Country, Market & Risk Data
Government Related Data Sources
These are organizations and agencies related to governments other than the US (for which key resources are listed separately under "Free International Links"), or they are multinational in nature.
Embassy World.com
The site (also www.embassy.org) says, “Absolutely all of the world’s embassies in a searchable database.” The site was not tested to prove or disprove this statement.
www.embassyworld.com
European Commission’s Market Access Database
The site provides information on tariff and non-tariff barriers, as well as trade statistics.
mkaccdb.eu.int/mkaccdb2/indexPubli.htm
Export Development Corporation (EDC)
A Canadian, private counterpart to OPIC, this company offers political risk protection for Canadian businesses in the world market, as well as its foreign market expertise, business intelligence and financial services. Site includes many articles on the Canadian market, as well as data.
www.edc.ca
Export Finance & Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
This Australian equivalent of OPIC offers political risk insurance for a few variables: currency inconvertibility, expropriation/confiscation, and war/civil damage. The site also presents country assessments and links to Australian government websites.
www.efic.gov.au
International Energy Agency
The website of the OECD’s energy group provides a host of country-by-country data on energy usage and policy for members and non-members. Free and paid data.
www.iea.org
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
This official site provides the basic indicators for all OECD countries as well as a synopsis of economic surveys for all countries as they are released. Free and paid data.
www.oecd.org
United Nations
This is the starting place for UN statistics on economic and social development at the world, regional and country levels. Information is also available on hundreds of topics, organized for easy access. Free and available in many languages.
www.un.org
World Bank
Through this site you can access World Bank statistics country-by-country or for regions as well as publications with thousands of data items for most countries of the world.
www.worldbank.org
World Trade Organization
This is the official site of the international organization dealing with trade between nations.
www.wto.org