The Global Competitiveness Index 2011-2012 rankings | ||||
© 2011 World Economic Forum | www.weforum.org/gcr | ||||
GCI 2011-2012 | GCI 2010-2011 | |||
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 |