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 link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
The principal repository for economic, population, and social research data in the UK.
UN Comtrade This link opens in a new window
Access to commodity trade data for all available countries and areas since 1962.
Requires registration to access the full content
World Bank This link opens in a new window
A large database of economic, social and other development statistics for all countries of the world.