McKinsey: Competitiveness debates are often muddled. The World Bank alone tracks 1,200 indicators. Our competitiveness scoreboard cuts through the noise by examining where investment happens and why.

It measures nine economies across three dimensions – investment intensity, investment allocation, and investment attractiveness – to show not just who is investing, but where capital is being allocated. Investment is a leading indicator: where money flows today signals where production, innovation, and economic growth will happen tomorrow.

The picture that emerges is striking. And the gaps are wider than most assume.