Trump's trade war means America lost the top spot as the world's most competitive country

Ian Walton/Getty Images The US is no longer the most economically competitive country in the world. That's according to the World Economic Forum, which has has been assessing economic competitiveness for the last 40 years, looking at how "institutions, policies and factors" determine levels of productivity of a country. Singapore took the top spot, as the country benefitted from trade reroutes as a result of the trade war. View Markets Insider's homepage for more stories. America is no longer th...