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Overall Ranking and Digital Competitiveness Factors

This section presents the overall rankings and the 5-year trends for each of the three Digital Competitiveness Factors: Knowledge, Technology and Future Readiness. Thus, the reader is able to analyze the digital evolution of an economy over the past few years relative to the others on a global basis.

Factor Rankings - 5 years overview

OVERALL

Knowledge

Technology

Future readiness

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 56 58 58 50 55 18 15 15 17 19 12 13 10 11 10 22 25 23 21 21

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 58 54 56 62 62 15 14 14 14 18 28 26 32 28 32 24 24 21 19 23 55 55 57 57 55 42 42 42 45 51 13 12 13 13 15 34 35 41 40 35 36 34 26 27 20 60 60 60 61 60 47 49 50 49 50 54 56 59 52 53 26 31 34 36 37 38 40 36 39 36 20 18 20 21 10 59 53 49 50 44 56 59 47 54 49 25 29 28 30 28 27 25 30 32 27 45 41 46 46 42 23 23 24 26 30 50 48 53 44 43 35 39 39 41 40 17 17 17 12 13 32 32 23 34 34 29 30 25 29 29 12 15 12 17 14 18 22 19 20 26 48 46 52 56 57 61 62 62 60 61 57 57 58 58 56 51 58 55 53 54 39 37 37 37 41 37 36 38 38 38 31 27 33 25 19 46 44 45 48 47 44 43 43 47 48 41 50 40 24 24 43 47 44 51 45 40 38 35 35 39 53 52 51 55 59 33 33 29 33 33 - - - - 63 10 10 11 9 9 19 20 22 23 25 4 4 8 10 12 22 19 16 15 16 21 21 31 31 31 52 51 54 43 46 3 6 4 2 1 9 8 6 8 7 11 16 15 18 21 2 2 3 3 6 1 1 1 1 3

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 49 45 56 47 52 14 11 14 17 22 15 14 23 16 16 22 23 25 25 26

Argentina Australia

57 15 16 22

55 13 15 23

59 14 20 25 57 45 11 42 22 58 51 54 37 24 17 53 43 27 44 56 19 16 41 23 50 35 10 36 30 21 26 49 62 61 55 33 34 31 46 38 39 47 32 48 28 13 40 52 12 60 15 18 3 5 4 29 7 8 6 9 2

59 15 17 25 51 45 12 41 16 61 52 40 35 21 10 24 18 46 47 23 48 56 20 19 42 27 53 36 38 29 28 26 54 62 55 57 32 37 30 49 43 34 50 31 60 33 11 39 44 14 58 13 3 5 8 7 22 9 2 4 6

61 20 16 26 63 51 52 13 39 15 59 55 43 33 25 11 24 18 44 45 21 46 53 19 17 40 28 49 32 12 37 30 22 27 56 62 57 58 41 34 29 50 42 36 47 35 60 31 4 2 7 23 9 5

Argentina Australia

Austria Belgium

Botswana

Brazil

55 45

57 43

55 62 59 57 51 41 41 46 47 53

44 47 43 43 45 57 55 48 44 55

Brazil

Bulgaria Canada

9 18 15 15

Chile China

40 31 58 48 53 32

37 30 59 44 54 33

52 47 50 49 49

33 31 37 39 36 34 28 21 18 17 53 56 55 50 53 56 54 60 62 60 54 44 40 29 34 37 34 39 36 37

Chile China

23 30 18

Colombia

57 57 57 59 56 50 43 42 41 47 46 55 55 40 39 36 38 37 37 35

Colombia

Croatia Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia Finland France

28 29 30 23 27

26 26 30 20 20

Estonia Finland France

9 15

25 17 50 44 23 51 59 21 13 39 27 56 38 19 35 29 20 24 49 61 14 10 62 46 37 33 28 54 42 36 43 34 47 30 12 41 52 18 60 11 7 6 1 2 8

