KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has jumped 11 spots in the World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) 2025 to 23rd place -- its best ranking since 2020 -- reflecting the progressive momentum in the country’s economic recovery and reform agenda.
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said the latest ranking, up from 34th last year, also reaffirmed the nation’s trajectory towards becoming one of the world’s top 12 most competitive economies by 2033 as targeted under the MADANI Economy framework.
