Global Economic Indicators: Key Sources and Links

 

INTERNATIONAL SOURCES FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS

IMF – International Monetary Fund:

Homepage

Data and Statistics

World Economic Outlook database on selected macroeconomic data series

World Economic Outlook Reports (published twice a year, presenting IMF staff economists’ analyses of global economic developments)

IMF Interactive Data Mapper

The World Bank

Homepage

Open Data (provides free access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources)

Geo interactive map

Country profiles

Databases – Data Catalog

World Development Indicators and other major databases

IFC – International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group

IFC

Doing Business (provides measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies)

Enterprise Surveys ( comprehensive company-level data in emerging markets and developing economies)

OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Homepage

Statistics portal

OECD Factbook

OECD CLI – OECD Composite Leading Indicator

UN – United Nations

UNdata (gateway to the United Nations system data)

UN Economic Statistics

UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Statistical databases online

World Investment Report (covers the latest trends in FDI around the world)

UNWTO – World Tourism Organisation

Homepage

World Tourism Barometer

ILO – International Labor Organization

Labor statistics and databases

ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory

WTO – World Trade Organization

Homepage

International trade and tariff data gateway

Country trade profiles

BIS – Bank for International Settlements

Homepage

Principal Global Indicators Website

Data for the Group of 20 (a joint project of BIS, ECB, Eurostat, IMF, OECD, UN, World Bank)

G20 Group of 20

Homepage

Eurostat

Eurostat

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Main Global Economic Indicators

Global EDGE 

IBC – International Business Center at Michigan State University

Homepage

Country insights

International Business Resource Desk

Data on each of the 50 states in the US

Industry profiles

MACROREGIONAL SOURCES

EU AND OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

ECB – European Central Bank

Homepage

Statistics

Key euro area economic indicators

Eurostat

Homepage

EU country profiles

Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook

European Commission

Homepage

Economic and Financial Affairs

Trade Department

European Council

Homepage

European Parliament

Homepage

European Union Gateway

Homepage

EU institutions and other bodies

Homepage

European Investment Bank

Homepage

Medstat Explained

Homepage (regional statistical cooperation program between the European Union and Mediterranean partners)

Union for the Mediterranean

Homepage ( partnership that includes all 27 member states of the European Union, along with 16 partners across the southern Mediterranean and the Middle East )

EEA – European Economic Area

Homepage ( trade agreement between EU and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, allowing these countries to participate in the European single market without joining the EU
 BSTDB – Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
Homepage ( international financial institution established by Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine )

CEFTA – Central European Free Trade Agreement

Homepage ( free trade agreement between Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia )
EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Homepage international financial institution that supports projects in 29 countries from central Europe to central Asia)
EFTA – European Free Trade Association Homepage ( free trade association between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland )
NIB – Nordic Investment Bank Homepage ( international financial institution of the Nordic and Baltic countries )

UNECE – United Nations Economic Commission  for Europe

Homepage

CONTINENTAL AND MACRO-REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

AfDB – African Development Bank Homepage (development bank established to promote economic and social development in Africa; members are 53 African countries [regional member countries] and 24 non-African countries [non-regional member countries] )
African Economic Community PDF ( includes most of the countries in Africa; stated goals include the creation of free trade areas, customs unions, a single market, a central bank and a common currency )
African Union

Homepage ( intergovernmental organization consisting of 53 African states, with the main purpose to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent )

Afristat – Observatoire Economique et Statistique d’Afrique Subsaharienne

Homepage ( international organization of economic statistics created by Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo )

Arab Maghreb Union Homepage ( trade agreement within Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia)

Comesa – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Homepage (preferential trading area with 19 member states; 11 of the member states form a free trade area )
EAC – East African Community Homepage (regional intergovernmental organization comprising five East African countries – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda )
EADB – East African Development Bank Homepage ( development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in East Africa; major shareholders are the governments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda; other shareholders include the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Netherlands Development Finance Company [FMO] )

  ECCAS/ CEEAC – Economic Community of

Central African States

Homepage ( organization for promotion of regional economic cooperation in Central Africa; members are Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and São Tomé and Príncipe )

