IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

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Table of Contents

Preface................................................................................................................ 4 The IMD World Competitiveness Center. ........................................................... 6 Partner Institutes................................................................................................. 8 Trends in World Competitiveness Rankings 2020 ........................................... 18 2020 Criteria Changes...................................................................................... 31 Rankings in a nutshell....................................................................................... 33 The 2020 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking....................................... 34 Methodology in a Nutshell. ....................................................................... 36 What is the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking?.................................. 37 Selected Breakdowns............................................................................... 38 Competitiveness Country Profiles..................................................................... 53 Statistical Tables............................................................................................. 117 Economic Performance. ......................................................................... 118 Government Efficiency............................................................................ 120 Business Efficiency................................................................................. 122 Infrastructure........................................................................................... 124

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IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020