The Cardiff University UK Competitiveness Index 2021 was first introduced and published in 2000, this UK Competitiveness Index (UKCI) report represents the 2021 edition of the report.
The UKCI provides a benchmarking of the competitiveness of the UK’s localities, and it has been designed to be an integrated measure of competitiveness focusing on both the development and sustainability of businesses and the economic welfare of individuals. In this respect, competitiveness is considered to consist of the capability of an economy to attract and maintain firms with stable or rising market shares in an activity, while maintaining stable or increasing standards of living for those who participate in it.
