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Singapore tops the list on IMD’s World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, ahead of Switzerland and Denmark

Cherlyn Yeoh
Cherlyn Yeoh • 3 min read
Singapore tops the list on IMD’s World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, ahead of Switzerland and Denmark
Singapore’s strengths include its city management, number of high-tech patent grants, banking and financial services as well as public-private partnerships. Photo: IMD
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Singapore ranked first as the world's most competitive economy in 2024, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s latest World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. 

This is an improvement from 2023, when the country ranked two places lower in third place. This year, Switzerland ranked second, while Denmark ranked third, and the US dropped three spots to fourth place. 

The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking is now in its eighth year, and it measures the capacity and readiness of 67 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation.

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