InfoGuides: Find Data & Statistics: Regional Orgs

Regional Organizations

After international organizations, regional organizations are the next best place to look for statistics and downloadable data, even for specific countries, as they have more resources to compile and present the data. Most are Governmental Regional Organizations, UN Regional Commissions, Public Opinion Barometer Groups, or Multilateral Development Banks. Select the Region of interest below for links and descriptions.

Commonly Used Sources:

European Union: Eurostat (Statistics) or European Data (Datasets)

Africa

Statafrica (African Union)
Continent-wide data on demographics, economy, health, and more from AU member states.
African Information Highway (African Development Bank)
Access to AfDB’s data repository and open data portals for individual African countries.
ECAStats (UN Economic Commission for Africa)
Regional indicators on economy, society, and development.
AFRISTAT (Sub-Saharan Africa & Indian Ocean)
(In French) Economic, social, and environmental statistics from member countries, with a focus on harmonization and capacity building.
Afrobarometer
An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa

Asia & Pacific

ASEANStats (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Official statistics on trade, population, and development from the 10 ASEAN member states.
Pacific Data Hub (Pacific Community)
Regional data on population, climate, health, education, and development for Pacific Island countries and territories.
ESCAP Statistics Division (UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
Regional statistics on population, economy, environment, and SDGs, including the Asia-Pacific SDG Gateway and the Trade Investment Report.
ADB Data Library (Asian Development Bank)
Macroeconomic, social, environmental, and project data for Asia and the Pacific, with dashboards and visualizations.
Asian Barometer
An Asian-led series of national public attitude surveys in East, Southeast, and South Asia.

Europe & Central Asia

Eurostat (European Union)
Harmonized economic, social, and environmental statistics for EU member and candidate countries.
European data
Access datasets from the European Union, including public opinion polling from Eurobarometer
CISStat (Commonwealth of Independent States)
Economic and social statistics from former Soviet republics, including Russia and Central Asia.
UNECE Statistical Database (UN Economic Commission for Europe)
Data on demographics, economy, transport, gender, and sustainable development for Europe, Central Asia, and North America.
Eurasia Barometer
A series of national public attitude surveys in Post-Soviet countries in Eastern Europe & Central Asia.

Latin America & the Caribbean

CEPALSTAT (UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Social, economic, and environmental indicators.
SEDLAC (CEDLAS & World Bank)
Poverty and inequality statistics based on harmonized household survey data.
IDB Open Data Portal (Inter-American Development Bank)
Social, economic, and environmental development datasets with tools for online visualization and analysis.
Latinobarómetro
An annual public opinion survey that involves some 19,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries, representing more than 400 million inhabitants.

Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Public opinion data from Latin America and the Caribbean, including the AmericasBarometer series. Topics include democracy, governance, political participation, and social attitudes.

Arab World / Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

Arab Development Portal (Arab League)
Development indicators from 22 Arab countries in North and East Africa and the Middle East. Powered by data from national sources and the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
SESRIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)
Aggregated statistics on development, health, education, and labor from 57 OIC member states, including many in the Middle East and North Africa.
Arab Barometer
Public opinion data concerning democracy, reform, Islamism. Arab Barometer I was conducted in 2006/7; Arab Barometer II in 2010/11. Includes data files, charts, and country reports.