Top 10 Countries to Do Business In

10. The United Kingdom

The U.K. is the third largest country in Europe after Germany and France. The United Kingdom is a leader in trading and also excels in the financial center. Over the last 20 years, the U.K. government has to a far extent reduced public ownership and also has composed the growth of social welfare programs.

The country’s economy did enjoy the longest period of expansion on record, after coming out of the state of recession in 1992. During the same time, the growth outpaced most of the western side of Europe. But due to the economy’s importance of the financial sector, the 2008 recession crisis hit the economy really hard.

GDP Growth: 0.7 percent
GDP/Capita: $38,818
Trade Balance: (-) 1.9 percent
Population: 63 M
Public Debt as percent of GDP: 86 percent
Unemployment: 8.1 percent
Inflation: 4.5 percent

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