About factshot

factshot is the fastest way to look up, compare, and cite facts about economics and the cost of living — with the source and the date attached to every number.

What it is

A growing library of economic facts — GDP, inflation, debt, poverty, jobs, trade and more — for every country, drawn from authoritative public data. Instead of hunting through spreadsheets or trusting an unsourced chart, you get a clean, comparable view: search and pin the countries you care about, compare them over time, and trace every figure back to where it came from.

Curated comparisons — BRICS, the G7, the EU and more — put the most-asked questions one click away.

Who it's for

• Journalists & fact-checkers who need a number they can stand behind — with a citation.
• Students & researchers comparing economies without wrangling raw data files.
• Analysts & policy folks who want a fast, consistent cross-country view.
• The economically curious — anyone who's wondered "how does my country actually compare?"

Sourced, dated, citable

Every number links back to its original public source and shows the year it's from — drawn from the World Bank's Open Data and the IMF's World Economic Outlook. factshot organizes and compares; it doesn't invent measurements. When you cite a figure here, you're citing the source.