Wednesday, September 7, 2011


US Competitiveness Ranking Continues to Fall; Emerging Markets Are Closing the Gap
  • Switzerland, Singapore and Sweden top the Global Competitiveness Report ranking
  • The United States continues the decline it began three years ago, falling one more place to fifth position
  • Emerging economies continue to close the competitiveness gap with OECD economies
Geneva, Switzerland, 7 September 2011 – Switzerland tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, released today by the World Economic Forum. Singapore overtakes Sweden for second position. Northern and Western European countries dominate the top 10 with Sweden (3rd), Finland (4th), Germany (6th), the Netherlands (7th), Denmark (8th) and the United Kingdom (10th). Japan remains the second-ranked Asian economy at 9th place, despite falling three places since last year.

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