Despite Brexit fears, the United Kingdom ranks on top of CEOWORLD magazine’s Best Countries For Business In Europe For Non-European Investors ranking for the second straight year.
With a robust economic outlook, the United Kingdom boasts a highly educated labor supply fueled by graduates from some of the world’s best colleges and universities, including elite institutions like the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and University College London.
Switzerland moves up one place to finish second. CEOWORLD magazine has rated the business climates of the 35 European Countries annually since 2008, with only Luxembourg (twice), Switzerland (four times) and the United Kingdom (five times) finishing in the top spot. The 11th version looks at 20 metrics across four main categories: business costs, Labor Supply, economic climate, and quality of life. Rounding out the top five are Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
The Best Countries For Business In Europe For Non-European Investors, 2019:
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| Rank | Country | Population | GDP | Business Costs | Labor Supply | Quality of Life | Economic Climate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 65.6 million | $2.6 trillion | 79 | 95 | 79 | 75 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 8.4 million | $659.8 billion | 72 | 68 | 82 | 65 |
| 3 | Denmark | 5.7 million | $306.1 billion | 73 | 94 | 71 | 70 |
| 4 | Sweden | 9.9 million | $511.0 billion | 80 | 75 | 61 | 71 |
| 5 | Finland | 5.5 million | $236.8 billion | 63 | 63 | 61 | 68 |
| 6 | Norway | 5.2 million | $370.6 billion | 71 | 90 | 70 | 60 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 17.0 million | $770.8 billion | 74 | 66 | 75 | 67 |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 583.0 thousand | $59.9 billion | 64 | 87 | 81 | 88 |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 37.0 thousand | $ 6.28billion | 69 | 84 | 68 | 78 |
| 10 | Ireland | 4.8 million | $294.1 billion | 82 | 81 | 67 | 74 |
| 11 | Cyprus | 1.1 million | $21.6 billion | 83 | 91 | 93 | 76 |
| 12 | Austria | 8.7 million | $386.4 billion | 92 | 71 | 63 | 66 |
| 13 | Germany | 82.7 million | $3.5 trillion | 64 | 67 | 64 | 74 |
| 14 | Estonia | 1.3 million | $25.9 billion | 91 | 85 | 95 | 93 |
| 15 | France | 66.9 million | $2.5 trillion | 80 | 78 | 63 | 79 |
| 16 | Greece | 10.7 million | $194.6 billion | 85 | 91 | 66 | 88 |
| 17 | Poland | 37.9 million | $469.5 billion | 61 | 74 | 81 | 66 |
| 18 | Spain | 46.4 million | $1.2 trillion | 68 | 82 | 64 | 89 |
| 19 | Belgium | 11.35 million | $492.7 billion | 90 | 66 | 80 | 71 |
| 20 | Malta | 460.0 thousand | $12.5 billion | 66 | 76 | 92 | 60 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 2.1 million | $44.0 billion | 95 | 73 | 72 | 93 |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 7.1 million | $52.4 billion | 82 | 73 | 90 | 63 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 10.6 million | $192.9 billion | 92 | 61 | 65 | 64 |
| 24 | Italy | 60.6 million | $1.8 trillion | 60 | 81 | 89 | 80 |
| 25 | Latvia | 2.0 million | $27.7 billion | 71 | 68 | 91 | 80 |
| 26 | Croatia | 4.2 million | $50.4 billion | 60 | 79 | 68 | 89 |
| 27 | Romania | 19.7 million | $186.7 billion | 85 | 60 | 64 | 79 |
| 28 | Iceland | 338.0 thousand | $24 billion | 73 | 79 | 94 | 68 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 2.8 million | $47 billion | 95 | 62 | 71 | 84 |
| 30 | Slovakia | 5.4 million | $95.7 billion | 67 | 83 | 61 | 78 |
| 31 | Andorra | 76 thousand | $3 billion | 76 | 82 | 76 | 92 |
| 32 | Hungary | 9.8 million | $124.3 billion | 65 | 92 | 68 | 67 |
| 33 | Ukraine | 45.0 million | $93.3 billion | 64 | 75 | 68 | 65 |
| 34 | Belarus | 9.5 million | $47.4 billion | 70 | 90 | 91 | 95 |
| 35 | Monaco | 38.0 thousand | $6.2 billion | 88 | 71 | 62 | 94 |
