IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL SWITZERLAND

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Bern

1 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

41 2020

2

0.939 2020 8.61 2020 747.5 2020 72,874 2020 -3.0 2020 -0.73 2020 4.82 2020 4.93 2020 3.81 2020 1,350.7 2019

3

Exchange Rate (per $)

4

5

44

Population - market size (millions)

18

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

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5

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

19

Real GDP growth (%)

7

Consumer price inflation (%)

20

Unemployment rate (%)

39

Labor force (millions)

18

Current account balance (% of GDP)

7

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

SECO - State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Provided by: SECO - State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

5.10 2019

8

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

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

1

1

1

3 3

4

5 4

5 8

6

9

10

12

13

15 12 15

58

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (41 countries)

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (35 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1

1

1

2

3

3

2

2

4

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IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021