LibGuides: Economics: Statistics

How to find statistics

NationMaster
Database of world statistics enabling country comparisons.

Zanran
Quick way to find numerical data presented as tables, charts and images in PDF reports, spreadsheets and ordinary web pages.

Google public data explorer
Search and display global pubic data. Sources include OECD, IMF, World Bank and Eurostat.

Official UK Statistics

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
For business information either browse by theme:
Business and Energy
Economy
Labour market
OR use the search if you are looking for something specific.
Scottish Government statistics
Browse by topic:
Business, Enterprise and Energy
Economy
Labour market
OR use the search box if you are looking for something specific.
GOV.UK
Government departments statistics

UK Data Service
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A single point of access to a wide range of secondary data including large-scale government surveys, international macrodata, business microdata, qualitative studies and census data from 1971 to 2011.
Users should sign in using University credentials, however first-time users must also register on the site. Please follow the UK Data Service's instructions on How to register if you are a UK academic user when accessing this resource for the first time. You can access UK Data Service's Privacy policy and Terms & Conditions at any time using the links on the site.

Data.Gov.UK
Find data published by government departments and agencies, public bodies and local authorities.

International organisations

Eurostat
Access to European Union statistics. Search or browse by theme:
Industry, trade and services
Economy and finance
International trade
United Nations Statistics Division
Access to global statistics on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment and demographic and social statistics gathered from national
and international sources
Undata
A dataservice enabling users to search for UN statistics.
OECD iLibrary
Access to OECD books, journals, working papers, and statistics.
World Bank
Global development statistics including: world development indicators, public sector debt, jobs, economic prospects, global economic monitor, and internatioanal debt.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) data and statistics
The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.

Useful UK statistics

Bank of England statistics
The Bank compiles and publishes a range of monetary and financial statistics. These include domestic banking statistics, interest and exchange rates, external finance statistics and international banking statistics.
Family spending
Figures showing average weekly expenditure on goods and services for UK households
Economic review
Monthly collection of key economic indicators.
Local government financial statistics England
Scottish local government financial statistics
Annual survey of hours and earnings
United Kingdom balance of payments (Pink book)
United Kingdom national accounts (Blue book)

Useful worldwide statistics

International statistics: Scotbis
For international statistics - browse an alphabetical list by country.

Penn World Table (PWT)
Information on relative levels of income, output, inputs and productivity, covering 167 countries between 1950 and 2011. On this website, you find access to the data and documentation.

World development indicators
The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.

Eurostat

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe.

Economics: Statistics

How to find statistics

Official UK Statistics

International organisations

Useful UK statistics

Useful worldwide statistics

ONS release calender

Eurostat releases