Private Sector

Enterprise Surveys (World Bank)

Combines the data from the World Bank/EBRD's Business Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPs) and the World Bank's Investment Climate Assesments (ICAs). Data available on more than 70,000 firms in 104 countries for 2002-2006. Data cover business perceptions and dozens of indicators on the quality of the business environment including:

• Regulations and Tax

• Permits and Licenses

• Corruption

• Crime

• Informality

• Gender

• Finance

• Infrastructure

• Innovation and Technology

• Trade

• Workforce

Entrepreneurship Database (World Bank)

Includes cross-country, time-series data on the number of total and newly registered businesses for 84 countries over the period 2003-2005 collected directly from Registrar of Companies.

Doing Business Data (World Bank)

Annual data for 178 countries for 2003-2007. Countries are ranked on their ease of doing business. The doing business index averages a country's percentile rankings on the following 10 topics (giving equal weight to each topic):

• Starting a Business

• Dealing with Licenses

• Employing Workers

• Registering Property

• Getting Credit

• Protecting Investors

• Paying Taxes

• Trading Across Borders

• Enforcing Contracts

• Closing a Business

Privatization Database (World Bank)

Information on privatization transactions of at least $1 million by country/region/sector for 2000-2005.