Key Resources

EIU Country Data

EIU Country Data, from the Economist Intelligence Unit, is an analytical database of worldwide economic indicators and forecasts, covering more than 270 statistical variables in series for each of 115 countries. Data can be manipulated, displayed, graphed, analyzed and downloaded in various formats. Major data categories include economic structure, foreign payments, external debt stock, external debt service, external trade, trends in foreign trade, quarterly indicators..

International Financial Statistics

Economic and financial data from the International Monetary Fund.

United Nations:

Social Indicators: Contains statistical tables for key social topic with each listing the most recently available indicators for countries world-wide.

undata: More than 55 million records for data on countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. Descriptions of the international sources and definitions used in compiling the data are included. Sources: UN, FAO, ILO,IMF, ITU, OECD, UNESCO, UNWTO, WHO, WIPO, and World Tourism Organization, plus other international agencies.

SourceOECD

The online publications portal for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Includes all OECD books, reports, periodicals and statistical databases.

World Bank:

Key Development Data & Statistics: The data presented here are the most widely-used, official-source development data from the World Bank and other international agencies. Inlcudes country profiles, quick reference tables, and quick queries of the most current World Development Indicators (see next entry for more detailed queries).

World Bank e-Library : The World Bank e-library is an online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 5,000 World Bank documents. The collection consists of over 2,000 World Bank publications and over 3,200 Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published.

World Development Indicators Online: WDI Online is a comprehensive database on development data covering 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for more than forty-five years (1960 to the present, where data are available).

Guides and Indexes

Current National Statistical Compendiums.annual.

Washington, D.C. : Congressional Information Service, 1974-

HA 42 .C87 - Lehman

A microfiche set of the statistical yearbooks for every country which produces them, from the mid-1970s to the present. The fiche and printed guides are located in the Reference Room of Lehman Library.

Foreign Statistical Yearbooks: University of California, Berkeley

No online statistics, but a handy reference for the titles of foreign statistical yearbooks.

Gryn, Thomas A.

Internet Resources for Demographers

This paper, from the Population Index, provides a description of demographic resources available on the Internet. These resources include census data, online databases, and home sites of demographic organizations. The description of demographic Internet resources is divided into five sections: North American demography, international demography, general interest items, health-related sources, and geography-related sources.

Instat: International Statistics Sources: Subject Guide to Sources of International Comparative Statistics. 2 vols.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Z 7551 .I42 1995 - Business

International Statistical Agencies

Links to the official statistical offices of foreign countries and IGOs, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Rothenbacher, Franz.

Statistical Sources for Social Research on Western Europe 1945-1995: a Guide to Social Statistics.

Opladen : Leske + Budrich, 1998.

HA 1107 .R68 1998g - Lehman

Kurian, George Thomas.

Global Data Locator.

Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, 1997.

HA 36 .K87 1997g - Lehman

Provides annotated and descriptive reviews of 240 statistical publications, both official and commercial, print and electronic (CD-ROM, tape, online).

LexisNexis Statistical. Monthly.

Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service, 1973-

The LexisNexis Statistical database provides comprehensive access to statistical data. Many of the U.S. government sources are linked to the full text of the data, while state, private, and IGO sources are cited, allowing the researcher to then locate the statistical source in the library, either in print or as part of the microfiche service which accompanies the printed index.

General Statistics & Compendia

United Nations Sources

Charting the Progress of Populations.

New York : United Nations, 2000.

HA 155 .C437 2000g - Lehman

InfoNation

InfoNation allows you to select up to seven countries and then select data variables to be displayed in a table. The sources of the statistics are the UN and UNESCO Statistical Yearbooks.

The Least Developed Countries ... Report.Annual.

New York : United Nations, 1984-

HC 59.7 .L3219 - Lehman

Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (United Nations).

NY : UN, 1947-

Serials M - Business

National Accounts Statistics. Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables.Annual.

New York : United Nations, 1985-

HC 79 .I5 U53a - Latest in Business Reference, Lehman

Continues: Yearbook of National Accounts Statistics.

Social Indicators

Social indicators covering a wide range of subject-matter fields are compiled by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, from many national and international sources in the global statistical system.

The State of the World's Cities. Triennial.

Nairobi, Kenya : UNCHS (Habitat), 2001-

HT 151 .S73 - Lehman

Statistical Yearbook (United Nations).Annual.

NY : UN, 1948-

HA 42 .Un35 - Business, Butler, Engineering, Lehman (Latest in Reference in all locations)

UNdata

UNdata provides a vast array of statistical data from numerous sources, both UN and otherwise.

United Nations Statistics Division

The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates, including the Statistical Yearbook, World Statistics Pocketbook and yearbooks in specialized fields of statistics. Unrestricted free access is provided to selected global datasets, such as the Millennium Indicators Database, which presents 48 social and economic indicators and related series by country and year since 1985, and the Social Indicators data set.

Other Sources of General International Statistics

Country Data

The data profiles available here are drawn from the World Development Indicators database, as of, July 2004. The profiles cover the 208 countries (184 World Bank members and 24 other economies with populations of more than 30,000) and 18 country groups reported on in the World Development Indicators book, CD-ROM and the World Bank Atlas.

