Research Guides: Public Policy: Data & Statistics

National

Data.census.gov This link opens in a new window
Access tables, maps, and datasets from the US Census Bureau. The earliest data begins with the 2000 Census. Includes data that was included in the American FactFinder.
Historical Statistics of the US This link opens in a new window
Provides more than 37,000 data series of quantitative historical information covering population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, governance, and international relations from the earliest times to the present.

International Data Base
Provides population and economic data, country rankings, health reports and source information, plus demographic and socioeconomic analysis for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
Data and Statistics - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Provides data on delinquency rates, housing prices, and general economic indicators in chart form and via interactive maps.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878 - 2012 This link opens in a new window
Provides statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Includes 1878 - 2012 editions.
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2013- This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Begins with the 2013 edition.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world's largest archive of digital social science data. Years of coverage: varies by dataset.
International Debt Statistics This link opens in a new window
International Debt Statistics (IDS)—formerly known as Global Development Finance (GDF)—provides external debt and financial flows statistics for countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt under the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS), 1970-present (where data is available).
International Financial Statistics from the IMF This link opens in a new window
Provides approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries starting in 1948. Includes exchange rates, Fund accounts and the main global and country economic indicators. 5 users.
World Bank Data This link opens in a new window
Free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe. Databases available include World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, African Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, Doing Business Database and many more.

International Data Base
Provides population and economic data, country rankings, health reports and source information, plus demographic and socioeconomic analysis for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
OECD.Stat
OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies. Statistics include GDP, employment, income, population, education, labor, trade, finance and more.
Penn World Table
This table provides information on relative levels of income, output, input, and productivity, covering 182 countries between 1950 and 2014.