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MSU-CIBER: Market Potential Index
An indexing study conducted annually by MSU-CIBER to help companies rank 27 Emerging Markets on 8 dimensions. The 8 dimensions are then combined to create an overall market potential index. The latest rankings are provided on the site as well as access to past analyses.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
@rating is developed by Coface and provides risk ratings for 154 countries around the globe. It also ranks 13 different sectors (industries) in terms of risk. Ratings for countries are based on 7 different criteria: growth vulnerability, foreign currency liquidity crisis, external over-indebtedness, sovereign financial vulnerability, banking sector's fragilities, fragility of governance and geopolitical environment, and companies' payment behavior.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
A.M. Best Country Risk Ratings
A list classifying various countries into the level of risk inherent in the country's governmental, economic, and social stability factors. The methodology uses country risk analysis to determine how the factors outside an insurer's control affect its ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders. The site requires a free membership registration in order to access the various country data. The site also contains additional reports and data available for purchase.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
A.T. Kearney/ Foreign Policy: Globalization Index
The Globalization Index is the rankings of 72 key advanced and emerging markets worldwide based on levels of economic, social, technological and political integration with the rest of the world. The complete rankings, information about methodology, and expert analysis is all provided on the site.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
A.T. Kearney: FDI Confidence Index
An annual survey which tracks the impact of likely political, economic and regulatory changes on the foreign direct investment intentions and preferences of CEOs, CFOs and other top executives of Global 1000 companies. The report includes detailed commentary on the markets and the impact a variety of global trade issues have on their FDI attractiveness, as well as a ranking of the top 25 countries.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
A.T. Kearney: The Global Retail Development Index
The A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index ranks emerging countries based on four key variables: country risk, market attractiveness, market saturation, and time pressure. In addition to the current year's index, the reports for previous years can be accessed from the links on the left side of the page.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
A.T. Kearney: The Global Services Location Index
The annual Global Services Location Index (formerly called the Offshore Location Attractiveness Index) is a tool to help companies understand and compare the factors that make countries attractive as potential location for offshore services. It measures the viability of countries as an offshore destination based on their financial attractiveness, people and skills availability, and business environment. The report and ranking files are available in PDF format.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
AdAge: Advertising and Marketing Rankings Data Center
A wide variety of annually conducted ranking studies by Ad Age magazine. Includes rankings such as "World's Top 100 Advertising Organizations" and "Top 100 Global Marketers by Media Spending" in addition to many U.S. focused rankings. Most rankings are accessible for free, however some of the documents require a free registration. More rankings are also available on the Ad Age Global site, which requires a fee-based subscription.
Tags: Industry Specific
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Anholt-GMI Nation Brands Index
Anholt-GMI provides a quarterly ranking of the world's nation brands, based on a polling of consumers worldwide. It measures the perceptions of the cultural, political, commercial, and human assets. This is complemented with perceptions of investment potential and tourist appeal of countries being ranked. Contact information for GfK Custom Research North America is available for assistance with research needs.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
AON Insurance and Risk Management Company
AON Insurance and Risk Management Company provide a number of risk management, consulting, and insurance services. The Political Risk Map focuses on more than 200 territories world wide, providing overall levels and types of risk in relation to global changes. In addition, there is a section related to counter terrorism risk management.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Center for Global Development: Commitment to Development Index
An annual ranking that grades 22 developed nations on how their aid, trade, migration, investment, technology, security, and environmental policies influence the development of poor nations. The site explains the methodology and the ranking of the 22 nations in the 7 categories (in addition to an overall ranking).
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
Chemical and Engineering News: Global Top 50 Chemical Producers
An annual study conducted by C&EN magazine, it ranks the top 50 companies worldwide in terms of total chemical sales. The study includes an analysis of the current year's events, the changes in rankings from the past year, and a detailed table that provides figures for sales, operating profits, capital spending, and R&D spending for all 50 companies.
Tags: Chemicals, Industries, Industry Specific
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Doing Business: Economy Rankings
The Doing Business Economy Rankings measures the ease of conducting business in a country based on ten factors that reflect how conducive the regulatory environment is to a business operation. All 175 countries can be ranked based on any specific factor, and the raw data is also available for download in Excel format.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Ducroire|Delcredere Country Risks
Ducroire|Delcredere provides both "political risk" and "commercial risk" ratings for countries around the world. 239 countries are analyzed according to the type of commercial transaction and the nature of the risk.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
EIU: E-readiness Rankings 2009
A joint effort by the Economist Intelligence Unit and IBM Institute for Business Value, the study ranks 70 countries in terms of their conduciveness to Internet-based opportunities. The rankings are based on 6 criteria: connectivity and IT infrastructure, business environment, e-commerce adoption, legal environment, social environment, and supporting e-services. The latest rankings, past rankings as well as individual country commentaries are accessible on the site.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Engineering News-Record: Top 225 International Contractors
Annual study that ranks contractor companies based on the construction revenue generated outside of each company's home country. A separate ranking is available for the Top 225 Global Contractors and includes the companies' revenues in their home countries as well as their international revenues.
