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 October 2024 Database
- Following the recent release of the 2021 survey by the World Bank Group’s International Comparison Program for new purchasing-power-parity benchmarks, the WEO’s estimates of purchasing-power-parity weights and GDP valued at purchasing power parity have been updated. For more details, see Box A2.
- For Bangladesh, fiscal year estimates of real GDP and purchasing-power-parity GDP are now used in country group aggregates.
- For Montenegro, historical data prior to 2023 for population and GDP per capita are excluded from publication pending the final release of population estimates from the 2023 Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings.
- For Zimbabwe, the authorities have recently redenominated their national accounts statistics following the introduction on April 5, 2024 of a new national currency, the Zimbabwe gold, replacing the Zimbabwe dollar. The use of the Zimbabwe dollar ceased on April 30, 2024.