Metrics

What numbers consultants lead with.

Every slide that foregrounds a metric — 7,750 in total — classified into families by what's being measured. Drill in to see who uses each family, where in the narrative, and the real examples.

28 examples

8.1%
Latest monthly change in consumer spending by category
Accenture · 2025 · benchmark_peers
Consumer spending in the US has slowed considerably across-the-board (except some frontloading of car purchases), while recent spending trends in Europe are a mixed bag
39%
Share of work time with higher potential for automation (Banking)
Accenture · 2024 · benchmark_peers
Figure 1. Banking is likely to be more profoundly impacted by gen AI than any other industry.
“Banking is likely to be more profoundly impacted by gen AI than any other industry.”
30%
Productivity uplift potential from generative AI (Banking)
Accenture · 2024 · benchmark_peers
Banks can improve their productivity by up to 30% by adopting generative AI
“Figure 2. Banks can improve their productivity by up to 30% by adopting generative AI.”
2.3x
Tech spend/revenue ratio, platform adopters vs non-platform
Accenture · 2024 · benchmark_peers
Platform adopters invest more in technologies than non-platform companies
“Our research found that successful platform adopters invest 2.3x more in tech than non-platform companies, with cloud investments making up a huge part of this …”
0.36
Ad spend as % of GDP
BCG · 2022 · benchmark_peers
While Ad spend in India is growing at an 8% CAGR, potential to increase Ad spend exists
“Indian ad spend as % of GDP amongst the lowest in the world”
$30
Cost
OliverWyman · 2021 · benchmark_peers
ADVANCES IN TESTING TECHNOLOGY HAVE GIVEN RISE TO AT-HOME ALTERNATIVES TO IN-PERSON TESTING
4%
Healthcare spend % of GDP
AlvarezMarsal · 2021 · benchmark_peers
UAE healthcare spend per capita increased over the last few years, while healthcare spend as % of GDP remains relatively low as compared to other nations
97%
Proportion of IT budget with increased innovation spend (Leaders, 2019-2023)
Accenture · 2019 · benchmark_peers
Leaders invest more in innovation
“Leaders spend a much higher proportion of their IT budgets on innovation. And, expect to further increase their spend in the future.”
1.7%
Media Spend as % of Revenue
Accenture · 2019 · benchmark_peers
CANADIAN ADVERTISERS ARE SPENDING 1.7% OF OVERALL REVENUES ON MEDIA
“YET... media spend in Canada drives ~10% higher returns than the US”
+7%
TV spend reallocation delta (Telco)
Accenture · 2019 · benchmark_peers
WE SEE THIS GAP BETWEEN CURRENT AND OPTIMAL ALLOCATIONS ACROSS INDUSTRIES TO VARYING DEGREES
“CURRENT VS OPTIMAL % OF TOTAL SPEND, BY VERTICAL”
0.3
Cost per ton per kilometer
LEK · 2019 · benchmark_peers
Despite many apparent inefficiencies in the overall waste sector, the freight component of the waste supply chain appears to be relatively efficient
$473
Total cost of landfill / refuse waste stream (AUD per tonne)
LEK · 2019 · benchmark_peers
These ‘ecosystem’ factors are evident when benchmarking total costs for the ‘refuse’ (landfill) waste stream....
“For waste destined for landfill in Australia, the total costs vary dramatically based on the state.”
0.1
Total grape transport cost per 9LE
LEK · 2019 · benchmark_peers
Notwithstanding these differences, the Australian wine supply chain appears to be reasonably efficient against the geographies reviewed from a cost perspective
“No bulk export from Bordeaux”
473
Total cost of landfill / refuse waste stream
LEK · 2019 · benchmark_peers
Despite lower unit rates, transport costs across Australian landfill/refuse waste streams are higher than international examples due to longer distances
2.2
Wine holding cost
LEK · 2019 · benchmark_peers
South Australia and Bordeaux produce c.1/5 of the volume produced in California; holding cost in South Australia is materially lower vs. California
“Differences likely due to a greater number of warehouses operated by third-parties in CA, resulting in higher average cost”
0.22%
R&D spending as % of GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Lebanon lags global and regional peers in terms of R&D spending mainly driven by a lack of funding
“Lebanon R&D spending is lowest compared to global innovation hubs and regional peers. Lack of funding drives the low spend on research.”
50%
Fiscal efficiency
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
As such, Lebanon spends ~50% more on public servant salaries and generates ~10% less government revenue compared to peer countries
“Lebanon has ~5-10% lower revenues & ~50% higher salaries than peer countries”
95-105
Construction cement costs (USD per ton)
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Cement costs are lower than Jordan but ~2x Turkey's costs
20%
Online spenders among internet users
BCG · 2018 · benchmark_peers
However, digital spending is still in an evolution phase
9-11%
Efficiency potential
BCG · 2017 · benchmark_peers
Effektivisering på 9-11% forventet baseret på FMI egne erfaringer samt BCG benchmarks
“Den sikre identifikation skaber grobund for et overordnet potentiale på 9-11% af hele baselinen”
$4.20
Trip cost
BCG · 2017 · benchmark_peers
Competition is heating up in DC
“Should I take Metro or Uber to work-a trip from Potomac Avenue to Bethesda?”
24%
Adjusted costs per customer
McKinsey · 2016 · benchmark_peers
De mest effektive danske el-distributionsselskaber er blandt de mest effektive europæiske, men yderligere potentiale eksisterer på OPEX
“De samlede omkostninger per kunde er således 10% lavere for det danske selskab end det næstmest effektive selskab. Dog er driftsomkostningerne per kunde 24% høj…”
16%
OPEX per customer
McKinsey · 2016 · benchmark_peers
Effektivitetsniveauet for det danske gasdistributionsfrontselskab er relativt højt, men der er fortsat potentiale effektivisering af OPEX
“Driftsomkostningerne per kunde er således 16% lavere for det danske selskab end gennemsnittet af selskaberne i benchmarken. Dog er driftsomkostningerne per kund…”
33%
O&M cost as share of housing expenditures
McKinsey · 2015 · benchmark_peers
Operations and maintenance accounts for 20 to 30 percent of annual housing costs
$53.7K
Cost of attendance
Bain · 2014 · benchmark_peers
Cost of attendance at Syracuse is low relative to peers
0.8% vs 3.4%
IT OPEX increase (past two years)
Accenture · 2024 · benchmark_peers
“We found that companies in the top quartile of technology advancement were not only more cost-efficient compared to their low-maturity peers over the past three…”
900,000
IT spending ($ billions)
Accenture · 2023 · benchmark_peers
“In Europe, the percentage of those reimagining their processes is lowest (Europe 11.6%; USA 12% and APAC 16.8%).”
$56K
Cost of attendance
Bain · 2014 · benchmark_peers
“Enrollment management goals, cost of attendance, total amount of financial aid provided, mix of need and non-need based aid, distribution of discounts, and grad…”