Economics Research Guide

The Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being, are published annually in the organization’s flagship publication, The State of the World’s Children, which includes tables combining statistics for all countries. The same data are available for individual countries through the links below.

Macroeconomic data for 48 member states in Asia and the Pacific

From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - search for your own topics in U.S. data or browse their topics to generate interactive charts and graphs.

Focused on Latin American and Caribbean countries, with data on macroeconomic indicators presented in visually-pleasing graphic snapshots.

Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, browsable by topic and country

Single entry point for multiple international databases. Also includes popular statistical tables.

The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports, and other resources.

One of the Commerce Department's statistical agencies - national, regional, industry and international data.

The economic census is a profile of the economy, taken every five years. 2017 Economic Census data released as it becomes available.

An annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.

Statistics on a wide-variety of topics for countries in the European Union.

Access to many Commerce Department statistical resources, including: Economic and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the International Trade Administration.

Data visualization tool for trade statistics (not browsable by country)

Find data on wages and earnings by occupation and geographic area, as well as, earning by other variables such as: education, age, sex, race, etc. Also consumer materials here, like the Consumer Expenditure Survey.

You can find the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census, and more from this website.

Data on employment, full-time and part-time workers

Government spending data from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget