One good place to find sub-national statistics is the OECD’s Territorial Database (TDB). Below is the metadata from the database’s home page. The page opens in frames that can be rather confusing. I’ve found it most convenient to follow the link in the lower frame, then click the image that says “query.” See the TDB…
Paul Hensel’s International Relations Data Site is my favorite place to start a search for IR data or statistics. Searchable and very well organized, every source is annotated with study-level description, spatial-temporal scope and variables included. Categories are: International data (general) International conflict and cooperation data International economic data International environmental data International political data…
New print compendium of statistics on China, its regions and municipalities
Canadian Industry Statistics – Homepage “Canadian Industry Statistics presents and analyses industry data on the number of establishments, gross domestic product and labour productivity for industry sectors belonging to the Canadian Economy using a few of the latest annual data sources from Statistics Canada. Sectors are defined in accordance with the North American Industry Classification…
Statistical Abstract of the United States This compendium of statistics contains basic tables summarizing the vast amount of data collected by the U.S. Government agencies and other selected sources. Comparative international data are included as well. The library has print editions back the very first in 1878. The newest edition is in the Ready Reference…
Doing Business – The World Bank Group “The Doing Business database provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 155 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity and growth.” Good for: comparing…
The ILO web site provides access to their Working time database, which can be browsed or searched by country, region, subject or free text. “The working time database is a searchable database providing information on the working time laws of more than 100 countries around the world. It covers laws that protect the health and…
If you have ever used the World Resources Series published by the World Resources Institute (in cooperation with the UNDP, UNEP, and World Bank) for its data tables, you will love the EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal. Well-documented, comparative data drawn from major sources on economic, demographic, political, resources and energy topics.
MEMDB contains five large data sets, three pertaining to currency exchanges and two pertaining to prices.
The Human Development Reports (HDR) from the UNDP are now freed from their pdfs. At the newly redesigned HDR site, you can find statistical data and their documentation, either in published table format or in animated graphics. You can also create your own tables for download. What I like best is the ability to browse…