There are a number of sources of information on the factors (“pillars of entrepreneurship”) affecting domestic PSD growth

• Two surveys, one by the World Bank and one joint effort by EBRD-World Bank, are essential diagnostic tools when surveying the private sector environment.
• World Business Environment Survey (WBES)
• Business Environment and Enterprise Project Survey (BEEPS)


• To facilitate global business, the United States Department of Commerce has a very useful compendium of international market research online.
• Contains Country Commercial Guides, Best Market Reports and Market Research


• Indicators are a simple and valuable tool to diagnose problems and provide a valuable metric with which to quantify progress in private sector development
• Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS)
• For 200 countries, the World Bank has aggregated data for six dimensions of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
• The International Labor Organization (ILO) has an invaluable publication, Key Indicators of the Labor Market (KILM), the statistics of which are also available in an interactive software package.


• Refer to the following pages for additional sources and tools on assessing the business environment and other specific topics