Abstract:
Object: of the article is to study the current state of cluster development in the world, to identify the
most successful examples of cluster functioning, as well as the state of cluster development in Ukraine. Accordingly,
the subject of the study were clusters.
Methods: abstract-logical, system-structural analysis, comparative analysis, grouping and graphic
methods were used in the article.
Finding: as a result of the study, the state of cluster development in the world was assessed, the best examples
of cluster functioning, leading regions and leading countries in this process were identified, and their
impact was assessed. The state of cluster development in Ukraine was also taken into account.
Conclusions: thus, the economies which use a cluster approach of doing business were analysed. It was
found that the most successful in this process is Japan, which has been leading in various rankings for several
years. It was also determined that in Ukraine the cluster method of doing business is currently somewhat underdeveloped
compared to other countries, and it is at the initial stage of implementation.
