IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL BRAZIL

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Brasilia

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

8,516 2019 3.944 2019 210.15 2019 1,839.8 2019 16,562 2019 1.1 2019 3.73 2019 11.90 2019 106.07 2019 -2.69 2019 684.2 2018

56

57

Exchange Rate (per $)

59

60

61

5

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2020 Modernizing and improving the quality of infrastructure and logistics. • Modernizing and improving the quality of infrastructure and logistics. • Improving innovation capability and developing knowledge- intensive sectors. • Restoring stability and confidence in the political environment. • Improving the educational system quality, looking for better labor productivity. • Making the trade bureaucracy and tax regulations more efficient.

9

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

53

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

48

Real GDP growth (%)

53

Consumer price inflation (%)

58

Unemployment rate (%)

5

Labor force (millions)

50

Current account balance (% of GDP)

12

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Provided by: Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

4.27 2019

9

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

28

35

38

38

39

41 40

44

47

47

54 54

56

59

60 59 62 61

63

63

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS THE AMERICAS (9 countries)

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

7

7

26

26

27

8

8

8

28

28

58

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020