The Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012 rankings |
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GCI 2011-2012 |
GCI 2010-2011 |
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Country/Economy --> |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Change --> |
Switzerland |
1 |
5.74 |
1 --> |
0 |
Singapore |
2 |
5.63 --> |
3 |
1 |
Sweden |
3 |
5.61 |
2 |
-1 |
Finland |
4 |
5.47 |
7 |
3 |
United States |
5 |
5.43 |
4 |
-1 |
Germany |
6 |
5.41 |
5 |
-1 |
Netherlands |
7 |
5.41 |
8 |
1 |
Denmark |
8 |
5.40 |
9 |
1 |
Japan |
9 |
5.40 |
6 |
-3 |
United Kingdom |
10 |
5.39 |
12 |
2 |
Hong Kong SAR |
11 |
5.36 |
11 |
0 |
Canada |
12 |
5.33 |
10 |
-2 |
Taiwan, China |
13 |
5.26 |
13 |
0 |
Qatar |
14 |
5.24 |
17 |
3 |
Belgium |
15 |
5.20 |
19 |
4 |
Norway |
16 |
5.18 |
14 |
-2 |
Saudi Arabia |
17 |
5.17 |
21 |
4 |
France |
18 |
5.14 |
15 |
-3 |
Austria |
19 |
5.14 |
18 |
-1 |
Australia |
20 |
5.11 |
16 |
-4 |
Malaysia |
21 |
5.08 |
26 |
5 |
Israel |
22 |
5.07 |
24 |
2 |
Luxembourg |
23 |
5.03 |
20 |
-3 |
Korea, Rep. |
24 |
5.02 |
22 |
-2 |
New Zealand |
25 |
4.93 |
23 |
-2 |
China |
26 |
4.90 |
27 |
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
27 |
4.89 |
25 |
-2 |
Brunei Darussalam |
28 |
4.78 |
28 |
0 |
Ireland |
29 |
4.77 |
29 |
0 |
Iceland |
30 |
4.75 |
31 |
1 |
Chile |
31 |
4.70 |
30 |
-1 |
Oman |
32 |
4.64 |
34 |
2 |
Estonia |
33 |
4.62 |
33 |
0 |
Kuwait |
34 |
4.62 |
35 |
1 |
Puerto Rico |
35 |
4.58 |
41 |
6 |
Spain |
36 |
4.54 |
42 |
6 |
Bahrain |
37 |
4.54 |
37 |
0 |
Czech Republic |
38 |
4.52 |
36 |
-2 |
Thailand |
39 |
4.52 |
38 |
-1 |
Tunisia |
40 |
4.47 |
32 |
-8 |
Poland |
41 |
4.46 |
39 |
-2 |
Barbados |
42 |
4.44 |
43 |
1 |
Italy |
43 |
4.43 |
48 |
5 |
Lithuania |
44 |
4.41 |
47 |
3 |
Portugal |
45 |
4.40 |
46 |
1 |
Indonesia |
46 |
4.38 |
44 |
-2 |
Cyprus |
47 |
4.36 |
40 |
-7 |
Hungary |
48 |
4.36 |
52 |
4 |
Panama |
49 |
4.35 |
53 |
4 |
South Africa |
50 |
4.34 |
54 |
4 |
Malta |
51 |
4.33 |
50 |
-1 |
Sri Lanka |
52 |
4.33 |
62 |
10 |
Brazil |
53 |
4.32 |
58 |
5 |
Mauritius |
54 |
4.31 |
55 |
1 |
Azerbaijan |
55 |
4.31 |
57 |
2 |
India |
56 |
4.30 |
51 |
-5 |
Slovenia |
57 |
4.30 |
45 |
-12 |
Mexico |
58 |
4.29 |
66 |
8 |
Turkey |
59 |
4.28 |
61 |
2 |
Montenegro |
60 |
4.27 |
49 |
-11 |
Costa Rica |
61 |
4.27 |
56 |
-5 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. |
62 |
4.26 |
69 |
7 |
Uruguay |
63 |
4.25 |
64 |
1 |
Latvia |
64 |
4.24 |
70 |
6 |
Vietnam |
65 |
4.24 |
59 |
-6 |
Russian Federation |
66 |
4.21 |
63 |
-3 |
Peru |
67 |
4.21 |
73 |
6 |
Colombia |
68 |
4.20 |
68 |
0 |
Slovak Republic |
69 |
4.19 |
60 |
-9 |
Rwanda |
70 |
4.19 |
80 |
10 |
Jordan |
71 |
