IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022
United Kingdom Competitiveness Trends – Overall
OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)
BASIC FACTS
Rank
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Capital Land area (square km '000)
London
244 2021
0.727 2021
Exchange Rate (per $)
18
19
20
23
23
Population - market size (millions) 67.53 2021 12 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions) 3,186.9 2021 05 GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) 50,388 2021 22 Real GDP growth (%) 7.4 2021 16 Consumer price inflation (%) 2.59 2021 25 Unemployment rate (%) 4.43 2021 18 Labor force (millions) 33.88 2021 11 Current account balance (% of GDP) -2.59 2021 49 Direct investment stocks inward ($bn) 2,206.2 2020 03 Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP) 1.13 2020 39
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
9
10
12
17
18 14
20 23 18
21
24
26
30
31
35
37 36
38
39
61
PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (40 countries)
POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (27 countries)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
12
6
6
13
13
14
7
7
16
8
112 Competitiveness Country Profiles
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