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.

43 examples

70%
Reshape + Invent investment
BCG · 2025 · benchmark_peers
Companies at the forefront of AI adoption invest much more in redesigning end-to-end workflows than our APAC respondents
“While leading companies go well beyond the deployment of AI processes and tools, those in APAC are not yet prioritizing investments in areas that bring high imp…”
31.5%
Vietnam exports to US as % of GDP (2024)
Accenture · 2025 · benchmark_peers
Within APAC, Vietnam appears the most exposed to US tariffs due to its reliance on exports to the US, particularly in apparel and electronics
“APAC exporters to US with high exposure to US tariffs”
16.5%
IT budget allocation
KPMG · 2024 · benchmark_peers
Leaders lay the groundwork for AI success
“Becoming a leader in AI requires the proper financial and human resources. That is why AI leaders invest nearly twice as much as others in enterprise-wide AI ac…”
55%
Debt securities as % of total assets
Accenture · 2023 · benchmark_peers
Interest rate risk on securities portfolios is a general concern for APAC banks, but it does not appear more pronounced than it is for banks in the US or Europe
“Banks in Malaysia, Japan and Singapore hold sizeable amounts of foreign debt securities (including US Treasuries), potentially exposing them to declines in the …”
41
Total assets
LEK · 2023 · benchmark_peers
Upskilling, LMS, and Digital Courseware in Brazil have the highest number of scaled assets, while the major sub-segment in other Latin American countries is upskilling
1,950
Private healthcare expenditure per capita
Bain · 2023 · benchmark_peers
However, healthcare spend and wellness penetration in Southeast Asia is lower than other regions
“Across wellness categories, OTC, allergy care, and sports nutrition are the most underpenetrated categories.”
8.6
AUM
KPMG · 2023 · benchmark_peers
For global firms, opportunities lie in "future giants" and smaller emerging markets
“APAC asset management is a "winner-take-all" market, where the majority of AUM is captured by a small number of players.”
$500
Deal size
McKinsey · 2023 · benchmark_peers
The year featured comparatively big deals, with four new entrants into the top ten.
0.7K
Total R&D expenditure per capita
BCG · 2023 · benchmark_peers
Canada is a laggard in R&D investment - driven by low corp. spend
“Canada ranks second-to-last in the peer set on total R&D expenditure per capita.”
7%
Share of funding events >US$50M
BCG · 2023 · benchmark_peers
However, Canadian climate techs trail peers in later-stage funding
“Canada trails leading peers in converting startups to scale ups”
0.89
M&E % contribution to GDP
BCG · 2022 · benchmark_peers
Despite strong growth and increasing share of GDP, large headroom exists
“Despite being on a strong growth trajectory, India's M&E industry has significant headroom for accelerated growth basis global benchmarks”
17%
Capital Investment as % of Value Added
OliverWyman · 2021 · benchmark_peers
PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
86x
Angel investment volume
McKinsey · 2020 · benchmark_peers
Angel investment is growing but still little developed
“Brazil / USA investment gap”
0.12%
VC as % of GDP
McKinsey · 2020 · benchmark_peers
However, as a % of GDP, VC in Brazil still lags behind mature nations
1.3
LCOH (USD/kg H2)
McKinsey · 2020 · benchmark_peers
2.1/ Chile´s unparalleled renewable resources in the Atacama and Patagonia makes it the lowest cost place to produce Green Hydrogen in the world
50%
Funding share
BCG · 2019 · benchmark_peers
Although French Funding Lags, Advanced Materials and Photonics & Electronics Are Well Funded at the European Level
“At the European level, photonics and advanced materials gather ~50% of funding”
145%
Debt-to-GDP ratio
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
...making Lebanon the country with the third largest Debt-to-GDP in the world
“Lebanon has the 3rd highest debt to GDP ratio at ~145% (75Bn USD), the worst rated sovereign debt, and the highest debt service.”
50%
Public servant salaries as % of GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
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”
89%
Private consumption contribution to GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
In fact, Lebanon has the highest private consumption contribution to GDP, higher than world average and selected peer countries
0.26%
Startup IPO value to GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Underdeveloped capital markets make exits challenging; in global hubs yearly startup IPO stands at ~0.26% of GDP
“Lebanon has underdeveloped capital markets with only ~10 companies listed.”
