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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2017

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2017 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 63 economies ranked, led by Hong Kong. Full list with movement since the last edition...

Published
2017
On this page
63 of 63 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade B

Top three: Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore. 63 economies ranked. Hong Kong ranked first.

The full list

RankNameLocation
1Hong KongHong Kong
2SwitzerlandSwitzerland
3SingaporeSingapore
4United StatesUnited States
5NetherlandsNetherlands
6IrelandIreland
7DenmarkDenmark
8LuxembourgLuxembourg
9SwedenSweden
10United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
11NorwayNorway
12CanadaCanada
13GermanyGermany
14TaiwanTaiwan
15FinlandFinland
16New ZealandNew Zealand
17QatarQatar
18ChinaChina
19United KingdomUnited Kingdom
20IcelandIceland
21AustraliaAustralia
22IsraelIsrael
23BelgiumBelgium
24MalaysiaMalaysia
25AustriaAustria
26JapanJapan
27ThailandThailand
28Czech RepublicCzech Republic
29South KoreaSouth Korea
30EstoniaEstonia
31FranceFrance
32KazakhstanKazakhstan
33LithuaniaLithuania
34SpainSpain
35ChileChile
36Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
37CyprusCyprus
38PolandPoland
39PortugalPortugal
40LatviaLatvia
41PhilippinesPhilippines
42IndonesiaIndonesia
43SloveniaSlovenia
44ItalyItaly
45IndiaIndia
46RussiaRussia
47TurkeyTurkey
48MexicoMexico
49BulgariaBulgaria
50RomaniaRomania
51SlovakiaSlovakia
52HungaryHungary
53South AfricaSouth Africa
54ColombiaColombia
55PeruPeru
56JordanJordan
57GreeceGreece
58ArgentinaArgentina
59CroatiaCroatia
60UkraineUkraine
61BrazilBrazil
62MongoliaMongolia
63VenezuelaVenezuela

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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