World Economy Competitiveness Ranking 2013

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Experts of the World Economic Forum in September published the annual World Economic Competitiveness Competitiveness 2013 .Analyzing 148 countries on hundreds of different indicators, analysts identified the top ten most productive, sustainable and innovative.

Russia in the ranking of competitiveness is located on the 64th line in the neighborhood with Peru, Sri Lanka, Latvia and Rwanda. Especially "pulled down" such parameters as low level of development of competition and lack of investor confidence. Well, a dozen of the most competitive economies are as follows.

Contents:

10. UK

  • 9. Japan
  • 8.The Netherlands
  • 7. Hong Kong
  • 6.Sweden
  • 5.USD
  • 4.Germany
  • 3. Finland
  • 2. Singapore
  • 1.Swissaria
  • 10.United Kingdom

    "The trumps"Great Britain in the competitive struggle is the high level of education of workers, the attractiveness of the country for foreign specialists of excellent qualification, and the size of the economy - the eighth in the world.

    9. Japan

    Analysts noted the highest level of quality of products supplied by the Japanese economy to the domestic and world markets, as well as the country's reputation for a stable, innovative and steadily growing. The Japanese economy is the fourth largest in the world in terms of volume and one of the most competitive.

    8.Nederlands

    The competitiveness of the country's economy increases the low level of corruption, as well as the developed health care system, the institution of social guarantees and the level of education. The biggest problem of the country was named the complicated procedure of obtaining financing for a new business.

    7. Hong Kong

    Analysts especially note the highly developed infrastructure of the city-state. There is an excellent transport network, a well-established energy supply, an outstanding healthcare system. In addition, the level of use of financial services by the population is the highest in Asia and one of the highest in the world.

    6.Sweden

    Like neighboring Finland, Sweden is virtually untouched by the crisis phenomena in the European economy. The economy of the country is characterized by experts as a stable and open to the meeting innovations.

    5.USD

    Despite the falling level of public confidence in the country's financial institutions, the US climbed up 2 lines in the competitiveness ranking compared to last year. The states still actively attract qualified personnel from other countries and hold the title of the world's largest economy.

    4.Germany

    One of the largest economies in the world simultaneously demonstrates high stability. Germany manages to survive among the crisis phenomena, demonstrated by the neighbors in the Eurozone. Experts highly assessed the level of infrastructure development, the investment climate and the educational sector.

    3. Finland

    The main achievements of the Finnish economy analysts considered stability and openness to innovation. In addition, a high level of professional education in the field of science and engineering specialties was noted, which makes it possible to supply the country with qualified personnel.

    2. Singapore

    Experts stressed the quality of the Singapore education system, the development of infrastructure and a high level of trust in the authorities. Singapore in recent years has successfully attracted to its labor market talented and most promising personnel from around the world.

    1. Switzerland

    Switzerland is in the lead for the fifth year in a row. The biggest problem of the Swiss economy, according to analysts, is the abundance of highly educated high-priced personnel with a shortage of workers ready to perform difficult physical labor at low cost and high quality.