Sources for International Policy and Data
- IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new windowInternational Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary provides access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, studies, data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowOECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Great source for country level statistics, industry analysis, and economic profiles
World Bank - A Gold Mine
- Data and Data Tools - by CountrySocio-economic; health; development data et.al. for countries and regions
- Sustainable Development Goals represented in World Development Indicators[WDI]Choose Explore to explore all SDG Goals and Targets, or Selected Indicators to compare two economies side-by-side for a selection of indicators.
Country Rankings
- World Bank Development Indicators331 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209 countries from 1960
- Happy Planet: Human Well-Being & Environmental Impact IndexRanks 178 countries based on the life satisfaction, life expectancy, and ecological footprint exhibited by each country.
- Center for Global Development / Foreign Policy: Commitment to Development IndexAn annual ranking that grades 27 rich nations on how their aid, trade, migration, investment, technology, security, and environmental policies influence the development of poor nations.
- MSU-CIBER: Market Potential IndexAn indexing study conducted annually by MSU-CIBER to help companies rank 27 Emerging Markets on 8 dimensions. The 8 dimensions are then combined to create an overall market potential index.
Market Research
- Passport This link opens in a new windowPassport provides data and insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping to analyse market context and identify future trends.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowFind statistics; consumer survey results; market research reports etc from more than 22,500 sources on over 60,000 topics.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowIBISWorld’s online database of thousands of industry research reports provides students, faculty and career advisors with the same trusted industry intelligence and tools used by companies around the world.
Country Profiles
- IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new windowInternational Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary provides access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, studies, data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.
- Business Source Premier - Country ReportsInput name of country, then, narrow it to "Country Reports" on the left of the screen under "Narrow results by: source types"
- Central Intelligence Agency World Fact BookInformation on the country’s geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues is provided.
- Country Commerical GuidesMarket conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries prepared by trade and industry experts at U.S. embassies worldwide.
- The World Bank - Subnational ReportsCaptures differences in business regulations and their enforcement across locations in a single country. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas.
Subnational reports has benchmarked 438 locations in 65 economies since 2005. - ELDIS - Great for Comparative Development!Eldis aims to share the best in development, policy, practice and research.
- EurostatA searchable collection of demographic, financial, industrial and trade statistics from the European Union includes country profiles and comparative data across the EU.
- Global Competitiveness ReportUse this application to browse, analyse, and gain insights from the results of the Global Competitiveness Index at the core of The Global Competitiveness Report series since 2004.
- Human Development ReportsAs of 1990, the human development concept was applied to a systematic study of global themes, as published in the yearly global Human Development Reports under the auspice of the United Nations Development Programme.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowOECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.
- National Accounts Main Aggregates DatabaseFrom the UN, this database includes a complete and consistent set of time series of main national accounts aggregates from 1970 onwards.
Comparative Data
- ChartsBinChartsBin.com is a web-based data visualization tool with easy to display visualized a global socioeconomic data, plus, you can freely, quickly, and easily create rich interactive visualizations with your own data.
- OECD Better Life IndexThis Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life.
- NationMasterCountry comparisons using graphs, maps. Great discovery tool, however, always check data source for authority, POV etc and go to that source for the data
- GapminderGapminder is an independent educational non-profit fighting global misconceptions.
- globalEDGE Database of International Business Statistics™Features open access; regular updates using robust data; large number of variables; large number of countries; and multiple years of data. Registration free -globalEDGE
- Hofstede Insights Country Comparison ToolSelect one or several countries in the menu to see the values for the 6 Hofstede dimensions.
- International Monetary Fund: World Economic Outlook DatabaseA comprehensive database of key indicators, the World Economic Outlook Database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise. The data is the product of a comprehensive interdepartmental review of world economic developments, which
- Joint Oil Data Initiative (JODI)View the monthly oil data for the countries reporting to United Nations Statistics Division
Int'l Business Tools
- Global InsightsGlobal Insights provides international business and trade information on over 200 countries, the 50 U.S. states, as well as nearly two dozen industry sectors, and many of the world’s trade blocs. Use the drop-down boxes to find insights, stats, etc. on countries, states, industries, or trade blocs.
- Global Reference DeskA robust directory of resources allows you to find information ranging from culture and economic information to Trade Tutorials, Trade Law or even Statistical Data Sources. Each resource has been reviewed by an experienced team of researchers to ensure utmost utility.
- Global Resource DirectoryThe Global Resource Directory offers a rich collection of thousands of international business- and trade-related resources, which we have selected for their content and usability and organized into the categories below to facilitate your research.
Trade Data
These links provide readily available and trustworthy sources of trade data on international economies.
- International merchandise trade for Canada by Commodity and Principal Trading PartnersIncludes Canadian trade data for Canada and each of the provinces by trading parnter and commodity
- The Observatory of Economic ComplexityThis tool makes international trade data and economic complexity indicators available through millions of interactive visualizations.
- UN Comtrade DatabaseThis is the largest depository of international trade data. It holds over 1.1 billion data records from more that 140 countries. Includes detail on commodities and partner countries. All commodity values expressed in US dollars. Time series date back to 1962.
- World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS)The World Bank with UNCTAD,International Trade Center, United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD) and the WTO developed WITS. This software allows users to access and retrieve information on trade and tariffs.
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