IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

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The IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

Preface ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Table of contents.................................................................................................................................................. 4 The IMD World Competitiveness Center. ............................................................................................................ 7 Partner Institutes.................................................................................................................................................. 8 Trends in the World Talent Ranking 2020 ...................................................................................................... 14 IMD World Talent Ranking 2020 ...................................................................................................................... 23 Methodology in a Nutshell.................................................................................................................................. 26 What is the IMD World Talent Ranking? ........................................................................................................... 27 IMD World Talent Rankings selected breakdowns ....................................................................................... 28 Populations greater than 20 million. ........................................................................................................ 28 Populations less than 20 million. ............................................................................................................. 29 GDP per capita greater than $20,000...................................................................................................... 30 GDP per capita less than $20,000........................................................................................................... 31 Europe - Middle East - Africa................................................................................................................... 32 Asia - Pacific ............................................................................................................................................ 33 The Americas........................................................................................................................................... 33 Factor 1: Investment and development . ................................................................................................. 34 Factor 2: Appeal....................................................................................................................................... 35 Factor 3: Readiness................................................................................................................................. 36 Factor rankings........................................................................................................................................ 38 Talent country profiles . ................................................................................................................................... 41 The IMD World Talent Ranking methodology................................................................................................... 106

Notes and sources by criteria. ......................................................................................................................... 110

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IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020