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GENEVA, October 17 (Reuters) - The United States is the world the most competitive economy, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum said Wednesday, after reviewing its annual ranking beat Switzerland in first place in a decade. The ranking of last year, with a different methodology, placed the United States second. Here is a table showing the 30 most important countries, according to at the World Economic Forum. 1 United States 2 Singapore 3 Germany 4 Switzerland 5 Japan 6 Netherlands 7 Hong Kong 8 United Kingdom 9 Sweden Denmark 11 Finland 12 Canada 13 Taiwan 14 Australia 15 South Korea 16 Norway 17 France 18 New Zealand 19 Luxembourg 20 Israel 21 Belgium 22 Austria 23 Ireland 24 Iceland 25 Malaysia 26 Spain 27 United Arab Emirates 28 China 29 Czech Republic Qatar (Report by Tom Miles Edited by Robin Pomeroy)
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