The Best Countries For Business In Europe For Non-European Investors, 2019

Anna PapadopoulosBusiness EducationNovember 30, 2018

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:

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