Official statistics from international bodies and national agencies. Consistently structured, well-documented, and freely reusable.
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The statistical office of the European Union, providing official statistics for Europe. Covers the economy, population, environment, agriculture, trade, and more across EU member states, with harmonised figures that let you compare countries on a like-for-like basis.
A gateway to the IMF's global economic data, giving streamlined access to macroeconomic and financial statistics. Includes International Financial Statistics covering balance of payments, interest rates, national accounts, prices, production, trade, and population for more than 200 countries.
Reports, data, and publications on the economic, environmental, and social conditions in hundreds of countries. Includes International Development Statistics covering aid volume, origin, and types, plus the Creditor Reporting System with detailed information on individual aid activities.
Research and interactive visualisations on global problems, built by aggregating and harmonising data from official sources. Every chart can be downloaded as a ZIP containing a CSV file, JSON metadata, and a README, and the underlying data is available programmatically via an API. Full provenance is documented for every dataset.
An open standard for exchanging statistical data and metadata electronically, developed jointly by the BIS, ECB, Eurostat, IMF, OECD, UN, and World Bank. Not a dataset itself but the interchange format many statistical agencies use to publish their figures.
A single access point to the UN system's statistical databases: 32 databases holding over 60 million records from 1970 onward. Covers greenhouse gas inventories, commodity trade statistics, energy statistics, gender, and key global development indicators.
Free and open access to global development data from the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators: more than 900 indicators with time series for 210 countries from 1960 to the present. Also includes a Microdata Library of sample survey data and a Data Catalog for bulk downloads.