Asia Competitiveness Rankings

AUSTRALIA

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 10 14

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 7 14

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 17 33
Government Wast Subindex Rank 6 9
Country Credit Rating Rank 19 17

Public Institutions Index Rank 4 12

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 3 14
Corruption Subindex Rank 6 14

Technology Index Rank 19 17

Innovation Subindex Rank 18 17
ICT Subindex Rank 14 13

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 11 13

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 18 19
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 7 12

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

CHINA

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 44 46

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 25 24

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 4 5
Government Wast Subindex Rank 35 30
Country Credit Rating Rank 34 35

Public Institutions Index Rank 52 55

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 60 54
Corruption Subindex Rank 50 60

Technology Index Rank 65 62

Innovation Subindex Rank 70 70
ICT Subindex Rank 62 62
Technology Transfer Subindex Rank (out
of non-core innovators) 47/77 37/79

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 46 45

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 42 38
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 44 45

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

HONG KONG SAR

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 24 21

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 15 13

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 8 2
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Government Wast Subindex Rank 9 24
Country Credit Rating Rank 26 26

Public Institutions Index Rank 10 9

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 12 13
Corruption Subindex Rank 9 4

Technology Index Rank 37 34

Innovation Subindex Rank 34 33
ICT Subindex Rank 8 8

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 19 11

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 22 15
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 15 10

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

INDONESIA

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 72 69

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 64 63

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 65 69
Government Wast Subindex Rank 42 25
Country Credit Rating Rank 80 72

Public Institutions Index Rank 76 68

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 65 59
Corruption Subindex Rank 88 73

Technology Index Rank 78 73

Innovation Subindex Rank 65 71
ICT Subindex Rank 74 74
Technology Transfer Subindex Rank (out
of non-core innovators) 63/77 53/79

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 60 42

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 62 37
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 60 44

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

JAPAN

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 11 9

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 24 29

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 19 21
Government Wast Subindex Rank 54 61
Country Credit Rating Rank 20 21

Public Institutions Index Rank 30 16

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 38 20
Corruption Subindex Rank 21 11
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Technology Index Rank 5 5
Innovation Subindex Rank 5 4
ICT Subindex Rank 18 15

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 13 8

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 6 3
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 20 11

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

KOREA

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 18 29

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 23 35

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 6 27
Government Wast Subindex Rank 30 57
Country Credit Rating Rank 27 29

Public Institutions Index Rank 36 41

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 34 43
Corruption Subindex Rank 38 50

Technology Index Rank 6 9

Innovation Subindex Rank 7 7
ICT Subindex Rank 11 18

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 23 24

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 19 21
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 25 27

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

MALAYSIA

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 29 31

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 27 20

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 11 8
Government Wast Subindex Rank 25 11
Country Credit Rating Rank 35 36

Public Institutions Index Rank 34 38

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 28 33
Corruption Subindex Rank 39 44

Technology Index Rank 20 27

Innovation Subindex Rank 41 41
ICT Subindex Rank 32 35
Technology Transfer Subindex Rank (out
of non-core innovators) 1/77 6/79

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 26 23

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 26 28
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Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 24 23

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

PHILIPPINES

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 66 76

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 60 69

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 46 58
Government Wast Subindex Rank 89 90
Country Credit Rating Rank 54 59

Public Institutions Index Rank 85 99

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 75 79
Corruption Subindex Rank 92 100

Technology Index Rank 56 61

Innovation Subindex Rank 49 48
ICT Subindex Rank 67 72
Technology Transfer Subindex Rank (out
of non-core innovators) 12/77 23/79

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 64 66

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 48 49
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 71 71

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

SINGAPORE

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 6 7

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 1 1

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 2 1
Government Wast Subindex Rank 1 1
Country Credit Rating Rank 17 18

Public Institutions Index Rank 6 10

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 7 10
Corruption Subindex Rank 5 7

Technology Index Rank 12 11

Innovation Subindex Rank 15 13
ICT Subindex Rank 6 4

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 8 10

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 12 13
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 4 8

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

TAIWAN
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2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 5 4

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 18 9

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 9 6
Government Wast Subindex Rank 20 13
Country Credit Rating Rank 24 25

Public Institutions Index Rank 21 27

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 24 31
Corruption Subindex Rank 19 24

Technology Index Rank 3 2

Innovation Subindex Rank 2 2
ICT Subindex Rank 7 9

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 16 17

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 16 12
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 16 20

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries

THAILAND

2003-2004 2004-2005

Growth Competitiveness Index Rank 32 34

Macroeconomic Environment Index Rank 26 23

Macroeconomic Stability Subindex Rank 1 7
Government Wast Subindex Rank 34 16
Country Credit Rating Rank 41 42

Public Institutions Index Rank 37 45

Contracts and Law Subindex Rank 30 45
Corruption Subindex Rank 45 52

Technology Index Rank 39 43

Innovation Subindex Rank 37 37
ICT Subindex Rank 45 55
Technology Transfer Subindex Rank (out
of non-core innovators) 4/77 4/79

Business Competitiveness Index Rank 31 36

Sophistication of Company Operations
and Strategy Rank 31 35
Quality of National Business Environment
Rank 32 34

out of 102 out of 104

countries countries