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  • Competitiveness and prosperity

    Topics:
    • Statistics and economic research, 
    • Economic research

    This page presents research carried out by the department to understand how competitive and prosperous Northern Ireland is against elsewhere and what it can learn from global best practice.

    Economic competitiveness

    • 10X Metrics to Achieve a 10X Economy - Annual Report 2023
    • 10x Metrics to Achieve a 10X Economy - baseline report
    • Insights from Small Advanced Economies
    • Benchmarking Competitiveness of Small Advanced Economies
    • Cost of Doing Business in Northern Ireland
    • Building Economic Competitiveness: Lessons from Small Peripheral European Economies
    • Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness in Small Open Economies

    Prosperity and inclusive growth

    • Inclusive Growth in Northern Ireland
    • Financial Capability in Northern Ireland 2014

    Related links

    For further reading, visit:

    • The Competitiveness Scorecard for Northern Ireland - UUEPC website
    • Legatum UK Prosperity Index
    • OECD Regional Wellbeing
    • ONS Personal Wellbeing in the UK
    • Understanding Productivity in Northern Ireland

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