In general, the higher the country's position in the rating of favorable business
conditions, the more favorable the business environment for the establishment and
operation of the enterprise.
Table 1 Dynamics of positions of some countries in the rating Doing Business
Source: formed by the author according to the data [1]
Country
Doing
Business
2015
Doing
Business
2016
Doing
Business
2017
Doing
Business
2018
Doing
Business
2019
Singapore
1
1
2
2
2
Hong Kong
3
5
4
5
4
New Zealand
2
2
1
1
1
USA
7
7
8
6
8
Denmark
4
3
3
3
3
Georgia
15
24
16
9
6
Germany
14
15
17
20
24
Japan
29
34
34
34
39
Armenia
45
35
38
47
41
China
90
84
78
78
46
Kazakhstan
77
41
35
36
28
Belarus
57
44
37
38
37
Azerbaijan
80
63
65
57
25
Kyrgyzstan
102
67
75
77
70
Mongolia
72
56
64
62
74
Moldova
63
52
44
44
47
The Russian
Federation
62
51
40
35
31
Ukraine
96
83
80
76
71
Tajikistan
166
132
128
123
126
Uzbekistan
141
87
87
74
76
The Global Competitiveness Index. Since 2004, according to the methodology of
Professor Columbia University Xavier Sala-i-Martin, the Global Competitiveness
Index is calculated (GCI).
In 2018, the Global Competitiveness Rating was based on a new methodology.
Thus, the basis of the GCI rating is 98 parameters, according to which 12 groups of
indicators were formed (institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment,
health care and primary education, higher education and vocational training, market
efficiency of goods, labor market efficiency, financial market development,
technological readiness, market size, business compliance with modern requirements,
innovations) in three main sub-group groups: "Essential Requirements", "Performance
Enhancers", "Innovations and Improvement Factors". The index is rated on a scale of
1-7 points, which is the best value. International competitiveness, according to the
World Economic Forum, is the ability of the country and its institutions to ensure stable
rates of economic growth that are sustainable in the medium term. The authors of the
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