IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL SWEDEN

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Stockholm

2 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

447 2020

9.210 2020 10.38 2020 537.6 2020 54,148 2020 -2.8 2020 0.66 2020 8.29 2020 5.52 2020 5.24 2020 339.5 2019 3.13 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

6

9

9

9

38

Population - market size (millions)

23

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

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15

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

17

Real GDP growth (%)

29

Consumer price inflation (%)

46

Unemployment rate (%)

35

Labor force (millions)

11

Current account balance (% of GDP)

21

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

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21

Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP)

COMPETITIVENESS LANDSCAPE

Economic Performance

Government Efficiency

Business Efficiency

Infrastructure

Domestic Economy

International Trade

International Investment Employment Prices

Public Finance

Tax Policy

3 4 4 3 5 Institutional Framework Business Legislation

Societal Framework

Productivity & Efficiency Labor Market Finance

Management Practices

Attitudes and Values

Basic Infrastructure

Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure

Health and Environment Education

1

3 4

3

4

6

7

7

10

10

17 17

30

41

58

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (41 countries) 2 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (35 countries)

2 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

4

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

106

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021