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World Competitiveness Center

Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness

For more than 30 years, the IMD World Competitiveness Center has pioneered research on how nations and enterprises compete to lay the foundations for future prosperity. We are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness by offering benchmarking services for countries and companies using the latest and most relevant data on the subject.

Featured research and insights

Our thought-provoking content provides insights into what makes nations competitive and gives context to some of the most pressing issues of our time.

How to think of Russia in our zero-sum economy

by Arturo Bris, I by IMD

The macro-contextual drivers of the international mobility of managers and executives

by Arturo Bris, Shlomo Ben-Hur, José Caballero, Marco Pistis, Journal of Global Mobility

China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial, and maritime power

by Jose Caballero, The Conversation

Featured publication

World Competitiveness Yearbook

The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989. It benchmarks the performance of 64 economies based on more than 330 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness.

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Our latest rankings and indexes

Discover our latest research and results on how countries compete to lay the foundations for sustainable value creation.

Competitiveness RankingThe IMD World Competitiveness Ranking is based on 333 competitiveness criteria selected as a result of comprehensive research using economic literature, international, national, and regional sources, and feedback from the business community, government agencies, and academics.More info

Digital Competitiveness RankingThe IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking assesses the capacity and readiness of an economy to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government, and wider society.More info

Talent RankingThe IMD World Talent Ranking assesses the extent to which nations develop, attract, and retain talent for enterprises operating in those economies.More info

IMD Smart City IndexPublished by The Smart City Observatory (IMD and Singapore University of Technology and Design – SUTD). The Smart City Index offers a balanced focus on the economic and technological aspects of smart cities and the “humane dimensions” of smart cities (quality of life, environment, inclusiveness).More info

Sustainable Trade Index The IMD World Competitiveness Center and the Hinrich Foundation combined their expertise in 2022 to build the Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index, to stimulate discussion among policymakers, business executives, and civil society leaders striving to advance sustainable and mutually beneficial global trade.More info

Publication dates of the 2024 rankings

9th April

Smart City Index

18th June

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

17th September

IMD World Talent Ranking

22nd October

Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index

14th November

IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking

News

News Stories Asian and European cities inspire action for improving urban quality of lifeThe 2024 IMD Smart City Ranking finds European and Asian cities consistently and increasingly dominating the Top 20More info

News Stories The future of the world economy: the price of our valuesWhat does the future of the world economy look like? In his keynote address, Arturo Bris, Professor of Finance and Director of the IMD World Competitiveness Center(WCC) unpacked the three key trends that have emerged globally; technology, sustain…More info

News Stories How Switzerland can greatly benefit from the importing and exporting of dataA panel of experts convened at IMD for this year’s Digital Competitiveness Summit.More info

Academic articles

Read our latest academic articles, which are regularly published in the world’s leading business and management journals.

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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Are Software Automation and Teleworkers Substitutes? Preliminary Evidence from Japan

By Richard Baldwin

Journal of Global Mobility

The macro-contextual drivers of the international mobility of managers and executives

By Arturo Bris, Shlomo Ben-Hur, José Caballero and Marco Pistis

The Journal of Financial Transformation

The fundamental problem with ESG? Conflicting letters

By Christos Cabolis, Maude Lavanchy and Karl Schmedders

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Discover our latest rankings and indexes: Competitiveness Ranking, Digital Competitiveness Ranking and Talent Ranking, Smart City Index, and Sustainable Trade Index

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Research & Insights

We contribute to research on competitiveness and lead joint research projects with industries and governments worldwide.

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The World Competitiveness Center has an extensive network of partner institutes and data suppliers that make our work possible.

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