CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides “national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies.” Select a country from the drop down menu at the top of the page. The World Factbook is currently updated (online) every two weeks.
Demographic Yearbook
The Demographic Yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others.
Eurostat
As the statistical office of the European Union, provides extensive data, reports, tables, graphs, maps and statistics for regions or individual member nations. (in .pdf format.) Offers detailed business or demographic comparative data.
Population Reference Bureau
U.S. and International population trends. Browse the DataFinder by geography (world or U.S. states) or topics. Take a look at Data Sheets (in Publications tab)
Industry/Market Data
Emerging Markets Center
Browse or compare the world's fastest growing economies in both mature and emerging markets, according to data and reports compiled by Earnst & Young. Search a country or continent to find a recent report or explore tabs for Insignts, Industries, and Services for financial perspectives and business opportunities. Type "Doing Business + country name" in the search box; the PDF reports contain an overview analysis of business essentials for foreign companies and a handy general information section about the country.
International Trade Center
Find internet resources, including market profiles and international trade information.
Statista -- International Statistics and Market Data
See the "Markets" categories tab for an index of major topics or the Keywords lists. See the international topics for a list of 36 countries. Gain a synopsis of the current economic, demographic, and a political overview with recent statistics. Some tables or charts may be downloaded to Excel, Powerpoint, or JPG formats.
Tips Search for other countries by name or an industry in the search box. View search results list for statistics or studies & reports; the sources option includes links to data sources, such as associations or NGOs to expand your investigation.
globalEDGE - Reference Desk
Synthesizes international business information gathered from reliable websites including statistical data, markets, and rankings for over 200 countries and regions from mid-1990s to present. Access is available for academic, non-commercial use with free registration using an .edu or .gov email address.
knoema
Browse through datasets by topic, source, country name or publication date. Selected time series can be easily visualized as table/chart. Access over 800 datasets that cover economic factors, forecasts, commodities, consumers, demographics and world data sets - or build your own chart or table.
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he key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society.
UNdata
Internet based data service for the global user community. It brings over 30 UN statistical databases and 60 million records within easy reach of users through a single entry point.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Source for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories.
International Trade Centre
View country level information about International Trade Center activities in the “Countries” section of this website by selecting a country from the top of the page. Some data is available as graphs or Excel downloads.
UN Comtrade
A repository of official trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. It contains annual trade statistics starting from 1962 and monthly trade statistics since 2010
World Economic Forum Reports
In addition to reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the Global Competitiveness Report, the Global Risks Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, the Forum produces landmark titles covering the environment, education, individual industries and technologies.
World Trade Organization
Deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.
