IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL SLOVENIA

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Ljubljana

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

20 2019

0.893 2019 2.09 2019 53.7 2019 37,903 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

35

37

37

43

43

58

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2020 Limit and control the spread of Covid-19 virus. Reform of the public health care system. • Limit and control the spread of Covid-19 virus. • Reform of the public health care system. • Recovery of the business enterprise sector through fiscal incentives and soft banking loans. • Reduction of unemployment through supporting job creation and further reduction of the administrative burden. • Digital transformation of the education system (primary, secondary, tertiary level) in the direction of distance learning.

57

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

32

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

2.4 2019 1.63 2019 4.45 2019 1.03 2019 6.59 2019 16.8 2018 2.57 2019

22

Real GDP growth (%)

28

Consumer price inflation (%)

27

Unemployment rate (%)

58

Labor force (millions)

11

Current account balance (% of GDP)

62

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Institute for Economic Research, Llubljana Provid d by: Institute for Economic Research, Llubljana

23

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

10

11

22

25

27

31

32

33

33

34 36

36

37

39

40

45

46

52

57

58

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

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (34 countries)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

22 22 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

23

25

26

23

24

24

28

28

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IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020