Data and statistics play a crucial role in Social Science research. Check out the Finance Databases page to see what resources are available through the library. This page lists sources available freely on the web.
Africa Open Data
Aims to be largest repository of Data on the Africa Continent.
Guardian Data Store
A directory of useful data sets that can be used to build applications.
SESRIC BASEIND (BAsic Social and Economic INDicators)
Provides data on 266 socio-economic variables under 18 categories for the 57 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member Countries dating back to 1970.
Global Open Data Index
Assesses the state of open data around the world, based on peer-reviewed submissions by a global community of open data advocates and experts. It is an archived project from Open Knowledge Foundation.
UN Data
Search UN statistical databases through a single entry point
World Trade Organisation (WTO) International Trade and Tariff Data
Extensive access to trade and tariff data.
List of National Statistics Offices
UN List of National Statistics Offices.
Nasdaq Data Link (Formerly Quandl)
Create a free account on Nasdaq Data Link to access API, libraries and tools. Download free data, access export and visualisation tools. You need to purchase a subscribtion to access Premium data.
American Economic Association: Data resources for Economists
Wide range of resources - just keep scrolling down for the relevant ones!
Data From Developing Countries (BREAD The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development)
This page is intended as a resource to help locate dataset that are either in the public domain or can be obtained at modest cost for the data collection agency. The International Household Survey Network provides links to documentation to many of these and other data. Some of the data are available at ICPSR, the World Bank Microdata Catalog and the Harvard Dataverse Network which houses data produced by JPAL. We provide links to some of the data that are on-line and explanations of how to obtain others. Maintained by Duke University
Africa
Botswana Financial Statistics Monthly Publication by the Bank of Botswana
Budget Statement Published by Government of Ghana, Ministry of Finance
Asia
Middle East