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Top 15 most competitive countries

  • <p>No. 15: Canada <br> Last year’s rankings: 13 <br> (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan) </p>
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    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 15: Canada
    Last year’s rankings: 13
    (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan)

  • <p>No. 14: Taipei <br> Last year’s rankings: 15 <br> (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) </p>
    2/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 14: Taipei
    Last year’s rankings: 15
    (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 13: New Zealand <br> Last year’s rankings: 16 <br> (Photo by Chris Cameron/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images) </p>
    3/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 13: New Zealand
    Last year’s rankings: 16
    (Photo by Chris Cameron/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 12: Denmark <br> Last year’s rankings: 12 <br> (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) </p>
    4/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 12: Denmark
    Last year’s rankings: 12
    (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 11: Norway <br> Last year’s rankings: 11 <br> (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) </p>
    5/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 11: Norway
    Last year’s rankings: 11
    (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 10: Finland <br> Last year’s rankings: 8 <br> (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) </p>
    6/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 10: Finland
    Last year’s rankings: 8
    (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 4: Hong Kong <br> (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) </p>
    7/15

    Top 25 countries where it’s easiest to do business

    No. 4: Hong Kong
    (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 8: Japan <br> Last year’s rankings: 6 <br> (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) </p>
    8/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 8: Japan
    Last year’s rankings: 6
    (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 7: United Kingdom <br> Last year’s rankings: 10 <br> (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) </p>
    9/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 7: United Kingdom
    Last year’s rankings: 10
    (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 6: Sweden <br> Last year’s rankings: 9 <br> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) </p>
    10/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 6: Sweden
    Last year’s rankings: 9
    (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 5: Germany <br> Last year’s rankings: 4 <br> (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images for IMG) </p>
    11/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 5: Germany
    Last year’s rankings: 4
    (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images for IMG)

  • <p>No. 4: Netherlands <br> Last year’s rankings: 5 <br> (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) </p>
    12/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 4: Netherlands
    Last year’s rankings: 5
    (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 3: United States <br> Last year’s rankings: 3 <br> (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) </p>
    13/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 3: United States
    Last year’s rankings: 3
    (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 2: Singapore <br> (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) </p>
    14/15

    Top 25 countries where it’s easiest to do business

    No. 2: Singapore
    (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 1: Switzerland <br> Last year’s rankings: 1 <br> (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) </p>
    15/15

    Top 15 most competitive countries on trade

    No. 1: Switzerland
    Last year’s rankings: 1
    (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)

<p>No. 15: Canada <br> Last year’s rankings: 13 <br> (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan) </p>
<p>No. 14: Taipei <br> Last year’s rankings: 15 <br> (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 13: New Zealand <br> Last year’s rankings: 16 <br> (Photo by Chris Cameron/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 12: Denmark <br> Last year’s rankings: 12 <br> (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 11: Norway <br> Last year’s rankings: 11 <br> (Photo by Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 10: Finland <br> Last year’s rankings: 8 <br> (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 4: Hong Kong <br> (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 8: Japan <br> Last year’s rankings: 6 <br> (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 7: United Kingdom <br> Last year’s rankings: 10 <br> (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 6: Sweden <br> Last year’s rankings: 9 <br> (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 5: Germany <br> Last year’s rankings: 4 <br> (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images for IMG) </p>
<p>No. 4: Netherlands <br> Last year’s rankings: 5 <br> (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 3: United States <br> Last year’s rankings: 3 <br> (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 2: Singapore <br> (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 1: Switzerland <br> Last year’s rankings: 1 <br> (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) </p>
Michael Shulman

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.