Glance: Global Competitiveness Index from WEF
Sep 5, 2012, 9:08 AM
The United States has fallen in the global economic competitive stakes for the fourth year running, according to an annual survey from the World Economic Forum. |
Here is a glance at the top 20 in the WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index, which ranks countries against a number of factors including the strength of their infrastructure and how they foster innovation. |
Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2103 |
Country Rank2012-2013 Rank2011-2012 |
Switzerland 1 1 |
Singapore 2 2 |
Finland 3 4 |
Sweden 4 3 |
Netherlands 5 7 |
Germany 6 6 |
United States 7 5 |
United Kingdom 8 10 |
Hong Kong 9 11 |
Japan 10 9 |
Qatar 11 14 |
Denmark 12 8 |
Taiwan 13 13 |
Canada 14 12 |
Norway 15 16 |
Austria 16 19 |
Belgium 17 15 |
Saudi Arabia 18 17 |
South Korea 19 24 |
Australia 20 20 |
Source: World Economic Forum |