IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2021
IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2021 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 62 economies ranked, led by Switzerland. The entries on record, movement since the...
- Published
- 2021
- On this page
- 62 ranked
- Method
- Mixed
- Reliability
- Grade B
Top three: Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark. Switzerland ranked first.
The list on record
This page shows the 62 entries on record. Ranks from the Wikipedia World Competitiveness Yearbook table (secondary); IMD's historical tables sit behind the paid World Competitiveness Online database. The 2021 column lists 62 economies with ranks up to 66 and gaps at 45, 54, 64 and 65, so it is incomplete and may contain errors. See the original list.
| Rank | Name | Location | Since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | Up 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | Sweden | Up 4 |
| 3 | Denmark | Denmark | Down 1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | No change |
| 5 | Singapore | Singapore | Down 4 |
| 6 | Norway | Norway | Up 1 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Down 2 |
| 8 | Taiwan | Taiwan | Up 3 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | No change |
| 10 | United States | United States | No change |
| 11 | Finland | Finland | Up 2 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Up 3 |
| 13 | Ireland | Ireland | Down 1 |
| 14 | Canada | Canada | Down 6 |
| 15 | Germany | Germany | Up 2 |
| 16 | China | China | Up 4 |
| 17 | Qatar | Qatar | Down 3 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Up 1 |
| 19 | Austria | Austria | Down 3 |
| 20 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Up 2 |
| 21 | Iceland | Iceland | No change |
| 22 | Australia | Australia | Down 4 |
| 23 | South Korea | South Korea | No change |
| 24 | Belgium | Belgium | Up 1 |
| 25 | Malaysia | Malaysia | Up 2 |
| 26 | Estonia | Estonia | Up 2 |
| 27 | Israel | Israel | Down 1 |
| 28 | Thailand | Thailand | Up 1 |
| 29 | France | France | Up 3 |
| 30 | Lithuania | Lithuania | Up 1 |
| 31 | Japan | Japan | Up 3 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Down 8 |
| 33 | Cyprus | Cyprus | Down 3 |
| 34 | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Down 1 |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Up 7 |
| 36 | Portugal | Portugal | Up 1 |
| 37 | Indonesia | Indonesia | Up 3 |
| 38 | Latvia | Latvia | Up 3 |
| 39 | Spain | Spain | Down 3 |
| 40 | Slovenia | Slovenia | Down 5 |
| 41 | Italy | Italy | Up 3 |
| 42 | Hungary | Hungary | Up 5 |
| 43 | India | India | No change |
| 44 | Chile | Chile | Down 6 |
| 46 | Greece | Greece | Up 3 |
| 47 | Poland | Poland | Down 8 |
| 48 | Romania | Romania | Up 3 |
| 49 | Jordan | Jordan | Up 9 |
| 50 | Slovakia | Slovakia | Up 7 |
| 51 | Turkey | Turkey | Down 5 |
| 52 | Philippines | Philippines | Down 7 |
| 53 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Down 5 |
| 55 | Mexico | Mexico | Down 2 |
| 56 | Colombia | Colombia | Down 2 |
| 57 | Brazil | Brazil | Down 1 |
| 58 | Peru | Peru | Down 6 |
| 59 | Croatia | Croatia | Up 1 |
| 60 | Mongolia | Mongolia | Up 1 |
| 61 | Botswana | Botswana | New |
| 62 | South Africa | South Africa | Down 3 |
| 63 | Argentina | Argentina | Down 1 |
| 66 | Venezuela | Venezuela | Down 3 |
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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