Data Tables
7th pillar
Business usage
2.2: Data Tables
7.01 Firm-level technology absorption
In your country, to what extent do businesses adopt new technology? [1 = not at all; 7 = adopt extensively] | 2013–14 weighted average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
1Iceland............................................6.2
2Japan.............................................6.1
3 United States..................................6.1
4Norway...........................................6.1
5Israel...............................................6.0
6Switzerland.....................................6.0
7 United Arab Emirates......................6.0
8Luxembourg...................................6.0
9Sweden..........................................6.0
10Finland............................................5.8
11 New Zealand..................................5.8
12Qatar..............................................5.8
13Germany.........................................5.7
14 United Kingdom..............................5.7
15Denmark.........................................5.7
16Singapore.......................................5.7
17Austria............................................5.7
18 Hong Kong SAR.............................5.6
19Belgium..........................................5.6
20Netherlands....................................5.6
21Portugal..........................................5.6
22Australia..........................................5.6
23Malaysia..........................................5.6
24Ireland.............................................5.6
25 Chinese Taipei................................5.5
26France............................................5.5
27 Korea, Rep.....................................5.4
28 South Africa....................................5.4
29Canada...........................................5.4
30 Saudi Arabia...................................5.4
31Estonia............................................5.4
32Lithuania.........................................5.4
33Bahrain...........................................5.3
34Panama..........................................5.3
35Jordan............................................5.3
36Turkey.............................................5.2
37Malta..............................................5.2
38Chile...............................................5.2
39Cyprus............................................5.1
40Philippines......................................5.1
41Indonesia........................................5.1
42Senegal..........................................5.0
43Mauritius.........................................5.0
44 Costa Rica......................................5.0
45Guatemala......................................5.0
46Latvia..............................................5.0
47Rwanda..........................................5.0
48 Czech Republic..............................5.0
49Slovenia..........................................4.9
50Spain..............................................4.9
51 Sri Lanka........................................4.9
52Namibia..........................................4.9
53Thailand..........................................4.9
54Kenya.............................................4.8
55 Slovak Republic..............................4.8
56Oman.............................................4.8
57Brazil...............................................4.8
58Honduras........................................4.8
59Jamaica..........................................4.7
60Kuwait............................................4.7
61Seychelles.......................................4.7
62Azerbaijan.......................................4.7
63Hungary..........................................4.7
64Mongolia.........................................4.7
65Zambia...........................................4.7
66China..............................................4.7
67 Cape Verde....................................4.6
68Mexico............................................4.6
69 Trinidad and Tobago.......................4.6
70Croatia............................................4.6
MEAN: 4.7
7
RANK
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2013 and 2014 editions
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VALUE 1
71 Côte d’Ivoire...................................4.6
72Greece............................................4.5
73Morocco.........................................4.5
74 Gambia, The...................................4.5
75 Dominican Republic........................4.5
76Ecuador..........................................4.5
77Peru................................................4.5
78Tunisia............................................4.5
79Guyana...........................................4.4
80Romania.........................................4.4
81 El Salvador.....................................4.4
82Pakistan..........................................4.4
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................4.4
84Cameroon.......................................4.4
85Bulgaria..........................................4.4
86Gabon............................................4.4
87Madagascar....................................4.4
88Montenegro....................................4.4
89Colombia........................................4.4
90Kazakhstan.....................................4.4
91Nigeria............................................4.3
92Botswana.......................................4.3
93Uruguay..........................................4.3
94Lebanon.........................................4.3
95Ghana.............................................4.3
96 Lao PDR.........................................4.3
97Cambodia.......................................4.3
98 Russian Federation.........................4.2
99Mozambique...................................4.2
100 Ukraine...........................................4.2
101 Poland............................................4.2
102 India................................................4.2
103 Georgia...........................................4.2
104 Mauritania.......................................4.2
105 Macedonia, FYR.............................4.2
106 Italy.................................................4.2
107 Mali.................................................4.1
108 Bangladesh.....................................4.1
109 Moldova..........................................4.1
110 Uganda...........................................4.1
111 Zimbabwe.......................................4.1
112 Albania............................................4.1
113 Armenia..........................................4.1
114 Paraguay........................................4.1
115 Argentina........................................4.0
116 Tajikistan.........................................4.0
117 Benin..............................................4.0
118 Kyrgyz Republic..............................3.9
119 Swaziland.......................................3.9
120 Bhutan............................................3.9
