Data

World Historical Balance of Payments Database

Abstract

A new global dataset covering international transactions from 1800 to the present, WBOP harmonizes balance of payments data across time and countries, enabling long-run comparative analysis of trade, capital flows, and foreign wealth accumulation. The database includes annual series for 57 core territories (48 main countries and 9 residual regions) covering 100% of the world population and GDP on a consistent basis througout the period 1800-2025. The database is accompanied by a working paper and is intended as a public good for researchers, journalists, policymakers, historians and all interested citizens.

Source: Unequal Exchange and North-South Relations: Evidence from Global Trade Flows and the World Balance of Payments 1800-2025 with Thomas Piketty.

International Cooperation Agreements Database (ICAD)

Abstract

The International Cooperation Agreements Database (ICAD) is a new and comprehensive dataset that systematically compiles and classifies over 30,000 bilateral and plurilateral international agreements and treaties signed between sovereign states from 1945 to 2017. The primary purpose of ICAD is to facilitate empirical research on the patterns, drivers, and effects of international cooperation across multiple dimensions, including economic, political, social, and security-related domains.

Source: The International Cooperation Agreements Database (ICAD): A Methodological Note with Amitav Acharya, Antoni Estevadeordal and Louis Goodman