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Global Competitiveness Index

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  • The Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018
  • Introduction
  • At a Glance: Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 Rankings
  • Chapter 1: The Quest for More and Better Growth
  • Chapter 2: Key Findings of the Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018
  • Chapter 3: Regional Analysis and Selected Economy Highlights
    • Europe
    • Eurasia
    • East Asia and Pacific
    • Latin America
    • Middle East and North Africa
    • North America
    • South Asia
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Methodology and Computation of the GCI 2017–2018
  • Appendix B: Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 Rankings
  • Appendix C: The Executive Opinion Survey: The Voice of the Business Community
  • Appendix D: Technical Notes and Sources
  • Appendix E: The Future of Competitiveness Benchmarking: A Proposal
  • Acknowledgments
Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018   Chapter 3: Regional Analysis and Selected Economy Highlights
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  • The Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018
  • Introduction
  • At a Glance: Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 Rankings
  • Chapter 1: The Quest for More and Better Growth
  • Chapter 2: Key Findings of the Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018
  • Chapter 3: Regional Analysis and Selected Economy Highlights
    • Europe
    • Eurasia
    • East Asia and Pacific
    • Latin America
    • Middle East and North Africa
    • North America
    • South Asia
    • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Conclusions
  • Appendix A: Methodology and Computation of the GCI 2017–2018
  • Appendix B: Global Competitiveness Index 2017–2018 Rankings
  • Appendix C: The Executive Opinion Survey: The Voice of the Business Community
  • Appendix D: Technical Notes and Sources
  • Appendix E: The Future of Competitiveness Benchmarking: A Proposal
  • Acknowledgments
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Chapter 3: Regional Analysis and Selected Economy Highlights

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The Global Competitiveness Report has monitored and benchmarked the factors and institutions that determine productivity in close to 140 countries for the past 40 years. In this chapter, we present the results by region, as well as results for the top 10 ranked economies and G20 countries. Additional economies are described in the Economy Profiles.

The results show that growth is starting to recover, but still is not yet sufficient to provide the foundations needed for continued reductions in poverty and broad-based improvements in the quality of life of the many. With emerging markets having a greater participation in global production and growth, progress in competitiveness among the large growing economies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be fundamental to the ability to provide a new boost to global growth.

In the context of the global challenges presented in Chapter 1, understanding the determinants and priorities at a regional level is a necessity for striving for faster global convergence toward higher incomes and greater well-being. Making globalization work for all requires making progress in all the pillars of competitiveness across regions. Emerging economies need to close the gaps with advanced economies in order to benefit from the possibilities of international trade and mobility of labor and capital as well as the latest technological developments available worldwide. On the other hand, advanced economies need to prioritize competitiveness-enhancing reforms. In particular in the current rapidly changing and still challenging socioeconomic context, inaction will undermine future prosperity. Our data show that all countries have room for improvement while some are even falling back in specific areas.

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