WIIW East Central European Data
This page describes Central and Eastern European statistical data available at the EUI from the Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies).
The WIIW online portal provides statistical data on Central and Eastern Europe from 1990 onwards. EUI members can also access WIIW Research Reports via this portal. Data series include the Monthly Database on Eastern Europe; Analytical Forecasts; Current Analyses; Country Profiles (transition economies) and the WIIW Handbook of Statistics. Password instructions are visible (to current EUI members) in the Catalogue. For assistance, write to econlibrary@eui.eu .
Time period
Coverage for most Central and Eastern European states begins in the early 1990s. Series level start-dates are indicated.
Support link
The web site of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies provides further details about data collection and collation.
How to access data
Two separate passwords are required for documents and monthly data on the WIIW Portal . These are visible in the Catalogue to current EUI members. For assistance, write to econlibrary@eui.eu .
The WIIW Industrial Database Eastern Europe provides industry statistics on all Central and Eastern European countries from 1989 to 2009. Series level start-dates are indicated.
Full details of the database may be found on this PDF manual (also available on the networked CD-rom ).
CD-rom server instructions are on this page .
Time period
1989 to 2009.
Updated annually.
Latest on server, December 2010.
Support link
Full details of variables and download options are available in this WIIW guide .
How to access data
The CD-rom is installed on the EUI Library CD-rom server (access with current EUI member account).
Important notice regarding WIIW on the CD-rom server: In order to use the Excel chart variables (yellow drop-down menu) it is necessary to first download a series (eg: COUNTRY-NACE14.xls) by using the right-click on the mouse. The file should be saved to D:/Temp. Combinations of data can then be made. Please note that it is necessary to 'enable macros' on the PC before using the drop-down variable menu. To do this, go to 'Tools' in Excel – Options – Security – Macro Security (lower right icon) and lower the security level to 'medium'. The drop-down menu can then be used. (Exception: This macros' change cannot be executed in Excel 97.)
The WIIW database on Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe provides FDI statistics for CIS states, Central and Eastern EU member states, and Southeast European states. The database includes all FDI data collected at WIIW (Vienna), with approximately 2,500 time series on FDI stocks and flows (inward and outward); FDI by form; by economic activity; and by investing country. Coverage begins in 1990. Files are available in csv., Excel and html formats. Varience in start-dates is indicated.
Time period
1990-2011.
Updated annually.
Latest on server, July 2011.
Support link
The WIIW (Vienna) site provides full details of the FDI database .
How to access data
The WIIW FDI CD-rom is installed on the EUI Library CD-rom server (access with EUI account).
CD-rom server instructions are on this page .
To integrate WIIW statistical data with other international macro statistical indicators, EUI members can use Datastream (Thomson Reuters) . Datastream is a global financial and macroeconomic database, covering major instruments, company fundamentals, equities, fixed income securities and economic indicators for 177 countries and 60 markets worldwide.
Time period
1990-2010, pending data availability by country.
Support link
Consult this Library Datastream description page for full instructions on how to access Datastream.
Information on individual series is available on the Datastream Extranet (password available to current EUI members from econlibrary@eui.eu ).
How to access data
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Run 'Start' on an EUI desktop computer
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Click 'Programs'
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Select 'Datastream' > 'Advance 5.0'
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Category: 'Economics'
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Sub-category: 'International Sources'
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Open 'WIIW' and select data series
Contact: Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu