14 Core Economic Indicators National Ranking
Economic Scale & Vitality National Ranking
Innovation & Enterprise National Ranking
Human & Capital Living National Ranking
Structural & Policy National Ranking
STATE PERFORMANCE GAUGE CHARTS
US STATES ECONOMIC & INNOVATION COMPETITIVENESS
An executive-grade benchmarking index developed by theboardiQ LLC to evaluate and rank the macroeconomic strength, innovation capacity, and structural competitiveness of 50 States in the United States.
Designed for corporate board directors, institutional investors, and policymakers, the index synthesizes raw macroeconomic and institutional data into a standardized 0–100 Composite Score across 4 Strategic Macro Pillars and 14 Underlying Sub-Metrics.
The Executive Dashboard incorporates a boardroom governance matrix mapping strategic mandates, benchmark metrics, director compensation, and critical oversight inquiries across 9 Board Roles/Industry Lens
COMPETITIVENESS SWOT
Vermont
Strengths
• Unmatched natural beauty driving strong eco-tourism, skiing, and local agriculture• Top-5 rank in K-12 Educational Quality (#3) and strong community cohesion• Highly attractive quality of life driving remote professional migration
Weaknesses
• Smallest state GDP in the nation ($49.7B; #50) and aging population demographics• High cost of living (#42), high state tax environment (#42 tax rank), and rural isolation• Severe workforce shortages across healthcare, industrial, and retail sectors
Opportunities
• Sustainable green tourism, value-added organic agriculture, and specialty food processing• Clean energy tech, micro-grid infrastructure, and remote work economic integration• High-tech specialized manufacturing and bio-tech incubator expansion
Threats
• Accelerating demographic aging and shrinking workforce participation base• Climate change impacts on winter snow cover disrupting ski tourism revenues• High housing costs and structural lack of affordable housing stock
METRICS DEEPDIVE
Economic Scale & Vitality
GDP
Trade
Trade Overall Rank | Trade Surplus / Deficit | Exports in Millions USD | Total US Overall Exports 2026 YTD | Export % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | -$1,320 | $1,259 | $1,639,475 | 0.08% |
Imports in Millions USD | Total US Overall Imports 2026 YTD | Import % |
|---|---|---|
$2,579 | $2,415,187 | 0.11% |