Determining the Country with the Best Economic Conditions 2025 using the MCDM Method
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Bartolomius Harpad
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STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma, Samarinda,
Indonesia
- Azahari Azahari STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma, Samarinda, Indonesia
- Salmon Salmon STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma, Samarinda, Indonesia (*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
In the midst of increasingly complex global challenges in 2025, evaluating a country's economic condition is an important element in supporting strategic decision-making, whether at the government, corporate or individual level. The diversity of economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, unemployment, and human development index often makes it difficult to make an objective and comprehensive assessment. Reliance on a single indicator tends to produce a biased and unrepresentative picture. To address these issues, this research adopts a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach that is able to consider various economic aspects simultaneously and systematically. The three MCDM methods used in this study are TOPSIS, VIKOR, and COCOSO. The analysis was conducted on 19 countries using four main indicators, namely GDP in billion USD, inflation rate, unemployment rate, and economic growth rate. Based on the results of data processing, the USA occupies the top position as the country with the best economic performance, followed by China. The three methods show consistency in ranking some countries, but there are also striking differences for some alternatives due to different approaches in normalisation and weighting. These findings emphasise the importance of choosing the right method in multicriteria evaluation. Therefore, a combined approach such as ensemble decision-making is recommended to strengthen the validity of the results. For further development, the use of additional indicators and the integration of artificial intelligence-based technology are suggested to improve accuracy and flexibility in analysing economic conditions between countries.
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