Russia is the 43 most competitive nation in the world out of 140 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. Competitiveness Rank in Russia averaged 55.38 from 2007 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 67.00 in 2013 and a record low of 43.00 in 2018. source: World Economic Forum



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Business Confidence 0.40 0.70 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 62.00 61.00 percent Feb 2026
Car Production 47.20 73.30 Thousand Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 1358.00 1933.10 RUB Billion Sep 2025
Corporate Profits 27073.00 25430.00 RUB Billion Dec 2025
Corruption Index 22.00 22.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 157.00 154.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.80 3.70 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom -23.70 19.00 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production -3.00 7.80 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 0.50 -2.80 percent Jan 2026
Steel Production 5500.00 5800.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026
Vehicle Sales YoY 77163.00 75632.00 Units Feb 2026


Russia Competitiveness Rank
The most recent 2018 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 140 economies. In 2018, the World Economic Forum introduced a new methodology emphasizing the role of human capital, innovation, resilience and agility, as not only drivers but also defining features of economic success in the 4th Industrial Revolution. As a result, the GCI scale changed to 1 to 100 from 1 to 7, with higher average score meaning higher degree of competitiveness. The report is made up of 98 variables organized into twelve pillars with the most important including: institutions; infrastructure; ICT adoption; macroeconomic stability; health; skills; product market; labour market; financial system; market size; business dynamism; and innovation capability.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
43.00 43.00 67.00 43.00 2007 - 2019 Yearly