Finding Social Science Data for Research : International
This research guide provides an introduction to using campus resources, government agencies, and consortia like ICPSR for finding and obtaining social science data.
World Bank Data
- World Bank databases include data on living standards around the world.
- A very large number of macro-economic statistics (like Gross National Income etc) are available for a long list of world countries.
- Date coverage varies.
- Recommend using the “World Development Indicators” data set accessed through the “DataBank” tool.
Country Statistical Yearbooks
- Country Statistical Yearbooks
- A ready reference source for statistics about 154 countries.
- Provides links to statistical publications from non-governmental organizations (NGO's).
Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development (OECD)
This OECD site provides a portal to free socio-economic statistics collected by the OECD.
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UW-Madison also subscribes to OECD iLibrary, OECD's premier fee-based product.