IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL FRANCE

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Paris

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

549 2019

28

0.893 2019 66.98 2019 2,708.0 2019 45,714 2019 1.3 2019 1.30 2019 8.40 2019 29.68 2019 -0.67 2019 824.9 2018 2.48 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

31

31

32

32

12

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2020 Foster economic recovery. Facilitate access to financing for enterprises. • Foster economic recovery. • Facilitate access to financing for enterprises. • Promote digitalization of the economy. • Strengthen the country’s small and medium-size enterprises. • Improve the business environment.

7

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

23

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

45

Real GDP growth (%)

23

Consumer price inflation (%)

53

Unemployment rate (%)

14

Labor force (millions)

39

Current account balance (% of GDP)

11

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Business France, Paris Provided by: Business France, Paris

27

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

11

11

14

14

14 14

17

21

24

25

25

28

29

47

50

53

55 54

61

63

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

POPULATIONS > 20 MILLION (29 countries)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

11

12

12

12

17

19

19

20

21

13

70

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020