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World Competitiveness Center

Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness

World Competitiveness Center

Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness

For more than 30 years, the IMD World Competitiveness Center has pioneered research on how nations and enterprises compete to lay the foundations for future prosperity. We are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness by offering benchmarking services for countries and companies using the latest and most relevant data on the subject.

Featured research and insights

Our thought-provoking content provides insights into what makes nations competitive and gives context to some of the most pressing issues of our time.

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How to think of Russia in our zero-sum economy

by Arturo Bris, I by IMD

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The macro-contextual drivers of the international mobility of managers and executives

by Arturo Bris, Shlomo Ben-Hur, José Caballero, Marco Pistis, Journal of Global Mobility

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China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial, and maritime power

by Jose Caballero, The Conversation

Featured publication

World Competitiveness Yearbook

The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989. It benchmarks the performance of 67 economies based on more than 330 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness.

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Our latest rankings and indexes

Discover our latest research and results on how countries compete to lay the foundations for sustainable value creation.

Publication dates of the 2024 rankings
9th April

Smart City Index

18th June

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

19th September

IMD World Talent Ranking

22nd October

Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index

14th November

IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking

Academic articles

Read our latest academic articles, which are regularly published in the world’s leading business and management journals.

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Research & Insights

We contribute to research on competitiveness and lead joint research projects with industries and governments worldwide.

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Partnerships

The World Competitiveness Center has an extensive network of partner institutes and data suppliers that make our work possible.

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The World Competitiveness Center advances knowledge on world competitiveness by offering benchmarking services for countries and companies.