LibGuides: Politics and International Relations: Stats & data

UK Data Service

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A comprehensive resource to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data. Here you'll find a single point of access to a wide range of secondary data including large-scale government surveys, international macrodata, business microdata, qualitative studies and census data from 1971 to 2011.
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UK Data Service - guide to using survey data
Guide designed to help new researchers utilise some of the extensive survey data available through the UK Data Service. In particular, the guide is designed to support those starting small research projects, especially students doing dissertations.

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Statista aggregates statistical data on over 600 international industries from more than 18,000 sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases. With Statista, you can access the most recent and relevant statistics and studies on a specific topic by simply entering a keyword.

Statista Explainer [video]
Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Statistical data on more than 200 countries, in depth analysis for 80 countries. Includes over 15,000 industry, company, country and consumer reports.

Eurostat
Statistical office of the European Union. Provides statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
London Datastore
Created by the Greater London Authority (GLA) as a free and open data-sharing portal with over 700 datasets.
Office for National Statistics
UK national statistics including economic, social and demographic statistics.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Search by keyword or browse by topic or country.
United Nations Statistical Yearbooks
The Statistical Yearbook provides in a single volume a comprehensive compilation of internationally available statistics on social and economic conditions and activities, at world, regional and national levels, for an appropriate historical period. It is prepared by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, of the United Nations Secretariat.
World Bank Open Data
Open access global development data and reports produced by the World Bank group.