The United States scored 83.67 points out of 100 on the 2018 Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. source: World Economic Forum

Competitiveness Index in the United States averaged 23.84 Points from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 85.64 Points in 2018 and a record low of 5.42 Points in 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Competitiveness Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Competitiveness Index - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on October of 2020.

Competitiveness Index in the United States is expected to reach 5.90 Points by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Competitiveness Index is projected to trend around 88.14 Points in 2021 and 88.64 Points in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United States Competitiveness Index

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
83.67 85.64 85.64 5.42 2007 - 2019 Points Yearly

United States Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 55.40 56.00 77.50 29.40 points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 53.30 53.20 57.90 36.10 points [+]
Non Manufacturing PMI 57.80 56.90 62.00 37.80 points [+]
Services PMI 56.00 54.60 61.00 26.70 points [+]
Composite Pmi 55.50 54.30 61.00 27.00 points [+]
Industrial Production -7.30 -7.00 62.00 -33.70 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -0.60 0.40 16.60 -12.70 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -6.00 -6.90 67.90 -39.40 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 71.54 71.98 89.39 64.24 percent [+]
Durable Goods Orders 0.40 11.70 23.00 -18.80 percent [+]
Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense 0.70 10.40 25.50 -19.70 percent [+]
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transportation 0.40 3.20 6.30 -10.30 percent [+]
Factory Orders Ex Transportation 0.70 2.40 4.80 -8.90 percent [+]
New Orders 470135.00 466082.00 551446.00 223500.00 USD Million [+]
Factory Orders 0.70 6.50 10.30 -13.50 percent [+]
Business Inventories 0.30 0.10 1.30 -2.30 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories -287.03 -80.95 177.30 -287.03 USD Billion [+]
Wholesale Inventories 0.40 -0.20 2.10 -2.00 percent [+]
Bankruptcies 22482.00 23114.00 82446.00 19695.00 Companies [+]
Corporate Profits 1589.40 1779.48 1998.94 14.67 USD Billion [+]
NFIB Business Optimism Index 104.00 100.20 108.80 80.10 points [+]
Ism New York Index 56.10 42.90 88.80 4.30 percent [+]
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 21.00 18.00 27.00 -53.00 points [+]
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 32.30 15.00 58.50 -57.90 points [+]
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index 10.50 17.00 39.00 -78.20 points [+]
Chicago Fed National Activity Index 0.79 2.54 5.84 -17.80 [+]
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index 13.60 8.00 47.80 -74.00 points [+]
Chicago Pmi 62.40 51.20 78.60 21.20 points [+]
Car Production 2.32 2.49 9.92 0.01 Million Units [+]
Car Registrations 313.42 180.56 1149.00 180.56 Thousand [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 15.70 15.19 21.77 8.60 Million [+]
Crude Oil Stocks Change -1.00 -3.82 19.25 -15.22 BBL/1Million [+]
Natural Gas Stocks Change 49.00 46.00 147.00 -359.00 Billion cf [+]
Gasoline Stocks Change 1895.00 -1626.00 11456.00 -8428.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Leading Economic Index 123.50 123.37 130.19 45.50 points [+]
Internet Speed 18747.58 17235.62 18747.58 3609.31 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 128949703.00 127873899.00 146874246.00 89399946.00 IP [+]
Crude Oil Rigs 211.00 205.00 1609.00 98.00 [+]
API Crude Oil Stock Change 0.58 -5.42 14.30 -12.40 BBL/1Million [+]
API Crude Runs -0.20 -0.60 1.30 -2.15 BBL/1Million [+]
API Cushing Number 1.17 2.20 6.80 -5.04 BBL/1Million [+]
API Distillate Stocks -5.98 -3.93 10.24 -6.67 BBL/1Million [+]
API Gasoline Stocks -1.62 -1.51 9.45 -7.90 BBL/1Million [+]
API Heating Oil 0.17 -0.31 1.90 -1.62 BBL/1Million [+]
API Product Imports -0.32 0.02 793.00 -504.00 BBL/1Million [+]
API Crude Imports 0.07 -0.64 1701.00 -1472.00 BBL/1Million [+]
Cushing Crude Oil Stocks 975.00 2906.00 6417.00 -5587.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Corruption Index 69.00 71.00 78.00 69.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 23.00 22.00 24.00 14.00 [+]
Crude Oil Imports -1069.00 78.00 2201.00 -2518.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Competitiveness Index 83.67 85.64 85.64 5.42 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 2.00 1.00 7.00 1.00 [+]
Distillate Fuel Production -138.00 -263.00 570.00 -699.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Distillate Stocks -3832.00 -7244.00 11205.00 -13011.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Ease of Doing Business 6.00 8.00 8.00 4.00 [+]
Gasoline Production -307.00 -282.00 1082.00 -1638.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Refinery Crude Runs -551.00 -276.00 1572.00 -3253.00 Thousand Barrels [+]
Steel Production 5709.00 5588.00 11951.00 3799.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index 23.00 18.00 35.00 -62.00 points [+]
Mining Production -14.80 -16.20 108.20 -28.80 percent [+]
Heating Oil Stocks 350.00 -398.00 94208.00 -92090.00 Thousand Barrels [+]


United States Competitiveness Index
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. The report is made up of 98 variables, from a combination of data from international organizations as well as from the World Economic Forum’s Executive Opinion Survey. The variables are organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability. The GCI varies between 1 and 100, higher average score means higher degree of competitiveness. With the 2018 edition, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology, aiming to integrate the notion of the 4th Industrial Revolution into the definition of competitiveness. It emphasizes the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution.