Library guides: Business: Country information & statistics

Key resources

IMF eLibrary data This link opens in a new window
Macroeconomic statistics for over 200 countries. Data reports for each country include: Exports & Imports, Fiscal Overview and Key Indicators. 1972+
World Bank open data This link opens in a new window
Statistical reference allows you to consult over 900 indicators for some 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 80 tables.
Search tip: Click the Countries link on the top toolbar to browse by region or select country. Provides country overviews, news & events, economic indicators, infrastructure, education, growth and trade.
MarketLine advantage This link opens in a new window
Country statistics via MarketLine: hover over "databases" link to display all databases, and click on "country statistics" to restrict your results.
Passport GMID (Global market information database) This link opens in a new window
Country Data includes: Demographic, Economic and Marketing Statistics spanning 209 Countries, compiled from Official Information Sources.

World factbook
Comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Intelligence.

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Browse the Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD.The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society.
Search tip: To access, click Statistics, Country Tables.
China data online This link opens in a new window
Statistical information from the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China, in English. Coverage includes Yearly macro-economy statistics 1949+, Monthly macro-economy statistics 1998+, Monthly reports on economy development 2002+, City statistics 1996+, County statistics 1997+, Industrial data 2001+, and various statistical yearbooks 2002+, as well as provincial and county-level data from the 2000 census. Search, browse, copy and paste, or download data to Excel.