The Global Competitiveness Report
2009-2010
Toronto— In the Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 released today by the World Economic Forum, whose Canadian partner is the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, results for Canada in the rankings over 2008’s results were positive. Canada moved up from 10th in 2008 to 9th in 2009 building on a jump from 13th in 2007 on the Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Index”.
“These annual indices help Canadians determine trends in the competitiveness of our economy versus our global competitors,” said Jim Milway, Executive Director of the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity. “This is the second year that Canada has seen an improvement in its ranking. We moved up four rankings in two years – only Singapore and Australia matched that achievement. In our improvement from 13th to 9th, we moved past the United Kingdom, Korea, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.”
