As of 2019, Mauritius registered the highest score in the global competitiveness index among countries in Africa, at 64.3. The country was followed by South Africa and Morocco with scores of 62.4 and 60 points, respectively. The indicator measures factors and attributes that drive productivity, growth, and human development in a given country on a scale from 0-100, where 100 represents an ideal state with no obstacles to productivity.
Overall score of African countries in the global competitiveness index as of 2019
The Global Competitiveness Index measures national competitiveness, defined as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity.
Score ranges from 0 to100 points, where 100 represents the ‘frontier’, an ideal state where an issue ceases to be a constraint to productivity growth.
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World Economic Forum. (October 9, 2019). Overall score of African countries in the global competitiveness index as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246175/competitiveness-index-score-in-africa/
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