Global Competitiveness Index 2008-2009
Countries Ranked Highest to Lowest Score
2008-2009 2007-2008
Rank Country/Economy Score Rank
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1 United States 5.74 1
2 Switzerland 5.61 2
3 Denmark 5.58 3
4 Sweden 5.53 4
5 singapore 5.53 7
6 Finland 5.50 6
7 Germany 5.46 5
8 Netherlands 5.41 10
9 Japan 5.38 8
10 Canada 5.37 13
11 Hong Kong SAR 5.33 12
12 United Kingdom 5.30 9
13 Korea, Rep. 5.28 11
14 Austria 5.23 15
15 Norway 5.22 16
16 France 5.22 18
17 Taiwan, China 5.22 14
18 Australia 5.20 19
19 Belgium 5.14 20
20 Iceland 5.05 23
21 Malaysia 5.04 21
22 Ireland 4.99 22
23 Israel 4.97 17
24 New Zealand 4.93 24
25 Luxembourg 4.85 25
26 Qatar 4.83 31
27 Saudi Arabia 4.72 35
28 Chile 4.72 26
29 Spain 4.72 29
30 China 4.70 34
31 United Arab Emirates 4.68 37
32 Estonia 4.67 27
33 Czech Republic 4.62 33
34 Thailand 4.60 28
35 Kuwait 4.58 30
36 Tunisia 4.58 32
37 Bahrain 4.57 43
38 Oman 4.55 42
39 Brunei Darussalam 4.54 n/a
40 Cyprus 4.53 55
41 Puerto Rico 4.51 36
42 Slovenia 4.50 39
43 Portugal 4.47 40
44 Lithuania 4.45 38
45 South Africa 4.41 44
46 Slovak Republic 4.40 41
47 Barbados 4.40 50
48 Jordan 4.37 49
49 Italy 4.35 46
50 India 4.33 48
51 Russian Federation 4.31 58
52 Malta 4.31 56
53 Poland 4.28 51
54 Latvia 4.26 45
55 Indonesia 4.25 54
56 Botswana 4.25 76
57 Mauritius 4.25 60
58 Panama 4.24 59
59 Costa Rica 4.23 63
60 Mexico 4.23 52
61 Croatia 4.22 57
62 Hungary 4.22 47
63 Turkey 4.15 53
64 Brazil 4.13 72
65 Montenegro 4.11 82
66 Kazakhstan 4.11 61
67 Greece 4.11 65
68 Romania 4.10 74
69 Azerbaijan 4.10 66
70 Vietnam 4.10 68
71 Philippines 4.09 71
72 Ukraine 4.09 73
73 Morocco 4.08 64
74 Colombia 4.05 69
75 Uruguay 4.04 75
76 Bulgaria 4.03 79
77 Sri Lanka 4.02 70
78 Syria 3.99 80
79 El Salvador 3.99 67
80 Namibia 3.99 89
81 Egypt 3.98 77
82 Honduras 3.98 83
83 Peru 3.95 86
84 Guatemala 3.94 87
85 Serbia 3.90 91
86 Jamaica 3.89 78
87 Gambia, The 3.88 102
88 Argentina 3.87 85
89 Macedonia, FYR 3.87 94
90 Georgia 3.86 90
91 Libya 3.85 88
92 Trinidad and Tobago 3.85 84
93 Kenya 3.84 99
94 Nigeria 3.81 95
95 Moldova 3.75 97
96 Senegal 3.73 100
97 Armenia 3.73 93
98 Dominican Republic 3.72 96
99 Algeria 3.71 81
100 Mongolia 3.65 101
101 Pakistan 3.65 92
102 Ghana 3.62 n/a
103 Suriname 3.58 113
104 Ecuador 3.58 103
105 Venezuela 3.56 98
106 Benin 3.56 108
107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.56 106
108 Albania 3.55 109
109 Cambodia 3.53 110
110 Cote d'Ivoire 3.51 n/a
111 Bangladesh 3.51 107
112 Zambia 3.49 122
113 Tanzania 3.49 104
114 Cameroon 3.48 116
115 Guyana 3.47 126
116 Tajikistan 3.46 117
117 Mali 3.43 115
118 Bolivia 3.42 105
119 Malawi 3.42 n/a
120 Nicaragua 3.41 111
121 Ethiopia 3.41 123
122 Kyrgyz Republic 3.40 119
123 Lesotho 3.40 124
124 Paraguay 3.40 121
125 Madagascar 3.38 118
126 Nepal 3.37 114
127 Burkina Faso 3.36 112
128 Uganda 3.35 120
129 Timor-Leste 3.15 127
130 Mozambique 3.15 128
131 Mauritania 3.14 125
132 Burundi 2.98 130
133 Zimbabwe 2.88 129
134 Chad 2.85 131
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