Appendix 2 List of Criteria used in the World Competitiveness Yearbook
The Competitiveness Criteria List1
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
- Value Added (GDP)
- Investments
- Savings
- Final consumption
- Economic Sectors Performance
- Cost of Living
- Adaptiveness
INTERNATIONALIZATION
- Current Account Balance
- Exports of Goods and Services
- Imports of Goods and Services
- Exchange Rate
- Portfolio Investments
- Foreign Direct Investments
- National Protectionism
- Openness
GOVERNMENT
- National Debt
- Government Expenditure
- Fiscal Policies
- State Efficiency
- State Involvement
- Justice and Security
FINANCE
- Cost of Capital
- Availability of Capital
- Stock Markets Dynamism
- Banking Sector Efficiency
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Basic
- Technological
- Business
- Health
- Energy Self-Sufficiency
- Environment
MANAGEMENT
- Productivity
- Labor Costs
- Corporate Performance
- Management Efficiency
- Corporate Culture
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- R&D Expenditures
- Personnel
- Technology Management
- Scientific Environment
- Intellectual Property
PEOPLE
- Population Characteristics
- Labor Force Characteristics
- Employment
- Unemployment
- Educational Infrastructure
- Quality of Life
- Attitudes and Values
Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2001.
Note:
(1): This Table is just a summary of the criteria. The actual list includes several
variables for each criteria listed here, totaling 285 variables.
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