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Afghanistan - Central Statistics Office (Central Statistics Office)
The Central Statistics Office website carries social and economic statistics for Afghanistan. Documents are in PDF and Excel; many of the PDF documents on the site are pages from the Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook. The site also features a query system for the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment from 2005 and 2007/08. Note, October 2009 -- the CSO website currently carries a message saying "Under Construction." Albanian Institute of Statistics (Albanian Institute of Statistics)
The Albanian Institute of Statistics is the official statistics site of Albania. The site splits up Social Indicators and Economic Indicators, and offers data for varying lengths of time series in HTML tables. In English and Albanian. Algeria National Office of Statistics (Algeria National Office of Statistics)
The Algeria National Office of Statistics is charged with collecting, processing and diffusing socio-economic statistical information for the nation of Algeria. The site offers English, French and Arabic. Andorra Departament d'Estudis i d'Estadistica (Andorra Departament d'Estudis i d'Estadistica)
The Andorra Department of Statistics carries socio-economic statistics for Andorra. In Catalan, English, French, and Spanish. Anguilla Statistics Department (Anguilla Statistics Department)
Anguilla, a British dependency in the Caribbean, carries social and economic statistics on its Statistics Department website. Most documents are in PDF and HTML, with economic sections such as consumer price index and balance of trade being more up to date than most of the social indicators. Antigua and Barbuda - Reports and Statistics (Antigua and Barbuda - Reports and Statistics)
The Reports and Statistics page for the government of Antigua and Barbuda includes a small selection of reports, mostly focusing on tourism. The page also includes a PDF report on the 2001 Census, and several documents listing the names and test scores of top students. Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) (Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses)
Argentina National Institute of Statistics and Censuses "is the technical government agency responsible for the coordination and supervision of all public statistical activities taking place in the Argentine territory." Includes tables in Excel. (This site is in Spanish, with an abridged English version.) Armenia Ministry of Statistics (Armenia Ministry of Statistics)
Armenia Ministry of Statistics site has publications and research on statistics for the country. In English, Armenian, and Russian. Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics (Aruba Central Bureau of Statistics)
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in Aruba is an arm of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The site describes the bureau but provides no data. Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's official statistical organisation. Its mission is to assist and encourage informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community, by providing a high quality, objective and responsive national statistical service. Austria - Statistik Austria (Statistik Austria)
Statistik Austria provides socio-economic statistics for Austria, primarily in PDF and Excel. The primary site is in German; an English version of the site is under construction as of July 2007. Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee (Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee)
Statistics about Azerbaijan in HTML table format can be found on this site. The topics include vital statistics, population, employment, foreign trades, exchange rates, GDP, prices, agriculture, industry and others. In English, Azeri, and Russian. Bahamas - