LibGuides: Business, Management and Economics: Data & Statistics

Economic Data

BIS Statistics
International banking and financial statistics from the Bank for International Settlements including international banking, debt securities, credit, global liquidity, derivatives, foreign exchange and property prices.
Economics Observatory Data Hub
Explore and create visualisations of global economic data from official sources. Data Hub is an interactive tool from the Economics Observatory which makes economic data more accessible.

Eurostat
This is the Statistical Office of the European Communities, providing freely accessible EU statistics. Access to microdata available with the submission of a research proposal. Microdata are the units of data that aggregate statistics are compiled from.

IMF Data
Find macroeconomic and financial data including World and Regional Economic Outlooks (GDP, import/exports employment, government finance, balance of payments) and International Financial Statistics (GDP, exchange rates, interest rates).

OECD iLibrary
Publications and datasets, from 1998 to present, released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF).
UK Data Service
The principal repository for economic, population, and social research data in the UK.
UN Comtrade

A database of official international trade statistics maintained by the United Nations. Provides detailed import and export data reported by countries worldwide, covering goods traded by commodity and partner country. Data is available from the 1960s to the present and can be filtered by year, country, commodity, and trade flow.

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World Bank

A trade and tariff data platform developed by the World Bank in collaboration with other international organisations. Provides access to detailed trade statistics, tariff data, and non-tariff measures for countries worldwide. Covers data from sources such as UN COMTRADE, WTO, and UNCTAD. Includes tools for data extraction, visualisation, and analysis of trade flows and trade policy indicators.