Featured Data Additions

GLSECTOR → Artificial Intelligence → Artificial Intelligence Use in Enterprises

Almost 78,000 series relating to AI use in European enterprises have been added to GLSECTOR. Coverage includes data for the EU, EA and 34 individual countries. Data are available by sector with detail by type of AI technology, purpose of use, source of the AI, reasons for not using AI, digital intensity metrics and AI use on individuals. Annual data are sourced from Eurostat and start in 2021.

Chart: The adoption of AI to generate written or spoken language or programming codes in Europe by information & communication enterprises has been meteoric. In Austria, Denmark and Sweden – some of the top adopters – use has risen by 46, 41 and 49 percentage points, respectively, since 2023. Approximately one third of European countries covered are above 50% usage in 2025. The euro area’s information & communication enterprises as a whole are showing 43% adoption in 2025.

TOURISM → Countries and Special Areas Listed Alphabetically → Maldives → Tourist Arrivals

Tourist arrival detail for the Maldives was added to the TOURISM database. Tourist arrivals from 80 individual countries and 15 world regions are available on this table. Monthly data are sourced from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and start as early as January 1988.

Chart: The Maldives has spent years cementing its reputation as one of the world's premiere luxury tropical destinations and has seen increasing tourist arrivals since the end of the pandemic. However, 2026 tells a different story with significant double-digit YoY decreases from most world regions. Ongoing instability in the Middle East has continued to ripple across global flight networks – and because many travelers reach the Maldives through Middle Eastern hubs, disruptions, rerouted flights, and higher fuel costs make the journey more complicated, expensive and thus less appealing.

EMERGEMA → Uganda → International Trade and Balance of Payments → Diaspora Remittance by Country

Remittance statistics for Uganda were added to the EMERGEMA database. This data set includes inflows and outflows reported in USD in addition to the number of transactions for each. Totals plus detail for 240 countries and territories are included on this table. Monthly data are sourced from the Bank of Uganda and start in January 2025.

Chart: Remittances are a critical pillar of the Ugandan economy, representing one of its largest sources of foreign exchange. These inflows act as a social protection system for millions of Ugandans, particularly the unemployed youth and the elderly. Inflows reached 2.6 billion USD in 2025, which is equivalent to approximately 3.8% of the country's GDP. Through May 2026, YTD remittances were up 14.5% YoY – where 70-75% consistently originates from the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Canada.

EMERGELA → Eastern Caribbean Currency Union → Public Finance and Debt → Debt

Public debt statistics for the ECCU and the eight individual member countries were added to EMERGELA. Tables include measures for total public sector debt, central government debt and public corporation debt with breakouts for domestic and external debt. Member countries include St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Dominica, Anguilla and Montserrat. Quarterly data are sourced from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and start in Q1 2000.

Chart: The ECCU faces an ongoing challenge. With a current public debt-to-GDP ratio of 77.4%, it remains well above its regional target of 60% by 2035. Since Q1 2020, public sector debt in the region has grown by 5.8 billion EC$ - an increase of 41%. These small island countries have common underlying limitations – a heavy reliance on global tourism that has been severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, repeated natural disasters and exposure to the economic fallout of global crises.

EMERGEFM → Liberia → International Trade and BOP → Trade by Country

International trade statistics by country for Liberia were added to EMERGEFM. Imports and exports to and from Africa, Asia & the Middle East, Europe & Oceania, and the Americas & the Caribbean including 39 individual countries are available. Annual data reported in USD are sourced from the Central Bank of Liberia and start in 2010.

Chart: Liberia exhibits a highly segmented foreign trade profile where Europe dominates export destinations, while Asia serves as the primary source for the country's imports. Europe is the destination for 82% of exports, of which 73% goes to Switzerland in the form of unwrought gold. 60% of Liberia's imports - led by machinery, petroleum, and manufactured goods - originate from Asia & the Middle East with China, India, and Turkey as the leading suppliers, accounting for 84% of imports from that region.