International Business: Doing Business In

Collection of free downloadable articles on various aspects of doing business abroad, including leading global teams, international business people skills, bridging culture gaps, and more.

Market Overview, Challenges, Opportunities & Entry Strategies
Political Environment
Selling U.S. Products and Services
Leading Sectors for U.S. Exports and Investment
Trade Regulations, Customs and Standards
Investment Climate Statement
Trade and Project Financing
Business Travel

Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level.

Gapminder has customizable graphs that allow you to view and compare different country variables. Very easy to use.

The Report contains a detailed profile for each of the 133 economies featured in the study, providing a comprehensive summary of the overall position in the rankings as well as the most prominent competitive advantages and disadvantages of each country/economy based on the analysis used in computing the rankings. Also included is an extensive section of data tables with global rankings for over 110 indicators.

Nice overviews of a number of industries. Profiles include links to related online resources such as industry associations as well as information on risk related to industry and lists of top companies around the world in each industry.

This site from Michigan State University includes more than 400 reviewed links that cover domestic and international news journals and periodicals, region and country information, and trade and statistical data.

A wealth of information and statistical data for exporters from the U.S. Department of Commerce agency whose mission is to support trade.

This collection of authoritative legal and business notes and advisories covers key areas that lawyers and businesspersons need to know about when doing business in over 75 countries. Note: some information provided free of charge, some requires subscription

Reports, statistics, programs and more on trade, population and development in all areas of the world from the United Nations.

Vizala provides a digital dashboard where users can choose to view a variety of market research, demographic, economic, and industry data for different countries from a wide range of sources.

The World Bank makes financial and technical contributions to many developing countries around the world, and their Web site offers a variety of data and information. There is some controversy about the ultimate effects of World Bank intervention in regional institutions and politics.

Facts and cultural information on the countries of the world from the Canadian government's Centre for Intercultural Learning.

Terrific guides to culture, etiquette, customs and protocols for over 100 countries.

Produced by the consultancy firm World business Culture, current site covers 39 countries and for each provides a range of brief information such as business structure, communication styles, and entertaining.

U.S. foreign trade statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.

From the U.S. Department of Labor: links to country statistical agencies, from Albania to Zambia.

From the University of Auckland Library. The OFFSTATS database provides access to free statistics from official sources on the web. Some specialized databases are only available to the University of Auckland staff and students. Find information by country, region, and subject.

Source of up-to-date world-wide demographic statistics.