Research Guides: Political Economy: Country Overview

Geopolitical

Janes
Military systems & equipment, geopolitical & terrorism intelligence, defense news & analysis, country security & threat assessments, and order of battle information for military worldwide.

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SIPRI Yearbook (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Data and analysis on security & conflicts, military spending & armaments, non-proliferation, arms control, disarmament. (1968-current)
Statesman's Yearbook
History, politics, economics, trade and infrastructure for each country of the world. Annual editions: 1864-present
Strategic Survey
Annual analysis of military & strategic studies, politics & international relations. Detailed maps.
Rane Worldview (formerly STRATFOR)
Economics/finance, energy, military, politics, terrorism/security, industry & country forecasts, risks & opportunities, etc.
World Factbook
Basic intelligence on the history, people, government, religion, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues

Eurostat
Statistical comparisons between regions & countries, economy & finance, population & living conditions, education, information society, environment, energy, etc.
Human Development Index
From the UN Development Programme's Human Development reports, this measures development by combining indicators of life expectancy, educational attainment and income
IMF Data
IMF data portal, financial statistics, national accounts and price statistics, external sector statistics and more.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Books, papers, statistics. Demographic, economic, energy, trade, banking, education, development, direct investment, patent, productivity, social & welfare, international trade, telecommunications, etc. Annual OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental & Social Statistics.

SDG Global Indicators Database
More than 210 SGD indicators for countries, areas and regions.
UN Statistical Databases
Portal to various databases: commodity trade, census, demographic yearbook, disability, joint oil data, millennium indicators, population, vital statistics, service trade, social indicators, etc.

World Bank Open Data
Agriculture, aid effectiveness, economy & growth, education, energy & mining, environment, financial debt, financial sector, gender, health, infrastructure, labor & social protection, poverty, private & public sector, science & technology, social & urban development

World Bank Indicators
Includes: agriculture, aid effectiveness, economy & growth, education, energy, environment, external debt, financial sector, gender, health, infrastructure, labor, poverty, social development, trade and more.
World Development Indicators
Coverage is from 1960 forward. Topics include: Agriculture & Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy & Growth, Education, Energy & Mining, Environment, External Debt, Financial Sector, Gender, Health, Infrastructure, Labor & Social Protection, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science & Technology, Social Development, Trade, Urban Development

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