121 Vietnam..........................................3.9
122 Venezuela.......................................3.9
123 Nepal..............................................3.9
124 Nicaragua.......................................3.8
125 Malawi............................................3.8
126 Egypt..............................................3.8
127 Serbia.............................................3.8
128 Ethiopia...........................................3.8
129 Tanzania.........................................3.8
130 Liberia.............................................3.8
131 Bolivia.............................................3.7
132 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................3.7
133 Guinea............................................3.7
134 Haiti................................................3.5
135 Lesotho..........................................3.5
136 Algeria............................................3.4
137 Chad...............................................3.3
138 Burundi...........................................3.2
139 Myanmar........................................2.9
MEAN: 4.7
7
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7.02 Capacity for innovation
In your country, to what extent do companies have the capacity to innovate? [1 = not at all; 7 = to a great extent] | 2014–15 weighted average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
1Switzerland.....................................6.0
2 United States..................................5.9
3Israel...............................................5.9
4Sweden..........................................5.7
5Germany.........................................5.6
6Finland............................................5.6
7Malaysia..........................................5.5
8Austria............................................5.4
9Luxembourg...................................5.4
10 United Kingdom..............................5.4
11Denmark.........................................5.3
12Qatar..............................................5.3
13Belgium..........................................5.3
14Japan.............................................5.3
15 New Zealand..................................5.3
16Netherlands....................................5.2
17Ireland.............................................5.2
18Norway...........................................5.2
19Singapore.......................................5.1
20France............................................5.1
21 Chinese Taipei................................4.9
22Benin..............................................4.9
23Canada...........................................4.9
24 Korea, Rep.....................................4.8
25Australia..........................................4.8
26 Czech Republic..............................4.8
27Estonia............................................4.7
28 United Arab Emirates......................4.7
29 Hong Kong SAR.............................4.7
30Indonesia........................................4.7
31Lithuania.........................................4.6
32 South Africa....................................4.6
33Philippines......................................4.6
34Iceland............................................4.5
35Portugal..........................................4.5
36 Sri Lanka........................................4.5
37Italy.................................................4.5
38Senegal..........................................4.4
39Honduras........................................4.4
40 Costa Rica......................................4.4
41Slovenia..........................................4.4
42Kenya.............................................4.3
43Guatemala......................................4.3
44 Côte d’Ivoire...................................4.3
45Lebanon.........................................4.3
46Cameroon.......................................4.3
47Jordan............................................4.3
48Panama..........................................4.2
49China..............................................4.2
50India................................................4.2
51Jamaica..........................................4.2
52Ukraine...........................................4.2
53Azerbaijan.......................................4.1
54Thailand..........................................4.1
55Spain..............................................4.1
56Ghana.............................................4.1
57 Saudi Arabia...................................4.1
58Mauritius.........................................4.1
59 El Salvador.....................................4.0
60Tajikistan.........................................4.0
61Latvia..............................................4.0
62Rwanda..........................................4.0
63Romania.........................................4.0
64Mongolia.........................................4.0
65Zambia...........................................4.0
66Mexico............................................4.0
67 Gambia, The...................................4.0
68Kazakhstan.....................................4.0
69Ecuador..........................................3.9
70Bahrain...........................................3.9
MEAN: 4.1
7
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
MEAN: 4.1
7
71Namibia..........................................3.9
72Poland............................................3.9
73Malta..............................................3.9
74Argentina........................................3.9
75Seychelles.......................................3.9
76Guyana...........................................3.9
77 Slovak Republic..............................3.8
78Madagascar....................................3.8
79Bulgaria..........................................3.8
80Brazil...............................................3.8
81Vietnam..........................................3.8
82Nigeria............................................3.8
83Turkey.............................................3.8
84 Russian Federation.........................3.8
85Chile...............................................3.8
86Uganda...........................................3.8
87Armenia..........................................3.8
88Bhutan............................................3.8
89 Lao PDR.........................................3.7
90Cyprus............................................3.7
91 Macedonia, FYR.............................3.7
92 Dominican Republic........................3.7
93Colombia........................................3.7
94Lesotho..........................................3.7
95Pakistan..........................................3.7
96Liberia.............................................3.7
97Uruguay..........................................3.6
98 Kyrgyz Republic..............................3.6
99 Cape Verde....................................3.6
100 Montenegro....................................3.6
101 Kuwait............................................3.6
