Current-state analysis of BRICS economic competitiveness

The article is devoted to analyzing the current state of BRICS countries competitiveness from the perspective of economic efficiency. The efficiency assessment conducted using the IMD methodology. Standardized values for 87 criteria were calculated, aggregated, and used to compile a ranking of the BRICS countries. The investigation presents numerical values of the aggregated data for subfactors and the economic efficiency factor, as well as a graphical visualization of the research findings.