GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The aim of the article is to study the ranks of global competitiveness of the EU-countries and Ukraine to find out potential opportunities to improve it. The factors are listed that form the national competitiveness nowadays in the modern world. A list of the most famous world rankings is shown in our article, which allows evaluating the competitive advantages of both complex and individual components. The results of multivariate analysis of twelve indicators of global competitiveness index (GCI) of the EU-countries and Ukraine are described in this article. Ukraine's place in the dynamic context of changing global competitiveness is shown for 2006-2015. The use of cluster analysis helped to identify the types of the EU-countries by the common indicators of global competition and to determine the best location and the position of Ukraine in the European arena.