4.19 |
65 |
-6 |
Kazakhstan |
72 |
4.18 |
72 |
0 |
Morocco |
73 |
4.16 |
75 |
2 |
Bulgaria |
74 |
4.16 |
71 |
-3 |
Philippines |
75 |
4.08 |
85 |
10 |
Croatia |
76 |
4.08 |
77 |
1 |
Romania |
77 |
4.08 |
67 |
-10 |
Albania |
78 |
4.06 |
88 |
10 |
Macedonia, FYR |
79 |
4.05 |
79 |
0 |
Botswana |
80 |
4.05 |
76 |
-4 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
81 |
4.00 |
84 |
3 |
Ukraine |
82 |
4.00 |
89 |
7 |
Namibia |
83 |
4.00 |
74 |
-9 |
Guatemala |
84 |
4.00 |
78 |
-6 |
Argentina |
85 |
3.99 |
87 |
2 |
Honduras |
86 |
3.98 |
91 |
5 |
Algeria |
87 |
3.96 |
86 |
-1 |
Georgia |
88 |
3.95 |
93 |
5 |
Lebanon |
89 |
3.95 |
92 |
3 |
Greece |
90 |
3.92 |
83 |
-7 |
El Salvador |
91 |
3.89 |
82 |
-9 |
Armenia |
92 |
3.89 |
98 |
6 |
Moldova |
93 |
3.89 |
94 |
1 |
Egypt |
94 |
3.88 |
81 |
-13 |
Serbia |
95 |
3.88 |
96 |
1 |
Mongolia |
96 |
3.86 |
99 |
3 |
Cambodia |
97 |
3.85 |
109 |
12 |
Syria |
98 |
3.85 |
97 |
-1 |
Gambia, The |
99 |
3.84 |
90 |
-9 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
100 |
3.83 |
102 |
2 |
Ecuador |
101 |
3.82 |
105 |
4 |
Kenya |
102 |
3.82 |
106 |
4 |
Bolivia |
103 |
3.82 |
108 |
5 |
Benin |
104 |
3.78 |
103 |
-1 |
Tajikistan |
105 |
3.77 |
116 |
11 |
Ethiopia |
106 |
3.76 |
119 |
13 |
Jamaica |
107 |
3.76 |
95 |
-12 |
Bangladesh |
108 |
3.73 |
107 |
-1 |
Guyana |
109 |
3.73 |
110 |
1 |
Dominican Republic |
110 |
3.73 |
101 |
-9 |
Senegal |
111 |
3.70 |
104 |
-7 |
Suriname |
112 |
3.67 |
n/a |
n/a |
Zambia |
113 |
3.67 |
115 |
2 |
Ghana |
114 |
3.65 |
114 |
0 |
Nicaragua |
115 |
3.61 |
112 |
-3 |
Cameroon |
116 |
3.61 |
111 |
-5 |
Malawi |
117 |
3.58 |
125 |
8 |
Pakistan |
118 |
3.58 |
123 |
5 |
Cape Verde |
119 |
3.58 |
117 |
-2 |
Tanzania |
120 |
3.56 |
113 |
-7 |
Uganda |
121 |
3.56 |
118 |
-3 |
Paraguay |
122 |
3.53 |
120 |
-2 |
Belize |
123 |
3.52 |
n/a |
n/a |
Venezuela |
124 |
3.51 |
122 |
-2 |
Nepal |
125 |
3.47 |
130 |
5 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
126 |
3.45 |
121 |
-5 |
Nigeria |
127 |
3.45 |
127 |
0 |
Mali |
128 |
3.39 |
132 |
4 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
129 |
3.37 |
129 |
0 |
Madagascar |
130 |
3.36 |
124 |
-6 |
Timor-Leste |
131 |
3.35 |
133 |
2 |
Zimbabwe |
132 |
3.33 |
136 |
4 |
Mozambique |
133 |
3.31 |
131 |
-2 |
Swaziland |
134 |
3.30 |
126 |
-8 |
Lesotho |
135 |
3.26 |
128 |
-7 |
Burkina Faso |
136 |
3.25 |
134 |
-2 |
Mauritania |
137 |
3.20 |
135 |
-2 |
Yemen |
138 |
3.06 |
n/a |
n/a |
Angola |
139 |
2.96 |
138 |
-1 |
Burundi |
140 |
2.95 |
137 |
-3 |
Haiti |
141 |
2.90 |
n/a |
n/a |
Chad |
142 |
2.87 |
139 |
-3 |
Issued by the World Economic Forum, September 7 2011
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