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Index of Data Categories
The following data categories are prescribed or encouraged by the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard. The list is organized by sector (real, fiscal, financial, external and socio-demographic data).
To access the country information, expand a sector and click on any item.
Note: Some countries, for a given data category, provide metadata for more than one data set in order to meet the SDDS specifications or provide metadata for alternative measures of that category. Also, some countries provide metadata for categories in addition to those prescribed or encouraged by the SDDS. To access an individual country's full list, click on
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Real Sector
(Specifications)
National accounts
Production index
Forward-looking indicators
Labor market: Employment
Labor market: Unemployment
Labor market: Wages/Earnings
Price index: Consumer prices
Price index: Producer prices
Fiscal Sector
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General government or public sector operations
Central government operations
Central government debt
Financial Sector
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Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Analytical accounts of the central bank
Interest rates
Financial Soundness Indicators
Stock market: Share price index
External Sector
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Balance of payments
International reserves and foreign currency liquidity
Merchandise trade
International investment position
External debt
Exchange rates
Socio-demographic Data
(Specifications)
Population