EIU Country Data

EIU Country Data, from the Economist Intelligence Unit, is an analytical database of worldwide economic indicators and forecasts, covering more than 270 statistical variables in series for each of 115 countries. Data can be manipulated, displayed, graphed, analyzed and downloaded in various formats. Major data categories include economic structure, foreign payments, external debt stock, external debt service, external trade, trends in foreign trade, quarterly indicators..

Eldis Regional and Country Profiles

Links to hundreds of authoritative sites for developing countries, in the areas of: agriculture, environment, poverty, education, gender, health & population, governance, trade, economics, aid, microcredit, and security.

Fitzpatrick, Gary L.

Direct Line Distances: International Edition.

Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1986.

G 109 .F53 1986 - Lehman

R910 F581 - Butler Reference

General Data Dissemination System (GDDS): from the International Monetary Fund

The purposes of the GDDS are to: Encourage member countries to improve data quality; Provide a framework for evaluating needs for data improvement and setting priorities in this respect; and Guide member countries in the dissemination to the public of comprehensive, timely, accessible, and reliable economic, financial, and socio-demographic statistics. At present, 10 countries from the developing world participate in GDDS.

General International Data: maintained by Paul Hensel, at Florida State University

Links to an astounding number of statistical and data sites, many created by university faculty in conjunction with their research and teaching roles. Categories include General International Relations, International Conflict and Cooperation, International Economic, International Social, International Political, International Environmental.

Kurian, George Thomas.

The Illustrated Book of World Rankings. 5th ed.

Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, 2001.

HA 155 .K87 2001 - Lehman

NationMaster.com

Allows users to generate graphs based on numerical data extracted from numerous sources. All sources are documented.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web

OFFSTATS lists web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from official or similar "quotable" sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series. In the country lists, these are mainly web pages provided by statistical offices, central banks and government departments and agencies, whereas the topics list is comprised of links to the statistics pages of international organizations and associations and a few commercial sites.

• Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators.
  Paris : OECD, 2001.
  HN 25 .S63 2001g - Business Reference
• SourceOECD

Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World.

Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1999.

HC 59.72 .P6 S73 1999 - Lehman

U.S. Census Bureau. International Programs Center

The International Programs Center conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and provides a large number of statistical products with an international scope. They include:

International Data Base (IDB)
IDB is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world

Publications and Reports

World Factbook. Annual.

Washington, D.C. : Central Intelligence Agency, 1981-

G122 .U58 - Business, Butler, Lehman (Latest in Reference in all locations)

The World in Numbers

Sets of statistical tables in several subject areas, from Foreign Policy in Focus.

Agriculture Statistics

FAO Yearbook. Commerce. Annual.

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1976-

HD 9000.4 .F7311 - Latest in Business Reference

FAO Yearbook. Production. Annual.

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1976-

HD 1421 .F731 - Latest in Business Reference

FAOSTAT Statistics Database

FAOSTAT is an on-line and multilingual database currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in the following areas: Production, Trade, Food Balance Sheets, Food Aid Shipments, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products, Population, Agricultural Machinery. Output can be in the form of a table or CSV file.

The State of Food and Agriculture. Annual.

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1947-

S 401 .F73 - Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

The State of Food and Agriculture is FAO's annual report on current developments affecting world agriculture. It reviews policy factors underlying recent agricultural performances at the world and regional levels, highlighting the experience of selected countries in each region.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service

Import & export data, and market reports, for agricultural products.

World Agricultural Outlook Board Reports, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University

Economics and Finance Statistics

Economist Intelligence Unit Sources

Economist Intelligence Unit

Includes full-text databases, e.g. Country Reports, regional newsletters, and a time series database providing information and data on over 190 countries. Information is presented as analysis, briefings, commentary, or forecasts. The time series database provides 270 series for 115 countries.

EIU Country Data

An analytical database of worldwide economic indicators and forecasts, covering more than 270 statistical variables in series for each of 115 countries. Data can be manipulated, displayed, graphed, analyzed and downloaded in various formats. Major data categories include economic structure, foreign payments, external debt stock, external debt service, external trade, trends in foreign trade, quarterly indicators.

International Monetary Fund Sources

Global Financial Stability Report Semiannual. 2002-

Global Financial Stability Report replaces the annual International Capital Markets Report (published since 1980) and the quarterly Emerging Market Financing (published since 2000).

IMF Country Information

International Capital Markets. Annual. 1980-2003.

Copies are in the Business Library; check CLIO under individual title for call numbers.

Special Drawing Rights

World Economic Outlook. Biannual.

Washington, D.C. : The Fund, 1980-

HC 59 .W65 - Latest in Business Reference

The WEO Database is created during the biannual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the WEO publication, which is released in May and October. Selected series that are available in the publication are now available on this website at the time of the release of the WEO press version (late April and September). If necessary, these figures will be revised in order to maintain consistency with the published World Economic Outlook.

World Bank Sources

Global Development Finance. Annual.

HG 4517 .I58 - Business (1997- )

Datafile - Electronic Data Service

Formerly World Debt Tables (Business - HG 4517 .I58, 1975-1996). The most detailed data available on debt in developing countries. A comprehensive presentation of data and a review of developments on external debt of and financial flows to developing countries.

Data on Poverty

A section of PovertyNet, from the World Bank, it pulls together data from several different surveys and studies to form a picture of poverty around the world.

Trends in Developing Economies. Annual.

