▼ 112	Cape Verde	50.8
▼ 113	Laos	50.1
▼ 114	Senegal	49.7
▲ 115	Uganda	48.9
▼ 116	Nigeria	48.3
▼ 117	Tanzania	48.2
▼ 118	Ivory Coast	48.1
119	Gabon	47.5
▼ 120	Zambia	46.5
▼ 121	Swaziland	46.4
▲ 122	Guinea	46.1
▼ 123	Cameroon	46.0
▼ 124	Gambia	45.9
▼ 125	Benin	45.8
▼ 126	Ethiopia	44.4
▲ 127	Zimbabwe	44.2
▲ 128	Malawi	43.7
▼ 129	Mali	43.6
▼ 130	Burkina Faso	43.4
▼ 131	Lesotho	42.9
132	Madagascar	42.9
▼ 133	Venezuela	41.8
▼ 134	Mauritania	40.9
▲ 135	Burundi	40.3
▲ 136	Angola	38.1
▼ 137	Mozambique	38.1
▬ 138	Haiti	36.3
▼ 139	Democratic Republic of Congo	36.1
▼ 140	Yemen	35.5
▼ 141	Chad	35.1

 ▲ = improvement over the previous year

 ▬ = Same place as last year

 ▼ = deterioration compared to the previous year

2018

The calculation method has been changed slightly for the GCR 2018. The top 30 of the GCR 2018 are

1.  United States 85.6 (+1)
2.  Singapore 83.5 (+1)
3.  Germany 82.8 (+2)
4.  Switzerland 82.6 (−3)
5.  Japan 82.5 (+4)
6.  Netherlands 82.4 (−2)
7.  Hong Kong 82.3 (−1)
8.  United Kingdom 82.0 (± 0)
9.  Sweden 81.7 (−2)
10.  Denmark 80.6 (+2)
11.  Finland 80.3 (−1)
12.  Canada 79.9 (+2)
13.  Taiwan 79.3 (+2)
14.  Australia 78.9 (+7)
15.  South Korea 78.8 (+11)
16.  Norway 78.2 (−5)
17.  France 78.0 (+5)
18.  New Zealand 77.5 (−5)
19.  Luxembourg 76.6 (± 0)
20.  Israel 76.6 (−4)
21.  Belgium 76.6 (−1)
22.  Austria 76.3 (−4)
23.  Ireland 75.7 (+1)
24.  Iceland 74.5 (+4)
25.  Malaysia 74.4 (−2)
26.  Spain 74.2 (+8)
27.  United Arab Emirates 73.4 (−10)
28.  People's Republic of China 72.6 (−1)
29.  Czech Republic 71.2 (+2)
30.  Qatar 71.0 (−5)

2017-2018

The top 30 of the GCR 2017 are

1.  Switzerland 5.9 (± 0)
2.  United States 5.9 (+1)
3.  Singapore 5.7 (−1)
4.  Netherlands 5.7 (± 0)
5.  Germany 5.7 (± 0)
6.  Hong Kong 5.5 (+3)
7.  Sweden 5.5 (−1)
8.  United Kingdom 5.5 (−1)
9.  Japan 5.5 (−1)
10.  Finland 5.5 (± 0)
11.  Norway 5.4 (± 0)
12.  Denmark 5.4 (± 0)
13.  New Zealand 5.4 (± 0)
14.  Canada 5.3 (+1)
15.  Taiwan 5.3 (−1)
16.  Israel 5.3 (+8)
17.  United Arab Emirates 5.3 (−1)
18.  Austria 5.2 (+1)
19.  Luxembourg 5.2 (+1)
20.  Belgium 5.2 (−3)
21.  Australia 5.2 (+1)
22.  France 5.2 (−1)
23.  Malaysia 5.2 (+2)
24.  Ireland 5.2 (−1)
25.  Qatar 5.1 (−7)
26.  South Korea 5.1 (± 0)
27.  People's Republic of China 5.0 (+1)
28.  Iceland 5.0 (−1)
29.  Estonia 4.8 (+1)
30.  Saudi Arabia 4.8 (−1)

