IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

Figure 5: Relationship between openness and Appeal factor in 2020

Largest shifts in the overall talent ranking

Among the largest increases, Turkey moves up from 58 th to 46 th (the greatest improvement this year) due to advances across all talent factors. In investment and development (46 th , up from 58 th ), it improves (to a different extent), or remains in the same position, in most indicators captured by this factor. In appeal (46 th , up from 53 rd ), Turkey improves in all indicators with the exception of the cost of living index, remuneration indicators and pollution in which it remains in the same rank. Under readiness (41 st , up from 56 th ), Turkey’s ranking is boosted by advances in all indicators with the exception of labor force growth, which drops to 33 rd position. Estonia improves from 27 th to 19 th position as a result of advances in all talent factors. In investment and development (10 th , up from 21 st ), it improves in all indicators captured by the factor (to varying degrees). The trend in appeal (19 th , up from 23 rd ) is more balanced, improving in all indicators with the exception of the cost of living index, quality of life, remuneration measures and pollution, in which it remains in the same position as last year. Under readiness (32 nd , up from 35 th ), Estonia improves in all indicators (to different degrees) with the exception of the availability of competent senior managers, in which it

remains in the same position and graduates in science in which it drops to 18 th (from 16 th ).

The UAE moves up from the 30 th to 24 th position. This is mainly driven by its improvement in the readiness factor (3 rd up from 13 th ) in which it performs strongly in various indicators including graduates in sciences (17 th ), availability of skilled labor (2 nd ), availability of senior managers with significant international experience (2 nd ), availability of competent senior managers (1 st ) and inbound student mobility (6 th ). This year Chile improves from 46 th to 41 st in the overall ranking. At the factor level, it improves in investment and development (48 th from 50 th ) and appeal (30 th from 34 th ), but declines in readiness (from 46 th to 48 th ). At the indicator level, Chile advances in several indicators including the implementation of apprenticeship programs, the level of employee training, the level of worker motivation and the PISA educational assessment. It declines in the quality of life it offers and in the effectiveness of its primary and secondary education, among others. Among the largest downturns , Russia experiences the largest decline in our sample dropping from the 47 th to

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IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020