Research Guides: GLBL 415/515 Global Story of Race: Primary Sources: Statistics &amp; Data

Statistics & statistical databases

UNdata
Selected series from numerous specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas.
UN Country Stats
Quick statistics by country name
World Bank Countries
Quick access to data by country
World Development Indicators (World Bank)
800 development indicators for 152 economies, and basic data for another 55 economies.

Development Statistics:

Aid Statistics--Data and Databases
OECD aid flow datasets for downloading.
AidData
Tracking Development Finance. Search individual projects by donor (both bilateral and multilateral), recipient, purpose, and type of aid.
Country Profiles and International Human Development Indicators (from UNDP)
OECD International Development Statistics
Statistics on bilateral and multilateral aid flows, which may be searched by donor and recipient, as well as by theme and type of aid.

General/Comprehensive International Statistics sites:

World Bank Data
7000 indicators for world countries, to view or download.
Gap Minder data
Trend data for hundreds of demographic, social, economic and environmental indicators for world nations.
StatPlanet
Geographic and graphing visualization site for country-level data, including opportunities to create custom interactive maps with imported data.
World Population Data
The Population Research Bureau's source of population and other demographic indicators. Search by country or topic.

Links to individual country statistics:

Country Statistical Yearbooks
University of Wisconsin Libraries collection of links to official statistical yearbooks.
National Statistical Systems
United Nations: Links to the statistical agencies of most foreign governments and many IGOs.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (international)
Links to the statistical agencies of most foreign governments and many IGOs.

Special Topics:

FAOSTAT Data relating to food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries for 200 countries.

International Energy Statistics (U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration)

International Labour Organization (ILO) ILOSTAT database includes indicators on labor force, employment, earnings, consumer prices, and more.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics International educational, scientific, and cultural statistics.

WHO's Global Health Observatory Health indicators beginning with 1990, by country or topic.