2016-2017

The top 30 of the GCR 2016 are

1.  Switzerland 5.8 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.7 (± 0)
3.  United States 5.7 (± 0)
4.  Netherlands 5.6 (+1)
5.  Germany 5.6 (−1)
6.  Sweden 5.5 (+3)
7.  United Kingdom 5.5 (+3)
8.  Japan 5.5 (−2)
9.  Hong Kong 5.5 (−2)
10.  Finland 5.4 (−2)
11.  Norway 5.4 (± 0)
12.  Denmark 5.4 (± 0)
13.  New Zealand 5.3 (+3)
14.  Taiwan 5.3 (+1)
15.  Canada 5.3 (−2)
16.  United Arab Emirates 5.3 (+1)
17.  Belgium 5.3 (+2)
18.  Qatar 5.2 (−4)
19.  Austria 5.2 (+4)
20.  Luxembourg 5.2 (± 0)
21.  France 5.2 (+1)
22.  Australia 5.2 (−1)
23.  Ireland 5.2 (−2)
24.  Israel 5.2 (+1)
25.  Malaysia 5.2 (−7)
26.  South Korea 5.0 (± 0)
27.  Iceland 5.0 (+2)
28.  People's Republic of China 4.9 (± 0)
29.  Saudi Arabia 4.8 (−4)
30.  Estonia 4.8 (± 0)

2015-2016

The top 30 of the GCR 2015 are

1.  Switzerland 5.8 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.7 (± 0)
3.  United States 5.6 (± 0)
4.  Germany 5.5 (+1)
5.  Netherlands 5.5 (+3)
6.  Japan 5.5 (± 0)
7.  Hong Kong 5.5 (± 0)
8.  Finland 5.5 (−4)
9.  Sweden 5.4 (+1)
10.  United Kingdom 5.4 (−1)
11.  Norway 5.4 (± 0)
12.  Denmark 5.3 (+1)
13.  Canada 5.3 (+2)
14.  Qatar 5.3 (+2)
15.  Taiwan 5.3 (−1)
16.  New Zealand 5.3 (+1)
17.  United Arab Emirates 5.2 (−5)
18.  Malaysia 5.2 (+2)
19.  Belgium 5.2 (−1)
20.  Luxembourg 5.2 (−1)
21.  Australia 5.1 (+1)
22.  France 5.1 (+1)
23.  Austria 5.1 (−2)
24.  Ireland 5.1 (+1)
25.  Saudi Arabia 5.1 (−1)
26.  South Korea 5.0 (± 0)
27.  Israel 5.0 (± 0)
28.  People's Republic of China 4.9 (± 0)
29.  Iceland 4.8 (+1)
30.  Estonia 4.7 (−1)

2014-2015

The top 30 of the GCR 2014 were

1.  Switzerland 5.70 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.65 (± 0)
3.  United States 5.54 (+2)
4.  Finland 5.50 (−1)
5.  Germany 5.49 (−1)
6.  Japan 5.47 (+3)
7.  Hong Kong 5.46 (± 0)
8.  Netherlands 5.45 (± 0)
9.  United Kingdom 5.41 (+1)
10.  Sweden 5.41 (−4)
11.  Norway 5.35 (± 0)
12.  United Arab Emirates 5.33 (+7)
13.  Denmark 5.29 (+2)
14.  Taiwan 5.25 (−2)
15.  Canada 5.24 (−1)
16.  Qatar 5.26 (−3)
17.  New Zealand 5.20 (+1)
18.  Belgium 5.18 (−1)
19.  Luxembourg 5.17 (+3)
20.  Malaysia 5.16 (+4)
21.  Austria 5.16 (−5)
22.  Australia 5.08 (−1)
23.  France 5.08 (± 0)
24.  Saudi Arabia 5.06 (−4)
25.  Ireland 4.98 (+3)
26.  South Korea 4.96 (−1)
27.  Israel 4.95 (± 0)
28.  People's Republic of China 4.89 (+1)
29.  Estonia 4.71 (+3)
30.  Iceland 4.71 (+1)

2013-2014

The top 30 of the GCR 2013 were

1.  Switzerland 5.67 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.61 (± 0)
3.  Finland 5.54 (± 0)
4.  Germany 5.51 (+2)
5.  United States 5.48 (+2)
6.  Sweden 5.48 (−2)
7.  Hong Kong 5.47 (+2)
8.  Netherlands 5.42 (−3)
9.  Japan 5.40 (+1)
10.  United Kingdom 5.37 (−2)
11.  Norway 5.33 (+4)
12.  Taiwan 5.29 (+1)
13.  Qatar 5.24 (−2)
14.  Canada 5.20 (± 0)
15.  Denmark 5.18 (−3)
16.  Austria 5.15 (± 0)
17.  Belgium 5.13 (± 0)
18.  New Zealand 5.11 (+5)
19.  United Arab Emirates 5.11 (+5)
20.  Saudi Arabia 5.10 (−2)
21.  Australia 5.09 (−1)
22.  Luxembourg 5.09 (± 0)
23.  France 5.05 (−2)
24.  Malaysia 5.03 (+1)
25.  South Korea 5.01 (−6)
26.  Brunei 4.95 (+2)
27.  Israel 4.94 (−1)
28.  Ireland 4.92 (−1)
29.  People's Republic of China 4.84 (± 0)
30.  Puerto Rico 4.67 (+1)

2012-2013

The twelve top placements were again dominated by Northern European countries in 2012. In 2007, the US topped the list. In the past four years, Switzerland has been at the top. In 2012, Germany overtook the USA for the first time: Germany was in sixth place, the USA in seventh. Germany received praise for its innovative strength and good infrastructure. In the “flexibility of wage setting” category, however, Germany only ranks 139th out of 144 places, and protection against dismissal was also rated poorly.

1.  Switzerland 5.72 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.67 (± 0)
3.  Finland 5.55 (+1)
4.  Sweden 5.53 (−1)
5.  Netherlands 5.50 (+2)
6.  Germany 5.48 (± 0)
7.  United States 5.47 (−2)
8.  United Kingdom 5.45 (+2)
9.  Hong Kong 5.41 (+2)
10.  Japan 5.40 (−1)
11.  Qatar 5.38 (+3)
12.  Denmark 5.29 (−4)
13.  Taiwan 5.28 (± 0)
14.  Canada 5.27 (−2)
15.  Norway 5.27 (+1)
16.  Austria 5.22 (+3)
17.  Belgium 5.21 (−2)
18.  Saudi Arabia 5.19 (−1)
19.  South Korea 5.12 (+5)
20.  Australia 5.12 (± 0)
21.  France 5.11 (−3)
22.  Luxembourg 5.09 (+1)
23.  New Zealand 5.09 (+2)
24.  United Arab Emirates 5.07 (+3)
25.  Malaysia 5.06 (−4)
26.  Israel 5.02 (−4)
27.  Ireland 4.91 (+2)
28.  Brunei 4.87 (± 0)
29.  People's Republic of China 4.83 (−3)
30.  Iceland 4.74 (± 0)

2011–2012

The top 30 of the GCR 2011 were

1.  Switzerland 5.75 (± 0)
2.  Singapore 5.63 (+1)
3.  Sweden 5.61 (−1)
4.  Finland 5.47 (+3)
5.  United States 5.43 (−1)
6.  Germany 5.41 (−1)
7.  Netherlands 5.41 (+1)
8.  Denmark 5.40 (+1)
9.  Japan 5.40 (−3)
10.  United Kingdom 5.39 (+2)
11.  Hong Kong 5.36 (± 0)
12.  Canada 5.33 (−2)
13.  Taiwan 5.26 (± 0)
14.  Qatar 5.24 (+3)
15.  Belgium 5.20 (+4)
16.  Norway 5.18 (−2)
17.  Saudi Arabia 5.17 (+4)
18.  France 5.14 (−4)
19.  Austria 5.14 (−1)
20.  Australia 5.11 (−4)
21.  Malaysia 5.08 (+5)
22.  Israel 5.07 (+2)
23.  Luxembourg 5.03 (−3)
24.  South Korea 5.02 (−2)
25.  New Zealand 4.93 (−2)
26.  People's Republic of China 4.90 (+1)
27.  United Arab Emirates 4.89 (−2)
28.  Brunei 4.78 (± 0)
29.  Ireland 4.77 (± 0)
30.  Iceland 4.75 (+1)

