Abstract. The paper presents the challenges arising from the growth of insecurity in the conditions of confrontational globalization and the features of new requirements for the competitiveness of the socio-economic systems of the countries. It has been revealed that the inexorable growth of insecurity makes the problem of ensuring the competitiveness of countries relevant, taking into account the strengthening of certain aspects of its sustainability. It is noted that in order to ensure the necessary level of sustainable competitiveness of the country, it is important  to substantially improve the level of economic sustainability, develop intellectual capital and increase resource efficiency. 

Keywords: global uncertainty growth, sustainable competitiveness of the country, governance efficiency, intellectual capital, economic sustainability, resource efficiency.  

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