Australia Plummets in Global Rankings of Digital Competitiveness

The country has fallen 8 places to 23rd, down from 15th in 2024.A general view of homes in McMahons Point in Sydney, Australia on May 5, 2022. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images11/4/2025|Updated: 11/4/2025Australia has fallen eight places in an international ranking of digital competitiveness, with poor performance across every measure that contributes to the final figure.The country is now 23rd out of the 69 nations studied in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR) released on Nov. 4. In 2024, it was 15th.Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.Author’s Selected Articles