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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2023

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2023 by IMD World Competitiveness Center: 64 economies ranked, led by Denmark. Full list with movement since the last edition...

Published
2023
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64 of 64 ranked
Method
Mixed
Reliability
Grade B

Top three: Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland. 64 economies ranked. Ireland rose to second.

The full list

RankNameLocationSince 2022
1DenmarkDenmarkNo change
2IrelandIrelandUp 9
3SwitzerlandSwitzerlandDown 1
4SingaporeSingaporeDown 1
5NetherlandsNetherlandsUp 1
6TaiwanTaiwanUp 1
7Hong KongHong KongDown 2
8SwedenSwedenDown 4
9United StatesUnited StatesUp 1
10United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUp 2
11FinlandFinlandDown 3
12QatarQatarUp 6
13BelgiumBelgiumUp 8
14NorwayNorwayDown 5
15CanadaCanadaDown 1
16IcelandIcelandNo change
17Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaUp 7
18Czech RepublicCzech RepublicUp 8
19AustraliaAustraliaNo change
20LuxembourgLuxembourgDown 7
21ChinaChinaDown 4
22GermanyGermanyDown 7
23IsraelIsraelUp 2
24AustriaAustriaDown 4
25BahrainBahrainUp 5
26EstoniaEstoniaDown 4
27MalaysiaMalaysiaUp 5
28South KoreaSouth KoreaDown 1
29United KingdomUnited KingdomDown 6
30ThailandThailandUp 3
31New ZealandNew ZealandNo change
32LithuaniaLithuaniaDown 3
33FranceFranceDown 5
34IndonesiaIndonesiaUp 10
35JapanJapanDown 1
36SpainSpainNo change
37KazakhstanKazakhstanUp 6
38KuwaitKuwait
39PortugalPortugalUp 3
40IndiaIndiaDown 3
41ItalyItalyNo change
42SloveniaSloveniaDown 4
43PolandPolandUp 7
44ChileChileUp 1
45CyprusCyprusDown 5
46HungaryHungaryDown 7
47TurkeyTurkeyUp 5
48RomaniaRomaniaUp 3
49GreeceGreeceDown 2
50CroatiaCroatiaDown 4
51LatviaLatviaDown 16
52PhilippinesPhilippinesDown 4
53SlovakiaSlovakiaDown 4
54JordanJordanUp 2
55PeruPeruDown 1
56MexicoMexicoDown 1
57BulgariaBulgariaDown 4
58ColombiaColombiaDown 1
59BotswanaBotswanaDown 1
60BrazilBrazilDown 1
61South AfricaSouth AfricaDown 1
62MongoliaMongoliaDown 1
63ArgentinaArgentinaDown 1
64VenezuelaVenezuelaDown 1

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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