section_path: Economy/Private sector
section_name: Private sector
paragraph_text: Private sector
  
  According to statistics compiled in 2011, four of the largest 500 companies in the country were based in Washington, D.C. In the 2023 Global Financial Centres Index, Washington was ranked as having the 8th most competitive financial center in the world, and fourth most competitive in the United States (after New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles). Among the largest companies based in Washington, D.C., are Fannie Mae, Amtrak, Danaher Corporation, FTI Consulting, and Hogan Lovells.