26 18 53 11 46 21 48 62 20 12 41 22 45 38 14 35 29 24 27 51 61 60 56 36 32 28 47 40 42 50 34 49 31 16 39 52 17 58 10 9 19 6 2 3 5

19 20 20 20 20 13 14 12 12 14 51 51 53 48 45 48 48 44 44 43 30 28 29 27 33 37 46 38 39 41 58 61 56 63 60 25 22 24 24 23 42 42 41 42 40 29 18 25 22 25 61 56 49 54 48 40 35 32 34 36 14 11 11 10 15 34 34 36 36 34 21 23 26 25 26 27 32 34 35 29 17 17 19 19 22 54 54 52 52 54 59 53 62 58 58 11 12 13 14 11 20 21 21 28 28 15 16 16 16 17 62 60 61 55 59 53 50 51 62 63 32 33 33 30 38 31 27 31 33 32 35 37 45 45 44 47 45 47 53 52 24 24 22 26 24 39 40 39 46 50 43 49 48 51 46 26 26 27 29 30 49 52 54 60 62 33 31 28 32 31 16 19 17 18 16 44 44 43 43 42 60 59 60 56 57 38 36 35 31 18 45 39 40 38 37 10 10 14 13 13 5 7 7 2 8 9 12 1 3 2 2 4 7 6 4 2 4 3 2 1 6 5 7 1 4

28 27 29 31 31 18 20 16 19 18 47 46 53 46 43 55 58 57 60 61 21 19 26 22 25 51 48 46 56 50 62 62 58 48 48 30 36 31 38 30 25 25 24 26 27 48 41 52 58 56 38 40 35 33 28 41 39 45 42 42 31 33 32 30 33 23 21 17 27 24 27 29 28 32 29 50 50 49 52 51 60 59 61 59 62 58 60 59 55 54 43 52 54 54 57 39 37 33 35 39 35 32 34 41 38 19 16 22 24 23 59 57 51 49 49 52 51 42 53 47 32 38 38 28 32 6 15 11 12 11 46 53 47 51 46 36 35 36 37 40 42 43 44 57 59 29 30 27 40 35 24 17 4 3 5 3 4 3 4 4 20 18 20 21 19 12 6 8 6 8 10 13 5 14 14 11 7 19 23 21

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong SAR

17 24 15 10 10 Hong Kong SAR

Hungary Iceland

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan Korea Rep.

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malaysia Mexico Mongolia

Netherlands New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

3 6 8

5 8

7 5 8

6 3 7

Sweden

Switzerland

9 10 11 11

13 10 10 16 22 12

Switzerland

Taiwan, China

7 11

Taiwan, China

Thailand Turkey

38 48 10 54 14

30 28 27 22 22 49 45 48 42 52

45 49 50 45 44 40 42 41 34 41

Thailand Turkey

UAE

7 12

9 11 12

UAE

Ukraine

62 61 61 59 58 16 13 18 16 17

61 61 62 61 58

Ukraine

United Kingdom

9 2

3 13 13 13 United Kingdom

USA

Venezuela

63 63 63 61 61

63 63 63 63 64

Venezuela

IMD WORLD DI G I TAL COMPET I T I VENESS RANK ING 2021

Digital Sub-factor Rankings

A summary of the rankings for al l nine sub-factors is presented for the 64 economies for 2021. I t is possible, at a glance, to determine in what areas of digi tal compet i t iveness an economy excels or has par t icular weaknesses and to make compar isons between countr ies. These rankings provide a more detailed examination of specific aspects of the digital transformation and can be used to, for example, evaluate the technological framework of a country or suppor t international investment decisions. We view the rankings as a tool for managers or policy makers to use when they analyze the above questions. Of course, each company must take into consideration the logic of its own economic sector, economic forecasts and its own traditions as well as governments should consider the national identity and value system of their economy.

