EVOLUTIONS IN THE WORLD COMPETITIVENESS CLASSIFICATION –THE CASE OF ROMANIA*

This article approaches the problem of competitiveness and aims to outline the place of our country from the point of view of competitiveness as opposed to other countries; this analysis is carried out at a global level. One can notice that our country has a pretty low position in the world competitiveness classification, this position being influenced by a series of factors, as for example: underground economy and corruption, taxes, inefficient agriculture and high interests. In spite of these, there are still some factors which can improve this position, for which Romania has registered some significant progresses in the last years.