Some countries in the world are more than others the preferred destination for talents and skills. The 2022 Global Competitiveness Index, which has just been published, does not contain any big surprises. The other Maghreb countries surpass Algeria.
The Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), or the Global Talent Competitiveness Index, is established by three institutes: Insead (France), the Portland Institute (United States), and the Human Capital Leadership Institute (Singapore).
The index, which ranks 133 countries in the world, is dominated by European countries, whose living environment and advantages allow them to attract talent from around the world and retain those they train.
Most states appearing in the first 25 places are European countries. Switzerland retains its place at the top of the ranking, followed by Singapore, Denmark, the United States, and Sweden.
The top 10 is completed by the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Germany is 14th and China is only 36th, but for a middle-income country, that’s considered a performance.
The best ranking for Arab countries is the 25th place occupied by the United Arab Emirates. Next comes another rich Gulf state, Qatar (38th), then Saudi Arabia (43rd).
Algeria lags behind
Africa is, as expected, poorly represented, with the continent’s leading nation, South Africa, only coming in at 77th place, followed by Egypt (86th) and Namibia (90th).
The last eleven places are occupied by African countries. In the Maghreb, Tunisia has the best score (91st). Next, come Morocco (96th) and Algeria (104th).
Canada and France, two preferred destinations for Algerian emigration, are ranked 15th and 19th respectively.
If France arrived in this position and continued to improve its ranking for 10 years, it is because it obtained a good score in terms of “talent production”.
It is also highly rated for its “high-quality education”, “lifelong learning” and “vocational and technical skills”.
France has nevertheless recorded slowness in “labor flexibility”, “employability” and the weak ability to attract talent. Specialists suggest that the country can do better by opening up more to foreign talent and having more tolerance for “minorities and immigrants”.
