| Secondary indicators | Data sources |
| The cost of starting a business process as a percentage of per capita GNI | world bank database |
| Corruption Perception Index | Transparent International Database |
| Population aged 15 - 64/Gross Domestic Product | world bank database |
| Number of students in higher education institutions | UNESCO Database |
| Average length of education | UNESCO Database |
| compensation of employees | world bank database |
| People Flow Performance Index | world bank database |
| The percentage of total fixed capital formation to GDP | world bank database |
| Patent application acceptance volume (residents + non hierarchical) | world bank database |
| The growth rate of FDI inflows in the current year | Government websites of Eastern European countries |
| Accumulated FDI inflow growth rate | Government websites of Eastern European countries |
| FDI inflows as a percentage of GDP | Government websites of Eastern European countries |
| The proportion of employment in foreign-funded and joint venture enterprises | Government websites of Eastern European countries |
| GDP growth rate | world bank database |
| Per capita GDP growth rate | world bank database |
| Growth rate of exports of goods and services | world bank database |
| Resident income growth rate | world bank database |
| Growth rate of fixed assets investment | world bank database |