GeoCapital Economics
Global Economics and Finance
International Sources for Global Economic Statistics
[source: Global Finance Magazine]
IMF – International Monetary Fund:
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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) |
The World Bank |
Open Data (provides free access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources) |
IFC – International Finance Corporation – World Bank Group |
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 |
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UN – United Nations |
UNdata (gateway to the United Nations system data) |
UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
World Investment Report (covers the latest trends in FDI around the world) |
UNWTO – World Tourism Organisation |
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ILO – International Labor Organization |
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WTO – World Trade Organization |
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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 |
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Global EDGEIBC – International Business Center at Michigan State University |
International Business Resource Desk |
MACROREGIONAL SOURCES
EU AND OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS
ECB – European Central Bank |
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Eurostat |
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European Commission |
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European Council |
Homepage |
European Parliament |
Homepage |
European Union Gateway |
Homepage |
EU institutions and other bodies |
Homepage |
European Investment Bank |
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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 ) |
| 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) |
| 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] ) |
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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 ) |
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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 (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 ) |
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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 | |
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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 |
( 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 ) |
| 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: | |
| 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 ) |
| Commonwealth of Nations |
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]) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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UEMOA – West African Economic and Monetary Union |
Homepage ( members are Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo ) |
| Algeria | |
| Benin | |
| Botswana | Central Statistics Office – Republic of Botswana |
| Burkina Faso | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Guinea Bissau | BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States |
| Kenya | Central Bank of Kenya |
| Lesotho | |
| Libya | Central Bank of Libya |
| Madagascar | Central Bank of Madagascar |
| Malawi | |
| Mali | BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States |
| Morocco | Bank of Morocco |
| Mozambique | Bank of Mozambique |
| Namibia |
National Planning Commission – Central Bureau of Statistics Namibia |
| Niger | BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States |
| Nigeria | Central Bank of Nigeria |
| Rwanda |
Minecofin – Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning – Rwanda |
| Senegal | BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States |
| Seychelles | |
| Sierra Leone | |
| South Africa | |
| Sudan | Bank of Sudan |
| Swaziland | |
| Tanzania | |
| Togo | BCEAO – Central Bank of West African States |
| Tunisia | |
| Uganda | |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Bahrain | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Bank |
| Bhutan | Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan |
| Cambodia | |
| 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 |
| Cyprus | Central Bank of Cyprus |
| Georgia | National Bank of Georgia |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | |
| Indonesia |
Statistics Indonesia – Badan Pusat Statistik Republik Indonesia |
| Iran | Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Israel | |
| Japan |
Government of Japan – Statistics Government of Japan – Monthly Economic Reports Tankan Survey (short-term economic survey on business confidence) METI – Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry – Government of Japan |
| Jordan | |
| Kazakhstan | National Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Korea (South) | |
| Kuwait | Central Bank of Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| Laos | Department of Statistics of the Lao PDR |
| Lebanon |
CAS – Central Administration of Statistics – Lebanese Republic |
| Macao | |
| Malaysia | |
| Maldives | |
| Mauritius | Bank of Mauritius |
| Mongolia | Bank of Mongolia |
| Nepal | |
| Oman | Central Bank of Oman |
| Pakistan | |
| Palestinian Authority | Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Philippines | |
| Qatar | |
| Saudi Arabia |
SAMA – Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
| Singapore | |
| Sri Lank | |
| 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 | |
| Turkey |
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey |
| United Arab Emirates |
Central Bank of United Arab Emirates UAE – Ministry of Economy – Economic and Statistical Reports |
| Vietnam | |
| Yemen | |
AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA - REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
| Australia | |
| Cook Islands | MFEM – Ministry of Finance & Economic Management |
| Fiji | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| New Zealand | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Samoa | Central Bank of Samoa |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Tonga | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
| Vanuatu |
EUROPE – REGIONAL AND COUNTRY SOURCES
| ECB – European Central Bank | |
| Eurostat | |
| European Commission | |
| European Council | Homepage |
| European Parliament | Homepage |
| European Union Gateway | Homepage |
| EU institutions and other bodies | Homepage |
| European Investment Bank | |
| 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 | |
| Austria | |
| Belarus | |
| Belgium | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Croatia | |
| Cyprus | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Denmark | National Bank of Denmark |
| Estonia | |
| Finland | |
| France |
INSEE – National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies INED – National Institute for Demographic Studies |
| Germany |
Links to the statistical offices of the Länder in Germany |
| Greece | |
| Hungary | |
| Iceland | |
| Ireland | |
| Italy | |
| Latvia | |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Macedonia |
National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia |
| Malta | |
| Moldova | |
| Montenegro | |
| Netherlands |
CPB – Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis FMO – Finance for Development (entrepreneurial development bank) |
| Norway | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Romania | |
| Russia | |
| Serbia | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Spain |
INE – National Statistics Institute Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Ukraine | |
| United Kingdom |
Gateway to UK National Statistics Directgov (UK government’s digital service for people in England and Wales) |
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 |
(trade bloc between the United States, Canada and Mexico) |
| Bermuda | Bermuda Monetary Authority |
| Canada | |
| Greenland | |
| United States |
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Bank of New York BEA – Bureau of Economic Analysis BLS – Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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) |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Argentina | |
| Aruba | |
| Bahamas | |
| Barbados | |
| Belize | |
| Bolivia | |
| Brazil |
Central Bank of Brazil (economic indicators) IBGE – Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics Ipeadata (database on Brazilian economy) |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands Monetary Authority |
| Chile | |
| Colombia | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cuba | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| El Salvador | |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | |
| Guyana | |
| Haiti | |
| Honduras | |
| Jamaica | |
| Mexico |
INEGI – Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática SHCP – Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit – Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público |
| Netherlands Antilles | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Paraguay |
DGEEC – Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos |
| Peru | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | |
| St. Lucia | |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Suriname | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Uruguay | |
| Venezuela |
Sources
- Alternative definitions by the International Monetary Fund
- Bank for International Settlements
- The World Bank Country Profiles
- Country trade profiles
- Data and Statistics
- Data for the Group of 20
- Databases - Data Catalog
- Doing Business 2013/Executive Summary
- Enterprise Surveys
- Geo interactive map
- IFC
- ILO Global Job Crisis Observatory
- IMF Interactive Data Mapper
- International trade and tariff data gateway
- Labor statistics and databases
- OECD Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment - FOURTH EDITION 2008
- OECD CLI – OECD Composite Leading Indicator
- OECD Factbook
- Statistical databases online
- Statistics portal
- UN Economic Statistics
- UNdata
- World Bank – Comparing Levels of Development
- World Development Indicators and other major databases
- World Economic Outlook database on selected macroeconomic data series
- World Economic Outlook Reports
- World Investment Report
- World Tourism Barometer
- World Tourism Organization