Houston overtakes Miami as best place for foreign businesses in annual FT-Nikkei ranking
Texas cities dominate top 10 amid surge of foreign investment in auto and tech sectors
Houston has taken the top slot as the best US city for foreign multinationals to do business in the second annual ranking compiled by the Financial Times and Nikkei. It gained the top spot by offering business friendly policies, excellent logistics, affordable cost of living, and a diverse community for overseas companies. To learn more about how Houston finished on top, read our winner’s profile here.
The FT-Nikkei Investing in America ranking showcases the top US cities for international business. The ranking measures cities across more than four dozen metrics important to foreign investors. Explore the full list below with our interactive tool — you can adjust the weightings to produce a customised ranking that better reflects your priorities.
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Methodological changes
We made some changes to improve our rankings this year. This means there may be more than one reason that a city has changed position. Methodology