ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT
How effectively does economic policy address the challenges of economic globalization?
Economy and employment scores are weighted composites, with each of the four individual criteria contributing one-fourth of the total value.
Scores and methodology
Scores and methodologyScores
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selection
selection
Labor market
Enterprises
Taxes
Budgets
8.2
1
New Zealand
Iceland
USA
New Zealand
Norway
7.9
2
Denmark
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Canada
7.8
3
Ireland
Denmark
Australia
Switzerland
Sweden
7.8
4
Norway
New Zealand
New Zealand
Luxembourg
Ireland
7.7
5
Canada
USA
Finland
Norway
New Zealand
7.5
6
Australia
Canada
UK
Canada
Finland
7.5
7
Sweden
Sweden
Netherlands
Netherlands
Australia
7.4
8
Finland
UK
Ireland
Iceland
Denmark
7.4
9
Iceland
Ireland
Japan
Sweden
Switzerland
7.3
10
UK
Switzerland
Canada
UK
Spain
7.2
11
Switzerland
Japan
Belgium
Finland
South Korea
7.0
12
Netherlands
Australia
Germany
Australia
Luxembourg
6.9
13
USA
Netherlands
Austria
Slovakia
Iceland
6.5
14
Austria
Austria
Sweden
Austria
Netherlands
6.5
15
Luxembourg
Finland
Luxembourg
Denmark
UK
6.0
16
South Korea
Spain
South Korea
USA
Belgium
5.9
17
Spain
Germany
Czech Rep.
Spain
Mexico
5.7
18
Japan
South Korea
Iceland
Japan
Austria
5.5
19
Slovakia
Mexico
Switzerland
South Korea
Turkey
5.3
20
Belgium
Czech Rep.
Slovakia
Germany
Slovakia
5.3
21
Czech Rep.
Luxembourg
Spain
Portugal
Czech Rep.
5.3
22
Germany
Portugal
France
Czech Rep.
Portugal
4.9
23
Mexico
Hungary
Norway
Belgium
USA
4.5
24
Portugal
Belgium
Portugal
Mexico
Greece
3.7
25
France
Italy
Mexico
Hungary
Germany
3.7
26
Hungary
Slovakia
Hungary
France
Poland
3.7
27
Turkey
France
Turkey
Poland
Japan
3.2
28
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Italy
France
3.2
29
Italy
Greece
Greece
Greece
Hungary
3.2
30
Poland
Poland
Poland
Turkey
Italy
avg.
Key findings Economy and employment
Columns are ordered by country rank, in each criterion. Click country name to create line chart. No more than two countries can be selected. "Undo selection" clears chart.