Australia Slips in Global Competitiveness Rankings as Economy Stumbles

Australia Slips in Global Competitiveness Rankings as Economy Stumbles
Labourers work at a construction site in Sydney, Australia, on June 18, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Australia has been ranked 19th out of 64 countries in a recent global ranking of national competitiveness.

The International Institute for Management Development (IMD)’s World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 has found that Australia’s low productivity, lack of entrepreneurial capacity, and cyber-attacks have taken their toll on its ranking.