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1. Global Competitiveness Index
(composition and some figures)
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2. Composition

3. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
Subindex A
Basic requirements
Institutions
Infrastructure
Macroeconomic
environment
Health and primary
education
Subindex B
Efficiency enhancers
Higher education and
training
Goods market efficiency
Labor market efficiency
Financial market
development
Technological readiness
Market size
Subindex C
Innovation and
sophistication factors
Business
sophistication
Innovation
Source: Image by Jana Kubicová .

4. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
Subindex A Basic requirements, 1-7 (best)
1st pillar: Institutions, 1-7 (best)
1.A Public institutions, 1-7 (best)
1.01 Property rights, 1-7 (best)
1.02 Intellectual property protection, 1-7 (best)
1.03 Diversion of public funds, 1-7 (best)
1.04 Public trust in politicians, 1-7 (best)
1.05 Irregular payments and bribes, 1-7 (best)
1.06 Judicial independence, 1-7 (best)
1.07 Favoritism in decisions of government officials, 1-7 (best)
1.08 Wastefulness of government spending, 1-7 (best)
1.09 Burden of government regulation, 1-7 (best)
1.10 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes, 1-7 (best)
1.11 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs., 1-7 (best)
1.12 Transparency of government policymaking, 1-7 (best)
1.13 Gov't services for improved business performance, 1-7 (best)
1.14 Business costs of terrorism, 1-7 (best)
1.15 Business costs of crime and violence, 1-7 (best)
1.16 Organized crime, 1-7 (best)
1.17 Reliability of police services, 1-7 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

5. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
1st pillar: Institutions, 1-7 (best)
1.B Private institutions, 1-7 (best)
1.18 Ethical behavior of firms, 1-7 (best)
1.19 Strength of auditing and reporting standards, 1-7 (best)
1.20 Efficacy of corporate boards, 1-7 (best)
1.21 Protection of minority shareholders’ interests, 1-7 (best)
1.22 Strength of investor protection, 0–10 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

6. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
2nd pillar: Infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.A Transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.02 Quality of roads, 1-7 (best)
2.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.04 Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions
2.B Electricity and telephony infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.07 Quality of electricity supply, 1-7 (best)
2.08 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.
2.09 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

7. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
3rd pillar: Macroeconomic environment, 1-7 (best)
3.01 Government budget balance, %
3.02 Gross national savings, %
3.03 Inflation, annual %
3.04 General government debt, %
3.05 Country credit rating, 0–100 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

8. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
4th pillar: Health and primary education, 1-7 (best)
4.A Health, 1-7 (best)
4.01 Business impact of malaria, 1-7 (best)
4.02 Malaria cases/100,000 pop.
4.03 Business impact of tuberculosis, 1-7 (best)
4.04 Tuberculosis cases/100,000 pop.
4.05 Business impact of HIV/AIDS, 1-7 (best)
4.06 HIV prevalence, %
4.07 Infant mortality, deaths/1,000 live births
4.08 Life expectancy, years
4.B Primary education, 1-7 (best)
4.09 Quality of primary education, 1-7 (best)
4.10 Primary education enrollment, net %
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

9. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
Subindex B Efficiency enhancers, 1-7 (best)
5th pillar: Higher education and training, 1-7 (best)
5.A Quantity of education, 1-7 (best)
5.01 Secondary education enrollment, gross %
5.02 Tertiary education enrollment, gross %
5.B Quality of education, 1-7 (best)
5.03 Quality of the educational system, 1-7 (best)
5.04 Quality of math and science education, 1-7 (best)
5.05 Quality of management schools, 1-7 (best)
5.06 Internet access in schools, 1-7 (best)
5.C On-the-job training, 1-7 (best)
5.07 Availability of research and training services, 1-7 (best)
5.08 Extent of staff training, 1-7 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

10. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
6th pillar: Goods market efficiency, 1-7 (best)
6.A Competition, 1-7 (best)
6.01 Intensity of local competition, 1-7 (best)
6.02 Extent of market dominance, 1-7 (best)
6.03 Effectiveness of anti-monopoly policy, 1-7 (best)
6.04 Extent and effect of taxation, 1-7 (best)
6.05 Total tax rate, %
6.06 No. procedures to start a business
6.07 No. days to start a business
6.08 Agricultural policy costs, 1-7 (best)
6.09 Prevalence of trade barriers, 1-7 (best)
6.10 Trade tariffs, %
6.11 Prevalence of foreign ownership, 1-7 (best)
6.12 Business impact of rules on FDI, 1-7 (best)
6.13 Burden of customs procedures, 1-7 (best)
6.14 Imports as a percentage of GDP
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

11. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
6th pillar: Goods market efficiency, 1-7 (best)
6.B Quality of demand conditions, 1-7 (best)
6.15 Degree of customer orientation, 1-7 (best)
6.16 Buyer sophistication, 1-7 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

12. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
7th pillar: Labor market efficiency, 1-7 (best)
7.A Flexibility, 1-7 (best)
7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations, 1-7 (best)
7.02 Flexibility of wage determination, 1-7 (best)
7.03 Hiring and firing practices, 1-7 (best)
7.04 Redundancy costs, weeks of salary
7.B Efficient use of talent, 1-7 (best)
7.05 Pay and productivity, 1-7 (best)
7.06 Reliance on professional management, 1-7 (best)
7.07 Brain drain, 1-7 (best)
7.08 Women in labor force, ratio to men
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

13. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
8th pillar: Financial market development, 1-7 (best)
8.A Efficiency, 1-7 (best)
8.01 Availability of financial services, 1-7 (best)
8.02 Affordability of financial services, 1-7 (best)
8.03 Financing through local equity market, 1-7 (best)
8.04 Ease of access to loans, 1-7 (best)
8.05 Venture capital availability, 1-7 (best)
8.B Trustworthiness and confidence, 1-7 (best)
8.06 Soundness of banks, 1-7 (best)
8.07 Regulation of securities exchanges, 1-7 (best)
8.08 Legal rights index, 0–10 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

14. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
9th pillar: Technological readiness, 1-7 (best)
9.A Technological adoption, 1-7 (best)
9.01 Availability of latest technologies, 1-7 (best)
9.02 Firm-level technology absorption, 1-7 (best)
9.03 FDI and technology transfer, 1-7 (best)
9.04 Individuals using Internet, %
9.05 Broadband Internet subscriptions/100 pop.
9.06 Int’l Internet bandwidth, kb/s per user
9.07 Mobile broadband subscriptions/100 pop.
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

15. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
10th pillar: Market size, 1-7 (best)
10.A Domestic market size, 1-7 (best)
10.01 Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)
10.B Foreign market size, 1-7 (best)
10.02 Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)
10.03 GDP (PPP)
10.04 Exports as a percentage of GDP
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

16. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
Subindex C Innovation and sophistication factors
11th pillar: Business sophistication, 1-7 (best)
11.01 Local supplier quantity, 1-7 (best)
11.02 Local supplier quality, 1-7 (best)
11.03 State of cluster development, 1-7 (best)
11.04 Nature of competitive advantage, 1-7 (best)
11.05 Value chain breadth, 1-7 (best)
11.06 Control of international distribution, 1-7 (best)
11.07 Production process sophistication, 1-7 (best)
11.08 Extent of marketing, 1-7 (best)
11.09 Willingness to delegate authority, 1-7 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

17. Main characteristics of contemporary world
Competitiveness – Global Competitiveness Index
12th pillar: Innovation, 1-7 (best)
12.01 Capacity for innovation, 1-7 (best)
12.02 Quality of scientific research institutions, 1-7 (best)
12.03 Company spending on R&D, 1-7 (best)
12.04 University-industry collaboration in R&D, 1-7 (best)
12.05 Gov’t procurement of advanced tech products, 1-7 (best)
12.06 Availability of scientists and engineers, 1-7 (best)
12.07 PCT patents, applications/million pop.
0.01 GDP (US$ billions)
0.02 Population (millions)
0.03 GDP per capita (US$)
0.04 GDP (PPP)
9.B ICT use, 1-7 (best)
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

18. Figures

19. The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-
2013 rankings – world top 25
4.6
4.8
5
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Switzerland
Singapore
Finland
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
UnitedStates
UnitedKingdom
HongKongSAR
Japan
Qatar
Denmark
Taiwan,China
Canada
Norway
Austria
Belgium
SaudiArabia
Korea,Rep.
Australia
France
Luxembourg
NewZealand
UnitedArabEmirates
Malaysia
Rank
Score
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

20. The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 rankings – Asia
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140 Singapore
HongKongSAR
Japan
Taiwan,China
Korea,Rep.
Australia
NewZealand
Malaysia
China
Azerbaijan
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
India
Philippines
Vietnam
Cambodia
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal
KyrgyzRepublic
Rank
Score
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.

21. The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 rankings – East
Europe
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Estonia
CzechRepublic
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Slovenia
Hungary
Bulgaria
RussianFederation
SlovakRepublic
Montenegro
Ukraine
Romania
Macedonia,FYR
Croatia
BosniaandHerzegovina
Albania
Mongolia
Serbia
Rank
Score
Source: Compiled by Jana Kubicová from the Global Competitive Index database.