IMD World Talent Ranking 2022

Talent Ranking 2022

SAUDI ARABIA OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

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2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

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20

32

22

Investment & Development

Overall

29 28

Investment & Development Appeal

30

20

30 32

30

31

34 35

34

Readiness

Appeal

38 37 35

37 39

38

41

41

42

43

Readiness

INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT Total public expenditure on education

Value

2022 Rank

3

7.8 %

u

Percentage of GDP

30 27 41 14 61 21 10 21 16 24 16 10 26 38 9 35 41 30 22 33 32 23 24 20 42 55 8 1 15 61

6,330 US$ 13.82 ratio 12.99 ratio

Total public exp. on education per student Spending per enrolled pupil/student, all levels Pupil-teacher ratio (primary education) Ratio of students to teaching staff Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary education) Ratio of students to teaching staff are sufficiently implemented

6.16 Survey [0..10] 6.61 Survey [0..10]

Health infrastructure Female labor force Apprenticeships Employee training

u

is a high priority in companies Percentage of total labor force

21.52 %

w

7.34 Survey [0..10]

meets the needs of society

APPEAL

2022 Rank

Value

Cost-of-living index

62.10 index

u

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

7.45 Survey [0..10] 6.47 Survey [0..10] 5.53 Survey [0..10] 8.19 Survey [0..10] 7.11 Survey [0..10]

Attracting and retaining talents

is a priority in companies

Worker motivation

in companies is high

Quality of life Brain drain

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

is high

Foreign highly-skilled personnel Remuneration in services professions

are attracted to your country's business environment

28,388 US$ 144,621 US$

Total base salary plus bonuses and long-term incentives, US$ On profits, income and capital gains, as a percentage of GDP Gross annual income including supplements such as bonuses, US$

Remuneration of management Collected personal income tax

0.00 %

u

7.59 Survey [0..10] 64.06 micrograms

Justice

is fairly administered

Exposure to particle pollution

w

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

READINESS

Value 0.47 %

2022 Rank

Labor force growth

Percentage change

4.68 Survey [0..10] 6.26 Survey [0..10] 7.05 Survey [0..10] 6.16 Survey [0..10] 6.21 Survey [0..10] 7.12 Survey [0..10] 6.88 Survey [0..10] 7.44 Survey [0..10]

Skilled labor Finance skills

w

is readily available

are readily available

International experience Competent senior managers Primary and secondary education

u

of senior managers is generally significant

are readily available

meets the needs of a competitive economy

23.34 %

Graduates in Sciences University education Management education

% 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

1.97 number 386 Average

Student mobility inbound

w w

Foreign tertiary-level students per 1000 inhabitants

Educational assessment - PISA

PISA survey of 15-year olds

84