HC 59.7 .T739 - Business (1989-1996)

Trends in Developing Economies (TIDE) provided brief reports on most of the World Bank's borrowing countries. This compendium of individual country economic trends complements the World Bank's World Development Report, which looks at major global and regional economic trends and their implications for the future prospects of the developing economies. TIDE digests information from national sources and adds staff commentary to explain recent developments for the benefits of readers who are familiar with macroeconomics but not, perhaps, with every country under review.

World Bank Projects and Operations

The site includes information about all World Bank projects, and includes more than 9,500 lending projects (1947 - present) and more than 3,500 documents.

World Development Indicators. Annual.

HC 59.15 .W656 - Business, Lehman (1998- )

Formerly Social Indicators of Development (HC 59.69 .S63 - Business, Lehman, 1988-1996).

World Development Indicators features 600 indicators in 80 statistical tables, organized in six sections: overview, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. It provides an expanded view of development for 148 economies and key indicators for 61 more, small economies.

World Development Indicators Online

WDI Online is a comprehensive database on development data covering 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators for more than forty years (1960 to 2000, where data are available).

Other Sources of Economics & Finance Statistics

Global Insight

This service provides access to time series, economic, and business data for the United States and international economies.

Global Market Information Database

The Global Market Information Database (GMID) provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and consumers. It includes: country statistics - demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries from 1977- , market data - 6-year historic market size data for more than 330 consumer products in 52 countries, plus 5-year forecasts, lifestyle indicators - information and models of lifestyle indicators such as eating and drinking habits, home ownership trends and crime patterns for 71 countries worldwide, lifestyle analysis - reports for 65 countries, market analysis - over 4,500 market reports for consumer, industrial and service sectors (global, country and company reports) company profiles, market shares and performance indicators - profiles of 3,000 leading consumer goods companies .

Handbook of International Economic Statistics. Annual.

Washington, D.C. : Central Intelligence Agency, 1975-1998.

HA 40 .E3 U51 - Business, Lehman

PREX 3.10/7-5 - U.S. Government Documents

Index of Economic Freedom

Published by the Heritage Foundation in cooperation with the Wall Street Journal, the Index of Economic Freedom is a practical reference guide to the economies of 161 countries, with detailed information about economic policy.

International Labour Organization: Statistics

Provides limited access to ILO databases and statistical tables.

International Marketing Data and Statistics. Annual.

London, Euromonitor Publications, 1975/76-

HA 42 .I56 - Latest in Business Reference

ISI Emerging Markets

Provides economic and financial statistics for China, India, Russia, and countries in Europe, Latin America, and Central Eurasia. Usually provides statistics from the official government statistical office and central bank.

Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH)

The Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH)—jointly developed by the Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank (WB)—brings together external debt data and selected foreign assets from international creditor/market and national debtor sources.

Jones-Obstfeld Saving and Investment Data for 13 Countries

Lotus wk3 files for the following countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway,Russia, Sweden, UK, USA.

Liesner, Thelma.

One Hundred Years of Economic Statistics: United Kingdom, U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden.

New York : Facts on File, c1989.

HC 106 .L68 1989 - Business Reference, Lehman

A large number of annual tables for each country, many covering 1885-1987.

Maddison, Angus.

The World Economy.

Paris, France : Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2006.

HC 21 .M285 2006 - Business Reference

Maddison, Angus.

The World Economy : a Millennial Perspective.

Paris, France : Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2001.

HC 41 .M32 2001g - Business Reference

The Opacity Index

This first report on the Opacity Index, based on global surveys of CFOs, bankers, equity analysts, and in-country PricewaterhouseCoopers' consultants, provides an estimate of the adverse effects of opacity on the cost and availability of capital in 35 countries. The Global Opacity Index offers a composite "O-Factor" ranking for each country, based on opacity data in the following five areas that affect capital markets: 1) corruption in government bureaucracy; 2) laws governing contracts or property rights; 3) economic policies (fiscal, monetary, and tax-related); 4) accounting standards; and 5) business regulations. Together, these create the acronym CLEAR (Corruption, Legal, Economic, Accounting, Regulatory). Opacity in any of these areas will raise the cost of doing business as well as curtail the availability of funds.

SourceOECD

Provides full text for all OECD publications.

Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World.

Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1999.

HC 59.72 .P6 S73 1999 - Lehman

UNIDO Industrial Statistics Database. Annual.

New York : UNIDO, 1998-

CD-ROM HD2329 .U55 - Electronic Data Service

Worldwide Cost of Living Survey City Rankings, provided by the Finfacts Finance Centre.

Tokyo and Osaka take the top spot, with New York ranked #13, in 2005/2006.

Education Statistics

Education at a Glance. Annual.

Paris: OECD, 1992-

LB 2846 .E247 - Latest in Business Reference

OECD Education Database

Education for All Global Monitoring Report

Every year, the EFA Global Monitoring Report assesses where the world stands on its commitment to provide a basic education to all children, youth and adults by 2015.

Global Education Database

The GED was developed by USAID's Center for Human Capacity Development to provide the Agency and its development partners with selected stat istical data on international education in an easy-to-use electronic format. ED provides an interactive program for accessing education data compiled by USAID from UNESCO sources. Users can access data to measure the performance of a specific country over time in areas such as school enro llments, public expenditure on education, and gender equity. For most of the 115 indicators, time-series data begin in 1980 and are presented as single years through 1996 or 1997. With over 200 countries represented, the database is also a useful tool for cross-country comparisons of education indicators.

