In this year’s edition of the world talent ranking by the Swiss business school IMD, it occupies 45th position, out of 67 countries, in this indicator. This corresponds to a drop of eight places.
“Attractiveness has been registering the biggest drop, with Portugal occupying 45th position, after having been in 37th place in 2023, 40th in 2022 and 30th in 2021”, explains the school.
The brain drain that the country has been witnessing — with thousands of qualified young people emigrating — is one of the reasons for this decline, according to IMD.
Among the 67 countries analysed, Switzerland took the gold medal in talent attraction, consolidating its leadership. Completing the podium are two repeaters: Ireland (in second place, as in the last edition) and the Netherlands (remaining in third place).
At the other end of the table, there is, Mongolia (67th position), Argentina (66th position) and Venezuela (65th position) are the countries that come out worst in the picture of attracting qualified talent.