Global competitiveness nigeria (2012-13)

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) Geneva,

Switzerland produces a yearly report to measure

countries and regions competitiveness among

Nations of the world using Global Competitiveness

Index (GCI)

The GCI was launched in 2005 and currently in its 7th

year, it has identified 12 Pillars that measures and

contribute to Nations’ Competitiveness.

This presentation focuses on Nigeria’s 2012-13 GCI

for the purpose of knowing where we are currently

competitive and how we can compete globally.

Data Source: WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2011 - 2012

The 12 Pillars of GCIThe 12 Pillars of GCIThe 12 Pillars of GCIThe 12 Pillars of GCI� Institutions

� Infrastructure

� Macroeconomic Environment

� Health and Primary Education

� Higher Education & Training

� Goods Market Efficiency

� Labor Market Efficiency

� Financial Market Development

� Technological Readiness

� Market Size

� Business Sophistication

� Innovation

BASIC

REQUIREMENTS

EFFICIENCY

ENHANCERS

INNOVATION &

SOPHISTICATION

FACTORS

1: Institutions1: Institutions1: Institutions1: InstitutionsThe institutional environment is determined by the legal and

administrative framework within which individuals, firms, and

governments interact to generate income and wealth in the economy.

Overall, Nigeria ranks 117 of 144

countries in Institutions, only with

competitive advantages in Burden of

government regulation and Efficiency

of legal framework in challenging

regs.

The lack of strong Institutions lead to: � Excessive bureaucracy and red tape

� Overregulation

� Corruption

� Dishonesty in dealing with public contracts

� Lack of transparency and trustworthiness

2: Infrastructure2: Infrastructure2: Infrastructure2: InfrastructureExtensive and efficient infrastructure is critical for ensuring the

effective functioning of the economy, as it is an important factor

determining the location of economic activity and the kinds of

activities or sectors that can develop in a particular economy.


countries in Infrastructure, with no

competitive advantage in any of it’s

metrics.

It is impossible for a Nation to experience

economic turn-around without:

� Electricity (constant supply)

� Transportation and

� Communication - telecoms

Nigeria is about the only country of her status without an efficient rail system!

3: Macroeconomic Environment3: Macroeconomic Environment3: Macroeconomic Environment3: Macroeconomic EnvironmentThe stability of the macroeconomic environment is important for

business and, therefore, is important for the overall competitiveness

of a country. The government cannot provide services efficiently if it

has to make high-interest payments on its past debts.

Overall, Nigeria ranks 39 of 144 countries in Macroeconomic

Environment, with competitive advantages in item 3.01, 3.02, and 3.04.

4: Health 4: Health 4: Health 4: Health and Primary and Primary and Primary and Primary EducationEducationEducationEducationA healthy workforce is vital to a country’s competitiveness and productivity.

Workers who are ill cannot function to their potential and will be less

productive. Poor health leads to significant costs to business, as sick workers

are often absent or operate at lower levels of efficiency. In addition to

health, this pillar takes into account the quantity and quality of basic

education received by the population, which is increasingly important in

today’s economy.


countries in Health and Primary

Education, with no competitive

advantage in any of it’s metrics.

The Health of a Nation, is her Wealth!

5: Higher 5: Higher 5: Higher 5: Higher Education & TrainingEducation & TrainingEducation & TrainingEducation & TrainingQuality higher education and training is crucial for economies that want to

move up the value chain beyond simple production processes and products.

In particular, today’s globalizing economy requires countries to nurture

pools of well-educated workers who are able to adapt rapidly to their

changing environment and the evolving needs of the production system.

This pillar measures secondary and tertiary enrollment rates as well as the

quality of education as evaluated by the business community.


countries in Higher Education &

Training, with no competitive

advantage in any of it’s metrics.

Similarly, the Wealth of a Nation, is highly dependent on

her Citizens’ level of education!

6: Goods 6: Goods 6: Goods 6: Goods Market EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyCountries with efficient goods markets are well positioned to produce the

right mix of products and services given their particular supply-and-demand

conditions, as well as to ensure that these goods can be most effectively

traded in the economy. The best possible environment for the exchange of

goods requires a minimum of impediments to business activity through

government intervention.


countries in Goods Market Efficiency,

with competitive advantages in items

6.02 to 6.05.

7: Labor 7: Labor 7: Labor 7: Labor Market EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyMarket EfficiencyThe efficiency and flexibility of the labor market are critical for ensuring that

workers are allocated to their most efficient use in the economy and

provided with incentives to give their best effort in their jobs. Labor markets

must therefore have the flexibility to shift workers from one economic

activity to another rapidly and at low cost, and to allow for wage

fluctuations without much social disruption.


countries in Labor Market Efficiency,

with competitive advantages in

Flexibility of wage determination,

Rigidity of employment index and

Hiring and firing practices.