102 Botswana.......................................3.6
103 Albania............................................3.6
104 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................3.6
105 Peru................................................3.6
106 Trinidad and Tobago.......................3.5
107 Tanzania.........................................3.5
108 Morocco.........................................3.5
109 Tunisia............................................3.5
110 Mozambique...................................3.5
111 Greece............................................3.5
112 Ethiopia...........................................3.5
113 Cambodia.......................................3.5
114 Malawi............................................3.4
115 Moldova..........................................3.4
116 Gabon............................................3.4
117 Bangladesh.....................................3.4
118 Swaziland.......................................3.4
119 Oman.............................................3.4
120 Paraguay........................................3.4
121 Georgia...........................................3.4
122 Croatia............................................3.3
123 Mali.................................................3.3
124 Bolivia.............................................3.3
125 Nepal..............................................3.3
126 Algeria............................................3.3
127 Haiti................................................3.2
128 Chad...............................................3.2
129 Zimbabwe.......................................3.2
130 Hungary..........................................3.1
131 Serbia.............................................3.1
132 Egypt..............................................3.1
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................3.0
134 Nicaragua.......................................3.0
135 Venezuela.......................................2.9
136 Myanmar........................................2.9
137 Burundi...........................................2.8
138 Guinea............................................2.7
139 Mauritania.......................................2.6
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2014 and 2015 editions
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7.03 PCT patents applications
Number of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population | 2012–13 average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE
1Japan.........................................335.2
2Sweden......................................320.1
3Switzerland.................................309.4
4Finland........................................289.5
5Israel...........................................242.5
6 Korea, Rep.................................231.7
7Germany.....................................217.6
8Denmark.....................................209.3
9Netherlands................................207.2
10 United States..............................173.1
11Austria........................................169.0
12Norway.......................................139.4
13Singapore...................................138.4
14France........................................117.2
15Luxembourg...............................113.0
16Belgium......................................107.0
17Iceland........................................103.6
18 United Kingdom............................93.2
19Canada.........................................89.3
20Ireland...........................................82.1
21 New Zealand................................78.3
22Australia........................................76.4
23Slovenia........................................66.7
24Italy...............................................55.4
25Spain............................................37.4
26Hungary........................................23.5
27Qatar............................................21.6
28 Czech Republic............................21.4
29Estonia..........................................18.1
30Malta............................................18.1
31Latvia............................................16.5
32China............................................15.2
33Lithuania.......................................14.6
34Portugal........................................13.9
35Malaysia........................................11.3
36 Slovak Republic............................10.3
37Greece..........................................10.2
38Poland............................................9.6
39Croatia............................................9.6
40Turkey.............................................9.0
41 Russian Federation.........................7.9
42Cyprus............................................7.7
43Chile...............................................7.1
44Bulgaria..........................................6.8
45 United Arab Emirates......................6.6
46 South Africa....................................6.3
47 Saudi Arabia...................................5.9
48Seychelles.......................................5.6
49Serbia.............................................3.8
50Ukraine...........................................3.7
51Brazil...............................................3.4
52Romania.........................................3.2
53Montenegro....................................3.2
54Uruguay..........................................2.9
55Bahrain...........................................2.8
56Armenia..........................................2.8
57 Costa Rica......................................2.4
58Mexico............................................2.0
59Colombia........................................1.7
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................1.7
61Georgia...........................................1.7
62Panama..........................................1.7
63Mauritius.........................................1.6
64India................................................1.5
65Morocco.........................................1.5
66Lebanon.........................................1.5
67 Macedonia, FYR.............................1.4
68Kazakhstan.....................................1.4
69Thailand..........................................1.3
70Argentina........................................1.2
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE
71 Sri Lanka........................................0.8
72Jordan............................................0.8
73Mongolia.........................................0.7
74Egypt..............................................0.7
75Tunisia............................................0.7
76Moldova..........................................0.7
77Jamaica..........................................0.6
78Peru................................................0.5
79Azerbaijan.......................................0.5
80 Gambia, The...................................0.4
81 Trinidad and Tobago.......................0.4
82Oman.............................................0.4
