IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL UNITED KINGDOM

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

London

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

244 2020

0.780 2020 67.09 2020 2,709.0 2020 44,117 2020 -9.9 2020 0.85 2020 4.48 2020 34.17 2020 -3.50 2020 2,075.3 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

18

19

19

20

23

13

Population - market size (millions)

5

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

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24

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

61

Real GDP growth (%)

31

Consumer price inflation (%)

15

Unemployment rate (%)

12

Labor force (millions)

57

Current account balance (% of GDP)

2

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

0.08 2019

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57

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

9

9

11

13 12

14 14

14

18 20 23

20

27

29 30

31 28

36

43

59

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

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

12

12

13

13

6

6

6

14

7

8

113

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021