Dr Corneliu Guu Academy of Economics Studies of

Dr. Corneliu Guţu Academy of Economics Studies of Moldova Centre of Economic Research Competitiveness of Republic Moldova in regional aspect: evolution and tendencies in the intermediance period

Republic of Moldova: Basic Data, 2008 Area (including Transnistria) 33, 846 sq. km. Population 3. 6 million Share of urban population 41. 3 percent GDP in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) person 3870 EURO Male life expectancy at birth 64. 6 years Female life expectancy at birth 72. 2 years Secondary education (5 -9 year) enrolment rate 90. 5 percent Gini-coefficient 0. 371 2

Labour productivity person employed - GDP in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) person employed relative to EU-27 (EU-27 = 100) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 EU (27 countries) 100. 0 100. 0 Bulgaria 31. 4 33. 1 33. 5 33. 8 34. 3 34. 8 35. 7 36. 2 Czech Republic 63. 4 63. 1 66. 7 68. 1 68. 9 70. 4 73. 6(f) 74. 3(f) Estonia 46. 5 49. 3 53. 0 55. 3 59. 0 61. 7 64. 7 65. 4(f) Latvia 41. 4 43. 1 44. 3 46. 0 49. 2 50. 9 53. 6 54. 5(f) Lithuania 46. 9 48. 0 52. 0 53. 3 54. 6 57. 1 60. 7 62. 7(f) Hungary 68. 1 71. 0 71. 9 72. 2 73. 4 74. 5 73. 9 74. 3(f) Poland 52. 3 54. 1 62. 6 65. 0 65. 3 66. 2 67. 4(f) Romania : 29. 2 31. 2 34. 4 36. 3 39. 2(f) 41. 0(f) 42. 0(f) Slovenia 75. 5 76. 7 78. 1 80. 9 82. 7 83. 9 84. 3 84. 8(f) Slovakia 60. 5 62. 6 63. 4 65. 6 68. 8 71. 7 76. 8 78. 9(f) Republic of Moldova 12. 0 12. 3 12. 7 13. 1 13. 7 14/0(f) 15. 0(f) 16. 0(f) 3

Components of Global Competitiveness Index A. Basic requirements; 1. 2. 3. 4. Institutions; Infrastructure; Macroeconomic stability; Health and primary education; 4

Components of Global Competitiveness Index B. Efficiency enhancers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Higher educations and training; Goods market efficiency; Labor market efficiency; Financial market sophistication; Technological readiness; Market size. 5

Components of Global Competitiveness Index C. Innovation and sophistication factors) 1. Business sophistication; 2. Innovation. 6

Global Competitiveness Index rankings and 2005 -2007 comparisons Rank 2005 2006 2007 United States 2 1 1 Switzerland 8 4 2 Denmarc 4 3 3 Sweden 3 9 4 Germany 15 7 5 Finland 1 6 6 Singapore 6 8 7 Japan 12 5 8 United Kingdom 13 2 9 Netherlands 11 11 10 Estonia 20 26 27 Czech Republic 38 31 33 China 49 35 34 Lituania 43 39 38 Slovenia 32 40 39 Letonia 44 44 45 Hungaria 39 38 47 Poland 51 45 51 Romania 67 73 74 Bulgaria 58 74 79 Republic of Moldova 82 86 97

The Global Competitiveness Index rankings for Romania and republic of Moldova (2007)

Poligonul Competitivităţii Globale în 2007 pentru Republica Moldova şi România

Dependence Global Competitiveness Index and R&D expenditures (% of GDP) 2007

Dependence GDP in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) person and Global Competitiveness Index

European Innovation Scoreboard (2007)

Dependence labour productivity GDP in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) and Index Innovation

Number of employed persons R&D per 1000 total emploayed

R&D expenditures (% of GDP) 2001 -2006

Number patents filed at European Patent Office 2004 2005 2006 2007 Per million population Bulgaria 16 11 12 16 2, 1 Cehia 84 73 82 96 9, 3 Estonia 4 3 7 13 9, 7 Letonia 2 7 10 20 8, 8 Lituania 2 1 3 9 2, 7 Polonia 93 111 127 105 2, 8 România 10 13 16 31 1, 43 Slovacia 11 8 16 16 0, 7 Slovenia 51 87 90 115 57, 2 Ungaria 94 81 93 97 9, 6 Republica Moldova 1 0 0 3 0, 8

Number of patents filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2003 2004 2005 2006 la 1 mln. De locuitori Bulgaria 8 98 67 52 6, 7 Cehia 52 64 87 122 11, 9 Estonia 6 7 20 14 10, 4 Letonia 2 6 6 8 3, 5 Lituania 8 20 9 10 2, 9 Polonia 48 75 122 93 2, 4 România 10 13 16 31 1, 4 Slovacia 6 7 18 29 5, 4 Slovenia 55 46 50 47 23, 5 Ungaria 128 91 128 172 17, 1 2 1 0, 3 Republica Moldova

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