IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL GREECE

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Athens

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

132 2020

46

0.876 2020 10.71 2020 189.4 2020 28,747 2020 -8.2 2020 -1.26 2020 16.46 2020 4.63 2020 -6.70 2020 40.5 2019 2.43 2019

49

Exchange Rate (per $)

57

57

58

36

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2021 Introduce special measures to constraint the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. • Introduce special measures to constraint the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. • Expand the national production base by promoting industrial investments. • Easing access to funding for private enterprises. • Introduce special programmes for the transformation of local industrial sectors towards industry 4.0. • Accelerate the digital transformation of the public sector.

46

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

42

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

54

Real GDP growth (%)

3

Consumer price inflation (%)

60

Unemployment rate (%)

41

Labor force (millions)

62

Current account balance (% of GDP)

53

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Thessaloniki Provided by: Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Thessaloniki

30

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

25

35 35

35 37

38

39

39

40

43

44

44 45

48

48

52

53

55

59 61

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

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (35 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

28

29

31

33

38

38

39

32

32

32

71

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021