Provides data on international business, market conditions, trade regulations, economic indicators, industry reports, supply chain, global competitiveness, and market entry strategies.
Provides broad overviews of national security, political systems, and geopolitical aspects. Data is often geared towards US interests and perspectives. Find deeper statistics than CIA World Fact (such as fertility rate and employment by industry.) provides annual updates and information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
Best for Emerging Markets – focuses on development economics, providing data on poverty, education, and health to understand the macroeconomic environment, development issues, social conditions, and the long-term economic outlook of countries, particularly those in emerging markets.
Download the file on each country page to access all the available data
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Eurostat's data spans a wide range of topics, including economics, employment, trade, health, education, social conditions, environment, and demographics. Additionally, Eurostat tracks data for subnational regions, allowing for deeper insights into local-level economic and social trends.
comprehensive, evidence-based analyses of a country's economic performance and policy challenges. Includes economic growth, inflation, employment, public finance, labor market report, sustainable growth, climate change.
Use their data and visual tools to analyze macroeconomic data, track global economic developments, and gain insights into the economic health of various nations
Compare countries across a range of cultural factors, including communication styles, business etiquette, and social norms including power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and more
Provides a table of which countries have "easier" business cultures. Provides links and sources at the bottom to learn about the rankings. See Discover Global Business Culture to find cultural information for many countries.
For cultural information, use the search box at the top to find your country. Click on "Country Insights" and on the left of that page, click on "Culture."
Contains a research guide for each country with links to legal documents, information on government structure and research links. 29 countries available, more being added.
highlights the significant challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to recent global economic shocks, including geopolitical tensions, inflation, and labor shortages. Includes Trends in SME performance and changing business conditions
SME integration into global networks (supply chains, innovation, skills)