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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