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See the library's Data Sources for International Relations guide for a more comprehensive review of data sources.
Statistics
- Military BalanceA key source of data on the military strength of countries. Includes force levels, organization, and number and types of equipment. Also national and regional data on military expenditures and arms sales. Coverage 1961 - present.
- SIPRI Yearbook of World Armaments and DisarmamentA compendium of data and analysis in the areas of security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; and non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. Available online and in print.
- SIPRI DatabasesFree data online from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Includes military expenditures, arms transfers, arms production, and more.
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency -- Data & StatisticsForeign military sales and military assistance facts, from the U.S. Dept. of Defense, DSCA. Look under "Resources/Publications".
- Warfare and Armed Conflicts; A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015High quality record of casualties over the last six centuries. In print only.
- International Peace Research Institute (PRIO)Data on a range of conflict issues.
- Correlates of WarCOW is a free database offering data sets on the history of war and international conflicts. Click on "Related Data" for links to additional sites of conflict-related data.
- UN Disarmament YearbookStatistics available from 1945 to the present
- Uppsala Conflict Data ProgramDatasets on organized violence and peacemaking, including data on armed conflicts, both internal and external, state and non-state, 1946 to the present.
- World Military Expenditures and Arms TransfersFrom the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Publication ceased with 2021 ed.
- DSCA Historical Facts Book & Fiscal Year SeriesDefense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), includes data regarding foreign military sales, foreign military construction sales and military assistance facts.
- Military Book Club's World War II: Encyclopedia of facts and figuresExcellent source for WWII stats, including order of battle, command structures and campaigns.
- CENTCOM Quarterly Contractor Census ReportsStatistical breakdown of contractor support of US military missions.
- Global Terrorism DatabaseFrom the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at Univ. of MD.
- Terrorism and Extremist Violence in the United States (TEVUS) DatabaseRequires free registration. Approval may take up to 7 days.
- RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism IncidentsIncludes data from 1972 to 2009.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)The source for open-source data on crime and justice since 1978, including "Terrorism and Hate Crimes" datasets.
- The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)ACLED collects real-time data on the locations, dates, actors, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events around the world. Note: You must create a free account to download data.
- IMF eLibrary Data This link opens in a new windowInt'l Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Direction of Trade, Govt Finance Statistics, and more.
- EIU Data Services This link opens in a new windowExplore global and country data provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
- UNCTADstatGives 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 windowIncludes World Devt. Indicators, Global Development Finance, African Devt. Indicators and more.
- Finaeon (formerly Global Financial Data GFD) This link opens in a new windowCovering 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.
- Passport GMID Euromonitor This link opens in a new windowTo 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 windowClick on "Data Browser" to access the Economic data
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