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Sheet: G. Comp.

The Global Competitiveness Index 2013-2014 rankings
© 2013 World Economic Forum | www.weforum.org/gcr
 | GCI 2013-2014 |  | GCI 2012-2013
Country/Economy | Rank | Score | Rank | Change
Switzerland | 1 | 5.665717003311562 | 1 | 0
Singapore | 2 | 5.61325443850145 | 2 | 0
Finland | 3 | 5.538523429646035 | 3 | 0
Germany | 4 | 5.509836178923603 | 6 | 2
United States | 5 | 5.482504142572441 | 7 | 2
Sweden | 6 | 5.481448825332775 | 4 | -2
Hong Kong | 7 | 5.466652120146723 | 9 | 2
Netherlands | 8 | 5.424661167077085 | 5 | -3
Japan | 9 | 5.397819532261781 | 10 | 1
United Kingdom | 10 | 5.368752464241374 | 8 | -2
Norway | 11 | 5.325432327530475 | 15 | 4
Taiwan | 12 | 5.287794217213316 | 13 | 1
Qatar | 13 | 5.23810721819204 | 11 | -2
Canada | 14 | 5.199505422461654 | 14 | 0
Denmark | 15 | 5.176960372072884 | 12 | -3
Austria | 16 | 5.150925183389705 | 16 | 0
Belgium | 17 | 5.134750978172103 | 17 | 0
New Zealand | 18 | 5.108287089726244 | 23 | 5
United Arab Emirates | 19 | 5.106289421404311 | 24 | 5
Saudi Arabia | 20 | 5.104098169902016 | 18 | -2
Australia | 21 | 5.09234611092152 | 20 | -1
Luxembourg | 22 | 5.086841293063799 | 22 | 0
France | 23 | 5.052727776764513 | 21 | -2
Malaysia | 24 | 5.029183868687241 | 25 | 1
Korea, Rep. Of | 25 | 5.011523119333319 | 19 | -6
[NAME] | 26 | 4.948310404635843 | 28 | 2
Israel | 27 | 4.943741364669737 | 26 | -1
Ireland | 28 | 4.922404887931364 | 27 | -1
China | 29 | 4.836338500662277 | 29 | 0
Puerto Rico | 30 | 4.665166532131113 | 31 | 1
Iceland | 31 | 4.663647251858573 | 30 | -1
Estonia | 32 | 4.650644198260014 | 34 | 2
Oman | 33 | 4.644557699310386 | 32 | -1
Chile | 34 | 4.607050648471904 | 33 | -1
Spain | 35 | 4.574694388382363 | 36 | 1
Kuwait | 36 | 4.558717143367618 | 37 | 1
Thailand | 37 | 4.542686502765246 | 38 | 1
Indonesia | 38 | 4.530489840270744 | 50 | 12
Azerbaijan | 39 | 4.513738200735509 | 46 | 7
Panama | 40 | 4.502593435514412 | 40 | 0
Malta | 41 | 4.499392638320609 | 47 | 6
Poland | 42 | 4.456920995733531 | 41 | -1
Bahrain | 43 | 4.454309452585966 | 35 | -8
Turkey | 44 | 4.451067880066975 | 43 | -1
[NAME] | 45 | 4.449508696074062 | 54 | 9
Czech Republic | 46 | 4.433402408748215 | 39 | -7
Barbados | 47 | 4.423310428179551 | 44 | -3
Lithuania | 48 | 4.408316663925961 | 45 | -3
Italy | 49 | 4.406695717179725 | 42 | -7
Kazakhstan | 50 | 4.406395713399566 | 51 | 1
Portugal | 51 | 4.401401116562023 | 49 | -2
Latvia | 52 | 4.397827352826932 | 55 | 3
South Africa | 53 | 4.371164235369096 | 52 | -1
Costa Rica | 54 | 4.34772830181043 | 57 | 3
Mexico | 55 | 4.338888370068698 | 53 | -2
Brazil | 56 | 4.3276412889526 | 48 | -8
Bulgaria | 57 | 4.308513704675226 | 62 | 5
Cyprus | 58 | 4.300420458217673 | 58 | 0
Philippines | 59 | 4.285685785473574 | 65 | 6
India | 60 | 4.280034851459591 | 59 | -1
Peru | 61 | 4.250522938984176 | 61 | 0
Slovenia | 62 | 4.250267163078475 | 56 | -6
Hungary | 63 | 4.248446370727103 | 60 | -3
Russian Federation | 64 | 4.245923521870321 | 67 | 3
[NAME] | 65 | 4.218214974903792 | 68 | 3
Rwanda | 66 | 4.214902161364587 | 63 | -3
Montenegro | 67 | 4.199928692404863 | 72 | 5
Jordan | 68 | 4.197408133352965 | 64 | -4
Colombia | 69 | 4.192899087764258 | 69 | 0
Vietnam | 70 | 4.181841807221657 | 75 | 5
Ecuador | 71 | 4.178090110550465 | 86 | 15
Georgia | 72 | 4.15102156744731 | 77 | 5
Macedonia, FYR | 73 | 4.135769856201434 | 80 | 7