ECOWAS – Economic Community of 

West African States

Homepage (regional group of 15 West African countries with the mission to promote economic integration; members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo)
SADC – Southern African Development Community Homepage ( inter-governmental organization; goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states – Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe )
UEMOA – West African Economic and Monetary Union Homepage ( members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo )
  West African Development Bank (WADB) / Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) Homepage ( international multilateral development bank of the countries part of UEMOA – West African Economic and Monetary Union )

ASIAN AND ASIAN-PACIFIC ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

ADB – Asian Development Bank Homepage ( multilateral finance institution that promotes economic and social progress in the Asia-Pacific region; owned and financed by its 67 members, of which 48 are from the region and 19 from elsewhere )
APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Homepage ( intergovernmental forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region; 21 member economies are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States and Vietnam)
APTA – Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement

Homepage ( preferential tariff arrangement within Bangladesh, China, India, South Korea, Laos and Sri Lanka )

ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Homepage (political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia; member states are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam )

CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States

Interstate Statistical Committee of the CIS

CIS Executive Committee

(members are former Soviet republics; official and associate members are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine )

EAEC – Eurasian Economic Community Homepage (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan )
ESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Homepage
ECO – Economic Cooperation Organization Homepage ( intergovernmental regional organization between Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan )
IDB – Islamic Development Bank Homepage ( multilateral development financing institution with 56 member countries in MENA and Asia )
PIF – Pacific Islands Forum Homepage members are Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu )

SAARC – South Asian Association

for Regional Cooperation

Homepage ( members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka )

MIDDLE EAST ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Arab League Homepage ( 22 member countries in MENA; website only in Arabic )
GAFTA – Greater Arab Free Trade Area Homepage ( a project created by the Arab League to achieve a complete Arab economic bloc; 18 member countries in MENA )
ESCWA: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Homepage

Statistics

GCC – Cooperation Council for

the Arab States of the Gulf

Homepage ( member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates )
IDB – Islamic Development Bank Homepage ( multilateral development financing institution with 56 member countries in MENA and Asia )

NORTH AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

NADB – North American Development Bank Homepage ( bi-national financial institution between the United States and Mexico )
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement

Secretariat

Nafta Now

( trade bloc between the United States, Canada and Mexico )

LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

CABEI / BCIE – Central American Bank for Economic Integration / Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica Homepage ( the largest financial institution in Central America; founding members are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua; non-regional members are Argentina, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Spain and Taiwan )
CAF – Corporación Andina de Fomento

Homepage ( development bank; members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela )

CAN – Andean Community Homepage ( trade bloc and political organization between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru )
CARICOM – Caribbean Community

Homepage ( organization of 15 Caribbean nations, operating as a regional single market for many of its members, the Caricom Single Market )

Statistics

CDB – Caribbean Development Bank Homepage ( regional financial institution with 21 regional members and six non-regional members )
ECLAC – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean:

Statistics

Publications

Analysis and Research

IDB – Inter-American Development Bank Homepage ( international organization established to support Latin American and Caribbean economic and social development, with 26 borrowing member countries that include the majority of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and 22 non-borrowing countries in North America, Europe and Asia )
LAIA/ALADI– Latin American Integration Association Homepage ( trade integration organization that includes most of the countries in Latin America )
Mercosur / Mercosul – Southern Common Market Homepage ( regional trade agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
SICA – Central American Integration System Homepage ( intergovernmental organization of Central American states that comprises El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama; Belize is adhered to SICA; Dominican Republic is an associate )
UNASUR Union of South American Nations Homepage ( political and economic project aimed at integrating Mercosur and the Andean Community/CAN )

OTHERS ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRADE, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

OPEC – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Homepage ( permanent, intergovernmental organization of 12 petroleum exporting countries; members are Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela )

OFID – OPEC Fund for International Development

Commonwealth of Nations

Secretariat

AFRICA – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

AfDB – African Development Bank Homepage ( development bank established to promote economic and social development in Africa; members are 53 African countries [regional member countries] and 24 non-African countries [non-regional member countries] )
African Economic Community PDF ( includes most of the countries in Africa; stated goals include the creation of free trade areas, customs unions, a single market, a central bank and a common currency )
African Union Homepage ( intergovernmental organization consisting of 53 African states, with the main purpose to accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent )
Afristat – Observatoire Economique et Statistique d’Afrique Subsaharienne Homepage ( international organization of economic statistics created by Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo )
Arab Maghreb Union Homepage ( trade agreement within Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia )
Comesa – Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Homepage ( preferential trading area with 19 member states; 11 of the member states form a free trade area )
EAC – East African Community Homepage ( regional intergovernmental organization comprising five East African countries – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda )
EADB – East African Development Bank Homepage ( development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in East Africa; major shareholders are the governments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda; other shareholders include the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Netherlands Development Finance Company [FMO])

