The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the 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.
Use this database to find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for countries and country groups (aggregates), and commodity prices whose data are reported by the IMF.
Data are available from 1980 to the present, and projections are given for the next two years. Additionally, medium-term projections are available for selected indicators. For some countries, data are incomplete or unavailable for certain years.
Changes to the April 2024 Database
- Ecuador’s fiscal sector projections are excluded from publication for 2024–29 because of ongoing program discussions.
- Vietnam has been removed from the Low-Income Developing Countries (LIDCs) group and added to the Emerging Market and Middle-Income Economies (EMMIEs) group (featured in the WEO Report only).
- For West Bank and Gaza, data for 2022-23 previously excluded from publication pending methodological adjustments to statistical series are now included. Projections for 2024-29 are excluded from publication due to the unusually high degree of uncertainty.