323%
Deposits/GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
The country also presents a high banking penetration when compared to peers, driven by a large deposits base
1.0%
GWP/GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Lebanon Insurance sector remains underpenetrated across both life and non-life lines of business
~0%
Deal value as % of GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Private equity & venture capital activity remains low
24%
Capital market capitalization % GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Capital markets are underdeveloped with low market capitalization and only 10 listed companies, out of which 6 banks
46%
Pharma expenditure as % of total healthcare expenditure
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Lebanon’s share of pharma expenditure out of total healthcare expenditure is more than 3x higher than global average
“Out of total healthcare expenditure, more than 45% is spent on pharmaceuticals ... mainly due to a high share of patented drug sales”
25-45
House price to GDP per capita ratio
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Driven by the twofold increase in prices, the average Lebanese pays double what he/she would on average in other countries
“Average of developed economies (excl. Egypt) at ~13”
5.4%
Price to GDP per capita
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
However, prices are prohibitive, with both data & voice prices ~2-3x regional peers
“Data prices at 5.4% GDP are ~2x Morocco & Egypt at 3.2% and 2.3%”
42
Annual investment in telecom services per capita
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Today, the telecom sector lags behind in terms of capital spend on infrastructure investments, especially regarding the Fixed network
“Main problem with quality and speed in fixed sector is the access network where majority of customers are connected through copper”
110-240
LCOE (USD/MWh)
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Generation cost of existing fleet is significantly higher compared to state-of-art technologies
“Generation cost of existing fleet is significantly higher compared to state-of-art technologies.”
10.0
USD cent per kWh
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
EDL electricity tariffs are lower than comparable peers for both residential and industrial customers
145%
Debt-to-GDP ratio
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Lebanon currently has the third highest public debt-to-GDP ratio in the world standing at ~145% (in 2016)
“Lebanon has the 3rd highest debt to GDP ratio at ~145% (75Bn USD), the worst rated sovereign debt, and the highest debt service.”
30%
Government expenditures as % of GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Public sector size in terms of government expenditures is in line with global average at ~30%; expenditure for 2018 of 40% will be higher
“Expected to reach ~40% according to 2018 budget”
0.003%
Share of government budget
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Share of budget allocated for export promotion in Lebanon is low compared to peers
“Only 1% of IDAL's budget is allocated for active marketing and branding of Lebanese exports while remaining 99% are using to subsidize packaging of agricultural…”
64
Ratio of large-company revenue to GDP
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Large companies have been important to the growth of outperforming economies.
1,475
Market capitalization
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
Europe's largest investment banks are losing share to their US peers
941
Deal volume 2017 in USD bn
McKinsey · 2018 · benchmark_peers
US players currently dominate in all global investment banking markets
-70%
Hourly rate (DKK)
BCG · 2017 · benchmark_peers
Sammenligning af interne og eksterne timepriser påviser mulighed for provenu ved insourcing generelt
“Præmissen om, at der er penge at spare ved insourcing understøttes af analyser gennemført af FMI ifm. budgetanalyserne, som påpeger et muligt provenu ved insour…”
6.9%
Internet-driven GDP share
BCG · 2017 · benchmark_peers
Internet-driven economy: Internet-related activities contribute 6.9% of China's GDP, among the highest in the world
“China is the world's 2nd most Internet-driven economy”
20%
Corporate Venture adoption rate
BCG · 2016 · benchmark_peers
Only ~20% of Sweden's top 50 companies have a CV¹ set-up
“Since 2012 corporate ventures among global top 500 (Fortune) companies has increased from ~33% to ~40%”
16%
Manufacturing GDP Share
BCG · 2016 · benchmark_peers
There is significant untapped potential for Indian manufacturing
“While historical growth has been impressive, benchmarks indicate an even greater potential ahead.”
3.53
Insurance penetration (GWP/GDP)
McKinsey · 2015 · benchmark_peers
Compared to mature Western European markets Poland is still underpenetrated
“Life insurance penetration in Poland is far below EU-3 levels. Largest gap is in health insurance.”
$15.1B
Investment gap
Bain · 2024 · benchmark_peers
“Required capital investment of $16.6B but only $1.5B private investments made in 2023”
665
DKKm
McKinsey · 2016 · benchmark_peers
“Nedenfor er forskelle mellem de to modeller beskrevet og det er anskueliggjort, at potentialerne i de to typer beregninger har samme størrelsesorden.”