ECCAS/ CEEAC – Economic Community of

Central African States

Homepage ( organization for promotion of regional economic cooperation in Central Africa; members are Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and São Tomé and Príncipe )

ECOWAS – Economic Community of

West African States

Homepage ( regional group of 15 West African countries with the mission to promote economic integration; members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo )
SADC – Southern African Development Community Homepage ( inter-governmental organization; goal is to further socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 15 southern African states – Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe )

UEMOA – West African Economic and

Monetary Union

Homepage ( members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo )

Algeria

Bank of Algeria

National Office of Statistics – Algeria

Benin

BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States

Government of Benin

Botswana

Bank of Botswana

Central Statistics Office – Republic of Botswana

Burkina Faso

BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie

Burundi

Bank of the Republic of Burundi

Cameroon Bank of Central African States
Central African Republic Bank of Central African States
Chad Bank of Central African States
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) Central Bank of the Congo
Congo (Republic of the) Bank of Central African States
Côte d’Ivoire

BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States

INS – Institut National de la Statistique de Côte d’Ivoire

Egypt

Central Bank of Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt – Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Equatorial Guinea Bank of Central African States
Ethiopia National Bank of Ethiopia
Gabon Bank of Central African States
The Gambia Central Bank of The Gambia
Ghana

Bank of Ghana

Ghana Statistical Service

Guinea Bissau BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States
Kenya Central Bank of Kenya
Lesotho

Central Bank of Lesotho

Lesotho Bureau of Statistics

Libya Central Bank of Libya
Madagascar Central Bank of Madagascar
Malawi

Reserve Bank of Malawi

National Statistical Office of Malawi

Mali BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States
Morocco Bank of Morocco
Mozambique Bank of Mozambique
Namibia

Bank of Namibia

National Planning Commission – Central Bureau of Statistics Namibia

Niger BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States
Nigeria Central Bank of Nigeria
Rwanda

National Bank of Rwanda

Minecofin – Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning – Rwanda

Senegal BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States
Seychelles

Central Bank of Seychelles

National Statistics Bureau – Republic of Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Bank of Sierra Leone

SSL – Statistics Sierra Leone

South Africa

South African Reserve Bank

Stats SA – Statistics South Africa

National Treasury

Sudan Bank of Sudan
Swaziland

Central Bank of Swaziland

Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland

Tanzania

Bank of Tanzania

NBS – National Bureau of Statistics Tanzania

Togo BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States
Tunisia

Central Bank of Tunisia

National Institute of Statistics– Tunisia

Uganda

Bank of Uganda

Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Zambia Bank of Zambia
Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

ADB – Asian Development Bank Homepage (multilateral finance institution that promotes economic and social progress in the Asia-Pacific region; owned and financed by its 67 members, of which 48 are from the region and 19 from elsewhere) 
APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  Homepage(intergovernmental forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region; 21 member economies are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States and Vietnam) 
APTA – Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Homepage(preferential tariff arrangement within Bangladesh, China, India, South Korea, Laos and Sri Lanka) 
Arab League Homepage(22 member countries in MENA; website only in Arabic) 
Asean – Association of Southeast Asian Nations Homepage(political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia; member states are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
CIS – Commonwealth of Independent States

(members are former Soviet republics; official and associate members are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine)

Interstate Statistical Committee of the CIS

CIS Executive Committee

EAEC – Eurasian Economic Community Homepage(Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) 
ECO – Economic Cooperation Organization Homepage(intergovernmental regional organization between Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
ESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Homepage
ESCWA: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Homepage

Statistics

Gafta – Greater Arab Free Trade Area Homepage(a project created by the Arab League to achieve a complete Arab economic bloc; 18 member countries in MENA)
GCC – Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Homepage(member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) 
IDB – Islamic Development Bank Homepage(multilateral development financing institution with 56 member countries in MENA and Asia)
PIF – Pacific Islands Forum Homepage(members are Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)
SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Homepage(members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) 
Afghanistan Bank of Afghanistan
Armenia

