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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 63 economies ranked, led by Denmark. Full list with movement since the last edition...

Published
2022
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63 of 63 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade B

Top three: Denmark, Switzerland, Singapore. 63 economies ranked. Denmark ranked first for the first time.

The full list

RankNameLocationSince 2021
1DenmarkDenmarkUp 2
2SwitzerlandSwitzerlandDown 1
3SingaporeSingaporeUp 2
4SwedenSwedenDown 2
5Hong KongHong KongUp 2
6NetherlandsNetherlandsDown 2
7TaiwanTaiwanUp 1
8FinlandFinlandUp 3
9NorwayNorwayDown 3
10United StatesUnited StatesNo change
11IrelandIrelandUp 2
12United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesDown 3
13LuxembourgLuxembourgDown 1
14CanadaCanadaNo change
15GermanyGermanyNo change
16IcelandIcelandUp 5
17ChinaChinaDown 1
18QatarQatarDown 1
19AustraliaAustraliaUp 3
20AustriaAustriaDown 1
21BelgiumBelgiumUp 3
22EstoniaEstoniaUp 4
23United KingdomUnited KingdomDown 5
24Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaUp 8
25IsraelIsraelUp 2
26Czech RepublicCzech RepublicUp 8
27South KoreaSouth KoreaDown 4
28FranceFranceUp 1
29LithuaniaLithuaniaUp 1
30BahrainBahrain
31New ZealandNew ZealandDown 11
32MalaysiaMalaysiaDown 7
33ThailandThailandDown 5
34JapanJapanDown 3
35LatviaLatviaUp 3
36SpainSpainUp 3
37IndiaIndiaUp 6
38SloveniaSloveniaUp 2
39HungaryHungaryUp 3
40CyprusCyprusDown 7
41ItalyItalyNo change
42PortugalPortugalDown 6
43KazakhstanKazakhstanDown 8
44IndonesiaIndonesiaDown 7
45ChileChileDown 1
46CroatiaCroatiaUp 13
47GreeceGreeceDown 1
48PhilippinesPhilippinesUp 4
49SlovakiaSlovakiaUp 1
50PolandPolandDown 3
51RomaniaRomaniaDown 3
52TurkeyTurkeyDown 1
53BulgariaBulgariaNo change
54PeruPeruUp 4
55MexicoMexicoNo change
56JordanJordanDown 7
57ColombiaColombiaDown 1
58BotswanaBotswanaUp 3
59BrazilBrazilDown 2
60South AfricaSouth AfricaUp 2
61MongoliaMongoliaDown 1
62ArgentinaArgentinaUp 1
63VenezuelaVenezuelaUp 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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