Studijom Globalnog indeksa konkurentnosti (GCI) vrši se procjena 131 zemalja svijeta na osnovu širokog niza faktora koji utječu na poslovnu klimu, grupiranih u 12 stubova – institucije, infrastruktura, makroekonomska stabilnost, zdravstvo i osnovno obrazovanje, visoko obrazovanje i obuka, robno-tržišna efikasnost, efikasnost tržišta rada, sofisticiranost finansijskog tržišta, tehnološka spremnost, veličina tržišta, sofisticiranost poslovanja i inovativnost.
The study's Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) assesses 131 countries in the world on the basis of a broad range of factors affecting the business climate, grouped into 12 pillars -- institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market sophistication, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication and innovation.