83Philippines......................................0.3
84Kuwait............................................0.3
85 Dominican Republic........................0.3
86Venezuela.......................................0.3
87Albania............................................0.2
88Ecuador..........................................0.2
89Algeria............................................0.2
90Kenya.............................................0.2
91Namibia..........................................0.2
92Vietnam..........................................0.2
93Swaziland.......................................0.2
94 El Salvador.....................................0.2
95 Lao PDR.........................................0.2
96Botswana.......................................0.1
97 Kyrgyz Republic..............................0.1
98Indonesia........................................0.1
99 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................0.1
100 Gabon............................................0.1
101 Bolivia.............................................0.1
102 Zimbabwe.......................................0.1
103 Nicaragua.......................................0.1
104 Guatemala......................................0.1
105 Côte d’Ivoire...................................0.1
106 Ghana.............................................0.0
107 Madagascar....................................0.0
108 Cambodia.......................................0.0
109 Cameroon.......................................0.0
110 Pakistan..........................................0.0
111 Nigeria............................................0.0
112 Bangladesh.....................................0.0
113 Ethiopia...........................................0.0
114 Zambia...........................................0.0
115 Rwanda..........................................0.0
116 Uganda...........................................0.0
117 Nepal..............................................0.0
118 Malawi............................................0.0
119 Myanmar........................................0.0
120 Tanzania.........................................0.0
121 Benin..............................................0.0
121 Bhutan............................................0.0
121 Burundi...........................................0.0
121 Cape Verde....................................0.0
121 Chad...............................................0.0
121 Guinea............................................0.0
121 Guyana...........................................0.0
121 Haiti................................................0.0
121 Honduras........................................0.0
121 Lesotho..........................................0.0
121 Liberia.............................................0.0
121 Mali.................................................0.0
121 Mauritania.......................................0.0
121 Mozambique...................................0.0
121 Paraguay........................................0.0
121 Senegal..........................................0.0
121 Tajikistan.........................................0.0
n/a Chinese Taipei................................n/a
n/a Hong Kong SAR.............................n/a
SOURCES: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) PCT Data, sourced from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
Patent Database, January 2016, http://www.oecd.org/sti/inno/oecdpatentdatabases.htm; World Bank, World Development Indicators (retrieved
December 15, 2015), http://data.worldbank.org; national sources
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7.04 ICT use for business-to-business transactions
In your country, to what extent do businesses use ICTs for transactions with other businesses? [1 = not at all; 7 = to a great extent] | 2014–15 weighted average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
1Japan.............................................6.1
2 United Kingdom..............................6.0
3Switzerland.....................................6.0
4 United Arab Emirates......................6.0
5Estonia............................................6.0
6Netherlands....................................6.0
7Norway...........................................5.9
8Finland............................................5.9
9Qatar..............................................5.9
10Iceland............................................5.9
11Lithuania.........................................5.8
12Sweden..........................................5.8
13Singapore.......................................5.8
14Luxembourg...................................5.8
15Austria............................................5.7
16Israel...............................................5.7
17 United States..................................5.7
18Belgium..........................................5.7
19Germany.........................................5.7
20 Hong Kong SAR.............................5.7
21Malaysia..........................................5.7
22Denmark.........................................5.6
23Canada...........................................5.6
24 New Zealand..................................5.6
25 Chinese Taipei................................5.5
26Australia..........................................5.5
27 Slovak Republic..............................5.5
28 Czech Republic..............................5.5
29Portugal..........................................5.5
30Ireland.............................................5.4
31Bahrain...........................................5.4
32Latvia..............................................5.4
33France............................................5.3
34 Korea, Rep.....................................5.3
35 South Africa....................................5.3
36 Saudi Arabia...................................5.3
37Chile...............................................5.2
38Azerbaijan.......................................5.2
39Malta..............................................5.2
40Slovenia..........................................5.2
41Kenya.............................................5.1
42Panama..........................................5.1
43Mongolia.........................................5.1
44Hungary..........................................5.1
45 Sri Lanka........................................5.1
46 Costa Rica......................................5.1
47Turkey.............................................5.0
48Honduras........................................5.0
49Namibia..........................................5.0
50Spain..............................................5.0
51Jordan............................................5.0
52Thailand..........................................5.0
53Indonesia........................................4.9
54Bulgaria..........................................4.9
55Vietnam..........................................4.9
56Guatemala......................................4.9
57China..............................................4.9
58Philippines......................................4.8
