Site Selection is pleased to present its fourth annual Best to Invest rankings of nations and metro areas for investment-attraction activity in 2011. The national Investment Promotion Agencies recognized here were particularly successful in 2010 at attracting capital investment projects — both expansions of existing facilities and new projects — from investors at home and abroad.
This year, Site Selection is proud to welcome the participation of Amsterdam-based FDI advisory Investment Consulting Associates (ICA) and its LocationSelector.com FDI software solution, a comprehensive suite of market analysis tools and research used by corporate executives and site location experts worldwide.
The national Best to Invest rankings are determined 50 percent by LocationSelector.com-supplied analysis in these categories — business environment, business risks, foreign direct investment and infrastructure; and 50 percent by new and expanded facilities announced in 2011 and tracked by Site Selection publisher Conway Data Inc.’s (CDI) New Plant Database.
The Best to Invest metros rankings were determined 40 percent by LocationSelector.com-supplied analysis in the areas of business environment, business risks, foreign direct investment, infrastructure and accessibility; 20 percent on an unscientific survey of global site consultants; and 40 percent on New Plant Database projects.
CDI has been tracking project data for nearly six decades. The New Plant Database is the basis of much of Site Selection’s editorial content throughout the year. It is the foundation of such prestigious honors as the Governor’s Cup (March issue), the Competitiveness Award, Top Economic Development Groups and Top Deals (May), Canada’s Top Locations (September) and Top State Business Climates (November). Projects resident in the New Plant Database meet one or more of these criteria: a minimum investment of US$1 million, creation of 50 or more new jobs or new construction of at least 20,000 sq. ft. (1,860 sq. m.).
Site Selection is grateful for the time and information invested into this ranking by ICA, and we salute this year’s winning national investment agencies and the metro areas globally that in 2011 could not be beat.
—Editor
Photos in circles (l. to r.): Dublin, Ireland (PD); Budapest, Hungary (Photo by Marc Ryckaert/Naamsvermelding vereist); Singapore (Photo by Adam Jones-Kelley)
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| WESTERN EUROPE | EASTERN EUROPE | ASIA-PACIFIC |
| Top Countries
1. Ireland
IDA Ireland idaireland.com 2. United Kingdom 3. Germany 4. Austria T5. Switzerland T5. Italy |
Top Countries
1. Hungary
Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) hita.hu
T2. Poland T2. Slovak Republic T4. Estonia T4. Czech Republic |
Top Countries
1. Singapore
Singapore Economic Development Board sedb.com 2. Australia T3. Malaysia T3. South Korea 5. Vietnam |
| Top Metros
1. Dublin, Ireland
2. Frankfurt, Germany 3. Edinburgh, Scotland 4. Birmingham, England T5. Belfast, Northern Ireland T5. Paris, France |
Top Metros
1. Budapest, Hungary
2. Moscow, Russia 3. Bucharest, Romania T4. Prague, Czech Republic T4. Warsaw, Poland |
Top Metros
T1. Beijing, China
T1. Shanghai, China T3. Chongqing, China T3. Chennai, India 5. Bangalore, India |
Photos in circles (l. to r.): Cape Town, South Africa (Photo by Andreas Tusche); Cancún, Mexico (Photo by Mike Liu – Fotolia.com
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| AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST |
LATIN AMERICA |
| Top Countries
1. South Africa
TradeInvestSA tradeinvestsa.co.za 2. Bahrain 3. United Arab Emirates 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Qatar |
Top Countries
1. Mexico
ProMexico Trade and Investment promexico.gob.mx 2. Brazil 3. Costa Rica 4. Chile 5. Argentina |
| Top Metros
1. Port Elizabeth, South Africa
T2. Nairobi, Kenya T2. Cairo, Egypt T2. Kinsasha, Congo 5. Casablanca, Morocco |
Top Metros
1. São Paulo, Brazil
2. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3. Mexico City, Mexico T4. Guadalajara, Mexico T4. Monterrey, Mexico |
