IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL BRAZIL

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Brasilia

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

8,516 2020 5.155 2020 211.76 2020 1,444.7 2020 14,893 2020 -4.1 2020 3.21 2020 13.50 2020 99.47 2020 -0.86 2020 640.7 2019 3.68 2019

56

57

Exchange Rate (per $)

59

60

61

5

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2021 Ensure national access to COVID-19 vaccines. Promote inclusive employment and labor market measures, • Ensure national access to COVID-19 vaccines. • Promote inclusive employment and labor market measures, focusing on training and retraining to fit in digital economy. • Leverage public and private investments to develop national science, technology and innovation ecosystems. • Recover political and socioeconomic stability internally and externally, approving tax and administrative reform projects. • Encourage domestic and foreign investments in the productive and service infrastructure to better adapt to the markets of tomorrow.

12

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

54

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

28

Real GDP growth (%)

52

Consumer price inflation (%)

57

Unemployment rate (%)

5

Labor force (millions)

46

Current account balance (% of GDP)

14

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Provided by: Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

19

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

28

36

37 34

37

38

40

41

49

50 51

51

55

58

59

61 59

64

64

64

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries)

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

25

26

6

27

7

7

28

28

8

8

57

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021