Sub-factor Rankings

Knowledge

Technology

Future readiness

Talent 62

Training & education 46 48

Scientific concentration 57

Regulatory framework Capital 63 56

Technological framework 50

Adaptive attitudes 43

Business agility 59

IT integration

Argentina Australia

18 15 20 63 21 46

17 26 18 63 51 55 13 33 15 61 56 47 44 28 11 10 25 43 36 14 52 50 19 31 42 48 38 22 23 34 32 35 54 58 49 62 53 21 27 40 39 30 60 45 59 37 4 6 8 7 24 1 5 16 29 41 46 20 12 64 2 3 9

17 32 20 56 59 53 38 27 49 50 54 29 13 33 10 21 23 52 25 35 28 48 37 41 51 16 46 30 31 57 62 43 40 47 44 24 61 58 15 14 42 39 36 34 9 7 45 26 4 8 3 22 6

27 38 37 64 51 42 29 36 28 59 41 52 32 20 14 17 43 50 6

14 21 22 63 40 45 17 24 19 58 39 27 35 48 23 43 62 31 55 57 12 25 36 18 61 32 51 47 38 29 52 37 54 60 28 30 26 42 44 46 11 49 41 59 33 10 13 53 34 15 56 3 2 6 16 8 5 4 20 7

55 18 38 46 42 61 20 54 47 64 50 32 25 21 33 15 51 62 16 36 26 14 31 19 53 28 48 24 22 27 41 63 30 11 39 37 44 58 17 57 56 35 12 60 40 59 49 13 34 29 10 45 23 3 7 9 6 5 8 4 2

21 11 26 63 49 53 14 39 32 46 58 33 36 22 20 41 17 42 27 51 60 19 13 38 23 54 44 16 37 34 12 31 52 62 56 57 45 30 28 50 48 24 40 35 55 29 15 43 47 10 61 1 25 2 6 18 8 7 5 4

Austria Belgium

15 20 53 63 54 36 12 57 61 56 28 29 10 23 21 42 43 35 38 48 18 27 40 47 34 45 26 24 25 33 30 51 60 14 16 59 55 41 22 19 50 44 32 52 37 58 31 9 5 6 4 2

Austria Belgium

31 48 58 53 10 51 35 50 42 29 45 19 27 17 55 47 22 43 64 32 60 21 33 14 16 30 15 20 57 39 28 36 11 41 61 44 38 54 59 34 13 49 23 62 40 12 56 63 25 18 26 24 52 1 3 9 6 2 7 4 8

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria Canada

Chile China

Colombia

58 34 29 30 17 45 10 12 35 14 42 39 47 44 26 25 13 62 54 51 37 38 32 50 61 16 33 22 60 56 28 27 59 43 24 64 11 40 31 53 23 19 36 41 52 55 6 9 3 4 8

Colombia

Croatia Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia Finland France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong SAR

Hungary

Iceland

India

62 55 34 26 44

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

53 47

Jordan

Kazakhstan Korea Rep.

Latvia

18 30 25 15 54 60 10 23 12 58 49 31 46 16 40 45 35 39 33 61 24 13 11 2

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malaysia Mexico Mongolia

Netherlands New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Digital Competitiveness Country Profiles

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

7 3

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan, China

17 39 49

Taiwan, China

Thailand Turkey

19 60 11 55 18

22 48

Thailand Turkey

UAE

Ukraine

57 19

Ukraine

United Kingdom 11

7 2

9 1

9 3

United Kingdom

USA

13 64

USA

Venezuela

IMD WORLD DI G I TAL COMPET I T I VENESS RANK ING 2021

Each two page profile analyses the performance of one of the 64 economies that are included in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. The economies are presented in alphabetical order. The term economy signifies an economic entity and does not imply any political independence.

It is possible, in one glimpse, to evaluate the digital evolution of each economy over time and its relative strengths and weaknesses. However, each economy’s particular situation is influenced by its development level, political restraints and social value system.

IMD WORLD DI G I TAL COMPET I T I VENESS RANK ING 2021

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