Competition among cities is increasingly getting attention. The World Economic Forum, which has regularly published rankings of national competitiveness, added rankings of city competitiveness in 2004.
著眼於全球化城市競爭，過往定期舉辦國家競爭力排名、提供各國決策者參考的「世界經濟論壇」，在 2004 年起增列城市競爭力排名。