Ireland surges to second in latest World Competitiveness Rankings

The country ranked first in economic performance, third in government efficiency, third in business efficiency, and 19th in infrastructure

Ireland jumped over countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Singapore to take second place. 

Ireland has jumped nine places in the latest World Competitiveness Rankings to second, trailing behind only Denmark.

The rankings are conducted by the International Institute for Management Development’s World Competitiveness Center (WCC) and are based on 336 criteria. It ranks 64 economies around the world.