Cazallo Antúnezt, Ana MaríaMeñaca Guerrerottt, IndiraLechuga Cardozo, Jorge IsaacGarcía Guiliany, Jesús Enrique2020-12-102020-12-102019Revista Lasallista de Investigación–Vol. 16 No 2–20191794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/2805ttttttThe importance of this research lies in the behavior of the countries belonging to the two groups during the 2012-2017 period in terms of competitiveness and how this variable has allowed them to position themselves at a global level. Objective: This article analyzes the existence of significant differences in the competitiveness models of the economic blocs (Pacific Alliance and BRICS) using as discriminatory variables the twelve pillars of the global competitiveness index of the World Economic Forum. Materials and methods: The methodology used is quantitative analytical and uses the statistical technique of discriminant analysis as a mechanism to determine which variables allow an effective classification with respect to the countries belonging to one bloc or another. Results: The results obtained denoted that of the twelve (12) variables introduced in the model, onlysix (6)–macroeconomic environment, healthand primary education, higher education andtraining, labor market efficiency, financialmarket development and size of the market,have a discriminatory component in terms ofcountry competitiveness. Conclusions: Themodel to measure country competitiveness wassignificant, allowing to have a high predictivecapacity since one hundred percent of theclassification was correctesAcceso abiertoCorporación Universitaria LasallistaEstadísticaCompetitividadEconomía internacionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAcces