LibGuides: Human Resource Development: Find statistics, company reports, country reports, indicators etc.

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Global Statistics

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is one of the world's leading portals offering access to statistics and studies on 80,000 topics and 170 industries via its website. Statista enables users to quickly and conveniently access relevant market and consumer data and to easily process it. The data is available in English, German, Spanish, and French and is expanded and updated daily.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository This link opens in a new window
The World Bank's official open access respository of all its research and knowledge outputs. All the formal publications and journals since the 1990s, as well as reports, working papers, and top data from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators. Covers a wide range of research and knowledge on developing countries and emerging economies.
World Bank Open Data Databank This link opens in a new window
Free and open access to global development data published by the World Bank.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
Euromonitor Passport is a global research database providing intelligence on industries, companies economies and consumers. This research provides a complete overview of the global industry and economic landscape of more than 200 countries and territories. Includes Industrial & Cities.

Industries included are Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Health and Wellness, Retailing, Sports, Travel Lifestyles and Natural Resources.
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Human Capital Research Platform This link opens in a new window
This platform provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the latest human capital and labour trends and developments in 20 African countries. Data from the ILO, IMF, WEF, WHO, Unesco and World Bank is used. Subject areas covered are: skills development, labour force trends, industrial relation.s, economic indicators, standards of living, healthcare and the human resources profession.
Human Capital Research Platform This link opens in a new window
This platform provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the latest human capital and labour trends and developments in 20 African countries. Data from the ILO, IMF, WEF, WHO, Unesco and World Bank is used. Subject areas covered are: skills development, labour force trends, industrial relation.s, economic indicators, standards of living, healthcare and the human resources profession.

Labour Statistics

ILOSTAT: world's leading database on labour statistics This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive labour statistics including technical advice to support its member states with the implementation of international statistical standards, data production, analysis and dissemination.
LABORDOC, the ILO Library database This link opens in a new window
NORMLex (Information System on International Labour Standards) This link opens in a new window
Information system which brings together information on International Labour Standards (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.) as well as national labour and social security laws.

Salary Survey SA

South African Statistics

Stats SA (Statistics South Africa) This link opens in a new window
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is a national government department responsible for the production and coordination of official and other statistics to assist organs of state, business and the public in evidence-based decisions for planning, policy development and measurement.
governed by the Statistics Act (Act No. 6 of 1999).
Who Owns Whom This link opens in a new window
Company database providing Independent, high quality, original research on African industry and businesses. Covers over 20,000 company profiles and research reports.

SAARF South Africa
SAARF® is the name by which the South African Audience Research Foundation is familiarly known. SAARF’s main objective is to direct and publish media audience and product/brand research for the benefit of its stake-holders, thereby providing data for target marketing and a common currency for the buying and selling of media space and time. SAARF has thus the responsibility to measure the audiences of all traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema and out of home media.

Statistical sources on the Internet

Macroeconomic, Financial data and Country Reports

Bureau van Dijk Orbis Financial Information Service This link opens in a new window
Orbis provides information on close to 400 million companies and entities across the globe – 41 million of these have detailed financial information.

It’s the most powerful comparable data resource on private companies – and it covers listed companies too. It’s strengths include:
* comparable information
* extensive corporate ownership structures
* a holistic view of companies

Use Orbis to find, analyze and compare companies.
Bureau van Dijk Zephyr This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive mergers and acquisitions data with integrated company information.
Zephyr contains information on M&A, IPO, private equity and venture capital deals and rumours.

The coverage on Zephyr increases daily.

Zephyr currently has information on over 1.8 million deals and rumours with over 100,000 being added annually.
Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports. Covers thousands of global company, country and business topic overviews featuring detailed information as well as interactive rankings and statistics, with quick links to associated content.
EasyData (Quantec) (free registration required) This link opens in a new window
South African statistical information. Updated daily.
EIU Viewpoint including country reports This link opens in a new window
In-depth research and analysis reports of over 30 countries in the world, done by the European Intelligence Unit. Covers financial sectors, industries, policies, politics, monetary trends and current affairs impacting economies.
IMF Data This link opens in a new window
World macro-economic and financial data on world economies.
IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new window
The IMF eLibrary provides access to more than 20,000 publications as well as gateways to other IMF databases and sites.
International Directory of Company Histories (1988 to present) This link opens in a new window
Provides histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. For students, job candidates, business executives, historians and investors.
IRESS Research Domain (INET BFA Research) This link opens in a new window
World Competitiveness Online (IMD) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database on the competitiveness of nations. Competitiveness rankings are compiled from using statistical data, survey data and covers over 65 countries.

Human Resource Development: Find statistics, company reports, country reports, indicators etc.

Training Material

Global Statistics

Labour Statistics

South African Statistics

Statistical sources on the Internet

Macroeconomic, Financial data and Country Reports

Education Statistics on the Internet