BUSN - Open Data
This guide will help you discover sources of open data with resources categorized geographically and thematically.
Open Data Sources for Economy
The resources on this page are relevant to open data regarding the economy.
- Alberta Open Data Portal (Government of Alberta) Economy and FinanceA searchable portal that provides open access to the statistics gathered by the provincial government.
- Google Public Data ExplorerGlobal and U.S. datasets covering economic indicators, demographic, labour, health, education statistics and more. Create visualizations of public data, link to them, or embed them in webpages.
- UNdata This link opens in a new window
- World Data Bank - World Bank GroupDataBank is an analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them.
- CANSIM@Statistics CanadaCANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.
- OECD iLibraryThe online library of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Extensive statistical resources, economic indicators, country tables and more. Many of these resources are publicly available.
- IMF eLIBRARYThe IMF publishes a range of time series data.
- World Economic ForumSee the "Reports" section for detailed reports on global issues including global competitiveness reports, global risks reports, industry reports and more.
- United States Bureau of Economic AnalysisFind detailed U.S. National Economic Accounts, foreign trade, industry economic accounts and more.