Resources with Significant Data Content
It is possible to find statistical data about your country in most of the databases listed in this guide. Many databases use 'statistics' as a subject heading or sub-heading for listed items that have a statistical focus: check the thesaurus in the database you are using to see if the term or a synonym is available, or try statistics as a keyword along with the country you are researching. The resources listed below have a statistical focus or provide structured statistical content for each country.
- OECD iLibrary: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOnline collection of OECD's books, papers and statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. also contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social ResearchAccess to social science data files, including coverage of such topics as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior/attitudes, terrorism, history, crime, aging, and substance abuse. Direct downloading is available. SIGN IN WITH EMAIL (NOT institution).
- Statistical InsightIndexes, abstracts, and presents tabular statistical data published by U.S. federal and state governments, international intergovernmental organizations, and American private organizations. See the Quick Start: Statistical Insight.
- International Trade StatisticsStatistics of U.S. trade with other countries.
- World FactbookProvides summary information on the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 267 U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
- Economic Outlook (OECD)Comprised of a general assessment, a series of short reviews on each OECD member country, some reviews on key non-member economies, a set of thematic chapters focusing on topical economic issues, and a statistical annex which provides a set of macroeconomic data for the OECD member countries
- Economic Surveys (OECD)In-depth reviews of OECD member countries' economies and selected non-member countries. A minimum 18 surveys are issued during a calendar year. Each issue provides an analysis of developments in the subject country, special reports on topics of current interest, and extensive statistical information.
- OECD PapersProvides the recent research, analyses, forecasts, policy reviews and statistics produced by OECD. Covers macroeconomics; economic and industrial policies; and work in areas as such as employment, education, environment, trade, science and technology, aid and development, fiscal affairs, energy, agriculture, urban studies, and economies in transition. Includes journals, annuals, outlooks, and working and policy papers.
- Polling the NationsAccess More than 750,000 Original Poll Questions and Results from 18,000+ Surveys Conducted in the U.S. and 100+ Other Countries from 1986 to the Present
*Please note: Limited to four simultaneous users.* - World Development Indicators (WDI) OnlineAnnual compilation of data about development, with access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups.
