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Growth competitiveness index rankings 2005
September 28, 2005
| GCI | GCI | GCI | | | Country | 2005 Rank | 2005 Score | 2004 Rank | Changes 2004-2005 | Changes 2004-2005 | Finland | 1 | 5.94 | 1 | Flat | 0 | United States | 2 | 5.81 | 2 | Flat | 0 | Sweden | 3 | 5.65 | 3 | Flat | 0 | Denmark | 4 | 5.65 | 5 | Up | 1 | Taiwan | 5 | 5.58 | 4 | Down | -1 | Singapore | 6 | 5.48 | 7 | Up | 1 | Iceland | 7 | 5.48 | 10 | Up | 3 | Switzerland | 8 | 5.46 | 8 | Flat | 0 | Norway | 9 | 5.4 | 6 | Down | -3 | Australia | 10 | 5.21 | 14 | Up | 4 | Netherlands | 11 | 5.21 | 12 | Up | 1 | Japan | 12 | 5.18 | 9 | Down | -3 | United Kingdom | 13 | 5.11 | 11 | Down | -2 | Canada | 14 | 5.1 | 15 | Up | 1 | Germany | 15 | 5.1 | 13 | Down | -2 | New Zealand | 16 | 5.09 | 18 | Up | 2 | Korea, Rep. | 17 | 5.07 | 29 | Up | 12 | United Arab Emirates | 18 | 4.99 | 16 | Down | -2 | Qatar | 19 | 4.97 | — | n/a | n/a | Estonia | 20 | 4.95 | 20 | Flat | 0 | Austria | 21 | 4.95 | 17 | Down | -4 | Portugal | 22 | 4.91 | 24 | Up | 2 | Chile | 23 | 4.91 | 22 | Down | -1 | Malaysia | 24 | 4.9 | 31 | Up | 7 | Luxembourg | 25 | 4.9 | 26 | Up | 1 | Ireland | 26 | 4.86 | 30 | Up | 4 | Israel | 27 | 4.84 | 19 | Down | -8 | Hong Kong SAR | 28 | 4.83 | 21 | Down | -7 | Spain | 29 | 4.8 | 23 | Down | -6 | France | 30 | 4.78 | 27 | Down | -3 | Belgium | 31 | 4.63 | 25 | Down | -6 | Slovenia | 32 | 4.59 | 33 | Up | 1 | Kuwait | 33 | 4.58 | — | n/a | n/a | Cyprus | 34 | 4.54 | 38 | Up | 4 | Malta | 35 | 4.54 | 32 | Down | -3 | Thailand | 36 | 4.5 | 34 | Down | -2 | Bahrain | 37 | 4.48 | 28 | Down | -9 | Czech Republic | 38 | 4.42 | 40 | Up | 2 | Hungary | 39 | 4.38 | 39 | Flat | 0 | Tunisia | 40 | 4.32 | 42 | Up | 2 | Slovak Republic | 41 | 4.31 | 43 | Up | 2 | South Africa | 42 | 4.31 | 41 | Down | -1 | Lithuania | 43 | 4.3 | 36 | Down | -7 | Latvia | 44 | 4.29 | 44 | Flat | 0 | Jordan | 45 | 4.28 | 35 | Down | -10 | Greece | 46 | 4.26 | 37 | Down | -9 | Italy | 47 | 4.21 | 47 | Flat | 0 | Botswana | 48 | 4.21 | 45 | Down | -3 | China | 49 | 4.07 | 46 | Down | -3 | India | 50 | 4.04 | 55 | Up | 5 | Poland | 51 | 4 | 60 | Up | 9 | Mauritius | 52 | 4 | 49 | Down | -3 | Egypt | 53 | 3.96 | 62 | Up | 9 | Uruguay |
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