Shanghai, Chinafor a business expansion
Conditional fit
Weighted to a business expansion's priorities, Shanghai scores 60/100 — conditional fit. No OECD house-price valuation for China, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.
Where to open a company, branch, franchise or regional HQ — demand that can pay, conditions that let you operate.
Scorecard — the factors this profile weights
| Factor | Weight | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer readiness | 18% | 45 | seed |
| Purchasing power | 16% | 36 | seed |
| Business environment | 14% | 74 | seed |
| Digital readiness | 12% | 84 | seed |
| Infrastructure | 10% | 86 | seed |
| Inbound migration | 8% | 42 | seed |
| Tourism | 8% | 66 | seed |
| Currency stability | 8% | 52 | ● live |
| Low overall risk | 6% | 70 | seed |
Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.
Why it works
- Business environment 74/100 · 14% weight
- Digital readiness 84/100 · 12% weight
- Infrastructure 86/100 · 10% weight
- Tourism 66/100 · 8% weight
Why it may not
- Purchasing power 36/100 · 16% weight
- Inbound migration 42/100 · 8% weight
Property entry-window
Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for China, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 45, financing 94 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.
The same market, every profile
Shanghai ranks best for a family buying a home (68) and worst for a rental-income investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.
Next: the actual properties
This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Shanghai:
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