International Archive of Education Data

This site, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and he Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), collects data "pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available." Much of it requires downloading datasets, but there are also links to tabular reports.

International Comparisons in Education

As part of its Congressional mandate, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) supports international comparisons in education to collect and report reliable and timely data on a variety of subjects.

International Education Indicators

Education Indicators: An International Perspective is a compilation of indicators from a multitude of data sources which provides a rich array of information on the current state of education internationally. They are intended to provide snapshots of the U.S. education system in comparison to systems in countries around the world.

Statistical Yearbook (Unesco).Annual.

Paris : Unesco, 1963-

HA 40 .C8 Un43 - Butler, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

370 Un44 - Butler (1963-1984)

UnescoStat: provides access to Unesco statistics in four areas: culture & communication, education, literacy, and science & technology.

World Data on Education

Produced by the International Bureau of Education.

Energy Statistics

Key World Energy Statistics 2007

Energy Statistics and Energy Balances

Select from a menu of regions, countries, and products to create your own customized tables or color graphs.

Country Analysis Briefs

International Energy Publications

Environment Statistics

Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

A private, nonprofit corporation, located at Columbia, with members from leading universities and non-government research organizations. It provides data sets in numerous areas

EarthTrends: the Environmental Information Portal

EarthTrends, from the World Resources Institute, provides databases for 10 environnmental topics. The user can retrieve preformatted tables, or select criteria from a menu. Country profiles and maps of various environmental trends are also available.

Environmental Performance Measurement : the Global Report 2001-2002.

New York : Oxford University Press, c2002.

HD 75.6 .E575 2002g - Lehman

Environmental Protection in Numbers, from Foreign Policy in Focus

Environmental Sustainability Index, from CIESIN

The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 122 countries. The ESI scores are based upon a set of 22 core "indicators," each of which combines two to six variables for a total of 67 underlying variables. The ESI permits cross-national comparisons of environmental progress in a systematic and quantitative fashion.

Global Change Data Information System

OECD Environmental Data.

Paris: OECD Publications, 1985-1999.

TD 172 .O36 - Business

OECD Environmental Outlook.

Paris: OECD, 2001.

TD 170.94 .O26 2001g - Business Reference

Prescott-Allen, Robert.

The Wellbeing of Nations: a Country-by-country Index of Quality of Life and the Environment.

Washington <D.C.> : Island Press, c2001.

GE 140 .P74 2001 - Lehman

The State of the Environment.

Paris : OECD, 1985-

HC 79 .E5 S77 - Latest in Business Reference

The State of the World: a Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a More Sustainable Society. Annual.

New York : Norton, c1984-

HC 59 .S73 - Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

Note: Web versions are free for older editions, but not the most recent two editions.

The State of the World's Forests (FAO)

Vital Signs: the Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future. Annual.

New York : W.W. Norton, c1992-

TD 193.2 .V58 - Biology, Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference)

Numerous compact chapters, dealing with topics from fertilizer use to solar cells to private capital flows, each with time series statistics in both tables and graphs.

World Resources. Annual.

NY : Basic Books, 1986-

HC 14 .W67 - Biology, Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference in all locations)

An authoritative primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations.

Health Statistics

An Aging World: 2001

U.S. Census Bureau, International Population Reports.

AIDS in the World.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c1992.

RA 644 .A25 A36358 1992 - Lehman

Followed by a 2nd ed.(1996), at: RA 644 .A25 A363582 1996

Demographic and Health Surveys

Data on population, health, and nutrition for countries in the developing world, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Health at a Glance.

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, c2001-

2001: RA 407 .H43 2001g - Lehman

2001: RA 407 .H43 2001 - Health Sciences

2003: RA 407.5 .O4 H43 2003g - Social Work

2005

2007: RA 407 .H43 2007 - Health Sciences

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database.

A compilation of information on HIV/AIDS in populations of developing countries, from those studies appearing in the medical and scientific literature, presented at international conferences, and appearing in the press. The database can be downloaded to your PC, or you can view tables at the site.

International Health Data Reference Guide. Irregular.

Hyattsville, Md. : National Center for Health Statistics, 1983-

HE 20.6208/13: - U.S. Government Documents

Provides information on the availability of selected national vital, hospital, health manpower resources, and population-based health survey statistics for numerous countries.

International Narcotics Control Board: Selected Statistical Tables in Respect of Narcotic Drugs

OECD Health Data. Annual.

Paris : OECD-Electronic Editions, 1993-

RA 409.5 .O32 - Health Sciences Media Reserve (CD-ROM)

Vital and Health Statistics, Series 5: International Vital and Health Statistics Reports

Serial V - Health Sciences Library

WHOSIS (World Health Organization Statistical Information System)

World Health Report. Annual.

Geneve, World Health Organization, 1995-

Serial W - Health Sciences

World Health Statistics Annual.

Geneve, World Health Organization, 1962-

Serial W - Health Sciences Reference

World Health Statistics Quarterly.

Geneve, World Health Organization, 1978-

Serial W - Health Sciences Reference

Military Statistics

Arms Sales Monitor. Bimonthly.

