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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2012

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2012 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 59 economies ranked, led by Hong Kong. Full list with movement since the last edition...

Published
2012
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59 of 59 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade B

Top three: Hong Kong, United States, Switzerland. 59 economies ranked. Hong Kong ranked first, ahead of the United States.

The full list

RankNameLocation
1Hong KongHong Kong
2United StatesUnited States
3SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4SingaporeSingapore
5SwedenSweden
6CanadaCanada
7TaiwanTaiwan
8NorwayNorway
9GermanyGermany
10QatarQatar
11NetherlandsNetherlands
12LuxembourgLuxembourg
13DenmarkDenmark
14MalaysiaMalaysia
15AustraliaAustralia
16United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
17FinlandFinland
18United KingdomUnited Kingdom
19IsraelIsrael
20IrelandIreland
21AustriaAustria
22South KoreaSouth Korea
23ChinaChina
24New ZealandNew Zealand
25BelgiumBelgium
26IcelandIceland
27JapanJapan
28ChileChile
29FranceFrance
30ThailandThailand
31EstoniaEstonia
32KazakhstanKazakhstan
33Czech RepublicCzech Republic
34PolandPoland
35IndiaIndia
36LithuaniaLithuania
37MexicoMexico
38TurkeyTurkey
39SpainSpain
40ItalyItaly
41PortugalPortugal
42IndonesiaIndonesia
43PhilippinesPhilippines
44PeruPeru
45HungaryHungary
46BrazilBrazil
47SlovakiaSlovakia
48RussiaRussia
49JordanJordan
50South AfricaSouth Africa
51SloveniaSlovenia
52ColombiaColombia
53RomaniaRomania
54BulgariaBulgaria
55ArgentinaArgentina
56UkraineUkraine
57CroatiaCroatia
58GreeceGreece
59VenezuelaVenezuela

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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