Central Bank of Armenia

National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Azerbaijan

Central Bank of Azerbaijan Republic

State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Central Bank of Bahrain

MOF – Ministry of Finance – Kingdom of Bahrain

Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank
Bhutan Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Cambodia

National Bank of Cambodia

NIS – National Institute of Statistics – Cambodia

China

People’s Bank of China

National Bureau of Statistics of China

National Bureau of Statistics of China (quarterly data)

China Economic Information Network

China Internet Information Center – Business

CnDG – China Development Gateway

Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China

Ministry of Commerce

Ministry of Finance

China International Commerce Center

Cyprus Central Bank of Cyprus
Georgia National Bank of Georgia
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

C&SD – Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department

India

Reserve Bank of India

Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation – India

Ministry of Finance – Government of India

  Indonesia

Bank Indonesia

Statistics Indonesia – Badan Pusat Statistik Republik Indonesia

Ministry of Finance

Iran Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Israel

Bank of Israel

Central Bureau of Statistics – State of Israel

Japan

Bank of Japan

Statistics Bureau – Japan

Government of Japan

Government of Japan – Statistics

Government of Japan – Monthly Economic Reports

Japan industrial production

Tankan Survey (short-term economic survey on business confidence)

METI – Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry – Government of Japan

Jetro – Japan External Trade Organization

JBIC – Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Jordan

Central Bank of Jordan

DOS – Kingdom of Jordan Department of Statistics

Kazakhstan National Bank of Kazakhstan
Korea (South)

Bank of Korea

KNSO – Korea National Statistical Office

Korea.net – Gateway to Korea

Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Kuwait Central Bank of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Laos Department of Statistics of the Lao PDR
Lebanon

Central Bank of Lebanon

CAS – Central Administration of Statistics – Lebanese Republic

Macao

Monetary Authority of Macao

Statistics and Census Service – Macao SAR Government

Malaysia

Central Bank of Malaysia

Department of Statistics Malaysia

Maldives

MMA – Maldives Monetary Authority

Department of National Planning – Republic of Maldives

Mauritius Bank of Mauritius
Mongolia Bank of Mongolia
Nepal

Central Bank of Nepal

Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal

Oman Central Bank of Oman
Pakistan

State Bank of Pakistan

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics

Palestinian Authority Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Papua New Guinea

Bank of Papua New Guinea

National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

National Statistical Coordination Board – Philippines

Qatar

Qatar Central Bank

Statistics Authority Qatar

Saudi Arabia

SAMA – Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency

Ministry of Economy and Planning – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Finance

Singapore

MAS – Monetary Authority of Singapore

Singapore Department of Statistics

Sri Lank

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka

Syria

Central Bank of Syria 

Taiwan

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics – Republic of China (Taiwan)

Tajikistan National Bank of Tajikistan
Thailand

Bank of Thailand

National Statistical Office – Thailand

Turkey

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Turkstat – Turkish Statistical Institute

Undersecretariat of Treasury

United Arab Emirates

Central Bank of United Arab Emirates

UAE – Ministry of Economy – Economic and Statistical Reports

UAE Government Portal

Vietnam

State Bank of Vietnam

General Statistics Office of Vietnam

Yemen 

Central Bank of Yemen

Central Statistical Organization – Yemen

   

AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
PIF Pacific Islands Forum
 Australia

Reserve Bank of Australia

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Government – The Treasury

  Cook Islands MFEM – Ministry of Finance & Economic Management
   Fiji

Reserve Bank of Fiji

Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics

  Marshall Islands

RMI Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office

Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) – US Embassy

  New Zealand

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Treasury

Papua New Guinea

Bank of Papua New Guinea

National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea

 Samoa Central Bank of Samoa
Solomon Islands

Central Bank of Solomon Islands

Tonga National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Vanuatu

Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

Vanuatu National Statistics Office

EUROPE – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

ECB – European Central Bank

Homepage

Statistics

Key euro area economic indicators

Eurostat

Homepage

EU country profiles

Europe in figures – Eurostat yearbook

European Commission

Homepage

Economic and Financial Affairs

Trade Department

European Council Homepage
European Parliament Homepage
European Union Gateway Homepage
EU institutions and other bodies Homepage
European Investment Bank

