Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - Historical Dataset

The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), developed by the World Economic Forum, measures factors influencing productivity and long-term prosperity. The indicators are grouped into 12 pillars: Institutions, Infrastructure, Macroeconomic Environment, Health and Primary Education, Higher Education and Training, Goods Market Efficiency, Labor Market Efficiency, Financial Market Development, Technological Readiness, Market Size, Business Sophistication, and Innovation. The pillars are further organized into three subindexes: Basic Requirements, Efficiency Enhancers, and Innovation and Sophistication Factors. The weight assigned to each subindex in the overall index calculation depends on a country’s stage of development, determined by GDP per capita and the share of exports represented by raw materials.