Sri Lanka fell one place from last year to 83rd place in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2020, whereas many peer counties such as the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Pakistan improve their rankings in the index. Sri Lanka has only improved in Vocational and Technical Skills. But heavily deteriorated in developing regulatory, market, business, and labor landscapes to enable the talent expansion. Switzerland is at the top of the ranking while United States (2nd), Singapore (3rd), Australia (10th), Canada (13th),
New Zealand (16th), Japan (19th), and Israel (20th).