Country Reports

The most reliable source of country intelligence on nearly 200 countries

Country Reports cover nearly 200 countries and help you stay up to date with how national, regional and global events will affect your business in the short to medium term.

Each Country Report examines and explains in depth the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, sectoral trends, domestic economy, economic policy, foreign trade and payments. Detailed two-year forecasts complement the analysis and pinpoint political and economic developments and trends.

A subscription to Country Reports gives you:

• Political and economic analysis of nearly 200 countries.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual statistics - key economic series selected from the most reliable sources and reviewed by our analysts to provide consistent, objective and impartial coverage.
• Unbiased analysis of current political, policy and economic trends, with a two-year outlook.
• Monthly updating online of analyses and forecasts for the 122 most significant economies - concise commentary and summary statistics outline the latest changes and discuss their implications.
• A consistent format for each country - each individual Country Report follows a standardised structure. This global consistency allows you to find the information you require quickly and easily and to make straightforward comparisons between countries.
• Call-up facility to Economist Intelligence Unit analysts - as a subscriber to Country Reports you can access the expertise of our team of country analysts to discuss our view.

What do Country Reports cover?

• Summary - a synopsis of our two-year outlook and recent political and economic trends.
• Political structure - details of the country's constitution and government, judicial system, main political parties and election dates.
• Economic structure - a compilation of the latest macroeconomic indicators, including GDP (by sector and expenditure), consumer price inflation, trade (by value, commodity and leading source/destination), current-account balance and foreign debt.
• Outlook - the Economist Intelligence Unit's view of the country's political and economic prospects for the next two years.
• Analysis of recent trends - analysis of key political developments; the government's attitude towards business; economic policies and development plans; trends in production and demand; monetary and fiscal conditions; wages and prices; sectoral trends; foreign trade; capital flows; exchange rates and foreign debt.
• Illustrations - graphic representations of recent economic trends.
• Key data - presentation of up-to-date economic statistics.

Which countries are covered by Country Reports?

• Americas
  Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British)
• Africa and the Middle East
  Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Asia and Australasia
  Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
• Eastern Europe
  Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
• Western Europe
  Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

How we produce Country Reports

• What are the sources of data used in Country Reports?
  From international or national sources, selected by our analysts as the most reliable currently available. Our analysts subject the data to exacting scrutiny to ensure their accuracy and validity. All forecasts are unique to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
• Who writes Country Reports?
  The reports are produced by 130 in-house country analysts. They draw on the input of the Economist Intelligence Unit's global network of more than 600 contributors. Our experts are skilled in selecting and interpreting data and information from primary sources to provide reliable economic and political analysis, ensuring that you get an unbiased and accurate picture of the countries that interest you.
• Rigorous validation and forecasting
  Every fact and statistic is checked for accuracy and consistency before publication. We add value to the data by interpreting what developments mean for business and by producing rigorous two-year forecasts. Each forecast is developed with reference to our highly regarded assumptions for the global economy.

How can you benefit from Country Reports?

Country Reports give you an independent source to rely on when formulating strategy, deciding on investment plans and protecting your business against unexpected changes in the political or economic environment. Here are some of the benefits that Country Reports offer you:

• Equip you with the tools you need to do business in today's increasingly fast-moving global economy.
• Improve your understanding - not just of individual events, but the reasons behind them and their likely impact on your business.
• Reinforce your ability to make accurate judgments of a country's economic and political stability.
• Access unbiased, independent information and analysis to support your critical business decisions.

Delivery

Country Reports and regular updates are downloaded online via the Internet in html or PDF format.

Benefits of Internet delivery

eiu.com gives everyone in your organisation easy access to Country Reports.

Features include:

• Five-year archive access.
• Full-text searching.
• PDF or html formats.
• Free Country Profile for each country to which you subscribe.
• Networked access - authorised users can be based in different cities or countries.

Update frequency

Monthly (for 122 key countries).

Quarterly for remainder.