The document presents rankings of 140 economies based on their scores on the Global Competitiveness Index 2016–2017. Switzerland, Singapore, and the United States received the top three rankings. The rankings are accompanied by each economy's score, previous ranking, and trend over time. Factors measured include infrastructure, education, goods market efficiency and labor market efficiency which determine the long-term growth of economies. Recent economic developments are only reflected to the extent they impact these determinants.

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East Asia and
the Pacific Eurasia
Middle East
and North Africa
Europe
Latin America
and the Caribbean
North America South Asia
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Note: The Global Competitiveness Index captures the determinants of long-term growth. Recent developments (such as Brexit, commodity price changes, and market volatility) are reflected only
in-so-far as they have an impact on data measuring these determinants. The Index should be interpreted in this context.
1 Scale ranges from 1 to 7.
2 2015-2016 rank out of 140 economies.
3 Evolution in percentile rank since 2007.
The Global Competitiveness Index 2016–2017 Rankings
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28
37
46
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13
22
31
40
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16
25
34
43
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20
29
38
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41
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Economy Score1
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Switzerland 5.81 1
Singapore 5.72 2
United States 5.70 3
Netherlands 5.57 5
Germany 5.57 4
Sweden 5.53 9
United Kingdom 5.49 10
Japan 5.48 6
Hong Kong SAR 5.48 7
Finland 5.44 8
Norway 5.44 11
Denmark 5.35 12
New Zealand 5.31 16
Taiwan, China 5.28 15
Canada 5.27 13
United Arab Emirates 5.26 17
Belgium 5.25 19
Qatar 5.23 14
Austria 5.22 23
Luxembourg 5.20 20
France 5.20 22
Australia 5.19 21
Ireland 5.18 24
Israel 5.18 27
Malaysia 5.16 18
Korea, Rep. 5.03 26
Iceland 4.96 29
China 4.95 28
Saudi Arabia 4.84 25
Estonia 4.78 30
Czech Republic 4.72 31
Spain 4.68 33
Chile 4.64 35
Thailand 4.64 32
Lithuania 4.60 36
Poland 4.56 41
Azerbaijan 4.55 40
Kuwait 4.53 34
India 4.52 55
Malta 4.52 48
Indonesia 4.52 37
Panama 4.51 50
Russian Federation 4.51 45
Italy 4.50 43
Mauritius 4.49 46
Portugal 4.48 38
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South Africa 4.47 49
Bahrain 4.47 39
Latvia 4.45 44
Bulgaria 4.44 54
Mexico 4.41 57
Rwanda 4.41 58
Kazakhstan 4.41 42
Costa Rica 4.41 52
Turkey 4.39 51
Slovenia 4.39 59
Philippines 4.36 47
Brunei Darussalam 4.35 n/a
Georgia 4.32 66
Vietnam 4.31 56
Colombia 4.30 61
Romania 4.30 53
Jordan 4.29 64
Botswana 4.29 71
Slovak Republic 4.28 67
Oman 4.28 62
Peru 4.23 69
Macedonia, FYR 4.23 60
Hungary 4.20 63
Morocco 4.20 72
Sri Lanka 4.19 68
Barbados 4.19 n/a
Uruguay 4.17 73
Croatia 4.15 77
Jamaica 4.13 86
Iran, Islamic Rep. 4.12 74
Tajikistan 4.12 80
Guatemala 4.08 78
Armenia 4.07 82
Albania 4.06 93
Brazil 4.06 75
Montenegro 4.05 70
Cyprus 4.04 65
Namibia 4.02 85
Ukraine 4.00 79
Greece 4.00 81
Algeria 3.98 87
Honduras 3.98 88
Cambodia 3.98 90
Serbia 3.97 94
Ecuador 3.96 76
Dominican Republic 3.94 98
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Lao PDR 3.93 83
Trinidad and Tobago 3.93 89
Tunisia 3.92 92
Kenya 3.90 99
Bhutan 3.87 105
Nepal 3.87 100
Côte d’Ivoire 3.86 91
Moldova 3.86 84
Lebanon 3.84 101
Mongolia 3.84 104
Nicaragua 3.81 108
Argentina 3.81 106
El Salvador 3.81 95
Bangladesh 3.80 107
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3.80 111
Gabon 3.79 103
Ethiopia 3.77 109
Cape Verde 3.76 112
Kyrgyz Republic 3.75 102
Senegal 3.74 110
Uganda 3.69 115
Ghana 3.68 119
Egypt 3.67 116
Tanzania 3.67 120
Paraguay 3.65 118
Zambia 3.60 96
Cameroon 3.58 114
Lesotho 3.57 113
Bolivia 3.54 117
Pakistan 3.49 126
Gambia, The 3.47 123
Benin 3.47 122
Mali 3.46 127
Zimbabwe 3.41 125
Nigeria 3.39 124
Madagascar 3.33 130
Congo, Democratic Rep. 3.29 n/a
Venezuela 3.27 132
Liberia 3.21 129
Sierra Leone 3.16 137
Mozambique 3.13 133
Malawi 3.08 135
Burundi 3.06 136
Chad 2.95 139
Mauritania 2.94 138
Yemen 2.74 n/a
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