World Economic Outlook Database October 2016
World Economic Outlook
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- World Economic Outlook Database October 2016
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Purpose and scope
- The WEO database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise.
- Contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which 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.
- Part of World Economic and Financial Surveys.
Data coverage and time horizons
- Data are available from 1980 to the present.
- Projections are given for the next two years.
- Additionally, medium-term projections are available for selected indicators.
- For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years.
Types of indicators included
- 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
Special notes and updates
- WEO Update: January 16, 2017.
- For the latest GDP data for the following countries, consult the "Projected % Change" table in the left column of the individual country pages:
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
- World Economic Outlook on Google Public Data Explorer offers select indicators from the latest online WEO database, such as GDP growth and inflation.