This year, Japan jumped from fifth to second, thereby pushing Germany down a slot from 2018. A country's standing in entrepreneurship was, according to US News and World Report, assessed looking at factors such as its connection to the world, educated population, innovation, ease of access to capital and skilled labour force. Germany still respected for power and quality of lifeBehind the United States, Russia, and China, Germany maintained its number four rank in the power subcategory of the US News and World Report rankings. Global consumers want Made in GermanyAdditional rankings in the 2019 US News and World Report analysis such as best countries for women, best countries for education, and best countries origin index for products were also featured. German technology and electronic brands were also perceived very highly among the survey respondents and were ranked second, behind only Japan.

Source: The Local January 23, 2019 15:41 UTC