Publications
Our competitiveness insights are available in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook and by accessing our unique and comprehensive database on the competitiveness of countries. We also offer a subscription package which includes access to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, a PDF of the yearbook and one year’s access to our online database.
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 64 economies based on more than 330 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness. There are three main sections in the World Competitiveness Yearbook:
We offer a package that includes:
The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989. It benchmarks the performance of 64 economies based on more than 330 criteria measuring different facets of competitiveness.
For each country, we provide competitiveness trends, country evolution, strengths, and weaknesses as well as all statistical data. Our profiles include more than 330 criteria (values), are twenty pages long and available in PDF format.
For a ten-page snapshot of the basic facts and competitiveness landscape (competitiveness, digital and talent rankings) for each country
Download a PDF format of the following four main competitiveness factors that we measure:
- Economic performance: macro-economic evaluation of the domestic economy, employment trends and prices (81 criteria)
- Government efficiency: extent to which government policies are conducive to competitiveness (72 criteria)
- Business efficiency: extent to which the national environment encourages enterprises to perform in an innovative, profitable, and responsible manner (74 criteria)
- Infrastructure: extent to which basic, technological, scientific, and human resources meet the needs of business (107 criteria)
