India Moves Up 6 Places To 37th In World Competitive Index

India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies. With a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index. It is compiled by the Institute for Management Development, largely due to gains in economic performance.

Denmark has moved to the top of the 63-nation list from the third position last year. While Switzerland slipped from the top ranking to the second position. Singapore regained the third spot from fifth, a global study showed on Wednesday.

Others in the top 10 include Sweden at the fourth position. Followed by Hong Kong SAR (fifth), the Netherlands (sixth), Taiwan (seventh), Finland (eighth), Norway (ninth) and the USA (10th).

After a stable but stagnant five years, 2022 witnessed significant improvement in the competitiveness of the Indian economy, IMD said, adding that this is largely due to gains in economic performance (from 37th to 28th).

The domestic economy has experienced a stratospheric rise from 30th to ninth position in a year, Institute for Management Development (IMD) noted.

The labour market, a key sub-factor in the business efficiency parameter, moved up from 15th to 6th. While management practices and business attitudes and values also made major leaps.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi having made major improvements. India appears to have restored the trust of the business community. Its re-regulation of a number of sectors, including drones, space and geo-spatial mapping, also likely played a role in the country’s stellar performance in the 2022 WCR,” economists at IMD World Competitiveness Centre said.

India is also a driving force in the global movement to fight climate change. Modi’s pledge of net-zero by 2070 at the COP26 summit in November 2021, sits in harmony with its strength in environment-related technologies in the ranking.

The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first published in 1989, It is a comprehensive annual report and worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of countries. It provides benchmarking and trends, as well as statistics and survey data based on extensive research. It analyzes and ranks countries according to how they manage their competencies to achieve long-term value creation.