International Business

Brief statistics and charts. Click on "indicators" for detailed statistics.

Info. on more than 400 indicators, from the mid-1960s to previous year.

Statistics from the IMF; issued twice a year. Downloadable.

Click on "Publications" or "Data" for World Economic Outlook, "Research" for IMF Working Papers, "Countries" for a report on a country. Note: Library has subscription to full International Financial Statistics (see separate listing below).

Matrix by broad topic - where to find the statistic

Detailed data from 1970 onward; updated each Dec. by the UN's Statistics Division.

All-in-one resource. From Mich.State Univ.'s CIBER.

IMF Country Reports, statistics, and news. Archive too. From the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

From the IMF. Library has online subscription.

Detailed statistics for the 34 member countries, as well as for 6 more countries.

Note: spring 2023, new name: Sage Data.

See new name: Data-Planet Statistical Datasets

Current as well as previous editions of the United Nations detailed report on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Compilation from the BLS.

Excellent compilation from the Univ. of Wisconsin.

From the World Bank. Replaces Doing Business series.

From the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Admin. Chapters on opportunities and challenges of doing business in a particular country. Note: Market Research Reports, which can be searched on this platform, requires registration to view.

Report from PwC in Feb. 2017

Most inclusive list of countries. From Euromonitor.

From the UN. Links to tables in Excel; projections to 2090

From the Pew Research Center

In-depth analysis; from EIU. From the country webpage, select the "1-Click Report" (top right-hand corner). Or, scroll down for latest coverage, politics, economy, finance, regulations, etc.

Brief country overviews from the CIA. Also includes comparison tables.

Current and short overviews about countries. From the U.S. State Dept.

SELECT "COUNTRY REPORTS" FROM RIGHT FRAME. Includes these in-depth reports: Country Profile (from Datamonitor/Marketline), Country Monitor (from IHS Global), Business Forecast Report (from Business Monitor International), Country Review (from CountryWatch), and Country Report (from Political Risk Yearbook).

Statistical data plus brief overviews. From Mich. State Univ.'s CIBER.

Overviews plus recent history, and social and political conditions. Lists of organizations too, plus key statistics. Library had trial for online edition; Print editions offsite (call #: JN1.E85).

Excellent compilation by the Univ. of Wisconsin.

From the State Dept. 2016 to current. Previously "Background Notes".

From the World Bank. Replaces Doing Business series.

In-depth country overviews from the Library of Congress. Released infrequently.

Brief country overviews from the U.S. Dept. of State. [State Dept. now issues Bilateral Fact Sheets.] Many from 2008-09 are on the Univ. of North Texas website. Other years may no longer be available (see "more info").