59Rwanda..........................................4.8
60 Russian Federation.........................4.8
61Mexico............................................4.8
62Cyprus............................................4.8
63Kazakhstan.....................................4.8
64 Macedonia, FYR.............................4.7
65Croatia............................................4.7
66Jamaica..........................................4.7
67Egypt..............................................4.7
68Kuwait............................................4.7
69Colombia........................................4.7
70Armenia..........................................4.7
MEAN: 4.7
7
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
MEAN: 4.7
7
71Zambia...........................................4.7
72Mauritania.......................................4.6
73 Dominican Republic........................4.6
74Mauritius.........................................4.6
75Ecuador..........................................4.6
76Senegal..........................................4.6
77Peru................................................4.6
78Brazil...............................................4.6
79Georgia...........................................4.6
80Italy.................................................4.5
81Romania.........................................4.5
82Cambodia.......................................4.5
83Poland............................................4.5
84 Trinidad and Tobago.......................4.5
85Botswana.......................................4.5
86Serbia.............................................4.5
87Uruguay..........................................4.5
88 Cape Verde....................................4.4
89Ukraine...........................................4.4
90Montenegro....................................4.4
91Nigeria............................................4.4
92Cameroon.......................................4.4
93Uganda...........................................4.3
94 Côte d’Ivoire...................................4.3
95 El Salvador.....................................4.3
96Greece............................................4.3
97 Lao PDR.........................................4.3
98Seychelles.......................................4.3
99Ghana.............................................4.3
100 Benin..............................................4.3
101 Moldova..........................................4.2
102 Madagascar....................................4.2
103 Oman.............................................4.2
104 Morocco.........................................4.2
105 Gambia, The...................................4.2
106 Guyana...........................................4.2
107 Mali.................................................4.1
108 India................................................4.1
109 Zimbabwe.......................................4.1
110 Mozambique...................................4.1
111 Tajikistan.........................................4.0
112 Tanzania.........................................4.0
113 Albania............................................4.0
114 Lebanon.........................................4.0
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................4.0
116 Tunisia............................................4.0
117 Nicaragua.......................................4.0
118 Swaziland.......................................3.9
119 Kyrgyz Republic..............................3.9
120 Argentina........................................3.9
121 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................3.9
122 Bhutan............................................3.9
123 Liberia.............................................3.9
124 Bangladesh.....................................3.8
125 Nepal..............................................3.8
126 Pakistan..........................................3.8
127 Malawi............................................3.8
128 Gabon............................................3.7
129 Venezuela.......................................3.7
130 Bolivia.............................................3.7
131 Paraguay........................................3.7
132 Algeria............................................3.6
133 Guinea............................................3.5
134 Ethiopia...........................................3.5
135 Lesotho..........................................3.4
136 Haiti................................................3.3
137 Myanmar........................................3.3
138 Burundi...........................................2.9
139 Chad...............................................2.9
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2014 and 2015 editions
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7.05 Business-to-consumer Internet use
In your country, to what extent do businesses use the Internet for selling their goods and services to consumers? [1 = not at all; 7 = to a great extent] | 2014–15
weighted average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
1 United Kingdom..............................6.4
2 United States..................................6.3
3Netherlands....................................6.0
4Sweden..........................................6.0
5Japan.............................................6.0
6Malaysia..........................................5.9
7Lithuania.........................................5.8
8Norway...........................................5.8
9Estonia............................................5.8
10 Korea, Rep.....................................5.8
11 Czech Republic..............................5.8
12Germany.........................................5.8
13Canada...........................................5.7
14Switzerland.....................................5.7
15Latvia..............................................5.7
16 Slovak Republic..............................5.7
17Luxembourg...................................5.6
18 New Zealand..................................5.6
19Israel...............................................5.6
20Iceland............................................5.6
21Denmark.........................................5.6
22 United Arab Emirates......................5.5
23France............................................5.5
24Singapore.......................................5.5
25Australia..........................................5.5
26Austria............................................5.4
27 Hong Kong SAR.............................5.4
28Indonesia........................................5.4
29Qatar..............................................5.4
30Belgium..........................................5.3
31 Chinese Taipei................................5.3
32China..............................................5.3
33Portugal..........................................5.2
34Ireland.............................................5.2
35 Russian Federation.........................5.1
36Ukraine...........................................5.1
37Finland............................................5.1
