## World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021

_World Economic Outlook_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [World Economic Outlook Database, April 2021](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/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 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.

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## Content in this bundle

- [Co (PDF)](/external/pubs/ft/weo/2021/01/weodata/co.pdf){rel="external" type="application/pdf"}
- [Historical WEO Forecasts Database (XLSX)](/external/pubs/ft/weo/data/weohistorical.xlsx){rel="external" type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet"}

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## References

- [By Countries](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april/select-country-group)
- [By Country Groups](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april/select-aggr-data)
- [Entire Dataset](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april/download-entire-database)
- [commodity priceswhose data are reported by the IMF.](https://www.imf.org/en/Research/commodity-prices)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/weo-database/2021/april_