IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022

Brazil Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Brasilia

8,516 2021 5.394 2021

56

57

Exchange Rate (per $)

59

59

60

Population - market size (millions) 213.32 2021 05 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions) 1,609.0 2021 12 GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) 16,107 2021 55 Real GDP growth (%) 4.6 2021 40 Consumer price inflation (%) 8.30 2021 60 Unemployment rate (%) 13.20 2021 56 Labor force (millions) 107.76 2021 05 Current account balance (% of GDP) -1.74 2021 43 Direct investment stocks inward ($bn) 608.1 2020 16 Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP) 2.61 2020 23

CHALLENGES IN 2022

• Encourage higher incentives for investments in infrastructure and technology development. • Preserve the population’s purchasing power and create inclusive jobs (high rates of inflation and unemployment). • Improving the educational system quality and workforce productivity. • Mitigate mounting fiscal pressures. • Ensuring political and economic stability during an electoral year.

PROVIDED BY: Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

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

18

28

41

42 43

43

45 44 44

48

51

54 58 55

61 58 63 59

63

63

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries)

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (27 countries)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

23

24

24

6

25

7

7

7

26

8

58 Competitiveness Country Profiles