Babson College LibGuides - Country Studies

Facts and Figures

Would you like a factual overview? Try one of these sources:

Background Notes: Annual, usually. U.S. Department of State.
World Factbook. Annual. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and in the National Trade Data Bank at Stat-USA.
Walden Report via LexisNexis Academic (Reference > Country Profiles) or LexisNexis Research (library: world; file: profile - in library use only) - To search type: country(countryname) This report has the factual coverage of the previous title with the addition of two important features. A brief analysis section highlights economic growth and government reforms. The business environment is covered with concise descriptions of banking, finance, trade, industry, and many other topics.
Global Competitiveness Report. Annual. World Economic Forum HB238.G56 (Information Desk1) - At a glance get a view of a country's position in comparison to 40 other major countries.
International Statistical Agencies. Links to country statistical websites.

Do you need quick stats or economic time series for your country? Try one of the resources listed below:

Euromonitor GMID
Great source for economic and consumer data, as well as country overviews and consumer profiles. Search by keyword, browse or market categories.
Global Insight Data-InsightWeb
The most comprehensive source that we have for economic data for any country, It has IMF as well as local country data. We have two versions of Global Insight: the DataWeb and the WRDS platform. Web version is the most complete.