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Where Ukraine stood in the 2019 competitiveness ranking
Summary
A look back at a ranking that placed Ukraine 85th among 141 countries, two places lower than a year earlier.
How did Ukraine fare in the global competitiveness stakes as autumn 2019 began? By 10 October 2019, the answer had been public for a day: the World Economic Forum's 2019 competitiveness ranking placed the country 85th among 141 economies, two positions lower than in 2018.
The result, published on 9 October 2019, meant a small step backwards in a year-on-year comparison, rather than any dramatic fall.
The same week brought a separate and grimmer item. On 4 October 2019, an An-12 cargo aircraft belonging to Ukraine Air Alliance crashed near Lviv's Danylo Halytskyi International Airport while attempting an emergency landing. The plane had been on a charter flight from Spain to Turkey. Five people died and three were injured.
The two events were unrelated, but both were part of the news picture for Ukraine in the first days of October 2019: a ranking that showed the economy slipping two places, and an air accident involving a Ukrainian carrier.
