Research Guides: Economic Statistics: Websites

Websites Providing Country Statistics

ASEAN Statistics
Statistical Publications available include Asean Statistical Yearbook; Asean Community in figures; External Trade Statistics, Tourism Statistics.
Asian Development Bank Statistical Database
Contains data on balance of payments, national accounts, prices, production, government finance, trade, money and banking, external debt, population, labor force, governance, social and environment indicators.
Data date back to 1988
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Eurostat
Access the data collected for the European Union, ranging from Economy, Finance to Industry, Trade and Services
ILOSTAT
Provides recent data for over 100 indicators and 165 economies. Annual data prior to 2008 and additional information, such as sources and methods, are still available in LABORSTA.
INDSTAT UNIDO
Use this website to retrieve industrial statistics from more than 80 countires. Has 5 year time series data on 5 principle indicators : number of employees; number of establishments; output; value added and wages & salaries.
International Labor Comparison
Has comparative information by country on productivity and unit labor costs; compensation; labor force, employment, and unemployment; and consumer prices.
International Minerals Statistics and Information
The annual reviews provide statistical data on mineral commodities in various countries. Each report includes sections on government policies and programs, environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructure, and a summary outlook. The website is maintained by U. S. Geological Survey.
Joint External Debt Hub
Contains 30 series that are currently compiled and published by the contributing international agencies (BIS - IMF - OECD- World Bank) on components of countries' external debt and selected foreign assets.
LABORSTA Internet
Contains time series data for over 200 countries on Employment, Unemployment, Hours of Work, Wages, Labour Cost, Consumer Price Indices, Occupational Injuries, Strikes and Lockouts, Household Income and Expenditure and International Labour Migration. Some of the time series start from 1969. This database includes Population Estimates and Projections up to 2020.
NationMaster
Contains ranking information. Categories include agriculture, crime, currency, economy, energy, environment, food, geography, government, health, immigration, internet, lifestyle, mortality, people, sports, taxation, transportation.
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries Basic Social and Economic Indicators
Provides data on 250 socio-economic variables under 17 categories for the 57 Organisation of the Islamic Conference member countries dating back to 1970.
List of indicators
Trends in International Migrant Stock 2013
UNdata
UNdata provides access to 32 statistical databases from the United Nations and other international organizations through one interface. Search or browse for data, create tables and download. Areas of coverage include agriculture, education, energy, industry, labor, national accounts, population, tourism and trade. Includes Millennium Development Goals indicators, and UN Key Global Indicators.
UNCTADstat
Data available include:
International merchandise trade
International trade in services
Commodity Price Statistics
Foreign Direct Investment
External financial resources
UNCTAD Bilateral FDI Statistics
Provides up-to-date and systematic FDI data for 206 economies around the world, covering inflows (table 1), outflows (table 2), inward stock (table 3) and outward stock (table 4) by region and economy.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division
Data available includes
Population Trends
Urban/Rural Population
International Migrant Stock
Global Migration Database
World Population Policies 2009 Database
World Bank Public Data through Google Search
Use this website to create intereactive charts for any of the 17 World Development Indicators which can be viewed by clicking on the i icon.
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To start a search, key in Google box an indicator (CO2 emissions per capita, Electricity consumption per capita, Energy use per capita, Exports as percentage of GDP, Fertility rate, GDP deflator change, GDP growth rate, GNI per capita in PPP dollars, Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Income in PPP dollars, Imports as percentage of GDP, Internet users as percentage of population, Life expectancy, Military expenditure as percentage of GDP. Mortality rate, under 5, Population, or Population growth rate) & a country eg gdp singapore
World Bank Selected World Development Indicators
Indicators available to the public are :CO2 emissions per capita, Electricity consumption per capita, Energy use per capita, Exports as percentage of GDP, Fertility rate, GDP deflator change, GDP growth rate, GNI per capita in PPP dollars, Gross Domestic Product, Gross National Income in PPP dollars, Imports as percentage of GDP, Internet users as percentage of population, Life expectancy, Military expenditure as percentage of GDP, Mortality rate, under 5, Population, and Population growth rate.

World Development Indicators This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 800 indicators covering more than 200 economies. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

List of time series indicators

World Economic Outlook Database
Use this database to find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for countries and country groups (aggregates), and commodity prices whose data are reported by the IMF.
Data may be available from 1980 to the present, and projections are given for the next two years.
World Population Prospects
Use this database for population and demographic data, including migration data, population forecast data up to year 2050.
World Productivity Database
Use this database to download indicators of productivity performance. Levels and growth rates as well as 10-year forecasts of Total Factor Productivity for as many as 112 countries from 1960 to 2000 are also available.
World Travel & Tourism Council
Use this database to look for selected tourism data including forecast data by countries or regions of the world.

Data Visualizer

Gapminder World
Dataset has about 500 socio-economic indicators. Some of the data providers include BP, FAO, IEA, ILO, UN, WHO, World Bank.
Google Public Data Explorer
Use this tool to create visualizations of public data, link to them, or embed them in webpages.
IMF Data Mapper
Use this tool to visualize data from some of the IMF’s major sources, including World Economic Outlook, Balance of Payment Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, AFR Regional Economic Outlook, and Joint IMF-OECD Statistics. You can choose from around 80 different indicators, such as GDP, inflation rate or unemployment rate. You can display data for specific countries, regions, or analytical groups, such as the Euro area or emerging and developing economies

Selected Statistical Agencies in Asia

China
National Bureau of Statistics
Hong Kong
Census and Statistics Department
India
Census of India
Minstry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Indonesia
Statistics Indonesia
Japan
Statistics Bureau
Korea
Statistics Korea
Malaysia
Department of Statistics
Myanmar
Central Statistical Organization
Philippines
National Statistics Office
National Statistical Coordination Board
Taiwan
Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics
Thailand
National Statistical Office
Vietnam
General Statistics Office

US Data

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Provides access to the national economic accounts of the United States including Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Personal Income, Corporate Profits and International Transactions Statistics. Time series data on GDP by States is available.
Economagic
This website contains more than 200,000 time series (mainly US) for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Includes Stock Price Indices, some going back to 1950.
FedStats
This website provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government. Topics include economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use and farm production.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Provides comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
Data available include Population and Housing Census (every 10 yrs), Economic Census (every 5 yrs), Census of Governments (every 5 yrs), American Community Survey (annual, includes data by City), Economic Indicators.