Library Guides: BUS 330: Managerial Finance: Country Statistics

World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe. Includes World Development Indicators. Scroll below results to see related statistics, and comparison information for other countries.

Search by country and then by indicator, broadly, e.g., Employment
Available Data:
- Surplus or Deficit (Current Account Balance)
- Gross Domestic Product
- Inflation Rate
- Youth Unemployment Rate, and other unemployment rates
- Lending Interest Rate
- Risk Premium on Lending
- Total Tax and Contribution Rate (% of profit)

Trading Economics

Trading Economics provides its users with accurate information for 196 countries including historical data and forecasts for more than 20 million economic indicators, exchange rates, stock market indexes, government bond yields and commodity prices.

globalEDGE
A gateway to international business information, including country profiles, statistical and trade information, marketing studies and more.

Available Data:
- Index of Economic Freedom
- Country Risk Rating, and other risk ratings
- Gross Domestic Product
- GDP Composition
- Total Tax Rate
- Main Import and Export Trade Partners
- List of Largest Corporations

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on 150 countries and over 600 industries.

Use Country Reports rather than Economic Outlook reports
Available data:
- Gross Domestic Product
- Inflation Rate
- Budget Balance
- Unemployment Rate (but not youth rate)
- Main Import and Export Trade Partners

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OECD Tax Database
Comparative information on a range of OECD tax statistics - tax revenues, personal income taxes, non-tax compulsory payments, corporate and capital income taxes and taxes on consumption.

Pages of Interest:

Taxes on Labour Income
Corporate and Capital Income Taxes
Country Summaries by Publication, Taxing Wages

OECD Indicators
Selected statistics from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Financial Statistics
Monthly Monetary and Financial Statistics (Includes Short, Intermediate, Long Term interest rates)

International Statistical Yearbook -- no longer available
Try these alternative resources:
IMF Datamapper or
Statista

National Statistical Offices
Central repository of countries' national statistics offices, from the United Nations Statistics Division.