Sourcing Attractiveness Index
Country Attractiveness Index Labour cost competitiveness, supply base depth, logistics infrastructure, trade access, innovation capacity and sustainability credentials scored across eleven sourcing countries. Use alongside the EU Compliance and Geopolitical Risk indices for a complete sourcing picture.
9 = most attractive · 1 = least attractive — opposite direction to the risk indices.
China 6.4 overall 6.4 · ten dimensions
East Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 4 Supply base depth 9 Logistics & infrastructure 8 Workforce skills 7 Scalability 3 Ease of doing business 5 Trade access & tariffs 8 Sustainability baseline 5 Innovation & IP 9 Quality standards 6
View full profile → India 5.7 overall 5.7 · ten dimensions
South Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 7 Supply base depth 6 Logistics & infrastructure 5 Workforce skills 7 Scalability 5 Ease of doing business 4 Trade access & tariffs 6 Sustainability baseline 4 Innovation & IP 8 Quality standards 5
View full profile → Indonesia 5.2 overall 5.2 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 7 Supply base depth 5 Logistics & infrastructure 5 Workforce skills 5 Scalability 5 Ease of doing business 5 Trade access & tariffs 4 Sustainability baseline 4 Innovation & IP 7 Quality standards 5
View full profile → Malaysia 5.5 overall 5.5 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 5 Supply base depth 6 Logistics & infrastructure 7 Workforce skills 6 Scalability 5 Ease of doing business 6 Trade access & tariffs 5 Sustainability baseline 4 Innovation & IP 5 Quality standards 6
View full profile → Thailand 5.8 overall 5.8 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 5 Supply base depth 7 Logistics & infrastructure 7 Workforce skills 6 Scalability 5 Ease of doing business 6 Trade access & tariffs 5 Sustainability baseline 5 Innovation & IP 6 Quality standards 6
View full profile → Vietnam 5.9 overall 5.9 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 8 Supply base depth 5 Logistics & infrastructure 6 Workforce skills 6 Scalability 9 Ease of doing business 5 Trade access & tariffs 4 Sustainability baseline 4 Innovation & IP 7 Quality standards 5
View full profile → United Kingdom 6.2 overall 6.2 · ten dimensions
Europe
Labour cost competitiveness 2 Supply base depth 6 Logistics & infrastructure 7 Workforce skills 8 Scalability 3 Ease of doing business 7 Trade access & tariffs 8 Sustainability baseline 8 Innovation & IP 5 Quality standards 8
View full profile → United States 6.6 overall 6.6 · ten dimensions
North America
Labour cost competitiveness 2 Supply base depth 7 Logistics & infrastructure 8 Workforce skills 8 Scalability 3 Ease of doing business 7 Trade access & tariffs 9 Sustainability baseline 6 Innovation & IP 8 Quality standards 8
View full profile → Singapore 7.0 overall 7.0 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 2 Supply base depth 5 Logistics & infrastructure 9 Workforce skills 9 Scalability 8 Ease of doing business 9 Trade access & tariffs 8 Sustainability baseline 8 Innovation & IP 3 Quality standards 9
View full profile → Brazil 4.3 overall 4.3 · ten dimensions
South America
Labour cost competitiveness 4 Supply base depth 6 Logistics & infrastructure 4 Workforce skills 5 Scalability 3 Ease of doing business 3 Trade access & tariffs 5 Sustainability baseline 3 Innovation & IP 5 Quality standards 5
View full profile → Philippines 5.0 overall 5.0 · ten dimensions
Southeast Asia
Labour cost competitiveness 7 Supply base depth 4 Logistics & infrastructure 4 Workforce skills 7 Scalability 6 Ease of doing business 4 Trade access & tariffs 4 Sustainability baseline 4 Innovation & IP 5 Quality standards 5
View full profile → Scores are updated annually. 9 = most attractive, 1 = least attractive — the opposite direction to the EU Compliance and Geopolitical Risk indices. Currency competitiveness, geographic proximity, and historical trade relationships are not scored — see methodology for discussion.