Investment remains at a very low level, due also to the fact that, despite considerable progress, the business environment is not yet considered as friendly as it should be towards private investment. For example, according to the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum, competitiveness slightly deteriorated in 2017–2018.
According to this Index, the most problematic factors for doing business in Greece are considered to be high tax rates, inefficient government bureaucracy, tax regulations, policy and government instability, access to finance and corruption. The general government debt-to-GDP ratio has risen to unsustainable levels. 4.