Research Guides: Economics: Data & Statistics

Economics Data & Statistics

International Economic Data & Statistics

UN Comtrade
The United Nations Comtrade database aggregates detailed global annual and monthly trade statistics by product and trading partner for use by governments, academia, research institutes, and enterprises. Data compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division covers approximately 200 countries and represents more than 99% of the world's merchandise trade.
World Bank Open Data
Free and open access economic and demographic data for countries across the world.

China Data Online This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive database includes economic statistics, statistical yearbooks, census data, industrial and marketing surveys of China and an atlas of China.

ILOSTAT
The leading source of labor statistics; available topics include labor supply, working conditions, poverty, industrial relations and more.

World Development Indicators Online This link opens in a new window
World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
EMIS Intelligence This link opens in a new window
The EMIS Intelligence database aggregates and produces content including full-text news articles, financial statements, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics, and market-specific information for countries regarded as emerging markets. In addition, limited information is available for large companies and there are select industry analysis reports for industries in 197 countries.

UN Data
Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. These databases contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, education, energy, environment, finance, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport, trade and more.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It includes both U.S. and international data.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data This link opens in a new window
The IMF Data tool provides access to macroeconomic and financial data for 190 countries. Major datasets include Balance of Payment Statistics, International Financial Statistics, and Direction of Trade Statistics.
Mergent's Events Data : Real Time Market Intelligence This link opens in a new window
This database contains information on stock-splits, mergers, tender offers, partial/full calls, and name changes, allowing users to research corporate actions, dividends, fixed income, and unit investment trust data. Events can be searched by CUSIP, issuer name, or issue description keyword.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive data portal. Includes both international and US economic data.

U.S. Economic Data & Statistics

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, states, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Subject areas of interest may include banking, finance and insurance; energy resources and industries; housing and construction; industry, business and commerce; international relations and trade; labor and employment and more.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Empirical data on the U.S. economy. Includes long time series with data back to 1991.

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 37,000 annual time series of quantitative historical information covering many quantifiable dimension of American history, including economic structure and performance.
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States
Sage Stats This link opens in a new window
SAGE Stats provides annual measures dating back more than two decades. It features statistical data series created from more than 200,000 government and non-government datasets, covering popular topics of research interest for U.S. states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, and ZIP codes. Allows for quick downloads, comparisons, and visualizations.

FRASER
FRASER is a digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System. Economic indicators are available back to 1948.
ALFRED
ALFRED allows researchers to retrieve vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history. Vintage or real time economic data allows academics to reproduce others' research, build more accurate forecasting models, and analyze economic policy decisions using the data available at the time.
National Economic Trends
U.S. economic data as reported and analyzed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Contains data on: GDP; national income; balance of payments; and personal income, among many others.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contains data on: inflation and consumer spending; wages and benefits; current employment statistics; and productivity, among many others.