IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL USA

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank Washington, D.C.

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

9,832 2020 1.000 2020 330.09 2020 20,934.9 2020 63,416 2020

1

3

4

Exchange Rate (per $)

10

10

3

Population - market size (millions)

1

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

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8

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

-3.5 2020 1.25 2020 8.09 2020

21

Real GDP growth (%)

36

Consumer price inflation (%)

45

Unemployment rate (%)

160.74 2020 -3.09 2020 9,465.8 2019

3

Labor force (millions)

54

Current account balance (% of GDP)

1

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

1.64 2019

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42

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

2

2

2

5

6

7

13

15

16

17

18

19

25

28

29

34

42

49

56

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries)

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

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