The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2023
The 12th edition of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI) has been published. The GSCI measures Sustainable Competitiveness based on 190 purely quantitative indicators derived from inter-governmental sources (World Bank, IMF, various UN Agencies). The GSCI is the most comprehensive country analysis currently available.
The Sustainable Competitiveness World Map 2023
Darker coloured areas indicate higher, lighter coloured areas lower sustainable competitiveness
State of the World 2023
The highest score (achieved by Sweden) is 59.8 of a possible 100, while the global average is 43.3 out of a possible “best practice”. The World is far from being sustainable competitive.
Key take-aways from the GSCI 2023 include:
- Scandinavia continues to top the Sustainable Competitiveness Index: of the top 6 spots, 5 are Scandinavian. Sweden keeps topping the Index;
- Only one country in the Top 20 is not European: Japan on 12 (South Korea 21);
- For the first time, China (ranked 30) overtakes the US on rank 32
- Germany ranks 15, The UK 16, and France 18;
- Brazil ranks 65, India 121, and Nigeria – Africa’s most populous nation – 156;
- Some of the least developed nations have a considerable higher GSCI ranking than their GDP would suggest (e.g. Colombia, Peru, Nepal, Bhutan, Bolivia, …)
Download the The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2023 , data and a 7-page sustainable competitiveness profile for each country here.
Focus in 2023:
Climate Change: The sustainable and competitive solution to accelerate the energy transition; a global fossil tax, re-distributed and re-invested (ClimaTax’n’Cash) the revenues. At U$100/ton Co2, increasing 100 annually, there will be enough renewables to replace all fossils by 2035. Read more here
Sustainable Competitiveness in the Gulf countries: the deployment of renewable technology has reached a critical mass and cost parity. Fossil fuels are no longer competitive, and will drastically decline after 2030. The oil-exporting Gulf states need to replace a significant proportion of their income with alternatives. Are the Gulf countries ready for the energy transition, and how could they replace the fossil income? Read more here, or download the report: How to replace fossil income in the Gulf countries .
Report/Data Download
Download the report:
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2023
(PDF)
Download the data:
GSCI Scores 2023
(XLSX)
Focus: Gulf Countries
Are the Gulf countries ready for the energy transitions? Download the report:
How to replace fossil income in the Gulf countries
(PDF)
GSCI Credit Ratings
Country Credit Ratings based on the GSCI: ESG Sovereign Bonds
ClimaTax’n’Cash
Fossil free by 2035: Real Zero by 2035: Global Climate Tax