UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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Summary

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade.

The UNCTAD’s statistics and data products can be found in UNCTADstat Data Centre for statistical datasets, Data Insights reflecting our latest statistics, UNCTAD Nowcast of global trade and economy, Country Profiles, statistical classifications, and documentation. Along with other UN departments and agencies, they also measure progress by the Sustainable Development Goals, as set out in Agenda 2030.

4 tables in IFs contain UNCTAD data.

Table In IFs

Variable Definition Ext Source Def Years UsedInPreprocessor
XFDIInwardFlows Foreign direct investment, inward flows FDI inward flows, by home region and economy Billions of dollars 1970-2019 0
XFDIInwardStock Foreign direct investment, inward stock FDI inward stock, by home region and economy Billions of dollars 1980-2019 0
XFDIOutwardFlows Foreign direct investment, outward flows FDI outward flows, by home region and economy Billions of dollars 1970-2019 0
XFDIOutwardStock Foreign direct investment, outward stock FDI outward stock, by home region and economy Billions of dollars 1980-2019 0

Data Pulling Instructions

  1. Navigate to https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/
  2. Select the indicator and select the Bulk Download
    UNCTAD Data Centre.png

Data Notes