The Enterprise Analysis Unit of the World Bank Group conducts the Enterprise Surveys (WBES) around the world, along with Informal, Micro Enterprise, and other surveys. The most recent and upcoming WBES in each economy shown below will be used in the World Bank’s new flagship report, Business Ready (B-READY).

For information on all the projects carried out by the Enterprise Analysis Unit, see the data details. 

* Survey types are:

• Enterprise Surveys: a standard establishment-level survey that is representative of the non-agricultural, non-extractive private sector, covering registered establishments with 5 or more employees. The Methodology page contains technical details, including sectoral coverage.
• Informal Sector Enterprise Surveys: a survey of unregistered businesses. All business activities are covered, including any production or service activity that is sold, traded or bartered with another party.
• Micro Enterprise Surveys: a survey of Micro Enterprises – registered establishments with less than five employees.

** Survey phases are:

• Preparation: phase before the start of procurement.
• Procurement: phase regarding hiring a survey firm via a competitive selection process.
• Fieldwork: face-to-face interviews with business owners or top managers are underway.
• Published: survey data are available on the WBES data portal, and the timeline for the next round of data collection is given.

*** Next expected date: Q refers to quarter. When this field is empty, the timeline is unknown.