SSEES Economics and Business

A guide to economic data created by professor John Sloman contains links to freely available economic data.

Financial investor from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean, owned by 64 countries, the European Union and the European Investment Bank. EBRD publishes macro-economic and structural data series as well as survey data pertaining to EBRD’s 29 countries of operation.

The statistical arm of the European Union provides statistics at European level which enables comparison between countries and regions. Eurostat offers a whole range of data aimed at governments, businesses, the education sector, and journalists.

International Debt Statistics database focuses on financial flows, trends in external debt and other major financial indicators.

The IMF publishes data on IMF lending, exchange rates as well as macroeconomic data and financial indicators. Popular services include: Data Mapper, World Economic Outlook database and reports, Global Financial Stability Report and IMF Finances Query Tool.
Free digital publications, manuals, guides, reports and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries and of the statistical community at large are available.

Office for National Statistics (ONS): is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics. ONS collects, analysis and publishes statistics related to economy, population and society at national, regional and local level.:

UK Data Service provides access and support for an extensive range of key economic and social data both quantitative and qualitative. Key data sections include: UK Government surveys and panel data, cross- national surveys, longitudinal surveys, census data, international macrodata, business macrodata, qualitative/mixed methods and administrative data. Registration is required to download data.

Data Bank is analysis and visualisation tool, which provides access to numerous databases and reports on variety of topics.

Microdata Library provides access to data collected through sample surveys of households and businesses.

World Bank Open Data provides access to various macroeconomic indicators.

World Development Indicators, is the primary collection of development indicators. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. The collection is also available from UCL catalogue.

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