IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL SWEDEN

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Stockholm

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

447 2019

9.458 2019 10.32 2019 531.4 2019 54,715 2019 1.2 2019 1.70 2019 6.77 2019 5.51 2019 3.91 2019 322.4 2018 4.55 2019

5

Exchange Rate (per $)

6

9

9

9

38

Population - market size (millions)

24

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

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15

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

46

Real GDP growth (%)

30

Consumer price inflation (%)

48

Unemployment rate (%)

35

Labor force (millions)

19

Current account balance (% of GDP)

20

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

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7

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

2

3 4

5

6

7

7 4 4 7

8

12

15 16

16

20

39 40

56

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

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (34 countries)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2

4

4

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

107

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020