Homepage

Medstat Homepage (regional statistical cooperation program between the European Union and Mediterranean partners)
Union for the Mediterranean Homepage (partnership that includes all 27 member states of the European Union, along with 16 partners across the southern Mediterranean and the Middle East)
EEA – European Economic Area Homepage(trade agreement between EU and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, allowing these countries to participate in the European single market without joining the EU)
BSTDB – Black Sea Trade and Development Bank  Homepage (international financial institution established by Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine) 
CEFTA – Central European Free Trade Agreement  Homepage (free trade agreement between Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia)
EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Homepage international financial institution that supports projects in 29 countries from central Europe to central Asia)
EFTA – European Free Trade Association  Homepage (free trade association between Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
NIB – Nordic Investment Bank Homepage (international financial institution of the Nordic and Baltic countries)
UNECE – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Homepage
Albania

Bank of Albania

Albania Institute of Statistics

Austria

Austrian National Bank

Statistics Austria

Belarus

National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Belarus Government Homepage

Belgium

National Bank of Belgium

Statistics Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federal Office of Statistics

Bulgaria

Bulgarian National Bank

NSI – National Statistical Institute

Croatia

Croatian National Bank

Republic of Croatia – Central Bureau of Statistics

Ministry of Economy, Labor and Entrepreneurship

Cyprus

Central Bank of Cyprus

Statistical Service of Cyprus

Czech Republic

Czech National Bank

Czech Statistical Office

Denmark National Bank of Denmark

 

Statistics Denmark

StatBank Denmark

Estonia

Bank of Estonia

Statistics Estonia

Finland

Bank of Finland

Statistics Finland

France

Bank of France

INSEE – National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies

INED – National Institute for Demographic Studies

French Official Statistics Portal

Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry

Germany

Deutsche Bundesbank

Federal Statistical Office

Federal Ministry of Finance

CESifo Group

 

Links to the statistical offices of the Länder in Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Statistics office of Bayern

Berlin-Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

Hessen

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Niedersachsen

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Rheinland-Pfalz

Saarland

Sachsen

Sachsen-Anhalt

Thüringen

Greece

Bank of Greece

NSSG – National Statistical Service of Greece

Hungary

Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Hungarian Central Statistics Office

Ministry of Finance

Iceland

Central Bank of Iceland

Statistics Iceland

Ministry of Finance

Ireland

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

Central Statistics Office Ireland

Italy

Bank of Italy

ISTAT – Istituto Nazionale di Statistica

MEF – Ministry of Economy and Finance

Latvia

Bank of Latvia

Central Statistical Bureau

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Gateway

Lithuania

Bank of Lithuania

Statistics Lithuania

Luxembourg

Central Bank of Luxembourg

Statec

Portail des statistiques du Luxembourg

Macedonia

National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia – State Statistical Office

Ministry of Economy

Malta

Central Bank of Malta

NSO – National Statistics Office

Moldova

National Bank of Moldova

National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

Montenegro

Central Bank of Montenegro

Statistical Office of Montenegro

Netherlands

Netherlands Bank

Statistics Netherlands

CPB – Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

FMO – Finance for Development (entrepreneurial development bank)

Norway

Central Bank of Norway

Statistics Norway

Poland

National Bank of Poland

Central Statistical Office – Poland

Portugal

Bank of Portugal

INE – Statistics Portugal

Romania

National Bank of Romania

National Institute of Statistics

Russia

Central Bank of Russia

Federal State Statistics Service

Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation

Serbia

National Bank of Serbia

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Slovakia

National Bank of Slovakia

Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Bank of Slovenia

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Spain

Bank of Spain

INE – National Statistics Institute

Ministry of Economy and Finance

ICEX – Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade

InvestInSpain

Sweden

Sveriges Riksbank

Statistics Sweden

Switzerland

Swiss National Bank

Federal Statistical Office

Ukraine

National Bank of Ukraine

State Statistics Committee of Ukraine

United Kingdom

Bank of England

Gateway to UK National Statistics

Directgov (UK government’s digital service for people in England and Wales)

Statistics in Scotland

NISRA – Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Her Majesty’s Treasury

