Sources for international statistics

A listing of sources for global and regional statistics and data.

Sources for economic data

Bank for International Settlements
International financial statistics including data on:

international banking
international and domestic securities markets
over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives markets
effective exchange rate (EER) indices
foreign exchange markets
external debt
payment and settlement systems
residential property, commercial property and land price indices.

International Monetary Fund
The IMF produces time series data on exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Its World Economic Outlook Databases includes statistics for:

GDP growth
inflation
unemployment
payments balances
exports and imports
external debt
capital flows
commodity prices.

UK Trade Info
Statistics provided by HMRC on overseas and regional trade. Figures are accessible through databases or via a selection of monthly and quarterly prepared tables. Tables include:

total value of imports and arrivals
total value of exports and dispatches
top 20 products monthly
top 25 trading partners monthly
top 30 products quarterly
top 50 countries quarterly.

UnctadStat
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development compiles a large number of quarterly and annual data tables on:

international trade trends
trade by partner and product
international trade indicators
market access
national accounts
balance of payments
exchange rates
foreign direct investment
external financial resources
migrants' remittances
development assistance
external debt
population and labour force
commodities
creative economy
information economy.

World Trade Organisation
Access the WTO's annual International Trade Statistics publication, comprehensive tariff data, quarterly and monthly data and a statistics database.

General sources

Eurostat
Data collated by the European Commission, including EU Policy Indicators and a wide variety of statistics by theme covering:

general and regional statistics
economy and finance
population and social conditions
industry, trade and services
agriculture and fisheries
external trade
transport
environment and energy
science and technology.

OECD
The OECD provides a wealth of data on a huge range of topics. Datasets can be browsed by keyword and theme through OECD StatExtracts. Databases, key tables and the OECD Factbook can also be accessed from the OECD iLibrary.

United Nations Statistics Division
Comprehensive statistical database giving access to trade, demographic and economic data. Plus the UN Statistical Yearbook, World Statistics Pocketbook and Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.

World Bank Data
Statistics by country and by topic covering a wide range of indicators on economic factors, population, environment and development. These include:

energy and mining
financial sector
infrastructure
labour and social protection
private sector
public sector
science and technology.

Finding more sources of statistics

National statistical offices
The European Commission provides links and contact details for governmental statistical agencies in EU member states, EFTA countries, candidate countries and several non-European territories.

International statistical agencies
The US Census Bureau provides links to governmental statistical agencies across the world.