Hungary: Competitiveness of Industrial Sector Shrinks

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: September 24, 2013; 22:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Regarding Hungary´s competitiveness, there is a clear downward trend. This year, Hungary is expected to achieve an economic turnaround.

Hungary: Competitiveness of Industrial Sector Shrinks / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to the World Economic Forum´s (WEF) survey, Hungary´s competitiveness deteriorates. In the last years, Hungary could make a substantial progress. From rank 62 in 2008, Hungary moved to rank 48 in 2011.

Now, Hungary registers a drastic fallback. Among 148 surveyed countries, Hungary ranks 63. This is the worst ranking for more than 80 years. The fallback is mainly due…