UK Trade & Investment

NORTH AMERICA – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

NADB – North American Development Bank Homepage (bi-national financial institution between the United States and Mexico) 
Nafta – North American Free Trade Agreement

 

Secretariat

Nafta Now

(trade bloc between the United States, Canada and Mexico)

Bermuda Bermuda Monetary Authority
Canada

Bank of Canada – Banque du Canada

Statistics Canada

Department of Finance Canada

Industry Canada

Greenland

SG – Statistics Greenland

United States

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

U.S. Data and Statistics

EconomicIndicators.gov

BEA – Bureau of Economic Analysis

Bureau of the Census

BLS – Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Department of Commerce

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LATIN AMERICA – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES

CABEI / BCIE – Central American Bank for Economic Integration / Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica Homepage (the largest financial institution in Central America; founding members are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua; non-regional members are Argentina, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Spain and Taiwan) 
CAF – Corporación Andina de Fomento Homepage (development bank; members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela)
 CAN – Andean Community Homepage (trade bloc and political organization between Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru)
Caricom – Caribbean Community

Homepage (organization of 15 Caribbean nations, operating as a regional single market for many of its members, the Caricom Single Market)

Statistics

CDB – Caribbean Development Bank Homepage (regional financial institution with 21 regional members and six non-regional members) 
ECLAC – United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Statistics

 

Publications

Analysis and research

IDB – Inter-American Development Bank Homepage (international organization established to support Latin American and Caribbean economic and social development, with 26 borrowing member countries that include the majority of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and 22 non-borrowing countries in North America, Europe and Asia) 
  LAIA/ALADI– Latin American Integration Association Homepage (trade integration organization that includes most of the countries in Latin America) 
Mercosur / Mercosul – Southern Common Market Homepage (regional trade agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) 
SICA – Central American Integration System Homepage (intergovernmental organization of Central American states that comprises El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama; Belize is adhered to SICA; Dominican Republic is an associate)
Union of South American Nations Homepage (political and economic project aimed at integrating Mercosur and the Andean Community/CAN) 
Anguilla

Statistics Unit

Argentina

Central Bank of Argentina

Indec – National Institute of Statistics and Censuses

Ministry of Economy and Finance

  Aruba

Central Bank of Aruba

CBS – Central Bureau of Statistics

Bahamas

Central Bank of the Bahamas

Bahamas Department of Statistics

  Barbados

Central Bank of Barbados

Gobinet – Government of Barbados Information Network

Belize

Central Bank of Belize

SIB – Statistical Institute of Belize

Bolivia

Central Bank of Bolivia

INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Brazil

Central Bank of Brazil

Central Bank of Brazil (economic indicators)

IBGE – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

Ipeadata (database on Brazilian economy) 

Brazilian Government

Ministry of Finance

  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
  Chile

Central Bank of Chile

National Statistics Institute

Colombia

Bank of the Republic

DANE – National Administrative Department of Statistics

Costa Rica

Central Bank of Costa Rica

INEC – Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos

  Cuba

Central Bank of Cuba

Oficina National de Estatistica

Dominican Republic

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

ONE – Oficina Nacional de Estadística

Ecuador

Central Bank of Ecuador

INEC – Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos

El Salvador

Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Ministerio de Economia

Grenada

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Web Portal of Grenada Government

Guatemala

Bank of Guatemala

Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Guyana

Bank of Guyana

Haiti

Central Bank of Haiti

Honduras

Central Bank of Honduras

INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Jamaica

Bank of Jamaica

Statin – Statistical Institute

Mexico

Bank of Mexico

INEGI – Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

SHCP – Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit – Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público

  Netherlands Antilles

Bank of the Netherlands Antilles

Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles

Nicaragua

Central Bank of Nicaragua

Paraguay

Central Bank of Paraguay

DGEEC – Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos

Peru

Central Reserve Bank of Peru

INEI – Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática

Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru

St. Kitts and Nevis

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

St. Lucia

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Saint Lucia – Department of Statistics

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Suriname

Central Bank of Suriname

GBS – General Bureau of Statistics

Trinidad and Tobago

Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

CSO – Central Statistical Office

Uruguay

Central Bank of Uruguay

INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística

  Venezuela

Central Bank of Venezuela

INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística

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