Economic, Trade & Financial Statistics
On this page:
- International organisations
- Europe
- United Kingdom (incl Scotland)
- United States
- Canada
- Latin America
- Asia
International Organisations
- FAOSTAT - an on-line, multilingual database with data from 210 countries and territories covering statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population
- Inter-American Development Bank Research & Data includes:
- Countries Data Download - Key figures of economic and social development
- Numbers for Development - 500 indicators consolidating data on macroeconomics, social issues, trade, capital flows, markets and governance
- IDB Data - trade statistics of countries in the Americas
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data & Statistics- includes
- Annual Report - 1996 onwards
- Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board which hosts:
- SDDS : key information about economic and financial data disseminated by member countries that subscribe to the SDDS, with hyperlinks to 17 country data sites
- e-GDDS: provides metadata on participating countries' statistical systems. Users need to refer to other sources - essentially national statistical publications - for the actual data.
- Joint BIS-IMF-OECD-World Bank statistics on external debt
- Staff Working Papers
- World Economic Outlook Databases - see also World Economic Outlook reports
- IMF Direction of Trade Statistics and IMF International Financial Statistics available via UK Data Service - For GU Staff and Students only, GUID password required
- International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)includes:
- International trade in services - Imports 2000-2020
- International trade in services - Exports 2000-2020
- Trade Map - provides in the form of tables, graphs and maps - indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies
- OECD Statistics - which includes:
- International Development Statistics (IDS) online databases - statistics measure the flows of aid and other financial resources to aid recipients (developing countries and countries in transition), broken down by major category of expenditure
- OECD Main Economic Indicators 1955- available via UK Data Service - For GU Staff and Students only, GUID password required
- Penn World Table - provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 182 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2017
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Statistics - includes:
- Industrial Statistics Databases which includes selected country statistics
- UNIDO Industrial Statistics and Demand-Supply Balance Databases statistics available via UK Data Service - For GU Staff and Students only, GUID password required
- World Bank Data : includes:
- Country Data : development data by country
- Data by Indicator: development data by topic - in pdf format
- World Bank statistics on external debt - Joint BIS-IMF-OECD data
- World Trade Organisation Trade & Tariff Data
Europe
- CESifo- international platform of the University of Munich’s Center for Economic Studies (CES) and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research which hosts:
- Topics - Research conducted at the ifo Institute provides the basis for a fact-based debate on current economic issues
- LMU-ifo Economics & Business Data Center (EBDC)
- Eurostat: which includes:
- European Commission- which includes
- Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs website and databases - includes:
- Key indicators for the Euro area - set of tables presenting the most relevant economic statistics concerning the euro area. Each table is accompanied by a commentary and each item by one or more graphs
- AMECO Database: Annual macro-economic database
- Business and consumer surveys - surveys allow comparisons among different countries’ business cycles
- General government data - yearly unadjusted time-series for the general government transactions and balances of Member States and the EU/Euro area as a whole.
- Market Access Database- basic information to businesses on conditions for exporting to and investing in key third country markets
- Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs website and databases - includes:
- European Central Bank Statistical Data Warehouse - which includes
- Economic Bulletin - The Economic Bulletin presents the economic and monetary information which forms the basis for the Governing Council's policy decisions. It is released eight times a year, two weeks after each monetary policy meeting.
- Pocket Book (discontinued October 2014) - contains selected macroeconomic indicators for the individual Member States of the European Union, as well as comparisons between the euro area, the United States and Japan. Similar data now available as Reports
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) Statistical Databases - includes
United Kingdom
- National Statistics Latest Figures - for access to the latest and archive press releases see also inflation and price indices
- HM Treasury including:
- uktradeinfo: UK Trade Information on-line includes:
- Overseas Trade Statistics- Data relating to UK imports and exports - including:
- Build your own tables - create your own trade data reports at a 4, 8 digit commodity code, Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) data, access Regional Trade Statistics (RTS) and Importers Details giving access to names and addresses. You will need to register to use this facility, but registration is free.
- Pre-prepared tables - series of ready made tables detailing monthly, quarterly and annual tables of imports and exports to/from the UK
- Regional trade statistics - Find data for the UK's international trade in goods at summary and product level, by UK regions and devolved administrations.
- Statistical bulletins 2008-2020 - historic series of data detailing amounts of goods cleared and amount of duty collected
- Overseas Trade Statistics- Data relating to UK imports and exports - including:
- Scottish Government Economic Statistics
- Scottish GDP Index - measure of the value of goods and services produced in Scotland - includes downloadable datasets
- Business, Enterprise, and Energy statistics - data on enterprises operating in Scotland. This includes their employment and turnover and is split by industry and size - includes: Corporate Sector Tables
- Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables - provide a complete picture of the flows of products and services in the economy for a given year - includes downloadable datasets
- Scottish Export Statistics - two sources of data on Scottish Exports:
- Exports by Industry - Scottish international exports and Scottish exports to the rest of the UK broken down by industry sector
- Exports by Local Authority - Local authority estimates of international exports, by destination
United States
- Bureau of Economic Analysis - provides data, articles and information on such key issues as economic growth, regional development, and USA's position in the world economy
- Bureau of Labour Statistics:
- Bureau of the Census Latest Economic Indicators
- County Business Patterns - Data available by state includes employment, payroll, and number of establishments by Standard Industrial Code category. Establishments are further broken down by nine employment size classes ranging from 1-4 to 1,000 or more
- Economic Census
- Foreign Trade Statistics
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (note pdf format)
- Executive Office of the President - Council of Economic Advisors : Economic Report to the President
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistical Service - offers a searchable database of US food import and export data
- Dept of Commerce: Office of Trade & Economic Analysis - American and International Trade Statistics
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: includes Statistics on Banking- statistics on FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions, as well as analyses of financial, economic, and industry trends as they relate to banking.
- Federal Reserve Board Research and Data - includes
- Inland Revenue Service: Tax Statistics
- Council of Economic Advisors: Economic Indicators Monthly
Canada
- Statistics Canada - includes:
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - information resources of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada : includes:
Latin America
- Inter-American Development Bank Research & Data includes:
- Countries Data Download - Key figures of economic and social development
- Numbers for Development - 500 indicators consolidating data on macroeconomics, social issues, trade, capital flows, markets and governance
- Data resources - trade statistics of countries in the Americas