Statistical compilation for the EU countries. Covers topics economic, finance, population, social conditions, industry, trade, services, agriculture and fisheries. Find data by theme, A-Z list or navigation tree. Check the publication tab for full text of yearbooks as well as working papers.

Compilation of data which from a variety of sources. Maps and graphs can be generated from this source

"Founded in 2005, Gapminder is registered as a Swedish foundation. The Web site allows comparison of countries by displaying charts and maps on the fly for some 500 indicators (relating to health, income, education, energy, the environment, technology, and more). This free resource draws data from traditional sources, such as the United Nations, World Bank, and OECD, and from lesser-known sources such as the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters and British Petroleum." --Choice

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Contains over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics including production, trade, food-balance sheets, food aid shipments, fertilizer and pesticides, land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products, agricultural machinery, and population

Yearly data of Total and Economically active population, Employment, Unemployment, Hours of Work, Wages, Labour Cost, Consumer Price Indices and more

Find here open access statistics from OECD

Go here for World Development Indicators and other World Bank resources. WDI is a general statistical product of the World Bank which offers country comparable data on development, social, environmental, financial, cultural and other indicators. Search by Country, variables and date. Includes data from several World Bank publications including World Development Report, World Tables and Social Indicators of Development. Data is primarily from the World Bank, and other national statistical organi

Macroeconomic indicators for 56 member countries. Ability to combine data and country through Member Countries in Figures Option.

The IMF is now offering open access to some of their data. You can now search the International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade Statistics, Balance of Payments Statistics and Government Finance Statistics.