Guides: Business : International Business

Country Profiles

MarketLine PESTLE Reports
Country reports from publisher MarketLine with topics including political conditions of the country, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country, and foreign investment of the country.

To find reports, search TI(name of country AND marketline).
S&P Global Country Reports
Country reports from publisher S&P Global Market Intelligence, with topics including political summary, economic data and forecasts, and strengths and weaknesses of the business environment.

To find reports, search: TI(country/territory report)
Statista
Includes profiles and data on countries worldwide.

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Economist Intelligence Unit (LIMITED ACCESS AND COLLECTION)

EIU's one-click reports feature everything you need to know for a geography — the political and economic outlook, long term trends, industry forecasts and key indicators. Our license includes one-click reports on Brazil, Latin America, Mexico, North America, Asia, China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Europe, United Kingdom, Africa, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

Fitch Solutions Country Risk Reports (LIMITED ACCESS)

In-depth political risk and macroeconomic analysis, robust 10-year forecasts and latest information on the local business environment.

International Healthcare Reports

MarketLine Healthcare Industry Profiles
Industry reports for the healthcare industry from the publisher MarketLine with topics including market value forecast; competitive landscape of leading companies; and market analysis.

To find reports, search: TI(marketline and healthcare and industry)
Statista
Includes reports and data on hospitals and healthcare in countries worldwide.

International Web Resources

CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Global Health Data Exchange
Global surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data from The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, an independent global health research center at the University of Washington.
Global Health Observatory
The GHO data repository is the World Health Organization (WHO)'s gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.
The Lancet Global Health
Each monthly open access (subscription-free), online issue of The Lancet Global Health features original research, review, commentary, and correspondence. Focus is on disadvantaged populations, be they whole economic regions or marginalized groups within otherwise prosperous nations, with a preference for the following topics: reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health; infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases; non-communicable diseases; mental health; the global health workforce; health systems; surgery; and health policy.
OECD Health Statistics
OECD Health Statistics offers the most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries, and includes data found in the publication Health at a Glance. It provides data on the health status of the population including obesity (overweight, obese), suicide and life expectancy, health care financing, health care resources, social protection, health care utilization, the pharmaceutical market, long-term care resources and utilization, non-medical determinants of health, expenditure on health, and demographic and economic references, with coverage being provided for OECD and selected non-OECD countries as far back as 1960.
Our World in Data
Focuses on global issues including poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality.
World Development Indicators
The World Development Indicators is a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. The database contains 1,400 time series indicators for 217 economies and more than 40 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years.