Country Analysis service—medium and long-term forecasts

Our forecasts show economic and political developments that shape business environments. In the medium-term across 200 geographies, and in the long-term, up to 2050, future trends and a range of key indicators are considered in 82 of the world’s largest economies. 

Why Country Analysis?

business environment

Economic and political developments shaping the business environment shows:

  • implications for your business—written from the point of view of foreign investors. Country forecast identifies the events, risks and policies of significance
  • easy comparisons—our highly-regarded business environment rankings enable you to easily weigh up markets of interest
  • an understanding of future trends—forecasts out to 2050 for key indicators alongside analysis of influential long-term shifts that will help inform business decision making
policy trends

What’s included

  • a business environment outlook assessing the attractiveness of the investment climate with indicator rankings, in-depth analysis and forecasts. A political and economic outlook covering the political system; policy trends, economic growth, inflation, exchange rates and the external sector
  • long-term forecasts of trends and growth rates out to 2050
  • demographic assumptions and market opportunities with profile forecasts and analysis including gross domestic product, income levels, consumer expenditure and social indicators

Our clients use the EIU’s Medium and long-term forecasts to:

  • anticipate and manage future opportunities and identify potential risks
  • back up long-term strategies
  • identify the best markets in which to do business, evaluating investment conditions across countries

This service is relevant for:

Corporations and enterprises
Governments and government departments
Universities and business schools
Financial institutions
Non-governmental and intergovernmental organisations

Coverage

EIU Viewpoint covers nearly 200 countries around the world.

Americas

Argentina | Aruba | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bermuda | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Cayman Islands | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Curaçao | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Sint Maarten | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Turks and Caicos Islands | United States of America | Uruguay | Venezuela | Virgin Islands (British)

Asia

Afghanistan | Australia | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China | Fiji | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Japan | Laos | Macau | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | New Caledonia | New Zealand | North Korea | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Samoa | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Taiwan | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Tonga | Tuvalu | Vanuatu | Vietnam

Europe

Albania | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Hercegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | Montenegro | Netherlands | North Macedonia | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Serbia | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Tajikistan | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Ukraine | United Kingdom | Uzbekistan

Middle East & Africa

Algeria | Angola | Bahrain | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cabo Verde | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo (Brazzaville) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Côte d’Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | eSwatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Jordan | Kenya | Kuwait | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Syria | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | United Arab Emirates | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Country Analysis

EIU’s Country Analysis informs world-leading organisations about geopolitical shifts and economic fluctuations. Departments in a range of sectors use this tool to devise effective strategies.

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