Henry Buhl Library: International Social Entrepreneurship: Statistics

Statistics

Passport GMID This link opens in a new window
A global market research database offering research reports and company profiles providing insight into industries, economies and consumers worldwide.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics search engine, Statista consolidates over 3 million data points on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Childinfo.org
This site houses UNICEF's statistical data, including information about the status of women and children around the world.
CIA World Factbook
Use this source to locate the following information about countries around the world: geography, people, economy, communication, transportation, military, transnational issues, and government.

Country Watch This link opens in a new window
Provides up-to-date news and data on all recognized countries of the world, offering demographic, political, economic, business, and cultural information.

DataFinder
Access U.S. and international statistics on population and health (from The Population Reference Bureau).
Eurostat
The European Union collects a large number of statistics about its member countries.
Export.gov
Includes country commercial guides, industry overviews, market updates, multilateral development bank reports, best markets and industry/regional reports.
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Provides statistics in real-time and/or downloadable Excel spreadsheets on topics from agriculture to health to welfare.
UNdata: United Nations Common Database
Searches over 55 million UN data records.
World Bank
Provides a wide variety of data by country or topic, as well as current and historical indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) dataset.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Includes international monetary statistics, including the World Economic Outlook, Global Financial Stability Report, Primary Commodity Prices, as well as IMF financial data, exchange rates data, and government finance statistics.

Hunger Report
Provides data and maps of the amount of hunger occuring throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world (from Bread for the World).
Poverty Assessments
The poverty assessments "are designed to access the extent and causes of poverty in a given country and to propose a strategy to ameliorate its effects" (from The World Bank). Reports are available by country with the most recent report dates varying.
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific
Provides statistics for the countries of Asia and other Pacific nations, including data on poverty & hunger, communications, globalization and more.
United Nations ESCAP
Provides access to statistics on topics such as enterprise development, health, poverty reduction, trade, and more. Statistics can be searched by country or topic.
WHO Data Collections
Explore the WHO's key health data products and resources from across the organization.

Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics search engine, Statista consolidates over 3 million data points on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Survey of Current Business
Provides articles and statistics on the state of business in the U.S. Statistics include national, industry, international, and regional data. Charts and tables are available.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
For quick reference, refer to the U.S. Economy at a Glance. Data is also available for national, international, regional, and industry topics.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Provides access to a variety of economic indicators including gross domestic product, monthly wholesale trade, new residential construction, new home sales, personal income and outlays, U.S. international trade in goods and services, and more.
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Site also provides links to other bureaus in the Department of Commerce, including the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Economics & Statistics Administration (ESA), and International Trade Administration (ITA). Some of these bureaus provide additional statistics.

The Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present
Call Number: Ref HA 202 .H57 2006 v. 1-5
This is a monumental work of collaborative scholarship providing a comprehensive compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources recording every aspect of the history of the United States from population to prices; from voting patterns to Vietnam veterans; from energy to education; from abortions to zinc and everything in between.