- Country Data gives you access to a
comprehensive database of worldwide economic indicators
and forecasts covering 150 countries and 45 regions
- Country Data contains historical and forecast
data for more than 280 series running from 1980 to 2009
(2030 for most large markets) --over 1 million data points
in total
- Every forecast in Country Data is updated each
month to ensure timeliness and consistency
Country Data
Country Data delivers up to 320 economic series
fore each of 150 countries. Data is provided historically
back to 1980 and forecast forward for the next five years.
For the 60 most important markets, key variables are also
projected to 2030 in order to facilitate business planning.
Whether you need to access timely forecasts on your key
markets or download historical data into your own planning
models, Country Data has numbers you can count on.
The Economist Intelligence Unit devotes considerable
resources to data collection, analysis and forecasting. We
have more than 130 full-time analysts and economists
worldwide. To support this team, we maintain a global
network of more than 650 analysts. Wherever you do business,
Country Data provides the complete story on a
country's economic health and prospects.
Who should use CountryData?
Country Data delivers the depth of information
that economists, analysts and managers need to plan for the
future and analyse the past. Data are provided in three
frequencies--annual, quarterly and monthly--to suit every
need. Whether you want to access particular figures online
or feed the data into your own planning models, Country
Data can help you answer these crucial questions and
many more:
- Which emerging markets are at greatest risk of a
current-account crisis?
- Where are interest rates headed in the euro area?
- Which Latin American countries will combine fast
growth and low inflation over the next five years?
- How will EU membership affect east European trade
flows?
- Which country should be most worried about a credit
crunch: Russia, China or Brazil?
Which data series are provided?
When you purchase a complete set of data for a country
you will get information on:
Gross domestic product - Real GDP growth, nominal
GDP, nominal GDP at PPP, real GDP, private consumption,
government consumption, domestic demand, stockbuilding,
origins of GDP, savings rate, industrial production, and
petroleum production
Fiscal and monetary indicators - Inflation rates,
budget balance, exchange rates, public debt, money supply,
lending and deposit interest rates, average wage growth,
unit labour costs, and stockmarket index
Demographics and income - Population, population
growth, labour force, unemployment rate, GDP per head, GDP
per head at PPP, and private consumption per head
Foreign payments - Current-account balance, trade
balance, value of exports of goods and services, value of
imports of goods and services, financing requirement, inward
and outward investment flows, international reserves, import
cover and capital flight
External debt stock - Total foreign debt, medium
and long-term debt, short-term debt, interest arrears, total
debt per head, net debt, debt owed to BIS banks, and
principal arrears
External debt service - Foreign debt service,
debt-service ratios, principal repayments, interest
payments, IMF charges, debt ratios, effective interest rate
and effective maturity
External trade - Export volume, import volume,
export prices, import prices, leading export goods and their
share of total exports, leading import goods and their share
of total imports, main destinations of exports, and main
origins of imports
Quarterly indicators - GDP growth, real GDP,
budget balance, inflation rates, exchange rates, interest
rates, average wage growth, producer price growth,
unemployment rate, current-account balance, total exports
and total imports
Monthly indicators (not available for every country)-
Inflation rates, exchange rates, interest rates, stockmarket
index, international reserves, total exports and total
imports, money supply, and average nominal wages
Features and benefits
- Country Data gives you access to a
comprehensive database of worldwide economic indicators
and forecasts covering 150 countries and 40 regions
- Country Data contains historical and forecast
data for more than 280 series running from 1980 to
2008--over 1 million data points in total
- Every forecast in Country Data is updated each
month to ensure timeliness and consistency
- Country Data is available in Excel and HTML
formats