Tags: Construction, Industry Specific, Industries
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
Financial Times: FT Global 500
The FT Global 500 provides a listing of world's largest companies ranked by market capitalization. The list can be viewed by ranking, by country, and by sector. There are also separate listings for top 500 companies in each region of the world.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 16, 2009
The Fitch Ratings Sovereigns Group provides credit research and opinion on more than 100 countries, and assigns ratings to the foreign and local currency debt of sovereign governments that account for virtually all of sovereign international debt issuance. A subscription is required for access to research and credit reports, but the actual rankings can be downloaded through the "Sovereign Ratings History" link of the left menu.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
A brand new study published by the well-known magazine ranks the world's largest companies as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets, and market value. U.S. companies dominate the list with over 1/3 of the entries. Note: Users may have to click "frame off" in the upper right-hand corner for the site to work correctly.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Published by Forbes Global, the annual tax guide presents a comprehensive glance at the corporate and personal tax rates in 60 of the world's major business spots. In addition the guide includes various tables to show what an employee nets as cash compensation after all applicable taxes.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
The Fortune magazine publishes an annual ranking of America's largest corporations (by revenues). The site has the full rankings, plus more detailed profile information about each country in the ranking, as well as industry level rankings. The list is also sortable by state, company name, and a number of other criteria.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
The annual feature of the Fortune magazine (published every July) ranks the world's largest companies according to revenues. The listings are provided in rank order as well as by industry. There is also a search function. For each company, there is basic contact information (address, phone, website), the CEO's name, and figures for revenues, profits, assets, stockholder's equity, and number of employees.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Fortune: World's Most Admired Companies
Using a large set of indicators, this annual study presents a ranking of major companies worldwide based on their performance conceived broadly. Some of the indicators include quality of management; quality of products and services; innovativeness; long-term investment value; financial soundness; ability to attract, develop, and retain talent; community responsibility; use of corporate assets; and global business acumen.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 15, 2009
Ranking of all of the world’s largest cities. Includes rankings, mayors of the moment, city vs. country life, best cities for business and travel, and what makes cities “global”.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
The site provides comparative information on the potential and performance of 25 emerging economies as locations for global production and sourcing and is based on the results of a study conducted by Nova Research, a Swiss-based business economics consultancy.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Happy Planet: Human Well-Being & Environmental Impact Index
The Happy Planet index ranks 143 countries based on the life satisfaction, life expectancy, and ecological footprint exhibited by each country. It is a simple measure designed to evaluate how efficiently countries use their resources in order to achieve fulfilling lives for their citizens. Data is accessible through an interactive global map or a list ranking in PDF and Excel format.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom Rankings
A joint effort of the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, the index scores the relative freedom of 179 world economies based on 10 factors: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market. The complete publication is available online.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
Inc.com is aimed at helping business owners and CEOs start, run and grow their businesses more successfully. The Inc. 500/5000 is an exclusive ranking of United States' fastest-growing private companies. Users can view the full list or utilize a search function.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 9, 2009
IndustryWeek: IW 1000 - World's Largest Manufacturing Companies
Conducted annually in June, Industry Week magazine ranks the world's largest manufacturing companies by sales revenue. The special section includes analysis of the ranking and archives. Access to the data is through a flexible search engine which allows the data to be ranked and/or limited by several criteria, including industry, country, company name, or sales revenue.
