abstract: The article highlights the leading target orientations and principles according to the functional and structural characteristics of ensuring the competitiveness of the national economy.It was emphasized that the existing methods of compiling international competitiveness ratings are sufficiently high-quality and professional.The advantages of multivariate statistical analysis and economic-mathematical modeling of the competitiveness of the national economy are listed.It was concluded that in the
journal: Herald of Lviv University of Trade and Economics Economic sciences