The 2025 State of Competitiveness white paper is a companion volume to Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption and Discontinuity — a major report from the Council's National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers. This white paper explores six mega-trends and key drivers shaping the future of U.S. competitiveness, and which underpin the 55 recommendations outlined in Competing in the Next Economy.
The six mega-trends are:
- Technology Takes Center Stage in the Economy, National Security, Geopolitics, and Society
- New Opportunities and Rising Risks in Industry
- The Transition to Cleaner Energy and a Low Carbon Economy: New Hurdles and New Hope
- China—the United States's Most Formidable Strategic Competitor Spreads Its Wings
- Expanding the Footprint of the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem
- America’s X-Factor: Economic Dynamism, The Engine of U.S. Competitiveness
