Introduction:

The importance of this research lies in the behavior of the countries belonging to the two groups during the 20122017 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, only six (6)-macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, labor market efficiency, financial market development and size of the market, have a discriminatory component in terms of country competitiveness.

Conclusions:

The model to measure country competitiveness was significant, allowing to have a high predictive capacity since one hundred percent of the classification was correct.

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