Country Information

The IMF Country Information

The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.

Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.

The IMF World Economic Outlook Database & Reports

Download time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances, exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, and commodity prices.

International Labour Organization - ILOSTAT

Access to ILO's database containing labor market data from more than 200 countries.

You can find information on:

• workforce
• employment / unemployment
• working hours
• wages
• labour costs
• consumer price index
• industrial conflicts, etc.

Statistics via OECD Publications

• Main Economic Indicators - OECD
  Comparative statistics that provide an overview of recent international economic developments for the 35 OECD countries, the euro zone and several non-member economies such as Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
   
• Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs: 
  Published annually, this report documents trends in access to different types of finance for SMEs and entrepreneurs, financing conditions and government policy initiatives in this area.
   
• OECD Statistics on Measuring Globalisation
  Comprehensive data on the industrial activity (manufacturing, service) of multinationals in OECD. It covers variables such as production, employment, research and trade, and inward and outward investment. It also includes some international trade indicators that provide cross-disciplinary background information.

GlobalData Explorer

Information, reports and data on industries, consumer goods, countries, and companies.
You also have access to more statistical databases:

• Country statistics
  Current and historical data on areas including Economy, Demography, Labour Force and Employment, Fiscal and Monetary Environment, Cities. If you wish to compare economies, go to the tab Databases and choose Macroeconomic Data.
   
• Sector statistics
  Conduct quick and easy comparative analysis of market values, volumes, and forecasts.
   
• Consumer data analytics
  Market data and projections (consumption, market and brand shares etc.) for 150 categories of consumer goods, including drinks, food, household appliances, and personal care, across 64 countries/ regions since 1999.

AllThatStats

The AllThatStat database contains financial statistics, national accounts statistics, industry and sector statistics. Figures are pulled from: 

• Eurostat Statistics,
• Intra and Extra-EU Trade Statistics (Comext),
• Intra-OECD Trade
• OECD Statistics
• World Statistics, comprising UNIDO IMF statistics. 
   

Statista

Statista is a statistics portal that provides statistics and other data on countries and a wide range of topics.

The statistics are collected from freely available sources such as the World Bank, the US Census Bureau, the IMF, and "protected" sources.

Statista typically retrieves data from press releases etc. For each statistical information, you find detailed background information such as source and date specification, information on the applied methods and keywords. The latter you can use for additional searches.