## World Economic Outlook Database April 2012

_World Economic Outlook_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [World Economic Outlook Database April 2012](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Country Groups

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### 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 the 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 availability
- Data are available from 1980 to the present, and projections are given for the next two years.
- Additionally, medium-term projections are available for selected indicators.
- Use the database to find data on:
  - 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.
- For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years.

### Access formats and tools
- Download WEO Data: April 2012 Edition is available:
  - By Countries (country-level data)
  - By Country Groups (aggregated data) and commodity prices
  - Entire Dataset
- World Economic Outlook on Google Public Data Explorer offers select indicators from the latest online WEO database, such as GDP growth and inflation.

### Changes to the April 2012 Database
- As in the September 2011 World Economic Outlook, fiscal and external debt data for Libya are excluded for 2011 and later due to the uncertain political situation.
- As in the September 2011 World Economic Outlook, Sudan's data for 2011 exclude South Sudan after July 9. Projections for 2012 and onward pertain to the current Sudan.
- Data for the Syrian Arab Republic are excluded for 2011 and onward due to the uncertain political situation.

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## References

- [By Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/select-country-group)
- [By Country Groups](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/select-aggr-data)
- [Entire Dataset](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april/download-entire-database)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2012/april_