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fDi Benchmark: Corporate Location Benchmarking Tool

fDi Benchmark is the only online tool to benchmark the competitiveness of countries and cities in over 50 sectors. Its comprehensive location data series covers the main cost and quality competitiveness indicators for over 300 locations around the world.

fDi Benchmark provides online databases and location assessment tools to appraise the attractiveness of countries and cities worldwide for specific sectors and investment projects. It provides instant access to the latest high quality, comparable data and powerful business case making tools.

fDi Benchmark is available through annual subscription with a number of report and data options designed to meet your requirements.

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Benefits for Multinational Corporations

  • Streamlines the site selection decision saving time, capital and valuable resources
  • Short list potential location options based on an objective and empirical approach
  • Independent validation of existing investment locations
  • Comprehensive location assessment aggregating all main location criterion
  • Identify cost savings of alternative locations options

Benefits for Investment Promotion

  • Inform business strategy through competitive positioning
  • Sharpen marketing messages and content to get the location on the long list
  • Prepare sector specific investment propositions to get the location on the short list
  • Respond quickly, consistency and convincingly to investor enquiries
  • Build business cases for individual investors to convert active cases

fDi Benchmark outputs include:

  • fDi Benchmarking Matrix - graphically shows the cost and quality of each location option enabling the investor to identify the optimum location for a specific project
  • fDi Attractiveness Index - allows the investor to adjust their sensitivity to cost and quality to rank the attractiveness of locations for a specific sector or project
  • Operating Cost Model - provides an annual operating cost calculation with a breakdown by labour, property and utility costs, customised for each project
  • SWOT Analysis - shows the relative strengths and weaknesses of each location for over 20 project assessment criteria with high impact graphical outputs
  • Report Tools - create customised reports and downloads of all outputs in different formats