IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2022

Italy Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rome

302 2021

41

41

42

0.845 2021

Exchange Rate (per $)

44

44

Population - market size (millions) 59.24 2021 15 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions) 2,099.9 2021 08 GDP (PPP) per capita (US$) 46,162 2021 27 Real GDP growth (%) 6.6 2021 20 Consumer price inflation (%) 1.94 2021 15 Unemployment rate (%) 9.56 2021 54 Labor force (millions) 24.92 2021 15 Current account balance (% of GDP) 2.51 2021 23 Direct investment stocks inward ($bn) 485.8 2020 18 Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP) -1.17 2020 56

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

13

20 20

21

24 24

32

34

34

38 39 39

40

41

47

47

53

57

61 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

28

28

16

16

16

29

29

29

18

18

80 Competitiveness Country Profiles