Washington, D.C.: Federation of American Scientists, 1991-2002.

Clodfelter, Micheal.

Warfare and Armed Conflicts : a Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500-2000. 2nd ed.

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2002.

D 214 .C54 2002 - Lehman

FIRST (Facts on International Relations and Security Trends)

The integrated database system contains clearly documented information from research institutes around the world. It covers areas in the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data.

Military Balance. Annual.

London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1959-

UA 15 .M53 - Latest at Lehman

Military-Industrial Complex in Numbers, from Foreign Policy in Focus

Small Arms Survey. Annual.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001-

HD 9744 .F55 S62 - Lehman

The web versions contain mostly chapter summaries, but often with statistical tables.

Statistics on Weapons and Violence: a Selection of Statistical Charts, Graphs and Tables About Weapons and Violence ...

New York : Gale Group, 1995.

HN 90 .V5 S834 1996 - Lehman

U.S. Dept. of Defense.

DSCA (Facts Book): Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales and Military Assistance Facts. Annual.

Washington, D.C.: Data Management Division, Comptroller, DSAA, 1973-

UA 12 .U4613 - Lehman

World Armaments and Disarmament: SIPRI Yearbook. Annual.

Cambridge, MA.: MIT Press, 1971-

UA 10 . I551 - Lehman

Press release and chapter summaries, 1993-present, at the SIPRI Yearbooks Web page.

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database: tables and graphs.

World Military and Social Expenditures. Annual.

Leesburg, VA.: WMSE Publications, 1974-1996

HJ 7469 .W6 - Lehman

World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers. Annual.

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1974-

UA 17 .U423 - Lehman

Population/Demography Statistics

Asylum-seekers and Refugees: a Statistical Report. 2 vols.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1994.

HV 640.4 .E8 A7 1994g - Lehman

Volume 3: Central European Countries

Charting the Progress of Populations.

New York : United Nations, 2000.

HA 155 .C437 2000g - Lehman

Tracks 12 variables used to assess international development matters.

European Social Statistics. Migration .

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2000.

HB 2041 .E976 - Lehman

Demographic Yearbook. Annual.

NY : United Nations, 1948-

HA 17 .D39 - Business, Butler, Lehman (Latest in Reference in all locations)

Gilbert, Geoffrey.

World Population : a Reference Handbook.

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2001.

HB 871 .G47 2001

Global Data

Links to population data web sites from the United Nations.

Global Data Center

Around the world, international migration data are derived from various primary sources, including census, survey, and governmental/administrative data. The tables available through the Global Data Center present data from these primary sources as well as other secondary sources, such as reports and publications. Charts and tables are created.

International Labour Migration Statistics

A database from the International Labour Organization -- search by country or statistical tables, compare countries, or view charts of statistical data.

Keyfitz, Nathan.

World Population Growth and Aging: Demographic Trends in the Late Twentieth Century.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990.

HA 155 .K49 1990 - Lehman

Long-Range World Population Projections: Based on the 1998 Revision.

New York : United Nations, 2000.

HA 155 .L65 2000g - Lehman

Long-Term Global Demographic Trends

A 2001 report from the CIA Directorate on Intelligence, which provides background information and analysis of major demographic trends in the world.

Ness, Immanuel.

Encyclopedia of Global Population and Demographics. 2 vols.

Armonk, NY : Sharpe Reference, 1998.

HB 871 .N43 1998 - Lehman, Business

Population Index.

Princeton, N.J., Office of Population Research, Princeton University, 1935- Quarterly.

Z 7164 .D3 P83 - Offsite

An index to journal articles on population-related topics, many of them are statistical in nature. The web version covers 1986 to the present.

Population Reference Bureau

Country Statistics & Reports

DataFinder: This database contains data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states. (Not all countries have data on all variables)

World Population Data Sheet

Ross, John A.

Family Planning and Population: a Compendium of International Statistics.

New York : The Population Council, 1993.

HQ 763.5 .R77 1993 - Offsite

Rothenbacher, Franz.

The European Population, 1850-1945.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

R314.1 R743 - Butler Reference

Rothenbacher, Franz.

The European Population Since 1945.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

HB 3581.A3 R684 2005 - Lehman

Rummel, R. J.

Statistics of Democide : Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900.

Piscatway, NJ : Transaction Publishers, 1998.

HV 6322.7 .R868 1998g - Lehman

Sex and Age Distributions of World Population. Biennial.

New York : United Nations, 1991-

HB 1741 .G56 - Lehman

The State of World Population. Annual.

New York, N.Y. : United Nations Fund for Population Activities, 1992-

HB 848 .S73 - Lehman

UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Statistics

Includes links to recent versions of several statistical publications, including:

• Refugees and Others of Concern to UNHCR. Annual.
  Geneva: Office of the UNHCR, 1994-
  HV 640 .R4319 - Lehman
  
• State of the World's Refugees. Annual.
  Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993-
  HV 640 .S678 - Lehman

U.S. Census Bureau. International Programs Center

The International Programs Center (IPC), part of the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies, including the International Data Base (IDB), International Briefs, International Population Reports, and World Population Reports.

World Fertility Report 2003

World Population Ageing, 1950-2050.

New York : United Nations, 2002.

