The United States ranks as the most competitive of the 12 countries studied. However, the accounts balance, and balance of trade are the worst of the 12 countries studied. This data is from the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report. Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, rankings have been paused for the 2020 report. Instead, WEF explores economic revival and transformation as countries recover and redesign their economic systems to enhance human development and compatibility with the environment.
COMPETITIVENESS 1:
Global competitiveness
| COLOR CODING |
| Green | Ranked first for statistic |
| Red | Ranked last for statistic |
| | GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2019 |
| COMPETITIVENESS SCORE | COMPETITIVENESS BY RANK | INNOVATION CAPABILITY BY RANK |
| Australia | 79 | 16 | 18 |
| Canada | 80 | 14 | 16 |
| Denmark | 81 | 10 | 11 |
| France | 79 | 15 | 9 |
| Germany | 82 | 7 | 1 |
| Italy | 72 | 30 | 22 |
| Japan | 82 | 6 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 4 | 10 |
| Norway | 78 | 17 | 20 |
| Sweden | 81 | 8 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 81 | 9 | 8 |
| United States | 84 | 2 | 2 |
Sources:
Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020: How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery
