IMD World Talent Ranking 2020

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries) IMD World Talent Ranking 2020 SWITZERLAND

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Investment & Development

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Investment & Development Appeal

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Readiness

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

Value 5.6 %

2020 Rank

13

Percentage of GDP

24,292 US$ 15.22 ratio 11.91 ratio

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Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels

31 30

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

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Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

8.86 Survey [0..10] 7.31 Survey [0..10]

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is a high priority in companies

46.88 %

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Percentage of total labor force

8.91 Survey [0..10]

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meets the needs of society

Appeal

2020 Rank

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Cost-of-living index

111.60 index

58 21

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

7.48 Survey [0..10] 7.60 Survey [0..10] 7.80 Survey [0..10] 9.66 Survey [0..10] 8.90 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

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in companies is high

Brain drain

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

Quality of life

is high

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

are attracted to your country's business environment

81,614 US$ 460,999 US$

Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

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

12.71 %

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Percentage of an income equal to GDP per capita

Justice

8.58 Survey [0..10] 10.44 micrograms

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is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution

15

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

Readiness

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Labor force growth

0.32 %

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Percentage change

Skilled labor Finance skills

7.06 Survey [0..10] 8.07 Survey [0..10] 7.83 Survey [0..10] 7.14 Survey [0..10] 8.84 Survey [0..10] 9.05 Survey [0..10] 8.59 Survey [0..10] 8.77 Survey [0..10]

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is readily available

are readily available

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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

Management education University education Graduates in Sciences

25.21 %

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% 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

6.40 number 498 Average

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

21

PISA survey of 15-year olds

96

IMD WORLD TALENT RANKING 2020