Statistics and Datasets: General: International

The ECA statistical database (StatBase) is an internet based platform for compilation and dissemination of data on various socio-economic indicators on African countries.

Provides free access to demographic, economic, transport, and forestry data structured to facilitate easy retrieval of statistics by users.

CEPALSTAT is the gateway to all the statistical information of Latin America and the Caribbean countries collected, systematized and published.

The ESCAP online statistical database provides a regional perspective on development issues in Asia and the Pacific and contains approximately 1200 data series.

Data sources from United Nations databases.

Offers statistics collected by and publications produced by the United Nations Statistical Division.

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

In partnership with UN agencies, governments, civil society, academics, and the private sector, Data2X works to:
- Increase funding for gender data
- Improve the availability and quality of gender data
- Increase demand for gender data by showing its relevance to decision-making
- Increase the use of gender data to drive smarter and more equitable policies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) publishes data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.

The International Monetary Fund Data Portal features the latest datasets and data briefs released by the IMF. The Data Explorer allows users to search by dataset, country and topics to generate exportable tables.

Statistics worldwide on the environment, education, energy, immigration, terrorism, transportation, and more. To verify the source, view the "Source:" field below the graph or table.

Limited access to data on OECD countries and select non-member countries on topics ranging from agriculture, development, finance, labor, prices, industry, social welfare indicators, and the public sector.

The ElectionGuide, provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), is a source of election information that can be searched by country, including the United States.

UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, provides child and maternal data by country related to health, education, safety and environmental concerns.

Statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.

Data and statistics provided by national governments. Access many data reports compiled by The World Bank such as World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Global Economic Monitor, and African Development Indicators.

Offers statistical data primarily focused on economic, financial, social and socioeconomic issues.

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and processes/publishes comparable statistical information for member countries.

This official portal for European data includes over one million datasets released by EU countries and related organizations.

The IADB is the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Several European countries participate in the following international continuous survey research programmes. Integrated and national data files are available either from the programme websites or through CESSDA archives. Please follow the links below for further information about the surveys and how to access data.

The Globalbarometer Surveys (GBS) is the first comprehensive effort to measure, at a mass level, the current social, political, and economic atmosphere around the world. It provides an independent, non-partisan, multidisciplinary view of public opinion on a range of policy-relevant issues.

LAPOP surveys, housed at Vanderbilt, analyze citizen views on system support, political tolerance, citizen participation, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism.