TOP PERFORMING EUROPEAN ECONOMIES IN TERMS OF GLOBAL COMPETIVENESS

The Global Competitiveness Index (2012-2013) produced by the World Economic Forum lists the following European countries among the top 10. The ranking includes 144 countries.

Ranking

1          Switzerland

3          Finland

4          Sweden

5          Netherlands

6          Germany

8          UK

12        Denmark

15        Norway

16        Austria           

17        Belgium

21        France

22        Luxembourg

27        Ireland

34        Estonia

36        Spain

39        Czech Rep

41        Poland           

42        Italy   

45        Lithuania

47        Malta

49        Portugal

55        Latvia

56        Slovenia

58        Cyprus

60        Hungary

62        Bulgaria

71        Slovakia

78        Romania

81        Croatia  

96       Greece