Datasets
Global Macro Database
The world's most comprehensive resource for cross-country macroeconomic statistics.
- 239 countries
- Years 1086–2025, including forecasts up to 2030
- Built from 160 sources
- Open-source, fully documented
- Stata command
gmd(ssc install gmd) and static links for easy downloading - Most recent update: June 2026 · Quarterly updates
How to cite
Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., and Chen, Z. (2025). “The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset.” NBER Working Paper 33714.
@techreport{NBERw33714,
title = {The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset},
author = {M\"uller, Karsten and Xu, Chenzi and Lehbib, Mohamed and Chen, Ziliang},
institution = {National Bureau of Economic Research},
type = {Working Paper},
series = {Working Paper Series},
number = {33714},
year = {2025},
month = apr,
doi = {10.3386/w33714},
url = {https://www.nber.org/papers/w33714}
}
Global Credit Project
The world's most comprehensive resource for cross-country credit statistics.
- 120 countries
- Years 1940–2014
- Built from 600+ sources
How to cite
Müller, K., and Verner, E. (2024). “Credit Allocation and Macroeconomic Fluctuations.” The Review of Economic Studies, 91(6), 3645–3676.
@article{MuellerVerner2024,
author = {Karsten M\"uller and Emil Verner},
title = {{Credit Allocation and Macroeconomic Fluctuations}},
journal = {The Review of Economic Studies},
year = {2024},
volume = {91},
number = {6},
pages = {3645--3676},
doi = {10.1093/restud/rdad112}
}