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COMPETITIVENESS SCOREBOARD 2008

Overall ranking of all countries

WCY overall scoreboard

The World Competitiveness Scoreboard presents the 2008 overall ranking for the 55 countries covered by the WCY. The economies are ranked from the most to the least competitive and performance can be analyzed on the basis of time-series.

The World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2008 is downloadable in PDF format.
Scoreboard 2008 (PDF, 160 kB)


Download factor breakdown

An overview of the World Competitiveness Yearbook structure can be found here:
Download factor breakdown (PDF, 49 kB)


Innovations over the years

Customized rankings
The WCY now provides several customized rankings in addition to one global ranking. For example, rankings split by population size, by wealth or by regions (Europe-Middle East-Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas).

Also available in the World Competitiveness Yearbook and World Competitiveness online:

  • Factor rankings
  • Past rankings (2004-2008)
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Middle East - Africa
  • The Americas
  • Population > 20 mil
  • Population < 20 mil
  • GDP per capita > USD 10'000
  • GDP per capita < USD 10'000

Learn more about other activities of the World Competitiveness Center


"The IMD WCY has for many years provided Invest Australia with valuable information which we use in marketing materials and information that we provide to prospective investors. Because the WCY data is comparative, it provides a useful context in which we can highlight the many advantages that Australia offers foreign direct investors."

Andrew Lander, Senior Manager Marketing and Communications
Invest Australia


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