Resource of data: Deutsche Bank Research (Oct. 2005)
Rank |
Country |
Score |
Human resources
(education and availability) |
Cost advantage (wages, tax, other) |
Environment (Infrastructure, political stability, intellectual property rights) |
Core capability |
1 |
India |
7.12 |
very high |
very high |
medium |
IT services |
2 |
China |
5.61 |
high |
very high |
low |
Manual labor, electronic equipment |
3 |
Malaysia |
5.59 |
medium |
high |
high |
Electronic equipment |
4 |
Czech Republic |
5.58 |
medium |
high |
high |
Manufacturing |
5 |
Singapore |
5.45 |
high |
medium |
very high |
Financial- and high-tech centre |
6 |
Phillipines |
5.45 |
medium |
very high |
low |
IT services, call centres |
7 |
Brazil |
5.44 |
medium |
high |
medium |
Manufacturing, export of basic materials |
8 |
Poland |
5.33 |
medium |
high |
high |
Manufacturing (machinery & intermediate products) |
9 |
Hungary |
5.29 |
medium |
high |
high |
Manufacturing (machinery & intermediate products) |
10 |
Thailand |
5.20 |
low |
very high |
low |
Electronic equipment, export of basic materials |
11 |
Mexico |
5.12 |
medium |
high |
medium |
Manufacturing (machinery & intermediate products) |
