Table 4 The evaluation indicators.

From: Assessing Southeast Asia countries’ potential in the semiconductor supply chain: an objectively weighting multi-criteria decision-making approach

Indicator

Factor

Unit

Type

Source

Global Peace Index—I1

Stability

Index scale

Non-benefit

(Global Peace Index 2023, 2023)

Global Occurrences from Natural Disasters, 1900 to 2023—I2

Quantity

Non-benefit

(“the International Disaster Database,” 2023)

Government effectiveness—I3

Index scale

Benefit

(“World Bank Open Data (2022),”)

Rule of law—I4

Index scale

Benefit

(“World Bank Open Data (2022),”)

Graduates in science and engineering—I5

R&D

% Graduation

Benefit

(“The UNESCO Institute for Statistics database,” 2023)

Gross expenditure on R&D—I6

% Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Benefit

(“The UNESCO Institute for Statistics database,” 2023)

Human Capital index—I7

Index scale

Benefit

(“World Bank Open Data (2022),”)

Patents applications—I8

Quantity

Benefit

(“Intellectual Property Statistics Data Center,” 2023)

High-tech Export—I9

Economic efficiency

% of manufactured exports

Benefit

(“World Bank Open Data (2022),”)

ICT goods exports—I10

% total good exports

Benefit

(“Industrial Development Organization,” 2023)

GDP—I11

Billion US$

Benefit

(“World Bank Open Data (2022),”)

E-participation Index—I12

Technology infrastructure

Index scale

Benefit

(“Intellectual Property Statistics Data Center,” 2023)

ICT Development index —I13

Index scale

Benefit

(“Intellectual Property Statistics Data Center,” 2023)

Logistics performance index—I14

Index scale

Benefit

(“Industrial Development Organization,” 2023)

Competitive Industrial Performance Index—I15

Index scale

Benefit

(“Industrial Development Organization,” 2023)

  1. Evaluation indicators used in the assessment of semiconductor supply chain potential.