Internet Sources for International Statistics
The following websites have been selected by the librarians at Walker Management Library as being choice sources of international statistical information on the World Wide Web:
- Bank Information CenterPartners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability.
- BBC News Country ProfilesFull profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsAlthough there are mostly domestic statistics, you will find some foreign labor statistics and import/export price indices.
- City Populations (International)Click on the "Population Statistics for Countries" link, and then on the individual country on the map to access city population statistics.
- Doing Business In...Provides measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. Produced by IFC (International Finance Corporation) and the World Bank.
- Emerging MarketsDeutsch Bank product that analyses political and economic developments in Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
- FITA Global Trade PortalIncludes international import export trade information.
- Foreign Country Statistical AgenciesSome information may be in English, but most sites are in the country of origins native tongue.
- Foreign Trade StatisticsCurrent and historical data on imports and exports.
- Global Economic Monitor (GEM)Daily data updates on exchange rates, equity markets, interest rates, stripped bond spreads, and emerging market bond indices. Monthly data coverage on consumer prices, high-tech market indicators, industrial production and merchandise trade.
- Global EdgeCreated by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a web-portal to specific Country and Industry risk data.
- IMF Country InformationReports from the International Monetary Fund.
- International DatabaseProduct of the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes Country rankings and world population data.
- International Debt StatisticsStatistics on external debt and financial flow of countries on a loan-by-loan basis. Data available on countries that report public debt to the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System.
- International Trade Statistics YearbookProduced by the United Nations Statistics Division; includes world trade tables and commodity trade profiles.
- NationMasterInternational statistics based on the CIA World Factbook & other sources.
- OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development)Click on “Statistics” to find data on such topics as agriculture, productivity, healthcare, energy and much more for the 30 OECD member countries.
- OECD Data LabData tools and visualizations.
- PWC's Worldwide Tax Summaries OnlineUp-to-date summary of basic information about corporate and individual taxes in over 150 countries worldwide.
- The United NationsLinks to UN statistical agencies covering a range of social and economic data sources. Also includes statistical sources from other atonomus statistical sources, e.g. the World Tourism Organization and Eurostat (from the European Union).
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce: International ResourcesPolicy & insights into US trade with international partners.
- U.S. Department of CommerceBureau of Economic Analysis - U.S. direct investment abroad (and vice versa), international transactions, data on multinational companies.
- UNCTAD World Investment ReportsIncludes FDI Flows & FDI Stocks.
- UNData34 databases from the United Nations.
- UNData ExplorerInternational data on a wide array of indicators.
- Virtual World Trade Reference RoomService of the International Trade Administration.
- World BankFor individual countries, look by country.
- World Bank DataFree and open access to data about development in countries around the globe.
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