Guides: International Statistics: General

General Sites

World Development Indicators
Demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators from the World Bank's principal data source, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, 1960-present. A key resource.

UNSDG : Sustainable Development Goals Indicators Database / United Nations
Global data on SDGs, with country profiles.
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
The UN Statistics Division's current monthly economic statistics and estimates, 2000-2017, for countries and regions. Includes: Indices of world industrial production by branches of industry and by regions (updated February, May, August, November); World exports by commodity class, provenance, and destination: developed economies (updated September); World exports by commodity classes and by regions (updated end-November); World exports by provenance and destination (updated July); Selected series of world statistics (updated September).

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The UN Statistics Division's current monthly economic statistics and estimates, 2000-2017, for countries and regions. Includes: Indices of world industrial production by branches of industry and by regions (updated February, May, August, November); World exports by commodity class, provenance, and destination: developed economies (updated September); World exports by commodity classes and by regions (updated end-November); World exports by provenance and destination (updated July); Selected series of world statistics (updated September).

UNdata
The central statistical information service for the United Nations. The central statistical information service for the United Nations and its affiliates and international partners. Replaces UNSTATS. Search by keyword across statistical databases of UN organizations. Select "More" for profiles by country.

Data / OECD
A wide array of indicators, data dashboards, and datasets on social, economic, and governance topics, mainly focused on OECD member nations but often covering all world countries.
EIU Viewpoint : Country Analysis
The Economist Intelligence Unit's data and analysis on politics, economy, and the business enviroment for countries worldwide.
US Census International Data Base
International population and migration statistics, 1950-present, with projections to 2025.

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The Census Bureau's database of international population and migration statistics, with population pyramids. The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.

Proquest Statistical Insight
Abstracts and fulltext of international and U.S. data. Statistical Insight indexes statistical data published in federal, state, and selected privately published titles, at the table level. In some cases the fulltext of the document is also available.