The Elcano Global Presence Index measures global presence, which we define as the effective positioning of countries outside their own borders. The index takes into account a broad array of economic, military and soft dimensions (such as the tourists they attract or their success in international sports competitions). The top 10 slots in the 2013 ranking are held by the United States, which has consistently emerged first, followed by six European countries in positions ranging from second to tenth, with China and Japan at fourth and seventh. The first year-on-year change appears at number 12, with Saudi Arabia climbing one position in our ranking.
Also available: Informe Elcano de Presencia Global 2014 (Spanish version).
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Iliana Olivié is Senior Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute and Associate Professor in Applied and Structural Economics and History at the Complutense University of Madrid. PhD in Economics, she is also vice-president for policy engagement of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and Director of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG). [...]
Manuel Gracia Santos is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Elcano Global Presence Index project, in which he has participated since 2012. He has a PhD in Economics and a Master’s in International Economics and Development, and is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at Madrid’s Complutense University. He has taken part in a [...]
Carola Garcia-Calvo is Senior Fellow in the Programme on Violent Radicalisation and Global Terrorism at the Elcano Royal Institute, and Permanent Lecturer at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). She is currently member of the Research Committee of the European Commission's Knowledge Network for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation (known as EU Knowledge Hub). She has served [...]
