Greece fell three places in the international competitiveness ranking published annually by the world-renowned Business School IMD based in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2025.
According to the data from the “World Competitiveness Yearbook – WCY” of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), which was published by the Federation of Hellenic Industries (FHI), Greece fell in terms of international competitiveness and is now in 50th place among 69 countries, from 47th in 2024.
Greece’s position in the international competitiveness ranking for the five-year period 2021-2025 fell by four (4) places, since it was in 46th place in 2021 and now is in 50th place. Greece is for another year in the bottom twenty of the countries with the lowest competitiveness worldwide.
Greece is ranked higher in the IMD “Global Competitiveness Yearbook” than the following countries (the number before the country indicates the position of the specific country in the ranking among 69 countries).
50. Greece
51. Philippines
52. Poland
53. Croatia
54. Colombia
55. Mexico
56. Kenya
57. Bulgaria
58. Brazil
59. Botswana
60. Peru
61. Ghana
62. Argentina
63. Slovakia
64. South Africa
65. Mongolia
66. Turkey
67. Nigeria
68. Namibia
69. Venezuela
