World Cooperative Monitor 2023

Status: Recent edition (superseded by 2025)

The World Cooperative Monitor 2023 presents a global overview of the scale, reach, and economic contribution of the world’s largest cooperatives and mutuals. As part of the long-running World Cooperative Monitor series, the report provides comparative data across sectors and regions, supporting analysis of cooperative performance at scale.

While newer editions are now available, the 2023 report remains a useful reference point for understanding recent global trends and for comparing changes over time in the cooperative economy.

Report at a glance

• Publisher: International Cooperative Alliance 

• Year: 2023

• Focus: Global cooperative and mutual economy 

• Geographic scope: International 

• Format: PDF report 

• Audience: Policymakers, researchers, cooperative leaderS

Why this report matters

The World Cooperative Monitor series is widely used to track how cooperatives and mutuals perform across economic cycles. The 2023 edition captures a post-pandemic snapshot of the global cooperative economy and provides an important reference for longitudinal analysis alongside earlier and later editions.

For New Zealand audiences, it offers useful context for understanding how large cooperatives internationally are navigating scale, resilience, and sector concentration.

Key themes explored

• Global rankings of large cooperatives and mutuals

• Sector performance across agriculture, finance, retail, and services

• Regional comparisons and trends

• Cooperative scale and economic contribution

• Data used in international research and policy contexts

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