EIU Viewpoint
EIU Viewpoint provides analyses of economic conditions, selected industries, developments in commodity markets and global macroeconomic trends for more than 200 countries. EIU stands for Economist Intelligence Unit.
In-depth insight into countries around the world
EIU Viewpoint offers analyses of economic conditions, selected industries, developments in commodity markets and global macroeconomic trends.
You can browse the content via the menu or use the search field, then filter your results by geography, topic and type, including forecasts.
You will find reports and data on major industries such as:
- The automotive industry
- Consumer goods
- Energy
- The financial sector
- Healthcare
- Telecommunications
When is EIU Viewpoint useful?
You can quickly find an informative graph or table that shows, for example, the development of Asia’s business environment from 1980 to today or a projection of Europe’s demographic trends up to 2050.
Other examples of when EIU Viewpoint is helpful:
- When you need statistics on countries and markets
- When you need information about political stability in a given country
- When comparing countries or regions
- When you need energy forecasts
- When you need comprehensive information about a specific country (current and historical back to 2011)
- When doing PESTLE analysis
In short: use it when you need reliable macroeconomic data, forecasts and analyses on countries, industries or markets.
Explore EIU Viewpoint
Democracy index
Analysis of the state of democracy across countries, including comparisons and commentary.
Country data from 1980 onwards
Retrieve macroeconomic data from 1980 and onwards, displayed in table or chart format. It is also possible to install an Excel add-in.
Current topics
Highly relevant themes are highlighted, so you do not need to search for articles yourself but get a curated list of relevant texts and analyses.
Commodities
Monthly analysis of commodity price developments.
Business Environment
Under the menu topics, you will find Business Environment. A section that will help you assess business investment opportunities.
Technological Readiness
15 technological readiness indicators indicating how prepared countries are to operate and innovate in a digital economy.
Help using EIU Viewpoint
Help & FAQ
EIU’s help pages offer quick guidance on how to navigate the platform and use the Excel add-in to access data.
Videos
EIU has created a video that demonstrates how to use the platform for country analysis.