Botswana | 74 | 4.133407029797616 | 79 | 5
Croatia | 75 | 4.126225616734011 | 81 | 6
Romania | 76 | 4.125358471657961 | 78 | 2
Morocco | 77 | 4.114875267018759 | 70 | -7
Slovakia | 78 | 4.103044196650159 | 71 | -7
Armenia | 79 | 4.102263362794393 | 82 | 3
Seychelles | 80 | 4.101620128083977 | 76 | -4
Lao PDR | 81 | 4.081424070563936 | n/a | n/a
Iran | 82 | 4.071212553167745 | 66 | -16
Tunisia | 83 | 4.062675280214749 | n/a | n/a
Ukraine | 84 | 4.051604685427593 | 73 | -11
Uruguay | 85 | 4.050816300453704 | 74 | -11
Guatemala | 86 | 4.039780692169365 | 83 | -3
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87 | 4.015300224731187 | 88 | 1
Cambodia | 88 | 4.006028961338053 | 85 | -3
Moldova | 89 | 3.940818769689166 | 87 | -2
Namibia | 90 | 3.928701855970743 | 92 | 2
Greece | 91 | 3.928124194851363 | 96 | 5
Trinidad & Tobago | 92 | 3.909515973079432 | 84 | -8
Zambia | 93 | 3.857957982171107 | 102 | 9
Jamaica | 94 | 3.85666767560291 | 97 | 3
Albania | 95 | 3.846964240272694 | 89 | -6
Kenya | 96 | 3.845140383940538 | 106 | 10
El Salvador | 97 | 3.844937107654551 | 101 | 4
Bolivia | 98 | 3.842482158779335 | 104 | 6
Nicaragua | 99 | 3.839910383782919 | 108 | 9
Algeria | 100 | 3.793697730737848 | 110 | 10
Serbia | 101 | 3.77427767041793 | 95 | -6
Guyana | 102 | 3.771217748374322 | 109 | 7
Lebanon | 103 | 3.771018523091071 | 91 | -12
Argentina | 104 | 3.762859196804778 | 94 | -10
Dominican Republic | 105 | 3.758958313288825 | 105 | 0
Suriname | 106 | 3.75161655597707 | 114 | 8
Mongolia | 107 | 3.748432566963173 | 93 | -14
Libya | 108 | 3.732564439017444 | 113 | 5
Bhutan | 109 | 3.731485855573233 | n/a | n/a
Bangladesh | 110 | 3.70733563204764 | 118 | 8
Honduras | 111 | 3.702663306391648 | 90 | -21
Gabon | 112 | 3.699750991461762 | 99 | -13
Senegal | 113 | 3.699366086181014 | 117 | 4
Ghana | 114 | 3.693773108138215 | 103 | -11
Cameroon | 115 | 3.678415661878323 | 112 | -3
Gambia, The | 116 | 3.673491557373524 | 98 | -18
Nepal | 117 | 3.662443829247665 | 125 | 8
Egypt | 118 | 3.627311731196847 | 107 | -11
Paraguay | 119 | 3.605149845436771 | 116 | -3
Nigeria | 120 | 3.573357714159148 | 115 | -5
Kyrgyz Republic | 121 | 3.570637003729467 | 127 | 6
Cape Verde | 122 | 3.530510906968428 | 122 | 0
[NAME] | 123 | 3.517296899154416 | 137 | 14
Swaziland | 124 | 3.516954666512961 | 135 | 11
Tanzania | 125 | 3.503874274759074 | 120 | -5
Côte d'Ivoire | 126 | 3.496604020818883 | 131 | 5
Ethiopia | 127 | 3.495890461426023 | 121 | -6
Liberia | 128 | 3.453172681829869 | 111 | -17
Uganda | 129 | 3.448789652741676 | 123 | -6
Benin | 130 | 3.446006709977758 | 119 | -11
Zimbabwe | 131 | 3.437264571084766 | 132 | 1
Madagascar | 132 | 3.41902575719985 | 130 | -2
Pakistan | 133 | 3.410202215659555 | 124 | -9
Venezuela | 134 | 3.351226467435383 | 126 | -8
[NAME] | 135 | 3.327418347673089 | 128 | -7
[NAME] | 136 | 3.321662751127469 | 129 | -7
Mozambique | 137 | 3.296029990198752 | 138 | 1
Timor-Leste | 138 | 3.249948887199362 | 136 | -2
Myanmar | 139 | 3.227507841307547 | n/a | n/a
[NAME] | 140 | 3.206124497359724 | 133 | -7
Mauritania | 141 | 3.186487637687454 | 134 | -7
Angola | 142 | 3.147254212407224 | n/a | n/a
Haiti | 143 | 3.107266358200562 | 142 | -1
Sierra Leone | 144 | 3.010575836731763 | 143 | -1
Yemen | 145 | 2.983114231306772 | 140 | -5
Burundi | 146 | 2.917339393371714 | 144 | -2
Guinea | 147 | 2.912091148050305 | 141 | -6
Chad | 148 | 2.850810175596096 | 139 | -9