The Sheridan Libraries

Key Resources for International Relations (SAIS)

Start your research with this multi-subject guide to recommended resources

EIU Data Services This link opens in a new window
Explore global and country data provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
OECD Data This link opens in a new window
OECD statistical databases.
IMF eLibrary Data This link opens in a new window
Int'l Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Direction of Trade, Govt Finance Statistics, and more.
UNdata This link opens in a new window
Statistical resources of the United Nations..

UNCTADstat
Gives access to more than 150 time series covering a wide range of topics covering long periods for almost all economies of the world.

World Bank DataBank This link opens in a new window
Includes World Devt. Indicators, Global Development Finance, African Devt. Indicators and more.
Finaeon (formerly Global Financial Data GFD) This link opens in a new window
Covering 300 years, Finaeon tracks the growth of the European, US and global economies in the 1800s and 1900s for developing and emerging markets. Note: Users must create an account. You will be assigned a unique User Name and Password using your JHU e-mail.
International Energy Agency (IEA) Statistics This link opens in a new window
All IEA data, except Emissions Factors, Monthly Oil and Monthly Gas data services.
Passport GMID Euromonitor This link opens in a new window
To access data, you can select a topic from the Tool Bar at the top of the page, or click "Search" for "Quick Market Statistics". After retrieving your search, you can adjust the time series, getting data back to 1977.
Connect by S&P Global (formerly IHS Markit) This link opens in a new window
Click on "Data Browser" to access the Economic data

Google Dataset Search
This recently developed Google search trawls for datasets hosted in thousands of repositories.

Statista: the Statistics Portal This link opens in a new window
Integrates data on over 80,000 topics from over 22,000 sources in 170 industries