InfoGuides: Find Data & Statistics: International Orgs

International Organizations

If you need more about even just one country, or multiple countries, than what you can find on the Statistics tab, these are your best bets. Select the organization below the table to see more information and links:

Org	Countries	Best For	Dashboard	Datasets
United Nations	All member states	Global goals (SDGs), population, environmental, health, and social indicators	SDG Indicators	UNData
World Bank	Mainly low- & middle-income	Poverty, inequality, public services, education, energy, and surveys.	Data 360	Open Data
OECD	Mostly high-income democracies	Comparisons of economic, labor, education, innovation and governance.	Data Explorer	OECD Data

United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN): A central source for global statistics on all topics. They are best for data on sustainable development, including population, environment and governance, but their portal also includes a wide variety of data from their topical agencies (e.g., UNESCO, UNDP) and partners (e.g., World Bank, WHO, OECD).

UNData - Browse and download 450+ indicators across countries and time from multiple UN agencies.
SDG Indicators Database - Track global and national progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
UN Comtrade - Access detailed global trade data by product and partner country, with visualization tools.
UN iLibrary - Find UN reports, yearbooks and statistical publications.
UN Global Platform - Explore tools, training, and innovations in official statistics and big data.

For more, visit the UN Statistics Division or the statistics offices of UN regional commissions.

World Bank

World Bank: A leading source for social and economic development data, with especially strong coverage of poverty, spending, and social programs. Offers tools for exploring, visualizing, and downloading data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) and many other sources.

World Bank Open Data - Browse fully open datasets by topic or country, including WDI and other flagship indicators.
Data Catalog - Search all World Bank datasets, including open and restricted-access sources.
DataBank - Visualize, compare, and download time series data from WDI and other databases.
Microdata Library - Access household surveys, censuses, and impact evaluations; many require registration or approval.
WITS( World Integrated Trade Solution) - Analyze international trade and tariff data with built-in tools.
Data 360 - Explore curated dashboards and thematic insights on development topics.

See also special topic portals for topics like Gender, Education, Poverty & Inequality, Social Protection, and Climate Change.

OECD

OECD: The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development provides economic and policy data primarily from high-income democracies and thus is especially strong in education and labor topics. It offers over 300 indicators measuring policy impacts across 100+ countries, mostly OECD members.

OECD Data Pillar - Central gateway, linking to reports, policy papers, and data by topic or country.
OECD Data - Explore indicators with dashboards, articles, and visual tools, or download the data for analysis.
OECD Data Explorer - Interactively analyze and visualize OECD datasets; customize and export tables, charts, and maps.
OECD Local Data Portal - Compare subnational data across ~40 counties using interactive maps or downloadable datasets.