Country Profiles

United States Leading

Readiness for the Future of Production Assessment 2018 edition

Key economic indicators

Population millions 323.3 GDP per capita US$ 57,436.4
GDP US$ billions 18,569.1 Unemployment rate % 4.9

Key production indicators

Manufacturing value added 2010 millions US$ 1,968,888.7 Manufacturing value added growth Annual % 0.8

Manufacturing value added in economy % GDP 11.7 Medium hi-tech & hi-tech industries % of manu. value added 41.2

Manufacturing employment % working population 10.2 CO2 emission per unit of value added kg/USD 0.2

Readiness Overall Assessment

Drivers of Production 8.2 Archetype

Most future-ready

10
Driver Weighting Rank Score /10
United States
Technology & 7.8, 8.2
Innovation
20% 1st 8.5

Human
Capital
20% 3rd 7.9
Drivers of Production

Global Trade
& Investment
20% 5th 7.7

Institutional
Framework 20% 9th 8.6

Sustainable
Resources 5% 37th 6.7
Least future-ready

Demand
Environment 15% 1st 8.5

Structure of Production 7.8 0

0 Structure of Production 10

Structure Weighting Rank Score /10 Small / basic Large / complex

Complexity 60% 8th 8.6

Scale 40% 10th 6.6

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 Country Profiles

United States Leading

Readiness for the Future of Production Assessment 2018 edition

Index Component Rank /100 Value Index Component Rank /100 Value

Structure: Complexity 0-10 (best) 8 8.6 Driver: Global Trade & Investment 0-10 (best) 5 7.7

1.01 Economic complexity (2.5) – 2.5 (best) 8 1.6 Trade 0-10 (best) 80 4.4

Structure: Scale 0-10 (best) 10 6.6 4.01 Trade % GDP 96 28.0

1.02 Manufacturing value added in economy % GDP 60 11.7 4.02 Trade tariffs % duty 32 0.02

1.03 Manufacturing value added US$ millions 2 1,968,888.7 4.03 Prevalence of non-tariff barriers 1-7 (best) 12 5.2
4.04 Logistics performance 1 – 5 (best) 9 4.0
Driver: Technology & Innovation 0-10 (best) 1 8.5
Investment 0-10 (best) 1 10.0
Technology Platform 0-10 (best) 2 8.7
4.05 US$ millions 2 65,528.8
2.01 Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions /100 pop. 42 127.2
4.06 US$ millions 1 255,508.0
2.02 LTE mobile network coverage % population 8 99.7
4.07 Domestic credit to private sector % GDP 4 192.2
2.03 Internet users % pop. 35 76.2
Infrastructure 0-10 (best) 6 8.8
2.04 FDI and technology transfer 1-7 (best) 4 5.6
4.08 Transport infrastructure 0-100 (best) 6 83.0
2.05 Firm-level technology absorption 1-7 (best) 2 6.0
4.09 Electricity infrastructure 0-100 (best) 20 93.4
2.06 Impact of ICTs on new services and products 1-7 (best) 8 5.8
2.07 Cybersecurity commitment 0–1 (best) 2 0.9 Driver: Institutional Framework 0-10 (best) 9 8.6

Ability to Innovate 0-10 (best) 1 8.3 Government 0-10 (best) 9 8.6

2.08 State of cluster development 1-7 (best) 1 5.7 5.01 0 – 100 (best) 6 85.2

2.09 Company investment in emerging technology 1–7 (best) 1 6.0 5.02 Incidence of corruption 0-100 (best) 16 74.0

2.10 Gov't procurement of advanced technology products 1-7 5.03 Future orientation of government 1-7 (best) 3 5.7
2 5.1
(best)
5.04 Rule of law (2.5) - 2.0 (best) 13 1.7
2.11 Companies embracing disruptive ideas 1-7 (best) 1 5.3
Driver: Sustainable Resources 0-10 (best) 37 6.7
2.12 Multi-stakeholder collaboration 1-7 (best) 1 5.6
Sustainability 0-10 (best) 37 6.7
2.13 R&D expenditures % GDP 10 2.7
6.01 Alternative and nuclear energy use % total energy use 60 0.2
2.14 Number per Billion PPP$
34 19.8 6.02 CO2 intensity level CO2 emissions in megatons/GDP (US$
GDP 45 0.3
billiions)
2.15 Patent applications applications/million pop. 11 124.71
6.03 CH4 intensity level CH4 emissions in megatons/GDP (US$
22 0.0
2.16 Venture capital deal volume US$ millions 1 2,121,482.0 billiions)

2.17 Venture capital deal volume per size of economy 6.04 N2O intensity level N2O emissions in megatons/GDP (US$
8 117.9 23 0.0
US$/GDP billiions)

Driver: Human Capital 0-10 (best) 3 7.9 6.05 Baseline water stress Annual withdrawals, % of annual available
58 2.9
blue water
Current Labor Force 0-10 (best) 5 8.5
6.06 Wastewater treatment 0 – 5 (worst) 39 84.2
3.01 Manufacturing employment % working population 68 10.3
Driver: Demand Environment 0-10 (best) 1 8.5
3.02 Knowledge-intensive employment % working pop. 24 38.0
Foreign and Domestic Demand 0-10 (best) 2 9.8
3.03 Female participation in labor force ratio 31 0.89
7.01 Market size 0-100 (best) 2 98.0
3.04 Mean years of schooling Years 3 13.5
Consumer Base 0-10 (best) 3 7.3
3.05 Availability of scientists and engineers 1-7 (best) 2 5.7
7.02 Buyer sophistication 1-7 (best) 1 5.3
3.06 Digital skills among population 1-7 (best) 1 6.0
7.03 Extent of market dominance 1-7 (best) 3 5.5
Future Labor Force 0-10 (best) 4 7.3

3.07 Migration migrants/100,000 pop. 19 15.6

3.08 Country capacity to attract and retain talent 1-7 (best) 3 5.8

3.09 Quality of universities Count 1 159.0

3.10 Quality of math and science education 1-7 (best) 10 5.4

3.11 Quality of vocational training 1-7 (best) 7 5.4

3.12 School life expectancy Years 18 16.5

3.13 Pupil-to-teacher ratio in primary education Ratio 34 14.5

3.14 Critical thinking in teaching 1-7 (best) 7 5.2

3.15 Active labor policies 1-7 (best) 7 5.1

3.16 On-the-job training 1-7 (best) 4 5.7

3.17 1-7 (best) 5 5.4

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