HB 1531 .W67 2002g - Lehman

World Population Information

Information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes World Population Profile, World Population: 1950 to 2050, World POPClock, and Historical Estimates of World Population (up to 1950).

World Population Monitoring. Annual.

New York : United Nations, Dept. of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1989-

HB 848 .W68 - Lehman

World Population Projections. Biannual.

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1984-1995.

HA 154 .W66 - Business, Lehman

World Population Prospects. Annual.

New York : United Nations, Dept. of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1963-

HA 155 .W68 - Lehman

World Urbanization Prospects: Estimates and Projections of Urban and Rural Populations and of Urban Agglomerations. Biennial.

New York : United Nations, 1990-

HB 2161 .W675 - Lehman

Provides detailed demographic statistics and growth rates for urban areas.

Worldwide Refugee Information

Provided by the U.S. Committee on Refugees.

Religion Statistics

Adherents.com

Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 18,000 adherent statistic citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 1,300 religions, churches, denominations, faith groups, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. Search by geographic location or denomination/faith. A super site!

Trade Statistics

Big Emerging Markets. Annual.

Lanham, MD : Bernan Press, 1995-

HF 1379 .B55 - Business

For each country covered: key economic indicators and U.S. trade statistics.

Direction of Trade Statistics. Annual.

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1981-

Serials D - Business

CD-ROM HF1016 .I652 - Electronic Data Service

Export.gov: Market Research

Includes: Country & Industry Market Reports, Video Market Reports Library, Trade Agreements & Statistics, Customized Market Research Services.

Foreign Trade of the United States : Including State and Metro Area Export Data. 2nd ed.

Washington, D.C. : Bernan Press, c2001.

HF 1416.5 F68 2001g - Business Reference

Foreign Trade Statistics, from the U.S. Census Bureau

Handbook of International Trade & Development Statistics. Annual.

New York : United Nations, 1969-1999.

HF 54 .A1 - Latest in Business Reference

International Trade Statistics Yearbook. Annual.

New York : United Nations, 1983-

HF 91 .Y33 - Latest in Business Reference

Continues Yearbook of International Trade Statistics, 1950-1982 (HF 91 .Y32 - Business)

International Trade Administration (U.S.)

International Trade Statistics, from the World Trade Organization

International Transportation

From the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics; provides links to BTS programs on transborder surface freight, border crossings, and North American transportation statistics, as well as several statistical products related to international trade, travel, and transportation.

League of Nations. Secretariat. Financial Section and Economic Intelligence Service.

International Trade Statistics. Annual.

Geneva: the League, 1931/32-1938.

140 L4711 - Offsite

Tourism Statistics Database

From the World Tourism Organization; create tables for tourism data from more than 192 countries and territories beginning with the year 1985; registration required.

UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook. Annual.

New York : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 1986-

HD 9000.2 .Y431 - Latest in Business Reference

UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics.

New York : United Nations, 2000-

HF 54 .A11 - Business

U.S. Trade & International Transactions

Downloadable time series data for imports, exports, income payment & receipts, trade balance, and U.S. international finance, from FRED II, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Women & Children Statistics

Abortion Policies: a Global Review (2001)

Info on policy worldwide, but also data on Abortion rate, Married women using contraception, Total fertility rate, and Maternal mortality ratio.

Child Poverty in Rich Nations

From UNICEF; ranks the performance of the rich, industrialized nations against critical indicators of child well-being.

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies, at Columbia University

The Clearinghouse provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies, programs,benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth, and family needs. It includes social indicators and background data.

A Decade of Transition: the Monee Report

A UNICEF report on the children of Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Baltic states.

Kaul, Chandrika.

Statistical Handbook on the World's Children.

Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2002.

HQ 767.9 .K385 2002g - Lehman

Statistical Charts and Indicators on the Situation of Youth, 1980-1995.

New York : United Nations, 1998.

HQ 796 .S823 1998g - Lehman

Statistical Record of Women Worldwide.

Detroit : Gale Research, 1995.

R396 ST291 - Butler Reference

HQ 1150 .S73 1995 - Lehman

Statistics on Children in UNICEF Assisted Countries.

New York : UNICEF, 1992-

HQ 767.9 .S733 - Lehman (Latest in Reference)

UNICEF Statistics

UNICEF offers a database of statistics related to the welfare of children, which can be searched by country or region. The site also offers world maps with data mapped, and the entire database can be downloaded.

The World's Women, 1970-1990 : Trends and Statistics.

New York : United Nations, 1991.

HQ 1154 .W96 1991g - Lehman

The World's Women, 2000: Trends and Statistics.

NY : United Nations, 2000.

HQ 1154 .W675 2000g - Lehman

The web version includes main findings, chapter highlights, and statistical tables.

The World's Women, 2005: Progress in Statistics.

New York : United Nations, 2006.

Check CLIO

Africa Statistics

Africa in Numbers

Sets of tables for Africa, from Foreign Policy in Focus.

African Development Indicators. Biannual.

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1995-

HC 800.A1 A35 - Latest in Business Reference

Web versions contain selected tables: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005

African Development Report. Annual.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast : African Development Bank, 1989-

HC 800 .A1 A354 - Latest in Business Reference

African Socio-economic Indicators. Biannual.

Addis Ababa : United Nations, Economic Commission for Africa, 1983-

HC 502 .U5483 - Latest in Business Reference

African Statistical Yearbook.

