An open data store from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations provides information on international business across 150 countries. The dataset includes general country data, economic observations, business conduct rules, and contact details for foreign embassies and consulates. Data is accessible via a free API and is licensed under CC0-1.0.
Use Cases
- Compare economic growth and ease of doing business rankings across countries based on the 'observations' endpoint.
- Generate country-specific business conduct guidelines for exporters based on the 'dosAndDonts' rules.
- Build a directory of embassy and consulate contact points for international networking based on the 'agencies' endpoint.
Strengths
- Covers 150 countries, providing a broad international scope.
- Includes multiple data types: general country facts, economic indicators, behavioral guidelines, and contact information.
- Data is freely accessible via an API under a permissive CC0-1.0 license.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)
- Collection Method
- Compiled by RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) in collaboration with embassies.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- 150 countries worldwide