The concept of developed countries was put forward by OECD.

24 developed countries in a broad sense:

America, France, Britain, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain.

In a narrow sense, it is the top seven industries.

When the Soviet Union was a world superpower, its economy was second only to that of the United States, but it became a second-rate country after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy once fell into a serious recession. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy continued to decline. Since Putin came to power in 2000, Russia's economy has rebounded rapidly, maintaining growth for eight consecutive years (with an average annual growth rate of about 6.7%), foreign trade exports have increased substantially, the investment environment has improved, and residents' income has increased substantially. The main industrial sectors are machinery, metallurgy, petroleum, natural gas, coal and chemical industry. Textile, food and wood processing industries are relatively backward; Aerospace and nuclear industry have advanced levels in the world. Finance and finance are generally improving. In 2006, gold foreign exchange reserves ranked third in the world; The ruble appreciated by 7.6%; The international credit rating has improved. Since July 2006, the Russian ruble has been fully convertible and the exchange rate has been stable.

At the end of 2005, Russian gross national product increased from157 billion US dollars in 1999 to about 750 billion US dollars, and gold foreign exchange reserves increased from less than 1000 billion US dollars at the end of 1998 to182.2 billion US dollars. By the end of 2006, it had exceeded the savings threshold of $280 billion, making it one of the countries with the largest foreign exchange savings in the world.

Under the double blow of the global financial crisis and the collapse of international oil prices, the Russian economy, which maintained rapid growth in 2002-20 12, is slowing down sharply. In June 2008, the economic growth rate shrank 1. 1% year-on-year, showing the first negative growth since 2002. According to the figures disclosed by relevant departments, the production of Russian industrial enterprises shrank rapidly in June 2008 +065438+ 10, and the domestic industrial added value in that month decreased by 10.8% compared with June 2008+10, and by 8.7% compared with the same period in 2007. This decline covers almost all areas of Russian industrial production.

According to "Russian newspaper" on September 3, the report "20 14-20 15 Global Competitiveness" released by the World Economic Forum shows that Russia ranks 53rd in the global economic competitiveness ranking.

Russia ranks 53rd in the global economic competitiveness ranking, up 1 1 compared with 20 13.

In addition, in the ranking of global economic competitiveness, Switzerland, Singapore and the United States occupy the top three respectively, followed by Finland, Germany, Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Sweden in the United Kingdom.

The highest ranked BRICS country in this list is Chinese mainland, ranking 28th.

Not to mention Ukraine, which has been living by selling the old foundations of the Soviet era, is a third-rate country to the core. Where does Ukraine rank as a noun in the world economic rankings?