International data is used for policy analysis on different issues regarding developed economies as well as emerging markets, and its interactions with the United States. The main sources are:

  1. Penn World Tables (PWT): Constructed by Robert Summers and Alan Heston of the University of Pennsylvania, together with the late Irving Kravis, the Penn World Tables are the definitive source for real national accounts data. The national accounts for each country, initially in their own currencies, are adjusted using detailed price data to obtain real national accounts in a common currency (U.S. dollars) across countries. These data are invaluable for making comparisons of Gross Domestic Product across countries, and for all manner of research on development and growth. Their website is administrated by the University of California Davis and the Groningen Growth Development Centre.
  2. World Development Indicators: Is 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. Their website is part of the data session in the World Bank domain. 
  3. IMF Data: The International Monetary Fund database is a major source of cross-country macroeconomic data as well as financial data. They use it for research purposes and to produce they widely known “World Economic Outlook”, as well as other important reports.
  4. OECD Data: The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development provides cross country data for its 35 country members as well as some additional countries. 
  5. Eurostat: Is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe. Their data base provides a wide range of information about every country in the region. 
  6. Inter-American Development Bank Data: The IDB provides macro and more kinds of data for Latin American countries and beyond. 
  7. Asian Development Bank Data: The ADB database provides key economic and social indicators for developing countries in Asia and Eastern Europe.
  8. African Development Bank Data: They provide data for all the African region, including macro data, energy, infrastructure, industry, debt, etc.