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Australian and international statistics and data.

Key global resources

We have selected the 3 most popular International statistics resources with more grouped by topic.

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Top 3 resources for international statistics

  • The World Bank
DataBank features indicators on many topics, including economic development, governance, health, environment and jobs. 

You can create your own queries; generate and save tables, charts, and maps.

 

  • United Nations Statistics Division

Global statistical information on economy, environment, population, society and trade.  

Statistics for UN programs such as sustainable development goals.

 

  • OECD ilibrary

The OECD iLibrary contains a wide range of statistics from the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.

 

International statistics by topic

  • World Development Indicators (The World Bank)
    Annual economic, social, labour, educational, environmental and health data compiled by the World Bank. 1960-present.
  • EIU Viewpoint Country Analysis Advanced Asia
    Annual, quarterly and monthly economic indicators and forecasts.
  • IMF eLibrary
    The International Monetary Fund's statistical data and tools. Covers macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice and poverty reduction.
  • OECD iLibrary
    Contains a range of statistics from the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries..
  • Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (United Nations)
    Current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. Topics include population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts.
  • Global Financial Data (GFD)
    The Economic Database in GFD provides data on employment and the labour force, production and output, money aggregates, international liquidity, the financial sector and price indices (consumer, wholesale and producer). Other GFD databases included are: Exchange Rate, Government & Debt and the National Accounts. NOTE: Individual registration is required to use this database. Click on the link above and view the instructions in the NOTE field.
  • UNCTADstat
    UNCTADstat (United Nations institution) provides free access to comprehensive statistical time series and indicators for analysis of world trade, development, and interrelated issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and durable development.
  • Eurostat
    Statistics and data on the European Union and its member states. Statistical themes include economy, finance, population, health, social conditions, industry, trade, agriculture, transport, environment and energy.

 

 

  • Global Financial Data (GFD)
    The Economic Database in GFD provides data on labor markets such as the unemployment rate, size of the labor force, production and output data.
  • ILOSTAT
    International Labour Office. Data from 1969 to the present. Includes data from the ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics (annual data from 1969) and the ILO Bulletin of Labour Statistics (monthly data from 1976).

 

 

 

  • Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (United Nations)
    Current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. Topics include population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts.
  • OECD iLibrary
    Contains a range of statistics from the 37 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
  • Global Financial Data (GFD)
    The Development in GFD provides data on various industries.
    NOTE: Individual registration is required to use this database. Click on the link above and view the instructions in the NOTE field.
  • Passport
    Provides industry and market data.
  • Mintel Academic
    Contains UK and US consumer industry reports, Europe consumer goods reports, UK industrial reports, and global travel and tourism industry reports. Each report has its own homepage linking to relevant news, company information and related reports.
  • Statista
    Contains market data, market research and market studies. Statistics are drawn from consumer survey results and industry studies.

 

  • World Development Indicators (The World Bank)
    Annual economic, social, labour, educational, environmental and health data compiled by the World Bank from officially-recognised international sources. Provides data from 1960 to the present. Population data is under Health.
  • Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online (United Nations)
    Database of current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. Topics include population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts.
  • Global Financial Data (GFD)
    The Development Database in Global Financial Data (GFD) provides data on overall populations, birth and mortality rates as well as demographic data on various age groups.
  • World Factbook (CIA)
    Information and statistics on 266 world entities.
  • International Historical Statistics
    Contains population statistics for Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas and Europe from 1750 - 2010.

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