38Chile...............................................5.1
39Thailand..........................................5.1
40Brazil...............................................5.0
41Poland............................................5.0
42Romania.........................................4.9
43Panama..........................................4.9
44Azerbaijan.......................................4.9
45Spain..............................................4.9
46 Sri Lanka........................................4.9
47Vietnam..........................................4.8
48Slovenia..........................................4.8
49Turkey.............................................4.8
50Bulgaria..........................................4.8
51Philippines......................................4.8
52Hungary..........................................4.8
53 Costa Rica......................................4.7
54Kenya.............................................4.7
55Kazakhstan.....................................4.7
56Colombia........................................4.7
57Kuwait............................................4.7
58Jordan............................................4.7
59Italy.................................................4.7
60Guatemala......................................4.6
61Malta..............................................4.6
62Honduras........................................4.6
63 El Salvador.....................................4.6
64 South Africa....................................4.6
65Cyprus............................................4.6
66 Saudi Arabia...................................4.5
67Senegal..........................................4.5
68Bahrain...........................................4.5
69Mongolia.........................................4.5
70Armenia..........................................4.4
MEAN: 4.5
7
RANK
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2014 and 2015 editions
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VALUE 1
71Croatia............................................4.3
72 Macedonia, FYR.............................4.3
73Mexico............................................4.3
74Uruguay..........................................4.3
75Guyana...........................................4.3
76Argentina........................................4.2
77India................................................4.2
78Albania............................................4.2
79Greece............................................4.2
80 Dominican Republic........................4.2
81Peru................................................4.2
82Moldova..........................................4.1
83 Kyrgyz Republic..............................4.1
84Montenegro....................................4.1
85 Trinidad and Tobago.......................4.1
86Morocco.........................................4.1
87Namibia..........................................4.1
88Ecuador..........................................4.1
89Ghana.............................................4.1
90Egypt..............................................4.0
91 Cape Verde....................................4.0
92Nigeria............................................4.0
93Jamaica..........................................4.0
94Georgia...........................................4.0
95 Lao PDR.........................................4.0
96Seychelles.......................................4.0
97Serbia.............................................4.0
98Cambodia.......................................4.0
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................4.0
100 Madagascar....................................4.0
101 Rwanda..........................................4.0
102 Côte d’Ivoire...................................4.0
103 Cameroon.......................................3.9
104 Zambia...........................................3.9
105 Venezuela.......................................3.9
106 Tajikistan.........................................3.8
107 Benin..............................................3.8
108 Mauritius.........................................3.8
109 Oman.............................................3.7
110 Bangladesh.....................................3.7
111 Mozambique...................................3.7
112 Pakistan..........................................3.7
113 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................3.7
114 Gambia, The...................................3.6
115 Nepal..............................................3.6
116 Paraguay........................................3.6
117 Botswana.......................................3.6
118 Liberia.............................................3.5
119 Lebanon.........................................3.5
120 Haiti................................................3.5
121 Uganda...........................................3.5
122 Bhutan............................................3.5
123 Ethiopia...........................................3.4
124 Nicaragua.......................................3.4
125 Tunisia............................................3.4
126 Tanzania.........................................3.3
127 Myanmar........................................3.3
128 Algeria............................................3.3
129 Lesotho..........................................3.3
130 Bolivia.............................................3.3
131 Mali.................................................3.3
132 Zimbabwe.......................................3.2
133 Gabon............................................3.2
134 Malawi............................................3.1
135 Swaziland.......................................3.0
136 Guinea............................................3.0
137 Mauritania.......................................2.8
138 Burundi...........................................2.6
139 Chad...............................................2.2
MEAN: 4.5
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2.2: Data Tables
7.06 Extent of staff training
In your country, to what extent do companies invest in training and employee development? [1 = not at all; 7 = to a great extent] | 2014–15 weighted average
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
1Switzerland.....................................5.7
2Luxembourg...................................5.5
3Malaysia..........................................5.5
4Singapore.......................................5.4
5Qatar..............................................5.4
6Japan.............................................5.4
7Norway...........................................5.3
8Sweden..........................................5.3
9Netherlands....................................5.2
10Finland............................................5.2
11Belgium..........................................5.2
12 United Arab Emirates......................5.1
13Germany.........................................5.1
14 United States..................................5.1
15Austria............................................5.1
16Denmark.........................................5.1
