Overview
- Singapore dethroned Switzerland for the first time and is the only Asian economy in the top 10.
- The city-state ranked first for generalist adaptive skills and rose seven places in talent retention to 31st.
- The United States fell to ninth, its weakest result since 2013, with declines noted in openness and lifelong learning.
- The 2025 GTCI assesses 135 economies on 77 indicators across six pillars under the theme “Resilience in the Age of Disruption.”
- This edition launches an INSEAD–Portulans Institute partnership and an EU Joint Research Centre audit, while highlighting Europe’s dominance and efficient talent outcomes in lower-income countries such as Tajikistan, Kenya and Rwanda.