U.S. Federal Information on Foreign Countries: Development

Information about international economic development assistance, dating back to 1947. Includes a searchable database of nearly one million past and present aid activities around the world, aid information management services and tools, data visualization technologies, and research designed to increase understanding of development finance.

An international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Annual Reports (1997-), Asian Development Outlook (1996-), Key Indicators (1999-date).

An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change. Publications from 2005 to present.

Developed in 1999 by UN University Press. It contains 210 publications (32,000 pages) in the fields of Agriculture and Land Management, Development, Environment and Sustainability, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resource Development, Science and Technology.

Lists 53,750 development organizations, to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector.

Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. View data for a selected economy. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 181 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in countries from central Europe to central Asia. Annual reports (1991-2007), Factsheets, and various reports.

Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace. Includes market research and trade leads from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service to export finance information from Export-Import Bank and the Small Business Administration to agricultural export assistance from USDA.

Contains exporter characteristics and dynamics in 45 developed and developing countries. The database mainly covers 2003-2009, though data from the 1990s are also available for some countries. It allows for cross-country comparisons of exporters based on factors such as size, survival, growth, and concentration.

IADB provides solutions to development challenges in 26 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, partnering with governments, companies and civil society organizations.

Includes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF are also available.

Provides links to national trade support institutions and country-specific business information, trade and market profiles, trade statistics which benchmark national trade performance and provide indicators on export supply and import demand.

Provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socio-economic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries. Coverage from 1996 to present, each issue covers a different topic.

A multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption in the Western Hemisphere. Annual Report (2001-2006), resolutions and declarations, treaties, speeches and various topical reports.

The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) statistics provide comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and resource flows to over 150 developing countries and territories.

The (ECOSOC) serves as the central forum for discussing international economic and social issues, and for formulating policy recommendations addressed to Member States and the United Nations system. Coverage is from 2001 to present.

Each report presents agenda-setting data and analysis. Each global Human Development Report explores a particular theme. Regional and National reports are also available. Coverage is from 1990 to present.

These reports show how the process of integrating culture into development policy and programming works in practice. Reports are available from 1996 to present.

USAID is the government agency providing US economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years. Speeches and testimony from 1997-2009. Fact sheets from 1996-2008. Mission press releases from 2006-2009.

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The World Bank provides data related to the World Bank's finances and investments.

(Latest version in MU ELLIS READY REFERENCE HC59 .15 .W65 2010)