Business-stats MNE-Platform
What is MEIP?
The Multinational Enterprise Information Platform (MEIP) is a joint initiative of OECD and UNSD, developed following the endorsement by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its 46th session in 2015 of the establishment of a global enterprise group register to improve the understanding and the measurement of international trade and globalization statistics (E/2015/24, Decision 46/107, Item d(i)).
MEIP consolidates publicly available data on MNEs into a single, structured environment. It brings together information on subsidiaries, ownership links, digital presence, and major corporate events from sources such as OpenCorporates, GLEIF, and PermID. By making complex corporate relationships more transparent, the platform helps users understand how multinational enterprise groups are organized and evolve, supporting economic research, business statistics, and policy development.
The latest release of the Multinational Enterprise Information Platform covers data as of 31st December 2024, with previous editions available for download. Annual updates are planned to continuously improve coverage, timeliness, frequency and overall data quality.
Read the blog post "MNE-thing is possible: New OECD-UNSD data release strengthens open evidence on multinational enterprises" ( OECD.org Wordpress)
Key Components
Global Register
Structure of the 500 largest MNEs, including their headquarters, subsidiaries, locations, and ownership structures, where available.
MNE Indicators
Key financial metrics including Revenue, Net Profit, R&D Expenditure, and Employment data.
Digital Register
Global web presence of MNEs including connected websites, visitor traffic rankings, and link significance (PageRank).
Media Monitor
Media tracking for the 500 largest MNEs, including mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, and investment activity.
Previous releases:
Dashboard
The Platform relies on a number of openly licensed datasets.
What's New?
The MEIP continues to advance through the integration of high-quality data sources and advanced data processing techniques. This ongoing enhancement strengthens the platform's accuracy and depth, providing stakeholders with a more granular view of global corporate structures.
A major milestone in the fourth release is the introduction of the MNE Indicators. This new feature provides key performance indicators - including total revenue, net profit, R&D expenditure, and employee counts. These metrics are compiled using a rigorous methodology that prioritizes and reconciles multiple data sources, combining official company filings with information extracted from annual reports through AI-enabled tools.
These improvements are supported by the pilot deployment of AI-based systems that automate the integration and validation of large volumes of publicly available information. By improving efficiency and ensuring consistency across the dataset, these tools further strengthen the reliability and analytical value of the platform.
OECD: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-unsd-multinational-enterprise-information-platform.html
UNSD: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/business-stat/mne-platform
OECD Statistics and Data Directorate: stat.contact@oecd.org
United Nations Statistics Division: business_stat@un.org
Explore
- Methodology
- Launch of the 4th release of the Multinational Enterprise Information Platform (MEIP) (Presentation)
- 29th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers (27-31 October 2025) (Presentation)
- 2024 Meeting of the Group of Experts on Business Registers (15-18 October 2024) - Session 2: Use of administrative data, big data and other data sources - MEIP (Presentation)
- 28th Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers (2-6 October 2023) - Session 2: Profiling complex Statistical Units (SUs) - OECD-UNSD Multinational Enterprise Information Platform (Abstract, Paper, Presentation)
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Further Reading
- Monitoring multinational enterprises: How the OECD and UNSD are harnessing open data
- Unlocking new insights into multinational enterprises with the power of open-source data
- Unveiling the emission reduction plans of multinational enterprises
- The long road to gender parity in senior leadership positions
Archived Database
Topics
Events and Workshops
- Global Assessment on Statistical Business Registers 2025
- Global Assessment on the Use of Unique Identifiers for Businesses
- Regional course on Statistical Business Registers (Japan, March 2024)
- Regional Workshop on Statistical Business Registers and Industrial Classifications (Jordan, June 2024)
