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alt DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION
Central bank

Bank for International Settlements

International Reserves

IMF / International Financial Statistics | World Bank

Gross Domestic Product – GDP

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Real GDP growth

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

GDP per capita – current prices

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

GDP per capita – PPP

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

GDP (PPP) – share of world total

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

GDP – composition by sector

CIA World Factbook / GDP – composition by sector

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D;(% of GDP)

OECD / Gross domestic expenditure on R&D

Inflation

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Unemployment rate

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Household saving rates

OECD / Household savings

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor’s | Moody’s

Market value of publicly traded shares

World  Bank / Market capitalization 

Largest companies

Forbes Global 2000

alt DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS

Current account balance

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Current account balance by percentage of GDP

IMF World Economic Outlook 2016

Exports as percent of GDP
(Exports of goods and services)

World  Bank / Exports as % of GDP

Shares in world total merchandising export

World Trade Organization / World Trade Statistical Review

Shares in world total commercial services export

World Trade Organization / World Trade Statistical Review

Total exports

CIA World Factbook / Total exports

Export commodities

CIA World Factbook / Export commodities

Total imports

CIA World Factbook / Total imports

Import commodities

CIA World Factbook / Import commodities

Exports – major partners

CIA World Factbook / Exports – major partners

Imports – major partners

CIA World Factbook / Imports – major partners

FDI inflows

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report 2016

FDI outflows

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report 2016

Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report 2016

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report 2016

Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – World Investment Report 2016

Best Countries for doing business

World Bank – Doing Business

Global competitiveness ranking

World Economic Forum / Global competitiveness ranking

Index of Economic Freedom

The Heritage Foundation

alt COUNTRY AND POPULATION OVERVIEW
Time zone

CIA – World Fact Book

Total area

CIA – World Fact Book

Capital

CIA – World Fact Book

Currency

CIA – World Fact Book

Government type

CIA – World Fact Book

Languages

CIA – World Fact Book

Religions

CIA – World Fact Book

Total population

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Urban population as % of total population

World Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)

Population median age

CIA – World Fact Book 

Population growth rate

CIA – World Fact Book

Life expectancy

CIA – World Fact Book

Adult literacy

CIA – World Fact Book

% of population living on less than $2 a day

World Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)

Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

World Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)

Freedom House rating

Freedom House

Total telephone subscribers as % of population

UN – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – Indicators 2014

Internet users as % of total population

UN – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – Indicators 2014

Cost of living index

Cost Of Living – Mercer Index

CO2 emissions

World Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)

 

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