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Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications and government sources on over 600 industries

Website that allows you to create and export maps and graphs of 175 development indicators for over 200 countries. Can compare indicators over time or from country to country. From the World Bank.

Country-level data covering trade and investment. Includes data on exports and imports by commodity, foreign investments, balance of payments, etc.

Data on the volume, origin and types of aid and resource flows to over 150 developing countries and territories. From the OECD.

Variety of economic and social data for OECD countries.

Data on infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. From the World Health Organization.

Provides abstracts and indexes of statistical information from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and documents from international organizations from 1983.

Cross-national, collaborative program offers survey data intended for international comparisons on issues including the environment, religion, national identity, the family and changing gender roles. Includes more than 40 countries. Collaborates with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago for U.S. data. Offers raw data and basic support materials free of charge.

Survey conducted by a global network of social scientists on the basic values and beliefs in more than 80 societies around the world. Offers data files, questionnaires used 1990 to present, as well as some summary data.

Times series, national accounts data for countries around the world. Provides data in a way that allows for meaningful comparisons between countries and over time.