2010-2011

The top 30 of the GCR 2010 were

1.  Switzerland 5.63 (± 0)
2.  Sweden 5.56 (+2)
3.  Singapore 5.48 (± 0)
4.  United States 5.43 (−2)
5.  Germany 5.39 (+2)
6.  Japan 5.37 (+2)
7.  Finland 5.37 (−1)
8.  Netherlands 5.33 (+2)
9.  Denmark 5.32 (−4)
10.  Canada 5.30 (−1)
11.  Hong Kong 5.27 (± 0)
12.  United Kingdom 5.25 (+1)
13.  Taiwan 5.21 (−1)
14.  Norway 5.14 (± 0)
15.  France 5.13 (+1)
16.  Australia 5.11 (−1)
17.  Qatar 5.10 (+5)
18.  Austria 5.09 (−1)
19.  Belgium 5.07 (−1)
20.  Luxembourg 5.05 (+1)
21.  Saudi Arabia 4.95 (+7)
22.  South Korea 4.93 (−3)
23.  New Zealand 4.92 (−3)
24.  Israel 4.91 (+3)
25.  United Arab Emirates 4.89 (−2)
26.  Malaysia 4.88 (−2)
27.  People's Republic of China 4.84 (+2)
28.  Brunei 4.75
29.  Ireland 4.74 (−4)
30.  Chile 4.69 (± 0)

2009-2010

The top 30 of the GCR 2009 were

1.  Switzerland 5.60 (+1)
2.  United States 5.59 (−1)
3.  Singapore 5.55 (+2)
4.  Sweden 5.51 (± 0)
5.  Denmark 5.46 (−2)
6.  Finland 5.43 (± 0)
7.  Germany 5.37 (± 0)
8.  Japan 5.37 (+1)
9.  Canada 5.33 (+1)
10.  Netherlands 5.32 (−2)
11.  Hong Kong 5.22 (± 0)
12.  Taiwan 5.20 (+5)
13.  United Kingdom 5.19 (−1)
14.  Norway 5.17 (+1)
15.  Australia 5.15 (+3)
16.  France 5.13 (± 0)
17.  Austria 5.13 (−3)
18.  Belgium 5.09 (+1)
19.  South Korea 5.00 (−6)
20.  New Zealand 4.98 (+4)
21.  Luxembourg 4.96 (+4)
22.  Qatar 4.95 (+4)
23.  United Arab Emirates 4.92 (+8)
24.  Malaysia 4.87 (−3)
25.  Ireland 4.84 (−3)
26.  Iceland 4.80 (−6)
27.  Israel 4.80 (−4)
28.  Saudi Arabia 4.75 (−1)
29.  People's Republic of China 4.74 (+1)
30.  Chile 4.70 (−2)

2008-2009

The top 30 of the GCR 2008 were

1.  United States 5.74
2.  Switzerland 5.61
3.  Denmark 5.58
4.  Sweden 5.53
5.  Singapore 5.53
6.  Finland 5.50
7.  Germany 5.46
8.  Netherlands 5.41
9.  Japan 5.38
10.  Canada 5.37
11.  Hong Kong 5.33
12.  United Kingdom 5.30
13.  South Korea 5.28
14.  Austria 5.23
15.  Norway 5.22
16.  France 5.22
17.  Taiwan 5.22
18.  Australia 5.20
19.  Belgium 5.14
20.  Iceland 5.05
21.  Malaysia 5.04
22.  Ireland 4.99
23.  Israel 4.97
24.  New Zealand 4.93
25.  Luxembourg 4.85
26.  Qatar 4.83
27.  Saudi Arabia 4.72
28.  Chile 4.72
29.  Spain 4.72
30.  People's Republic of China 4.70

See also

• Global Competitiveness Index
• Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
• World Economic Forum

Individual evidence

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