GLBL 210: Global Issues and Globalization : Country Information & Data
Data Sources (start here!)
- World Bank DataData sets directly from the World Bank. Find data by country, by topic, or by specific indicator, or go directly to "Data Catalog" for their open data sets.
- World Development Indicators (WDI Online)Statistics on development indicators back to 1960 from the World Bank. Time series data cover demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental topics for more than 200 countries and geographic and political groupings of countries. Data are updated quarterly. Access through the online dataBank, or in Excel or CSV formats.
- IMF E-dataData from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about international trade, government financial statistics, IMF lending and more. Build your query by country, topic or data source.
- IMF FinancesIMF financial data, including a link to Financial Data By Country.
- WTO Data PortalStatistical indicators related to World Trade Organization issues. Covers merchandise trade and trade in services statistics, market access indicators (bound, applied & preferential tariffs), non-tariff information as well as other indicators.
Additional Data Sources
- CIA World FactbookContains data provided by various components of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of the Census, and the US Department of State.
- resourcetrade.earthTrade data from the Chatham House Resource Trade Database (CHRTD). Intuitive interface and nice data visualizations.
- UNCTADData from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, especially for international trade and foreign direct investment. Covers almost every economy in the world, with some data going back to 1948.
- AidData.orgProvides open data that comes directly from major aid agencies such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, and others.
- Country Indicators for Foreign PolicyCIFP represents an on-going effort to identify and assemble statistical information conveying the key features of the political, economic, social and cultural environments of countries around the world.
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