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In the WCY 2010, Australia moved to 5th place of the 58 nations included in the study, after ranking 7th for the previous two years.
The rise points to the relative strength of the domestic economy and its resilience to economic cycles.
Strong Asian demand for commodities underpinned the rise. However, it underscores the critical need to maintain high levels of investment in the resources and infrastructure sectors.
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Figure 1. Australia's Competitiveness Landscape
Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2010: Australia Country Profile, page 66
For the first time in decades, Singapore (1) and Hong Kong (2) pushed the US to third place. However, the three countries are so close they should be called the leading "trio".
1. Singapore (3) 2. Hong Kong (2) 3. USA (1) 4. Switzerland (4) 5. Australia (7) 6. Sweden (6) 7. Canada (8) 8. Taiwan (23) 9. Norway (11) 10. Malaysia (18) 11. Luxembourg (12) 12. Netherlands (10) 13. Denmark (5) 14. Austria (16) 15. Qatar (14) 16. Germany (13) 17. Israel (24) 18. China Mainland (20) 19. Finland (9) 20. New Zealand (15) |
21. Ireland (19) 22. United Kingdom (21) 23. Korea (27) 24. France (28) 25. Belgium (22) 26. Thailand (26) 27. Japan (17) 28. Chile (25) 29. Czech Republic (29) 30. Iceland 31. India (30) 32. Poland (44) 33. Kazakhstan (36) 34. Estonia (35) 35. Indonesia (42) 36. Spain (39) 37. Portugal (34) 38. Brazil (40) 39. Philippines (43) 40. Italy (50) |
41. Peru (37) 42. Hungary (45) 43. Lithuania (31) 44. South Africa (48) 45. Colombia (51) 46. Greece (52) 47. Mexico (46) 48. Turkey (47) 49. Slovak Republic (33) 50. Jordan (41) 51. Russia (49) 52. Slovenia (32) 53. Bulgaria (38) 54. Romania (54) 55. Argentina (55) 56. Croatia (53) 57. Ukraine (56) 58. Venezuela (57) |
This is analysis prepared for CEDA by Gary Sampson, Professor of International Trade at Melbourne Business School, former Director at the GATT and WTO, and Senior Counsellor to the WTO Director General. It addresses the challenges facing world trade and supply chains following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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