IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022

Sweden Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Stockholm

2

529 2021

4

8.577 2021

Exchange Rate (per $)

6

10.45 2021 36 627.4 2021 22 58,964 2021 15 4.8 2021 35 2.65 2021 27 8.80 2021 52 5.61 2021 33 5.51 2021 15 408.8 2020 21 3.38 2020 13

Population - market size (millions)

9

9

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

Real GDP growth (%)

Consumer price inflation (%)

Unemployment rate (%)

Labor force (millions)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

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

4 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 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

2 5

9

9 5 7

14

15

27

42 39

55

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (40 countries)

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (36 countries)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2

2

3

4

4

6

6

6

8

8

106 Competitiveness Country Profiles