Statistical websites

 

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African development indicators
Contains African Development Indicators and Country at-a-Glance tables. (more info ... ). Part of the World dataBank.
Also available from ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service) International. Members of the University of Sussex can access this via the Online Resources page of the Sussex Electronic Library (Sussex username and password required).

Aid Statistics, Donor Aid Charts
Aid charts for Development Assistance Committee members, recipient countries/territories and regions. Also available from International Development Statistics (IDS) online.

Development Statistics for Latin America and Caribbean
"This is a queryable database of economic and social statistics, data, and indicators on the Latin America and Caribbean region. This site is sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Bureau of the United States Agency for International Development [USAID]."

FAOSTAT
Food and Agriculture Organization Statistics. "An on-line multilingual database currently containing over 1 million time-series records from over 210 countries and territories covering statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population." From the FAO statistics portal.
IDS members have access to FAOSTAT subscribers area; see link on Statistical databases.

Global Development Finance (with World Development Indicators
Statistical data and analysis on external debt, private financial flows and IMF credits from the World Bank (more info ... ). Part of the World dataBank.
Also available from ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service) International. Members of the University of Sussex can access this via the Online Resources page of the Sussex Electronic Library (Sussex username and password required).

Human Development Reports, 1990 onwards
Fron UNDP. Reports 1990-99 also available on one CD in IDS Library; ask at Enquiry Desk.

Human Development Reports: key statistical indicators
Fron UNDP; available via Google Public Data Explorer. All the key statistical indicators from the Human Development Report, including the Human development index (HDI). Includes the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, the Gender Inequality Index, and the Multidimensional Poverty Index.

International Development Statistics online, from OECD/DAC
Databases on aid and other resource flows from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Development Co-operation Directorate (OECD/DAC). Includes DAC Online (measures the flows of aid and other financial resources to aid recipients) and Creditor Reporting System (database on aid activities) . Registration required, but is free.

International Human Development Indicators
Fron UNDP; available via Google Public Data Explorer. All the key statistical indicators from the Human Development Report, including the Human development index (HDI). Includes the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, the Gender Inequality Index, and the Multidimensional Poverty Index.

IMF data & statistics
IDS members have access to the International Financial Statistics database; see link on Statistical databases.

International Trade and Tariff data
From the World Trade Organization. Includes links to the annual International Trade Statistics and the WTO Statistics database.

Key Indicators of the Labour Market
20 labour market indicators, compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO). 1980 onwards.
Some data also available from:

OECD DAC (Development Cooperation Directorate) aid statistics

UNData
Comprehensive gateway to UN statistical data. See also:

UNCTADStat Statistical Databases
"Provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of international trade, investment and development, for individual countries and for economic and trade groupings." Click on UNCTADStat link for access to searcable database.

UNDP Human Development Reports, 1990 onwards
Fron UNDP. Reports 1990-99 also available on one CD in IDS Library; ask at Enquiry Desk.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics
"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication." Many tables downloadable as Excel and/or PDF files.

WomenWatch
Directory of UN Resources on Gender and Women's Issues.

World dataBank
Statistical data and development indicators from the World Bank. Includes:

For a complete list of databases included, see the World Bank's database list

World Development Indicators
500+ economic and social indicators from the World Bank, including material from the World Bank Atlas (more info ... ). Part of the World dataBank.
Also available from ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service) International. Members of the University of Sussex can access this via the Online Resources page of the Sussex Electronic Library (Sussex username and password required).

World Bank: World development indicators via Google

WHO: Programmes and projects. Includes:

WHO statistical information system

World Trade Organization Statistics database.
Allows retrieval of Trade profiles, Tariff profiles, Services profiles, and Time series on international trade.


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