IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022

Competitiveness Country Profiles

USA Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Washington, D.C.

1

3

9,832 2021 1.000 2021

Exchange Rate (per $)

10

10

10

332.18 2021 03

Population - market size (millions)

2021 01

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

22,997.5

69,231 2021 08 5.7 2021 26 4.69 2021 51 5.04 2021 23 160.98 2021 03 -3.57 2021 55

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

Real GDP growth (%)

Consumer price inflation (%)

Unemployment rate (%)

Labor force (millions)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

2020 01

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

10,802.6

1.01 2020 42

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

1

1

3

6

10

11

12

14

15

15

18

22

23 19

23

26

40

41

56 53

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries)

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (27 countries)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

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