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