IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022: Top 5 Denmark, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden & Hong Kong
9th July 2022 | Hong Kong
IMD has released the World Competitiveness Ranking for 2022, reviewing performance of 63 economies in the world with the top 5 most competitive countries being: #1 Denmark, #2 Switzerland, #3 Singapore, #4 Sweden & #5 Hong Kong. Denmark is ranked #1, the most competitive country in 2022 (GDP of $397 billion, population of 5.84 billion). The world largest economy United States ($21 trillion GDP) is ranked #10, 2nd largest economy China ($14 trillion GDP) is ranked #17 and the 3rd largest economy Japan ($5 trillion GDP) is ranked #34. 5 countries / economies in Asia-Pacific are in the Top 20: Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong SAR (5th), Taiwan, China (7th), China (17th), Australia (19th). The ranking reviewed 63 economies in the world, excluding Russia and Ukraine due to limited reliability of data collected. The data were grouped into 4 factors for the ranking: Economic Performance, Government Efficiency, Business Efficiency, Infrastructure). View 2022 Ranking, Hong Kong & Singapore profile below | View Full Report here
“ IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022: Top 5 Denmark, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden & Hong Kong “
IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022
Key Findings:
- Top 5: Denmark, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden & Hong Kong
- Denmark: Most competitive country (GDP of $397 billion, population of 5.84 billion)
- APAC in Top 20: Singapore (3rd), Hong Kong SAR (5th), Taiwan, China (7th), China (17th), Australia (19th)
- Largest economy United States ($21 trillion GDP): Ranked #10
- 2nd largest economy China ($14 trillion GDP): Ranked #17
- 3rd largest economy Japan ($5 trillion GDP): Ranked #34
- 4 Factors for Ranking: Economic Performance, Government Efficiency, Business Efficiency, Infrastructure
IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2022, 63 Economies / Countries:
Country | 2021 | 2022 | |
1 |
Denmark
|
3
|
1
|
2 |
Switzerland
|
1
|
2
|
3 |
Singapore
|
5
|
3
|
4 |
Sweden
|
2
|
4
|
5 |
Hong Kong SAR
|
7
|
5
|
6 |
Netherlands
|
4
|
6
|
7 |
Taiwan, China
|
8
|
7
|
8 |
Finland
|
11
|
8
|
9 |
Norway
|
6
|
9
|
10 |
USA
|
10
|
10
|
11 |
Ireland
|
13
|
11
|
12 |
UAE
|
9
|
12
|
13 |
Luxembourg
|
12
|
13
|
14 |
Canada
|
14
|
14
|
15 |
Germany
|
15
|
15
|
16 |
Iceland
|
21
|
16
|
17 |
China
|
16
|
17
|
18 |
Qatar
|
17
|
18
|
19 |
Australia
|
22
|
19
|
20 |
Austria
|
19
|
20
|
21 |
Belgium
|
24
|
21
|
22 |
Estonia
|
26
|
22
|
23 |
United Kingdom
|
18
|
23
|
24 |
Saudi Arabia
|
32
|
24
|
25 |
Israel
|
27
|
25
|
26 |
Czech Republic
|
34
|
26
|
27 |
Korea Rep.
|
23
|
27
|
28 |
France
|
29
|
28
|
29 |
Lithuania
|
30
|
29
|
30 |
Bahrain
|
–
|
30
|
31 |
New Zealand
|
20
|
31
|
32 |
Malaysia
|
25
|
32
|
33 |
Thailand
|
28
|
33
|
34 |
Japan
|
31
|
34
|
35 |
Latvia
|
38
|
35
|
36 |
Spain
|
39
|
36
|
37 |
India
|
43
|
37
|
38 |
Slovenia
|
40
|
38
|
39 |
Hungary
|
42
|
39
|
40 |
Cyprus
|
33
|
40
|
41 |
Italy
|
41
|
41
|
42 |
Portugal
|
36
|
42
|
43 |
Kazakhstan
|
35
|
43
|
44 |
Indonesia
|
37
|
44
|
45 |
Chile
|
44
|
45
|
46 |
Croatia
|
59
|
46
|
47 |
Greece
|
46
|
47
|
48 |
Philippines
|
52
|
48
|
49 |
Slovak Republic
|
50
|
49
|
50 |
Poland
|
47
|
50
|
51 |
Romania
|
48
|
51
|
52 |
Turkey
|
51
|
52
|
53 |
Bulgaria
|
53
|
53
|
54 |
Peru
|
58
|
54
|
55 |
Mexico
|
55
|
55
|
56 |
Jordan
|
49
|
56
|
57 |
Colombia
|
56
|
57
|
58 |
Botswana
|
61
|
58
|
59 |
Brazil
|
57
|
59
|
60 |
South Africa
|
62
|
60
|
61 |
Mongolia
|
60
|
61
|
62 |
Argentina
|
63
|
62
|
63 |
Venezuela
|
64
|
63
|
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