The best places to start a business

BEST PLACES TO START A BUSINESS In the modern world, business is truly global with companies connected across continents and technology allowing for constant communication. This infographic from exec-appointments.com reveals the top 10 countries in which to do business, the fastest growing economies in the world, members of the 'Billion-Dollar Start Up' club, and the world's most powerful industry sectors. TOP COUNTRIES TO DO BUSINESS 1 2 3 6 7 8 10 (+) Denmark Hong Kong New Zealand Ireland Sweden Canada Norway Singapore Switzerland Finland GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) 0.9 0.1 GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) GDP Growth (%) 2.9 2.5 0.6 GDP Growth (%) 1.6 1.6 4.1 2.0 -0.6 GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) GDP / Capita ($) 37,800 52,700 30,400 41,300 GDP / Capita ($) 40,900 43,100 55,400 62,400 54,800 35,900 Population Population Population Population Population 9,700,000 Population 34,800,000 Population 5,100,000 5,600,000 Population Population 8,100,000 7,100,000 4.400,000 4,800,000 Population 5,600,000 5,300,000 C.P.I C.P.I C.P.I 100.6 C.P.I C.P.I С.Р. C.P.I 75.23 93.71 92.09 C.P.I C.P.I C.P.I 82.91 81.8 118.59 93.61 126.03 89.68 TOP GLOBAL INDUSTRIES TOP EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS IRON & STEEL BERLIN airberlin LONDON zalando sky SIEMENS MARKS & SPENCER BUDAPEST EMI WIZZ Dreher TEXTILES LogMe m O AMSTERDAM G-STAR RAW PHILIPS TOMTOM I.T & TECHNOLOGY BARCELONA DERBI Dezigual Estrella BILLION DOLLAR STARTUP CLUB FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES 55 $46.0b 50 $41.2b 45 #1 Economy $2.357 trillion 40 7 35 total GDP 30 5 6 25 $15.0b $15.0b $15.0b 20 $10.0b $11.0b $12.0b 15 10 A airbnb Pinterest SPACEX flipkartom OPalantir Kenya India UDER Airbnb Pinterest Spacex Flipkart Snapchat Palantir China Peru Uber Xiaomi USA USA USA India USA Malaysia USA USA China GLOBAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) 2015 25 125 exec-appointments.com global executive jobs SOURCES http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp http://www.forbes.com/best-countries-for-business/ http://graphics.wsj.com/billion-dollar-club/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/the-20-fastest-growing-economies-this-year http://www.wikipedia.org/ Part of Financial Times Career Management 5 O (+ Valuation (Billions $) Forecastead CDP Growth in 2015 (%) Philippines Indonesia Nigeria Thailand U.A.E