Abstract: 14 indicators of the countys economic competitiveness are selected, combined with grey relational analysis method, to evaluate the Xiangxi county economic competitiveness on 4 time-section. Then the spatial differentiation of competitiveness is studied. Results show that the relative gap of competitiveness keeps narrowing year by year, but the absolute gap is still obvious, and the overall competitiveness is weak. Spatially, competitiveness of the western part of Xiangxi area is stronger than that of the eastern part. Radiating capacity of the central city is not enough, and point-axis growth model has not yet formed, based on which suggestions have been proposed to improve economic competitiveness of counties in Xiangxi autonomous prefecture.

Key words: Xiangxi autonomous prefecture, county economy, competitiveness, grey relational analysis

摘要： 选取体现县域经济竞争力的14个指标，结合灰色关联度分析法评价4个时间截面上湘西州县域经济竞争力，进而研究竞争力的空间分异。结果表明：竞争力相对差距逐年缩小，但绝对差距仍较为明显，且整体竞争力偏弱；从空间上看，湘西州西部竞争力强于东部，区内中心城市的辐射能力不足，点轴式增长模式仍未形成。并为湘西州各县（市）经济竞争力的提升提出若干建议。

关键词: 湘西州, 县域经济, 竞争力, 灰色关联度