The World Economic Forum publishes annually the Global Competitiveness Report and ranks countries based on the Global Competitiveness Index. This index integrates the macroeconomic and the micro/business aspects of competitiveness into a single index, assessing how productively countries use available resources and the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their citizens.
| Year | Ranking | Information Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-index/ |
| 2018 | 134 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2015 | 15 |
The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report and ranking created by the US-based Heritage Foundation to measure nations’ degree of economic freedom based on factors separated into 4 categories: rule of law, limited government, regulatory efficiency, and open markets.
| Year | Ranking | Information Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | http://www.heritage.org/index/country/taiwan |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 11 |