LibGuides: Supply Chain and Operations Management: Country Profiles and Data

Supply Chain Management and Operations on a Global Scale

Effective management of supply chain and operations on a global scale presents numerous region-specific circumstances, challenges, and risks. To navigate these variables successfully supply chain managers must gain a thorough knowledge of the educational, economic, legal, political, social, and religious variables of each point in the supply chain. Laws and regulations, including those affecting banking, monetary exchange, the import and export of materials and products, ownership of intellectual property, and safety affect supply chain planning and implementation. Use the resources linked on this page to locate information for specific countries. Best practice is to consult several sources and to critically analyze the information you discover.

Country Profiles, Data, and Statistics

This subscription database provides up-to-date country insight reports.

Mergent Country Insight This link opens in a new window

The following Web Sites provide a variety of international data and statistics.

Demographic Yearbook This link opens in a new window
This basic statistical resource compiles population data and other vital statistics from national statistical authorities. This information is presented as a full international data yearbook in PDF format along with tables and notes on an annual basis. Some information is also accessible as datasets.

Data Aggregators: Data-Planet and Statista

Be sure to scroll down for sources of data in specific areas of interest!

Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets is a data repository that collects, stores, and disseminates statistical data from hundreds of data sources. Its single interface is a convenient access point to more than 52 billion data points from 6.2 billion datasets, including data from all U.S. Government agencies, bureaus, and departments. Users can scan the contents of the collection, select subjects and variables of interest, view your data, and create customized tables and charts.

Please use the many training guides and tutorials linked on this page to assist you in navigation and data extraction. For a more detailed overview of the platform visit:
Statista This link opens in a new window
Access data on more than 80.000 topics from over 18.000 sources, categorized into 21 market sectors. Includes market research reports, such as the Ipsos Affluent Survey published annually by Ipsos Media, Simmons National Consumer Studies and Consumer Insights from Scarborough Research, as well as trade publications, scientific journals, government databases, and organizational data repositories. For each statistic, Statista provides available meta data including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details. Content is geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, with a focus on current (not historical) statistics. Ready made tables are available for download as images to insert into presentations.Data is downloadable in PPT, XLS, and PNG.