Economics and Business: Secondary Data

Data, statistics and publications of the International Monetary Fund

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data.

Data by country, topic or economic indicators.

Collection of (NBER) data sets, mostly relating to the United States.

The Conference Board Total Economy Database™, which includes data for 123 countries from 1950 onwards, consists of 12 series and is annually published every January.

On April 16 2013 the World Input-Output Database was opened for the general public. This database has been developed to analyze the effects of globalization on trade patterns, environmental pressures and socio-economic development across a wide set of countries. The database covers 27 EU countries and 13 other major countries in the world for the period from 1995 to 2009.

The University of Groningen is famous for its collection of GDP data collected by Agnus Maddison. On this website you can find data on GDP (per capita) from all countries in the world, starting in 1950.

The Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen is the registration in which basic information on all municipal buildings and addresses in Netherlands are collected. In Dutch only.

Datastream consists of a series of databases containing data on financial markets, companies, international trade and national economies. The data is updated daily and in many cases dates back as far as 1970. Please check the Library Module (Nestor) carefully how to prepare for Datastream (FEB students only).

Delivers quick overview of indices and stock prices in USA, Europe and Asia. For more detail, variables and longer timeseries the use of Datastream is strongly recommended.

The FESE database is a single source of statistics from several European securities
exchanges. Every month, FESE member exchanges supply data on equity, bonds and
derivatives. This data is structured in tables that provide a basis of international comparison for European securities trading.

The Open Data Portal of Dutch governmental organizations.

The Open Data Portal of the United States Government.

Datasets in the field of economics, finance, population, etc. etc. produced by among other things Eurostat, European Banking Authority.

This is a reputable site for current and historical foreign currency values/exchange rates.

Dutch national statistics.

Output datasets by Centraal Bureau Statistiek (CBS).

Historical collection of the CBS (only in Dutch).

European Union statistics.

Overview of resources including national statistical agencies and international organizations.

Transparency International is well-known for it’s work in documenting corruption. The
organization’s Corruption Perceptions Index is often cited in studies that deal with the
impact of corruption on economic and commercial development.

The Worldwide Governance Indicators report on six broad dimensions of governance for over 200 countries over the period 1996-2011.

This is the page of the Development Program of the UNDP, which also contains a research
department. The most important data they publish here is the Human Development Index
(HDI), which offers the HDI as an alternative to GDP per capita as a measure of individual
welfare.