IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL FRANCE

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Paris

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

549 2020

28

29

0.876 2020 67.29 2020 2,603.0 2020 44,581 2020 -9.0 2020 0.53 2020 8.00 2020 29.35 2020 -1.92 2020 868.7 2019 1.88 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

31

31

32

12

Population - market size (millions)

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7

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

23

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

58

Real GDP growth (%)

27

Consumer price inflation (%)

44

Unemployment rate (%)

14

Labor force (millions)

52

Current account balance (% of GDP)

11

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Business France, Paris Provided by: Business France, Paris

37

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

11

11

14 13

17

19

19

21

22

25

26

28

28

35

42

45

51

56

59

64

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

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

11 11 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

12

12

17

18

19

19

21

13

69

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021