17Iceland............................................4.9
18 New Zealand..................................4.9
19 South Africa....................................4.9
20Ireland.............................................4.8
21 United Kingdom..............................4.8
22Bahrain...........................................4.8
23 Hong Kong SAR.............................4.8
24Australia..........................................4.7
25Canada...........................................4.7
26Philippines......................................4.7
27 Chinese Taipei................................4.6
28France............................................4.6
29Honduras........................................4.5
30Mauritius.........................................4.5
31 Costa Rica......................................4.5
32Estonia............................................4.5
33Indonesia........................................4.4
34Guatemala......................................4.4
35Lithuania.........................................4.4
36 Korea, Rep.....................................4.3
37Albania............................................4.3
38Jordan............................................4.3
39 Czech Republic..............................4.3
40Namibia..........................................4.3
41Thailand..........................................4.3
42Latvia..............................................4.3
43Israel...............................................4.2
44Malta..............................................4.2
45Panama..........................................4.2
46Kenya.............................................4.2
47 Trinidad and Tobago.......................4.2
48India................................................4.2
49Guyana...........................................4.2
50China..............................................4.2
51Botswana.......................................4.1
52Chile...............................................4.1
53 Saudi Arabia...................................4.1
54Portugal..........................................4.1
55Cyprus............................................4.1
56 Côte d’Ivoire...................................4.1
57Rwanda..........................................4.1
58Slovenia..........................................4.0
59 Lao PDR.........................................4.0
60Seychelles.......................................4.0
61Brazil...............................................4.0
62Nigeria............................................4.0
63 Sri Lanka........................................4.0
64Ghana.............................................4.0
65Poland............................................4.0
66Malawi............................................4.0
67Jamaica..........................................4.0
68Oman.............................................4.0
69 Gambia, The...................................4.0
70Cameroon.......................................4.0
MEAN: 4.0
7
RANK
COUNTRY/ECONOMY
VALUE 1
MEAN: 4.0
7
71Swaziland.......................................4.0
72Zambia...........................................4.0
73Vietnam..........................................3.9
74Ukraine...........................................3.9
75Lesotho..........................................3.9
76Kazakhstan.....................................3.9
77Senegal..........................................3.9
78Liberia.............................................3.9
79Mexico............................................3.9
80Mongolia.........................................3.9
81Tajikistan.........................................3.9
82 Slovak Republic..............................3.9
83 Russian Federation.........................3.8
84Kuwait............................................3.8
85Uruguay..........................................3.8
86Bhutan............................................3.8
87Zimbabwe.......................................3.8
88Argentina........................................3.8
89Romania.........................................3.8
90Azerbaijan.......................................3.7
91Greece............................................3.7
92Peru................................................3.7
93Colombia........................................3.7
94Ecuador..........................................3.7
95Cambodia.......................................3.7
96 Macedonia, FYR.............................3.7
97 El Salvador.....................................3.7
98Montenegro....................................3.6
99Gabon............................................3.6
100 Cape Verde....................................3.6
101 Kyrgyz Republic..............................3.6
102 Turkey.............................................3.6
103 Dominican Republic........................3.6
104 Spain..............................................3.6
105 Madagascar....................................3.6
106 Tunisia............................................3.6
107 Uganda...........................................3.6
108 Lebanon.........................................3.6
109 Nicaragua.......................................3.5
110 Benin..............................................3.5
111 Venezuela.......................................3.4
112 Ethiopia...........................................3.4
113 Hungary..........................................3.4
114 Paraguay........................................3.4
115 Tanzania.........................................3.4
116 Armenia..........................................3.4
117 Bulgaria..........................................3.4
118 Georgia...........................................3.4
119 Morocco.........................................3.4
120 Moldova..........................................3.3
121 Pakistan..........................................3.3
122 Croatia............................................3.3
123 Bolivia.............................................3.3
124 Mozambique...................................3.3
125 Nepal..............................................3.3
126 Algeria............................................3.3
127 Guinea............................................3.2
128 Iran, Islamic Rep.............................3.2
129 Bangladesh.....................................3.2
130 Mali.................................................3.2
131 Italy.................................................3.2
132 Haiti................................................3.0
133 Chad...............................................3.0
134 Serbia.............................................3.0
135 Myanmar........................................2.9
136 Bosnia and Herzegovina.................2.9
137 Burundi...........................................2.9
138 Egypt..............................................2.7
139 Mauritania.......................................2.6
SOURCE: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey, 2014 and 2015 editions
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