The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Report evaluates the potential for sustained economic growth of over 130 developed and emerging economies and ranks them accordingly. Since its first release in 1979, the Report has become the most authoritative and comprehensive study of its type.

The 2007-2008 Report contains:

• Detailed country competitiveness profiles of 131 economies

• Data tables for survey and hard data variables ranking profiled economies

• Global rankings: the Global Competitiveness Index and the Business Competitiveness Index, measuring growth and productivity, respectively

• Exclusive data from the Executive Opinion Survey, with over 11,000 responses from business leaders worldwide.

Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of international scholars and a global network of over 130 leading national research institutes and business organizations, the Report also showcases the latest thinking and research on issues of immediate relevance for business leaders and policy-makers.

View the Interactive Report: The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008

"The Global Competitiveness Report is a contribution to enhancing our understanding of the key ingredients of economic growth and prosperity. By highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of an economy, policymakers and business leaders are provided with a tool to assist them in the formulation of improved economic policies and institutional reforms.” - Professor Klaus Schwab

Rankings 2007-2008 Top Ten

1 United States  5.67
2 Switzerland  5.62
3 Denmark  5.55
4 Sweden  5.54
5 Germany  5.51
6 Finland  5.49
7 Singapore  5.45
8 Japan  5.43
9 United Kingdom  5.41
10 Netherlands  5.40

The rankings are calculated from both publicly available data and the Executive Opinion Survey, a comprehensive annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum together with its network of Partner Institutes (leading research institutes and business organizations) in the countries covered by the Report. This year, over 11,000 business leaders were polled in a record 131 countries.

View interviews and photos of the Global Competitiveness Report 2007-08 co-authors

MICHAEL E. PORTER Professor, Harvard University, USA.

KLAUS SCHWAB Professor, World Economic Forum

XAVIER SALA-I-MARTIN Professor, Columbia University, USA.

Interview with World Economic Forum's Senior Economist, Jennifer Blanke on the Forum's Global Competitiveness Report

Visit World Economic Forum's Web Site

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based foundation whose annual meeting of top business leaders, national political leaders (presidents, prime ministers and others), and selected intellectuals and journalists is usually held in Davos, Switzerland.

There are also regional meetings throughout the year. It was founded in 1971 by Klaus M. Schwab, a business professor in Switzerland

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