THE WORLD COMPETITIVENESS SCOREBOARD 2009

Source: World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2009

Pela primeira vez, desde 2005 Portugal ultrapassou a Espanha no ranking da universidade Suíça IMD (Institute for Management Development), no qual ocupa actualmente a 34a posição (vs 39a da Espanha) entre 57 países. Relevo para o facto, deste posicionamento de Portugal que se encontra inclusivé à frente de 2 países do denominado BRIC (Brasil, Rússia, Índia e China), casos de Brasil (40a posição) e Rússia (49a posição) considerados como, alguns dos países com maior potencial de crescimento.


"... “How nations and businesses are managing the totality of their competencies to achieve greater prosperity”. Competitiveness is not just about growth or economic performance but should take into consideration the “soft factors” of competitiveness, such as the environment, quality of life, technology, knowledge, etc. This helps explain why some countries, the US, Japan, the UK, Nordic economies and small, open economies like Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland are able to maintain their rankings in the top league despite short-term disruptions. Too much focus on short-termism helped trigger the crisis!..."

Source: IMD’s definition of competitiveness