Data suppliers
We rely on a number of international organizations and private institutions to supply us with the most up-to-date and accurate hard data available before we compile each edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. We are grateful for their support and permission to reproduce their statistical material.
Company name |
BMI Research |
Computer Industry Almanac Inc. |
Cushmam & Wakefield |
Educational Testing Service (The TOEFL® Test) |
Economist Intelligence Unit |
Euromonitor International |
Eurostat |
Fitch |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN |
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor |
Global Footprint Network |
GMI Ratings |
HCM Compensations Insights & Technology AG |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
International Energy Agency |
International Labour Office (ILO) |
International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
International Union of Railways |
Mercer HR Consulting |
M-Labs and cable.co.uk |
MIT Media Lab |
Moody's |
MSCI |
National Science Foundation |
OECD, Environmental data |
OECD, Statistics Department |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Reporters Without Borders |
Standard and Poor's |
The Nobel Foundation |
The Conference Board |
The World Justice Project |
Thomson Reuters |
Times Higher Education: World University Ranking |
UNCTAD |
UNEP Sustainable Development Goals |
UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
UNIDO |
Union Bank of Switzerland, Economic Research Department |
US Department of Agriculture |
WIFO Austrian Institute of Economic Research |
World Bank, WDI Database |
World Health Organization |
World Intellectual Property, WIPO Statistics Database |
World Tourism Organization |
World Trade Organization |