IMD analizira i ocjenjuje ispitivane zemlje na osnovu 327 kriterija, grupiranih u četiri faktora konkurentnosti, koji uključuju ekonomske rezultate, efikasnost vlade, efikasnost poslovanja i infrastrukturu.
The IMD analyses and ranks the surveyed countries on the basis of 327 criteria, grouped into four competitiveness factors, including economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure.