International Business Databases
Public Companies- Private Companies
- Industries
- Analyst Reports
- Markets
- Countries
- Statistics & Economic Data
See Business Administration Databases for all business-related databases.
1. Public Companies
Mergent Online
- Provides detailed information on 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) and 20,000 public companies from over 80 other countries.
- Provides pre-defined company reports and multiple-company reports.
- Data and information can be downloaded or printed.
- Includes over 100 international industry reports, defined by sector and region, updated twice a year.
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OneSource Global (select "International Businesses" in ReferenceUSA)
- Provides detailed profiles of over 15,000 international public companies.
- Covers corporate families, brands, financials, competition, strategic initiatives, executive biographies, directors and major shareholders, stock data, and business ratios.
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MarketLine Business Information Center
- Covers many international public companies.
- Also covers international industries, and provides country reports.
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Business & Company Resource Center (2 concurrent users)
- A "one-stop shopping" database for company and business research.
- Provides brief information on 445,000 U.S. and international companies.
- Covers associations, company financials, company histories and chronologies, company rankings, investment reports, market research reports, market share, products, suits, and claims.
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Corporate Affiliations
- Provides corporate family structure for many international public companies.
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Uniworld (U.S. Firms Operating in Foreign Countries/Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S.) 
- Searchable by country, state, region, keyword, industry sectors (NAICS), zip codes, postal codes, company employees and company revenue.
- Covers companies in over 190 countries.
- Results can be downloaded to Excel.
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2. Private Companies
OneSource Global (select "International Businesses" in ReferenceUSA)
- Covers 4.6 million international companies.
- Complex searches are possible.
- Search results for companies can be sorted, and downloaded into Excel or PDF.
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Corporate Affiliations
- Provides basic company profiles and corporate structures on 65,000 parent companies and 135,000 affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, and outside service firms from around the world.
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LexisNexis Academic
- Provides descriptions of many international companies from various international company directories.
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3. Industries
S&P NetAdvantage (Global Industry Surveys)
- The Global Industry Surveys cover over 20 sectors in Europe and Asia.
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MarketLine Business Information Center
- Provides hundreds of concise industry profiles.
- Covers global as well as country-specific analysis.
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Mergent Online
- Includes over 100 international industry reports, defined by sector and region, updated twice a year.
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Business & Company Resource Center (2 concurrent users)
- A "one-stop shopping" database for company and business research.
- Covers over 1,000 U.S. and global industries.
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Euromonitor Global Market Information Database
- Provides international marketing statistics and reports on industries.
- Particularly strong for the clothing, retailing, food, drink, and personal care products industries.
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OneSource Global (select "International Businesses" in ReferenceUSA)
- Provides industry & market reports from Datamonitor, Freedonia, Business Monitor International, and STAT-USA/NTDB Industry Sector Analysis (use the "Industries" section).
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Encyclopedia of Global Industries 2007
- Covers 125 industries.
- For most industries, covers an industry snapshot, organization and structure, background and development, current conditions, research and technology, industry leaders (companies), major countries in the industry, and sources of further reading.
Related Guide:
Industry Analysis
4. Analyst Reports
Morningstar
- An investment database for stocks and mutual funds.
- Covers all stocks on the NYSE, NASDAQ, and ASE, include the ADR's (non-U.S. companies traded on a U.S. market).
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5. Markets
Mintel Market Research Reports
- Provides fulltext market and consumer research reports for many sectors.
- International in scope, but with emphasis on the U.S. and Europe.
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Euromonitor Global Market Information Database
- Provides marketing statistics and reports on countries, companies, markets, and consumers from over 200 countries.
- Particularly strong for the clothing, retailing, food, drink, and personal care products industries.
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Business Insights
- Provides full-text market research, analysis, and forecasts
- Covers five industries: e-commerce and technology, consumer goods, energy, finance, and healthcare.
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OneSource Global (select "International Businesses" in ReferenceUSA)
- Provides industry & market reports from Datamonitor, Freedonia, Business Monitor International, and STAT-USA/NTDB Industry Sector Analysis (use the "Industries" section).
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Related Guide:
International Market Data
6. Countries
EIU Country Commerce
- Provides "how to do business" information for over 54 countries.
- Includes coverage of trade regulations and tariffs, investment conditions and regulations, e-commerce and intellectual property law, taxes, financial incentives, labor trends, and more.
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MarketLine Business Information Center
- Provides 50 country profiles.
- Useful for economic data, trends, and analysis.
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SourceOECD
- Provides journals, statistics, working papers, reports, and ebooks published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Covers public policy, social issues, health, economics, education, the environment, agriculture, technology, trade, taxation, and more.
- Data can be downloaded into Excel.
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Europa Online
- Provides descriptions of countries and international organizations.
- Useful for politics, economics, and recent history.
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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
- Covers foreign policy and international affairs, including global issues, world politics and political science, religions, nationalism, terrorism, diplomacy, security, and the world economy.
- Provides full texts and/or abstracts of books, journals, conference proceedings, research reports, working papers, and teaching materials.
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Related Guide:
Country Research for Business & Marketing
7. Statistics & Economic Data
Europa Online
- Provides country and multinational comparative statistics.
- Also provides details profiles of countires.
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World Development Indicators Online (WDI)
- Provides 550 economic and social indicators for over 200 countries and 18 county groups, from 1960 to one year ago.
- Data can be downloaded into Excel.
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Euromonitor Global Market Information Database
- Provides international marketing-related statistics.
- Data can be downloaded into Excel.
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SourceOECD
- Provides statistics published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Covers public policy, social issues, health, economics, education, the environment, agriculture, technology, trade, taxation, and more.
- Data can be downloaded into Excel.
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Related Guides:
Country Research for Business & Marketing
Economic Indicators
International Market Data
