IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries) IMD World Talent Ranking 2020 SAUDI ARABIA

1 4 The direction of the triangle indicates the performance change from the last year:  improved or stable  declined 2 4

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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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37

Overall

Investment & Development

Investment & Development Appeal

34

39

22

26

Appeal

Readiness

29 28

30

31

34 35 31 38

34 37 39

30

43

Readiness

Investment & Development Total public expenditure on education Total public exp. on education per student Pupil-teacher ratio (primary education) Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary education)

2020 Rank

Value

u

7.1 %

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Percentage of GDP

6,622 US$ 13.81 ratio 11.30 ratio

27 27 22 10 33 60 18 42 26 32 14 26 13 25 39 18 20 62 29 26 11 16 31 45 29 25 29 34 56 4

Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels

Ratio of students to teaching staff are sufficiently implemented Ratio of students to teaching staff

u

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

6.14 Survey [0..10] 6.03 Survey [0..10]

is a high priority in companies

w

17.51 %

Percentage of total labor force

7.62 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

Appeal

2020 Rank

Value

w

Cost-of-living index

85.90 index

Index of a basket of goods & services in the main city, including housing (New York City = 100)

7.00 Survey [0..10] 5.91 Survey [0..10] 6.56 Survey [0..10] 7.66 Survey [0..10] 7.14 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

in companies is high

Brain drain

(well-educated and skilled people) does not hinder competitiveness in your economy

Quality of life

is high

u

Remuneration of management Effective personal income tax rate Remuneration in services professions Foreign highly-skilled personnel

are attracted to your country's business environment

28,388 US$ 144,059 US$

Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

Total base salary plus bonuses and long-term incentives, US$

12.12 %

Percentage of an income equal to GDP per capita

Justice

7.49 Survey [0..10] 92.37 micrograms

is fairly administered

w

Exposure to particle pollution

Mean population exposure to PM2.5, Micrograms per cubic metre

Readiness

Value

2020 Rank

u

Labor force growth

2.60 %

Percentage change

Skilled labor Finance skills

6.03 Survey [0..10] 6.74 Survey [0..10] 6.69 Survey [0..10] 6.51 Survey [0..10] 6.43 Survey [0..10] 6.79 Survey [0..10] 6.94 Survey [0..10] 6.80 Survey [0..10]

is readily available

are readily available

u

International experience

of senior managers is generally significant

Primary and secondary education Competent senior managers

are readily available

meets the needs of a competitive economy

w

Management education University education Graduates in Sciences

21.14 %

% of graduates in ICT, Engineering, Math & Natural Sciences

meets the needs of a competitive economy

meets the needs of the business community

Language skills

are meeting the needs of enterprises

Educational assessment - PISA Student mobility inbound

2.21 number 386 Average

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

w

PISA survey of 15-year olds

89

IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020