Addis Ababa: Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations, 1974-

HA 1955 .A37 - Lehman

Afristat: Observatoire Economique et Statistique d'Afrique Subsaharienne

Presents basic statistics for many subsaharan countries; in French.

Economic and Social Survey of Africa. Annual.

Addis Ababa : Economic Commission for Africa, 1994-

HC 502 .U547 - Business, Lehman

Continues: Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa.

Economic Report on Africa. Annual.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : UN Economic Commission for Africa, 1996-

HC 800 .A1 A353a - Business Reference

Web versions:  1999,      2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

IFC in Africa, from the International Finance Corporation

Mitchell, B. R.

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000. 4th ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

HA 4675 .M552 2003 - Lehman

Poverty Mapping for Selected African Countries

Statistics in Africa

This site brings together information and resources related to statistics in Africa, both from within the World Bank and from many other sources identified by World Bank staff. It includes the current African Development Indicators, the Africa Live Database, and the Africa Household Survey Databank, among other sources.

Asia/Oceania Statistics

Asia-Pacific in Figures. Annual.

New York, N.Y. : United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1995-

HA 4551 .A853 - Latest in Business Reference

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN Statistics

Includes monthly, quarterly, and annual indicators, as well as statistics specific to trade, investment, transport & communications, and tourism.

ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2001

ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2003

ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2004

ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2005

Asian Development Outlook. Annual.

Manila : Asian Development Bank, 1989-

HC 411 .A76 - Latest in Business Reference

China Facts & Figures Annual.

Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Academic International Press, 1978-

DS 779.15 .C48 - East Asian Reference, Lehman

Mitchell, B. R.

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000. 4th ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

HA 4675 .M552 2003 - Lehman

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP):

ESCAP Statistics Division

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific. Annual.

Bangkok, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1974-

HC 411 .U556 - Latest in Business Reference

Web version includes statistical tables for each country in Lotus .wk4 format.

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific. Quarterly.

Bangkok, Thailand : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1977-

Serials S - Business

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific.

Bangkok, Thailand : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 1973-

HA 1661 .A152 - Lehman

In 1996-1998, the United Nations published a series of statistical profiles of women in various countries: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Korea,the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Check CLIO under the title: Women in [country name]

Europe Statistics

Business in Europe: Statistical Pocketbook

Europe in Figures / Eurostat. Irregular.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1992-

HC 241.2 .E81297 - Lehman

European Central Bank Statistics

European Environmental Statistics Handbook. 2 vols.

London : Gale Research International, c1993.

HC 240.9 .E5 E9 1993g - Lehman

European Marketing Data and Statistics. Annual.

London : European Research Consultants Ltd., 1962-

HC 241.2 Eu75 - Latest in Business Reference

EuroStat: Statistical Office of the European Communities

EuroStat Yearbook. Biennial.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 1995-

HA 1107 .E89 - Lehman

EuroStat Country Profiles

An easy way to look at all major statistical indicators for the European Union (13, 15, 25, or 27 countries) or each individual country, and to do comparisons. The data generally goes back 10 years, and can be displayed as a table, graph, or on a map.

Facts Through Figures

For quick reference and easy comparison of various facts and figures on the 15 EU countries. Covers the following principal themes: day-to-day life, environment, demography, economy and various socio-cultural data.

Flora, Peter.

State, Economy, and Society in Western Europe, 1815-1975: a Data Handbook in Two Volumes. 2 vols.

Chicago : St. James Press, 1983.

HA 1107 .F56 1983 - Business Reference, Lehman

Market Research Monitor

Full-text database of market research reports on consumer markets around the globe, with profiles of major markets and consumer goods companies, from Euromonitor.

Mitchell, B.R.

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2000. 5th ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

HA 1107 .M5 2003 - Lehman

Panorama of EU Industry.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1994-1997.

HC 241.2 .P3131 - Latest in Business Reference

Political Data Handbook: OECD Countries.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.

HA 155 .P65 1997 - Lehman

Portrait of the Regions. 10 vols.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1993-2001.

HA 1107.5 .P67 1993g - Lehman

Regions: Statistical Yearbook 2004

Shoup, Paul.

The East European and Soviet Data Handbook : Political, Social, and Developmental Indicators, 1945-1975.

New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Press ; Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, 1981.

HA 1446 .S53 - Lehman

Social Portrait of Europe. 3rd ed.

Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1998.

HC 241.2 .S538 1998 - Lehman

Trends in Europe and North America. Annual.

New York : United Nations, 1995-

HA 1107 .T746 - Lehman

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Statistics

Contains links to other statistical agencies, including those of countries of the European Union.

• Economic Survey of Europe
• Statistical Databases on the Internet
• Statistical Agencies in the UN/ECE Region and WWW Links
• UNECE Countries in Figures 2007: a two-page profile of social and economic indicators for each of the 56 UNECE member countries

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

Includes country profiles, and access to the health-for-all and causes of death databases.

Latin America Statistics

Basic Country Health Profiles for the Americas, from the Pan American Health Organization

Countries, from the Inter-American Development Bank

Provides basic information about each country and information about its relationship with the IDB, includng current projects.

Economic and Social Database: Latin America and the Caribbean

A USAID Agency-wide collaborative effort to provide the public, U.S. government agencies and international development partners with the best and most timely socioeconomic data on the region.

