Top 15 most competitive countries
For the eighth year in a row, the World Economic Forum placed Switzerland atop its rankings of most competitive countries.
The list evaluates countries using 114 indicators in categories including: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness, market size and business sophistication.
Click through the gallery to see the other countries that cracked the top 15.