IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2020

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL GREECE

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (63 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Athens

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

132 2019

49

0.893 2019 10.72 2019 209.9 2019 30,180 2019 1.9 2019 0.52 2019 17.31 2019 4.73 2019 -1.37 2019 33.6 2018 2.20 2019

Exchange Rate (per $)

56

57

57

58

35

Population - market size (millions)

CHALLENGES IN 2020 Expand the production base through promoting industrial investments. • Expand the production base through promoting industrial investments. • Ease the access to funding of private enterprises. • Adopt a growth-friendly tax policy mix. • Introduce programs to diffuse digital technologies in the economy. • Introduce targeted programs on supporting dynamic and export-intensive sector.

45

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

41

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

36

Real GDP growth (%)

9

Consumer price inflation (%)

61

Unemployment rate (%)

40

Labor force (millions)

46

Current account balance (% of GDP)

54

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Thessaloniki Provided by: Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Thessaloniki

32

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

26

32

34 35

35 35

40

42

43 43

48

49

49

50

53

55

57

58

58

60

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

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (34 countries)

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

33

29

36

31

32

32

32

38

38

39

72

IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2020

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