Tags: Industrial Manufacturing, Industry Specific, Industries
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Interbrand: Best Global Brands
The world's top 100 global brands ranked by Interbrand and BusinessWeek are ranked against each other and within industry. Updated annually, the table allows easy comparison to the past year. The site also has feature articles that accompany the table. Additional analysis and interactive presentations are available through the site. Previous reports since 2001 are available at the bottom of the page.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
International Institute for Management Development: World Competitiveness Yearbook
Published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), the annual report uses over 300 criteria in 4 main categories, economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure, to rank the competitiveness of 57 countries. The site includes the overall rankings for the past 5 years, and a limited selection of tables and graphics for the individual criteria. Ranking is available in PDF, and the complete report is available for purchase.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
The KOF Index of Globalization, provided by the KOF Swiss Economic Institute, measures globalization on economic, social, and political dimensions by looking at economic flows, restrictions, information flows, personal contact, and cultural proximity. Detailed data is available for download, and users can utilize the mapping and graphing tools that add an informative visual element to the data. Indexes for 122 countries are provided for every year dating back to 1970.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Provided by the World Bank, the Logistics Performance Index is an interactive benchmarking tool to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance. The index consists of both perception and objective measures and helps build profiles of logistics friendliness across 150 countries. The tool is available in three different modes: country scorecard, global LPI ranking, and cross-country comparison.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 5, 2009
Mercer: Worldwide Cost of Living Survey
The annual survey by Mercer HR Consulting measures the cost of living in 143 cities across 6 continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. It is the world’s most comprehensive cost of living survey and is used to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees. The site provides the top 50 cities for free and the complete report is available for purchase.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Mercer: Worldwide Quality of Living Survey
The survey by Mercer HR Consulting measures the overall quality of life for 215 cities worldwide. Quality of life criteria include social, economic, environmental, personal safety, health, education, transport and other public services. The data can be used to assist multinational companies in determining international hardship allowances for their expatriate workers. The site provides the top 50 cities for free and the complete report is available for purchase.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
The Country Risk Classification Method measures the country credit risk, i.e. the likelihood that a country will service its external debt, on a scale of 0-7 (0 having the least risk).
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 12, 2009
Stores: Top 250 Global Retailers
Published by the National Retail Federation's Stores magazine every year in January, this list provides the top 250 global retailers ranked by annual sales. Country of origin, store format, and countries of operation are also provided for each retailer. The 50+ page report for the latest year is downloadable in a unique NXTBook format, and also includes analysis and profiles of the world's best retail markets. Past rankings since 1999 are also available on the report. Last updated: January 2008
Tags: Industry Specific
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Swiss Export Risk Guarantee Agency: Country Risk Categorizations
Available here are Country Risk Categorizations by the Swiss Export Risk Guarantee Agency. The first column on the table shows how ERG classifies countries based on the commercial risk present in the market, with 1 representing the smallest risk and 7 representing the highest risk.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 13, 2009
The Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009
The Global Information Technology Report features 127 economies worldwide and assesses the impact of information technology on their competitiveness. Features statistics, charts, and rankings.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 13, 2009
Each year, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals ranks international companies as the world's best outsourcing service providers. The four criteria for rankings were size and growth, customer references, organizational competencies, and management capabilities.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 15, 2009
Transparency International - Corruption Perceptions Index
The annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. Information is available in multiple languages and indices dating back to 1995 are on the site.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 13, 2009
UNCTAD: Foreign Direct Investment Indices
UNCTAD measures FDI performance and potential, ranking countries by how they do in attracting inward direct investment. There are three indices available: Inward Performance, Outward Performance and Inward Potential Results. Each index is updated every three years and is available in PDF format.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
UNCTAD: Largest Transnational Corporations
UNCTAD ranks the largest non-financial Transnational Corporations by their foreign assets and presents the results in 3 separate lists: the 100 largest worldwide, the largest 50 from developing countries and the largest 25 from the economies in transition of Central and Eastern Europe. The same ranking, together with an analysis of the relevance of these TNCs in the world economy, is included in the various issues of the World Investment Report.The lists are available for download in PDF format.
Tags: Company Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
Vale Columbia School on Sustainable International Investment: Emerging Market Global Players
The Emerging Market Global Players (EMGP) Project, a collaborative effort led by the Columbia Program on International Investments (CPII), ranks emerging market based multinational enterprises (MNEs) according to the level of foreign assets held. Rankings and analysis are included for Brazil, Russian, Israel, Argentina, India, China and Slovenia. Reports are available in PDF format, some in the country specific language.
Tags: Countries, Country Level, China, Israel, Slovenia, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, India
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators
World Bank Governance Indicators provides a ranking of 212 countries and territories on six dimensions of governance; voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption. The report is an aggregate project from the years 1996 to 2008. Data is available in Excel format only, and the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper on the report is available in PDF format.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report
The report identifies and measures the underlying factors that contribute to high rates of economic growth in the medium term (a time horizon of about 5 years). These factors are quantified and then combined into an Index of Competitiveness. The website provides access only to an interactive map (link on right column) that provides the current state of world countries with various hotspots clickable for detailed explanation. The rankings are available in PDF and excel. The full report is available for purchase.
Tags: Country Level
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: November 20, 2009
INDEX: Gary Price's List of Lists
The List of Lists is a database of ranked listings of companies, people and resources freely available on the Internet, organized by subject headings.
Tags: Index
Last reviewed by globalEDGE on: October 27, 2009
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