IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

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Table of Contents

Preface................................................................................................................ 4 The IMD World Competitiveness Center. ........................................................... 5 Partner Institutes................................................................................................. 6 Competitiveness under duress: Global trends in the COVID era...................... 16 Rankings in a nutshell....................................................................................... 29 The 2021 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking....................................... 30 Methodology in a Nutshell. ....................................................................... 32 What is the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking?.................................. 33 Computing the Rankings. ......................................................................... 33 Selected Breakdowns............................................................................... 34 Competitiveness country profiles...................................................................... 51 Statistical tables.............................................................................................. 117 Economic Performance. ......................................................................... 118 Government Efficiency............................................................................ 120 Business Efficiency................................................................................. 122 Infrastructure........................................................................................... 124

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IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021