Summary: Publisher Summary 1 The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 27th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Report featuring the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 10,000 business leaders. The report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 118 developed and emerging economies.   Publisher Summary 2 The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 27th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Reportfeaturing the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 10,000 business leaders. The report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 117 developed and emerging economies. Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of international scholars and a global network of over 100 leading national research institutes and business organizations, the report presents individual detailed country profiles highlighting the competitive strengths and weaknesses of each economy as well as an extensive section of data tables containing country rankings for over 160 indicators. The report also showcases the latest thinking and research on issues of immediate relevance for business leaders and policy-makers. The forthcoming Report is scheduled to include thought-provoking papers by Jagdish Bhagwati, Nicholas Eberstadt, Michael E. Porter, Kenneth Rogoff, Beatrice Weder and John Williamson.   Publisher Summary 3 The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 27th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Reportfeaturing the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 10,000 business leaders. The report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 118 developed and emerging economies.