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.

EMERGEFM → Liberia → Production

Production statistics for Liberia were added to the EMERGEFM database. Categories include agricultural products, manufactured goods, mineral products, and services. The table includes commodities important to Liberia’s economy such as gold, iron ore, diamonds, rubber, cocoa beans, and timber. Monthly data are sourced from the Central Bank of Liberia and start as early as January 2004.

Chart: Liberia’s economy is heavily reliant on the production and export of primary raw materials. The iron ore sector is the backbone and is experiencing a massive boom with production tripling from 5.2 million MT in 2024 to 14.9 million MT in 2025 – spiking in February 2026 recording 3 million MT in that month alone. Gold production increased 79% YoY in 2021 followed by 49% and 16% increases in the subsequent years – spiking in July 2025 with a record 59 thousand ounces extracted. Expansion in the mining sector is a core catalyst for projected real GDP growth of 5.5%.

INSECTOR → Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products → Cement Production

Cement production data for India were added to the INSECTOR database – Haver’s database for detailed Indian sector statistics. Detail is available for the public and private sectors, mini cement plants, and white Portland cement operations. Monthly data are sourced from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and start in June 2023.

Chart: India is the second largest cement producer in the world behind China, and accounts for 12.4% of global output. Production has been soaring, recording a 10.5% increase YoY in January and averaging 8% annual growth since 1995. Growth has been driven by surging urbanization, sustained government capital expenditure on mega-infrastructure projects, and the relaxation of government controls (which spurred massive private capacity expansion).

EMERGEPR → South Korea → Financial → Money, Banking and Credit → Substandard or Below Loans

Substandard or below (SBL) bank loan detail for South Korea was added to the EMERGEPR database. SBL totals, resolved SBL, and SBL ratios by sector are available on this table. Quarterly data are sourced from the Financial Supervisory Service and begin in Q1 2008.

Chart: SBLs in Korea recorded their highest levels since Q2 2019. Some 5.5 tril won in loans were newly classified as soured in Q1, down 400 bil from Q4. Banks wrote off 4.4 tril worth of bad loans, down 1.3 tril. Business loan SBL ratios registered 0.74%, up 0.04 ppt. HH loan SBL ratio came in at 0.32%, also up 0.01 ppt. Despite an increase in absolute terms, the overall SBL ratio remains relatively stable at 0.6%, safely kept in check by bank write-offs and aggressive settlements.