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Resources listed here are a selection of popular sources. Please see the library research guides on data topics for more information.

International Energy Agency (IEA)
Energy statistics by country.
Landscan (library subscription)
World population distribution in GRID format (2011 data). View and download by Asia and the Pacific country level or customized area level.
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Access to a wide range of global data, associated documentation, and visualization tools such as Gridded Population of the World and World Data Center.
World Resources Institute
Environmental and climatic (green house gas emission) statistics and reports.

AidData
Data on international development and foreign aid. 1945 to present.
FRED: International Data
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank's collection of international economic statistics.
International Census Data
Research guide on international population censuses.
International Labour Organization-ILOSTAT
Covers official core labor statistics for over 200 countries since 1969 (employment, hours of work, wages, CPI, International Labor migration, Injuries, etc).
Polls and Surveys
Research guide on international and multinational polls and social surveys.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Data related to UNESCO's fields of action: education, literacy, science, technology, and culture and communication.
World Development Indicators
Data and statistics about development (World Bank).
World Health Organization (WHO)
Access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation.

IMF Data & Statistics
International Monetary Fund time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators.
International Financial Statistics (library subscription)
Contains both country and world level data covering a variety of monetary indicators including employment, bank balances, exchange rates, interest rates, indebtedness, inflation and financial flows. International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Penn World Table
Purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 189 countries/territories for some or all of the years 1950-2010.

UN Comtrade
Access to UN Comtrade Premium will end on 3/31/2024. The data is still accessible, but there will be limits to bulk downloading. For assistance, contact datahelp@gmu.edu. Concerns annual trade data from 1962 to the most recent year. Provides access to information and data on International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) and the work of the International Merchandise Trade Statistics Section (IMTSS) of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD).