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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 1997

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 1997 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 46 economies ranked, led by United States. Full list with movement since the last...

Published
1997
On this page
46 of 46 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade B

Top three: United States, Singapore, Hong Kong. 46 economies ranked.

The full list

RankNameLocationSince 1996
1United StatesUnited StatesNo change
2SingaporeSingapore
3Hong KongHong Kong
4NetherlandsNetherlands
5NorwayNorway
6CanadaCanada
7FinlandFinland
8LuxembourgLuxembourg
9United KingdomUnited Kingdom
10IrelandIreland
11New ZealandNew Zealand
12SwitzerlandSwitzerland
13DenmarkDenmark
14MalaysiaMalaysia
15AustraliaAustralia
16GermanyGermany
17JapanJapan
18TaiwanTaiwan
19SwedenSweden
20AustriaAustria
21IcelandIceland
22FranceFrance
23BelgiumBelgium
24ChileChile
25IsraelIsrael
26SpainSpain
27ChinaChina
28ArgentinaArgentina
29PhilippinesPhilippines
30South KoreaSouth Korea
31ThailandThailand
32PortugalPortugal
33Czech RepublicCzech Republic
34BrazilBrazil
35TurkeyTurkey
36GreeceGreece
37HungaryHungary
38IndonesiaIndonesia
39ItalyItaly
40MexicoMexico
41IndiaIndia
42South AfricaSouth Africa
43PolandPoland
44VenezuelaVenezuela
45ColombiaColombia
46RussiaRussia

This list is reproduced as IMD World Competitiveness Center (IMD Business School) published it, from a secondary source. Names are shown as printed. The ranking belongs to its publisher.

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