Europe invests in technology in quest for growthTechnology investment in the European Union

United Kingdom Ireland

France

Italy Greece

Finland

Germany PolandNetherlands

50% 66%

28%

50%

52%

40%

34%

54%

4 18

21

41 50

16

47

12 19

17

34 75

4

59

SwedenSweden

32%

5

7

3

644%

8

5

North America China United StatesNet

62%Net

49%

Net

42%Net

47%

Net

63%

Technology investment in other marketsNet

42%Asia PacificEUGlobal

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Key

WEF technological readiness score (ranking

out of 137 countries)2

WEF innovation score (ranking out of 137 countries)2

% of firms planning to increase investment in technology over

the next 12 months1

1. Grant Thornton IBR Q1 20182. World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018