Economic and Social Progress in Latin America (IPES). Annual.

Washington : Inter-American Development Bank, 1972-

HC 60 .E32 - Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

Health in the Americas. Quadrennial.

Washington, D.C., : Pan American Health Organization, 1961/62-

Serial H - Health Sciences (Latest in Reference)

Web versions:1998, 2002

Comprehensive statistics on child & adult health, diseases, health system infrastructure, and science & technology in health, for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data 2003

Latin America In Graphs: Demographic, Economic and Social Trends.

Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Development Bank, 1995.

HC 125 .L3445 1995g - Lehman

Latin America In Graphs: Two Decades of Economic Trends, 1971-1991.

Washington, D.C. : Inter-American Development Bank, 1992.

HC 125 .L3438 1992g - Business

Latin American Statistical Sources

For each country, provides links to the national statistical agency and other official statistical providers. Also, links to international agency statistics related to Latin America. Provided by the Latin American Information Network at the University of Texas at Austin.

Mitchell, B. R.

International Historical Statistics: the Americas, 1750-2000. 5th ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

HA 175 .M55 2003 - Lehman

Resumenes Sobre Poblacion en America Latina (Latin American Population Abstracts). Semiannual.

Santiago, Chile, Centro Latinoamericano de Demografia, 1977-

HB 3530.5 .R48 - Lehman

Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Biannual.

Los Angeles : UCLA Latin American Center Publications, 1955-

HA 935 .St29 - Business, Lehman (Latest in Reference in both locations)

Statistics on Networking in Latin America

Includes internet, cable-TV subscriptions, and economies.

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) Statistical Information

Demographic Bulletin

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean

Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Social Panorama of Latin America

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual.

Santiago, Chile : Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1986-

HA 755 .A681 - Lehman

Wilkie, Richard W.

Latin American Population and Urbanization Analysis: Maps and Statistics, 1950-1982.

Los Angeles, Calif. : UCLA Latin American Center Publications, 1984.

HA 935 .St29 Suppl. no.8 - Lehman

Middle East/North Africa Statistics

International Finance Corporation: Middle East & North Africa Information

McCarthy, Justin.

The Arab World, Turkey, and the Balkans (1878-1914) : a Handbook of Historical Statistics.

Boston, MA : G.K. Hall, c1982.

HA 4556 .M35 1982 - Lehman

R315.6 M127 - Butler Reference

Middle East and Central Asia Databook .

London : Europa, c2004.

HA 4556 .M53 2004g - Business Reference

Mitchell, B. R.

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 . 4th ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

HA 4675 .M552 2003 - Lehman

Population and Development in the Middle East.

Beirut : United Nations, Economic Commission for Western Asia, 1982.

HB 3633.3.A3 P63 1982 - Health Sciences Stacks

Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region. Irregular.

Baghdad : United Nations, 1985-

HA 4666 .A2a - Lehman

Unified Arab Statistical Abstract.

Baghdad : al-Amanah, 1980-88.

HA 4666 .U554 - Lehman

Women and Men in the Arab Region : a Statistical Portrait, 2000..

New York : United Nations, 1999.

HQ 1726.5 .W664 2000g - Lehman

Soviet Union, Russia, and Eurasia Statistics

Commonwealth of Independent States. Statistical Committee.

The Statistical Handbook of Social and Economic Indicators for the Former Soviet Union.

New York : Norman Ross Pub., 1995.

HA 1444 .C66 1995 - Business Reference

East View UDB Statistics

Covers Russian and English language publications, reports and data sets from State Committee of the Russian Federation on Statistics and the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The First Book of Demographics for the Republics of the Former Soviet Union, 1951-1990.

Shady Side, Md. : New World Demographics, L.C., c1992.

HB 3607 .F47 1992g - Lehman

Provides baseline data on population, nationalities, employment, education, family size, working age status, housing space, and vital statistics. Also has maps of population size, change, density, etc.

Maternal and Child Health Statistics: Russian Federation and United States, Selected Years 1985-95

A report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.

Mickiewicz, Ellen Propper.

Handbook of Soviet Social Science Data.

New York, Free Press, 1973.

HN 523.5 .M5 - Lehman

Russia & Eurasia Facts & Figures Annual.

Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Academic International Press, 1993-

HA 1446 .U17 - Lehman

Russia in Numbers

Sets of tables, from Foreign Policy in Focus.

Russian Economic Trends. Quarterly, with monthly updates.

London ; Lawrence, KS : Whurr Publishers, c1992-

HC 336.27 .R87 - Business

Ryan, Michael.

Social Trends in Contemporary Russia: a Statistical Sourcebook.

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1993.

HN 530.2. A85 R9 1993 - Lehman

Shoup, Paul.

The East European and Soviet Data Handbook : Political, Social, and Developmental Indicators, 1945-1975.

New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Press ; Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, 1981.

HA 1446 .S53 - Lehman

Statistical Handbook: States of the Former USSR. Annual.

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1992-

HC331 .S7 - Business, Lehman

USSR Facts & Figures Annual.

Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Academic International Press, 1977-1992.

HA 1446 .U17 - Lehman

Vital and Health Statistics: Russian Federation and United States, Selected Years 1985-2000 With An Overview of Russian Mortality in the 1990s