Economic and Tax Competitiveness in Selected South East European Countries

National competitiveness has become one of the central preoccupations of government in everynation. International capital flows affect diversification of business activities and intensifyingcompetitive advantage. Market liberalization, open economy, and economic integration have becomea key principle of globalization and the disregard of them reduces the possibility of a certaineconomy to be competitive in global terms. This assertion is primarily directed towards smallcountries and countries which aren't economic strong enough to withstand the competitive pressureand they are forced to economic integrated. The aim of the paper is to draw the attention to thesignificance of competitiveness and tax rates in the economy. The subject of the paper is showing thecompetitive position of Serbia with special emphasis on the WEF indicators and tax rates.