This dataset presents national, official estimates of annual expenditure-based Gross Domestic Product (GDP), by economy. Estimates are presented in nominal terms (current prices) and volume terms (with the effect of price changes removed).
National accounts statistics are used to measure and analyze the overall economic performance of a country, including key indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), income, savings, investment, and employment. These statistics play a vital role in economic policy formulation, macroeconomic analysis, forecasting, benchmarking, international comparisons, and assessing the impact of economic policies on various sectors and stakeholders. The statistics are sourced from national authorities (central banks, national statistical institutes, ministries of finance) and collected using the IMF's National Accounts Report Form. Where possible, the IMF has entered into data-sharing agreements with international organizations that collect the same or similar statistics from national authorities. In these cases, the IMF sources the statistics from the international organization to reduce the reporting burden on countries. World and special country aggregations are computed by the IMF and constitute IMF estimates. World and special country aggregations are based on data submitted by national authorities, with imputations performed by IMF staff when estimates are missing.