Welcome

This guide links to official governmental sources that provide current measures of economic activity. 

For more detailed statistics consult our other Data and Statistics subject guides or use the Government Statistics guide.

Databases

Key Databases: 

These databases provide access to a wide range of statistical indicators relating to economic and social development.

Data & Statistics

Data: 

Consult the Data pages for access to a wide range of economic data.  Also see:

  • ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
    This site contains an index of international datasets available for use.  If you see a datset in which you are interested, get in touch with the Data Centre with the exact name and date of the data set and they will obtain it for you.
Statistics: 

Canada

United Kingdom

United States

International organizations and comparative statistics

Maps & GIS

Maps: 
  • IMF Data Mapper Currently, the IMF Data Mapper includes data series on Gross Domestic Product (real GDP growth, GDP based on PPP per capita and nominal GDP per capita), Inflation (CPI rate) and Current Account Balance (US$ and percent of GDP). Other data series will be added. Data are available from 1980 to the present, and projections are given for the next five years. For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years.