World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021

World Economic Outlook

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World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021

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• Markdown version
• Structured JSON version
• Bundle manifest

Bibliographic details

• Authors: Country Groups

Scope and purpose

• The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report.
• The WEO presents IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups, and in many individual countries.
• The WEO is released in April and September/October each year.

Data coverage and frequency

• Data categories available:
  • national accounts
  • inflation
  • unemployment rates
  • balance of payments
  • fiscal indicators
  • trade for countries and country groups (aggregates)
  • commodity prices whose data are reported by the IMF
• Temporal coverage:
  • Data are available from 1980 to the present.
  • Projections are given for the next two years.
  • Medium-term projections are available for selected indicators.
• Data format availability:
  • The WEO database is available in SDMX format from the Entire Dataset page.
  • For more information about SDMX, users are referred to SDMX.org.
• Data completeness:
  • For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years.

Notable changes in April 2021 edition

• Starting with the April 2021 WEO, real GDP data and forecasts for New Zealand are reported on a production basis rather than an expenditure basis.

Content in this bundle

• Co (PDF)
• Historical WEO Forecasts Database (XLSX)

References

• By Countries
• By Country Groups
• Entire Dataset
• commodity priceswhose data are reported by the IMF.