IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022

France Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Paris

549 2021

28

28

29

0.845 2021

Exchange Rate (per $)

31

32

Population - market size (millions) 67.63 2021 11 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions) 2,937.5 2021 07 GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) 49,709 2021 23 Real GDP growth (%) 7.0 2021 18 Consumer price inflation (%) 2.06 2021 17 Unemployment rate (%) 7.90 2021 47 Labor force (millions) 30.09 2021 13 Current account balance (% of GDP) -0.59 2021 36 Direct investment stocks inward ($bn) 968.1 2020 11 Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP) 0.50 2020 50

CHALLENGES IN 2022

• Follow reindustrialization policy in France, especially in critical sectors. • Support businesses and households facing rising prices. • Maintain support for innovation in strategic sectors (healthcare, digital, etc.). • Go further in the ecological transition and decarbonization of industry. • Anticipate and respond at European level to the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

PROVIDED BY: Business France, Paris

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

8

11

15 15 15 11

20 25 16 17

16

25

30

30

32

39

57 56

59

63

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

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (27 countries)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

17

18

19

20

10

21

11

11

12

13

70 Competitiveness Country Profiles