Iran Slips 1 Spot in WEF's Global Competitiveness Index

The World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report 2018-19”, published on Wednesday, shows Iran’s Global Competitiveness Index has dropped by one place compared to last year with a score of 54.9 out of 100. 
The country now ranks 89th out of 140 countries surveyed. 
The United States topped the charts in this year’s WEF Global Competitiveness Report. The US previously earned top honors in 2008. Singapore came in second this year while Germany stood at third spot. Chad, meanwhile, was the bottom-dweller, at 140th spot.