DataMED is the main digital repository for socio-economic indicators of the CNR - ISMed. Built on formally recognized international sources, it collects the most up-to-date and accurate data available, including national, regional, and global estimates.
The focus of DataMED is the Greater Mediterranean, a geo-political and geo-economic horizon involving contiguous, yet very disparate, areas of great international importance. Globalization of the economy and the related benefits of belonging to the same producer-consumer chain, have intensified the interdependence of geographically remote countries, which view the sea (and the global flow of goods and energy resources crossing it) as an essential link. On a global basis, DataMED covers the main countries involved in trade with the Mediterranean area.
This database, used in-house by ISMed researchers, aims to meet a growing demand for Mediterranean statistics, providing an up-to-date selection of social, economic, environmental, and energy data. DataMED’s target groups are scholars, analysts, policymakers, but also individuals interested in geo-economic and geo-political analyses.
Different datasets are freely available and can be downloaded from pertinent sections of the portal.
In its current version, the indicators covered are mainly socio-economic and are represented in time series spanning the last 50 years. In addition, an in-depth section has been set up for trade, with summary graphical representations (graphs and maps).
Queries to the database may involve individual countries or aggregations of those selected by ISMed researchers.
These aggregations are economic, political, and geographical.