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Statistical Abstracts of the World
- Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new windowProvides demographic, industrial, economic and other data sets for many countries. Data provided by foreign governments.
IBISWORLD Global Reports
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowIncludes global, UK, Australia, China, and Canada industry reports.
International Trade Information
- Background Notes (US State Dept)Country data (up to date).
- Doing Business (country regulations and practices)Doing Business are compiled reports by country providing regulatory and trade information and data.
- Export.govInternational Trade Data from the US government.
- globalEDGEWeb site source for Global Economic and Industry information.
- International Trade and Balance of Payments (OECD)OECD trade financial data.
- Market Potential Index (MPI)globalEDGE emerging market tool.
- OECD StatExtractsLeft hand side of page choose statistics and country information
- United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentMajor reports on economic development, global finances, and investments, with statistical data and key information about countries worldwide. From UNCTAD, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Foreign & International Statistics
- UN Statistics DivisionMixture of some free international comparison data, along with subscription databases
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication"
- NationMasterCountry comparisons in graphic formats from developer Luke Metcalfe and Australian firm Rapid Intelligence; all sources are cited
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Statistics PortalStarted in 1960, this organization is made up of 30 countries committed to democratic governments and market-driven economies. They produce a number of statistical publications in print and offer some on their website.
- OECD Factbook (2005-present)Annual publication with tables on a number of topics (population, economics, education, heath, etc.) for the 30 OECD countries
- Eurostat: Statistical Office of the European CommunitiesPortal for statistics relating to European countries
- Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new windowCollection of the statistics from many countries, generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments. Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations are included.