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The Forum strives in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Suggested Peers uses countries' similarities based on two indicators: GDP per capita (current $US) (WDI) and Population, Total (WDI). The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which was launched in 1979, maps the competitiveness landscape of 141 economies through 103 indicators organised into 12 pillars. 3

The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum.Since 2004, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks countries based on the Global Competitiveness Index, developed by Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Elsa V. Artadi.

The UAE was ranked first in the Arab region and 25th globally in the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 (PDF, 350 KB), released by The World Economic Forum.According to the report, which assesses the competitiveness of 141 economies, the UAE’s rank went up by 2 positions since the previous edition of the report. It is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests.

Singapore has become the world's most competitive economy in 2019, pushing the US to the second place. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does. The main malefactors are government debt (as the next item will show), budgetary deficits, a rigid labour market, low levels of trust in our financial institutions, and a shortage of scientists & engineers. They approximate competitiveness as those factors and institutions that facilitate improvements in productivity, thus enabling long-term growth and prosperity.These pillars are divided into 3 subindexes with varying weights and compositions: basic requirements, efficiency enhancers, and innovation & sophistication factors.Our 21th rank places us notably below our neighbours and main trade partners, since last year even France (17 up from 22) performs.

Belgium: 21 We fund thousands of develoment projects, offer aid during emergencies, and invest in private sector. France scored 78.81 points out of 100 on the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Out of the 12 subindexes their lowest score is a 21th slot for market size.Klaus Schwab, “The Global Competitiveness Report”, Insight Report (Geneva: World Economic Forum, 2018)This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

The World Economic Forum has also appreciated India’s efforts in information and communications technology sector.

Competitiveness Index in France averaged 21.97 Points from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 78.81 Points in 2019 and a record low of 5.05 Points in 2014.

The most competitive countries in the world were announced by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday, in its annual Global Competitiveness Report.

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World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index European front runner: Germany Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development This open-endedness is captured within the GCI by including a weighted average of many different components, each measuring a different aspect of competitiveness.

WASHINGTON — The state of Zimbabwe’s ability to attract investment continues to decline, according to the latest World Economic Forum’s 2017-2018 Global Competitive Index (GCI), which ranks the southern African country 124 th out of 137.. The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.