EU Regional Competitiveness Index RCI 2013

Abstract

To measure the different dimensions of competitiveness at the regional level, the European Commission has developed the Regional Competitiveness Index – RCI. The RCI was published in 2010 and this is the 2013 edition, which includes most recent data and implements improvements and refinements. RCI 2013 reveals a strong regional dimension of competitiveness, which national level indicators cannot capture, and a polycentric pattern with strong capital and metropolitan regions in many parts of Europe. Some capital regions are surrounded by similarly competitive regions, but in many countries, particularly in the less developed Member States in Central and Eastern Europe, regions neighboring the capital are less competitive.