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Ranking and Score : Malaysia and other selected countries in Global Competitiveness Index 2014-2018
 
NoCountry20182017-20182016-20172015-20162014-2015
RankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScore
1United States185.625.8535.735.6135.54
2Singapore283.535.7125.7225.6825.65
3Switzerland382.615.8615.8115.7615.7
4Japan482.595.4985.4865.4765.47
5United Kingdom88285.4175.49105.4395.41
6Australia1478.9215.19225.19215.15225.08
7Malaysia2574.4235.17255.16185.23205.16
8China2872.6275284.95284.89284.89
9Thailand3867.5324.72344.64324.64314.66
10Soudi Arabia3967.5304.83294.84255.17245.06
11Indonesia4564.9364.68414.52374.52344.57

Url for full report : http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2018/downloads/

Note : 
Number of participating countries :- 140 (2018); 137 (2017); 138 (2016); 140 (2015); 144 (2014)
2017-2018 - revised using the new methodology

Summary

The table above shows the ranking of selected countries in the global competitiveness index (GCI) for the years of 2014 to 2018. In 2018, the new methodology and structure of global competitiveness index (GCI) were introduced. Malaysia was ranked 25th  (up 1 spot) out of 140 countries in GCR 2018as compared to last year position 26th  out of 137 countries (refer to chart- revised score using new methodology). Malaysia scored 74.4, an increase from its previous score of 73.3 in 2017.

Structure of Global Competitiveness Index 2018 (GCI 4.0)

The Global Competitiveness Report 2018
Malaysia's performance overview 2018
No.NEW MALAYSIA'S PERFORMANCE2018EXISTING Malaysia'S PERFORMANCE2017-2018
RANKSCORERANKSCORE
1Institutions2468.7Institutions275
2Infrastructure3277.9Infrastructure225.5
3ICT adoption3269.1Macroeconomic enviroment345.4
4Macroeconomic stability1100Health and Primary Education306.3
5Health6282.6Higher Education and Training454.9
6Skills2474.2Goods Market Efficiency205.1
7Product market2463.6Lapor Market Efficiency264.7
8Labour market2070.2Financial Market Development165
9Financial system1584.1Technological Readiness464.9
10Market size2373Market size255.1
11Business dynamism1973.8Business Sophitication205.1
12Innovation capability3055.5Innovation224.7
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