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South Africa is the second biggest economy in Africa after Nigeria, one of the four upper-middle-income economies on the continent according to the World Bank and the only African member of the G20. As one of the biggest gold, platinum, and other natural resources producers and exporters in the world, South Africa carries weight in the global community.

Spain is one of the top 15 largest economies in the world by nominal GDP, as well as one of the world’s largest from the purchasing power parity perspective. It has experienced a somewhat balanced economic recovery in the last decade, with the averaged GDP growth being leveled to 2.8% since 2014.

Germany is one of the top powerhouses in Europe with a highly developed social market economy. However, in 2019, according to Destasis, Germany hit the lowest economy expansion since 2013 - only 0.6%. Although the manufacturing sector has been the least performer in 2019, the country maintained its momentum and leading position in exports.

While 2019 has not been that kind to Mexico businesspersons, Global Database has compiled a list of top 10 companies in Mexico by sales in 2019 to illustrate the most prominent players and how they fared in a year of stagnation.

Being one of the largest and oldest industries in the world, the food retail industry is growing along with the planet's population. This is the main reason for its constant development and market size increase, that make it keep its investment attractiveness for many years.

Sweden is a well-developed export-oriented economy focusing on timber, hydropower and iron ore. We at Global Database have compiled the list of top 25 companies in Sweden by sales to give you an overview of how businesses have fared in 2019.

Although IT is the fastest growing industry all over the world, the USA still keeps the leading positions due to its highly developed IT environment and related experience and is followed by the EU. As the statistics show, the best companies, generating the most sales in the industry, are those present on the market for more than a couple of years.

The British manufacturing industry is steadily growing by about 1.4% yearly during the last 70 years. There is every reason to believe that the UK is going to become the world's 5th industrial nation in a couple of years. Check leading UK manufacturing sector players that are expected to contribute to this result.

The real estate industry is one of the leading sectors of the Singapore economy. It has accounted for half of the total fixed capital formation in the last 5 years. It is very investment-attractive and has plenty of opportunities to offer. We selected the most prominent companies in the area and analysed their net income changes recorded in 2018.

The most prominent Belgian companies that represent industries showed decent profits in 2018.

Most of the world’s largest companies by revenue, like Apple, Amazon or General Motors, are predictably located in the US. It is the world’s biggest economy with a nominal GDP of over $21T, and it has all the conditions for businesses to grow and become successful. This makes the companies look like a highly beneficial, very stable investment opportunity.

The largest Middle East companies usually enter the list of the most prominent enterprises in the world due to the oil market developments that are the local main economic driver during recent years. Learn more about this flourishing and perspective market.