Efficient labor markets ensure:� Clear relationship between worker incentives

� Promotion meritocracy at the workplace

� Equity in the business environment between women and men

8: Financial 8: Financial 8: Financial 8: Financial Market DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentAn efficient financial sector allocates the resources saved by a nation’s

citizens, as well as those entering the economy from abroad, to their most

productive uses. It channels resources to those entrepreneurial or

investment projects with the highest expected rates of return rather than to

the politically connected.


countries in Financial Market

Development, with competitive

advantages in Financing through

local equity market and Legal

rights index.

Trust and Transparency!

9: Technological 9: Technological 9: Technological 9: Technological ReadinessReadinessReadinessReadinessIn today’s globalized world, technology is increasingly essential for firms to

compete and prosper. The technological readiness pillar measures the agility

with which an economy adopts existing technologies to enhance the

productivity of its industries, with specific emphasis on its capacity to fully

leverage ICT in daily activities and production processes for increased

efficiency and competitiveness.


countries in Technological Readiness,

with no competitive advantage.

There is high correlation between infrastructure & Technology!

10: Market 10: Market 10: Market 10: Market SizeSizeSizeSizeThe size of the market affects productivity since large markets allow firms to

exploit economies of scale. In the era of globalization, international markets

have become a substitute for domestic markets, especially for small

countries. There is vast empirical evidence showing that trade openness is

positively associated with growth.


countries in Market Size, with

competitive advantages in the only

two metrics - Domestic market size

index and Foreign market size index.

Population does matter!

11: Business 11: Business 11: Business 11: Business SophisticationSophisticationSophisticationSophisticationBusiness sophistication concerns two elements that are intricately linked:

the quality of a country’s overall business networks and the quality of

individual firms’ operations and strategies. These factors are particularly

important for countries at an advanced stage of development, when, to a

large extent, the more basic sources of productivity improvements have

been exhausted.


countries in Business Sophistication,

with competitive advantages in item

11.05.

12: Innovation12: Innovation12: Innovation12: InnovationInnovation is particularly important for economies as they approach the

frontiers of knowledge and the possibility of integrating and adapting

exogenous technologies tends to disappear.


countries in Innovation.

Summary GCI RankSummary GCI RankSummary GCI RankSummary GCI RankNo. Pillar Rank/144 Score* G.A.S*

1 Institutions 117 3.33 4.04

2 Infrastructure 130 2.28 3.96

3 Macroeconomic Environment 39 5.25 4.69

4 Health and Primary Education 142 3.2 5.42

5 Higher Education & Training 113 3.31 4.15

6 Goods Market Efficiency 88 4.16 4.28

7 Labor Market Efficiency 55 4.5 4.33

8 Financial Market Development 68 4.07 4.09

9 Technological Readiness 112 3.08 4.00

10 Market Size 33 4.63 3.68

11 Business Sophistication 66 3.96 4.02

12 Innovation 78 3.1 3.4

Score – measured on a scale of 1 – 7; the higher the better G.A.S – Average of Score for all 144 countries

Nigeria has competitive advantage in Market Size as well as

Macroeconomic Environment. Also worth noting is that Nigeria

score in Labour Market Efficiency is above the Global Average

Score.

The farther we are from the GAS the more precarious that

sector of the economy is; Infrastructure being the worst of all

requiring urgent attention.

No. Pillar Rank/144 Score G.A.S

1 Institutions 117 3.33 4.04

2 Infrastructure 130 2.28 3.96

3 Macroeconomic Environment 39 5.25 4.69

4 Health and Primary Education 142 3.20 5.42

5 Higher Education & Training 113 3.31 4.15

6 Goods Market Efficiency 88 4.16 4.28

7 Labor Market Efficiency 55 4.50 4.33

8 Financial Market Development 68 4.07 4.09

9 Technological Readiness 112 3.08 4.00

10 Market Size 33 4.63 3.68

11 Business Sophistication 66 3.96 4.02

12 Innovation 78 3.10 3.4

A realistic goal for Nigeria would be:

- Strive to get those pillars with less than 3.5 score to 3.5

which is the average of the scale (1 – 7)

- Next is to target the respective GAS value for each Pillar

- Then we can decided to reach for higher marks

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Nigeria

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Macroeconomic

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Health & Pry

Education

Higher Education

& Training

Goods Market

EfficiencyLabor Market Efficiency

Financial Market

Development

Technological

Readiness

Market

Size

Business

Sophistication

Innovation

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- WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2012 - 2013

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