Top 20 countries by competitiveness in 2017, compared to last year | Statista

The statistics show the top 20 countries ranked by competitiveness in 2017 and a comparison to the chance in placement in the previous year. Switzerland retained their place as the most competitive country in the world in 2017 from 2016.

Change in ranking of the 20 most competitive countries in the world in 2017 compared to 2016

Characteristic	Change of placement from the previous year
Switzerland	0
United States	1
Singapore	-1
Netherlands	0
Germany	5
Hong Kong SAR	3
Sweden	-1
United Kingdom	-1
Japan	-1
Finland	0
Norway	0
Denmark	0
New Zealand	0
Canada	1
Taiwan, China	-1
Israel	8
United Arab Emirates	-1
Austria	1
Luxembourg	1
Belgium	-3

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September 2017

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2016-2017

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