The Future of Business survey is a collaboration between Facebook, the OECD and the World Bank to provide timely insights on the perceptions, challenges, and outlook of online Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Future of Business survey was first launched as a monthly survey in 17 countries in February 2016 and expanded to 42 countries in 2018. In 2019, the Future of Business survey increased coverage to 97 countries and moved to a bi-annual cadence.
The target population consists of SMEs that have an active Facebook business Page and include both newer and longer-standing businesses, spanning across a variety of sectors. To date, more than 90 million SMEs have created a Facebook Page, and more than 700,000 of these Facebook Page owners have taken the survey. With more businesses leveraging online tools each day, the survey provides a lens into a new mobilized, digital economy and, in particular, insights on the actors: a relatively unmeasured community worthy of deeper consideration and considerable policy interest.
The survey includes questions about perceptions of current and future economic activity, challenges, business characteristics and strategy. Custom modules include questions related to regulation, access to finance, digital payments, and digital skills. The full questionnaire is available for download.
This dataset contains survey response data aggregated by country and wave.
Future of Business Survey website: futureofbusinesssurvey.org
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2020
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Millenium development goals, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Millenium development goals, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1990-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1988-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Millenium development goals, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Millenium development goals, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1992-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1995-Dec 31, 2018
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2026
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Poverty, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Economy and Growth, Energy and Mining, Environment, Health, Infrastructure, Private Sector, Public Sector, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 2011-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2020
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal covering the following topics which also exist as individual datasets on HDX: Agriculture and Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness, Economy and Growth, Education, Energy and Mining, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Infrastructure, Social Protection and Labor, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Technology, Social Development, Urban Development, Gender, Climate Change, External Debt, Trade.
Updated
September 28, 2020
| Dataset date: Jan 1, 1960-Dec 31, 2019
This dataset updates: Every month
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Trade is a key means to fight poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, specifically by improving developing country access to markets, and supporting a rules based, predictable trading system. In cooperation with other international development partners, the World Bank launched the Transparency in Trade Initiative to provide free and easy access to data on country-specific trade policies.
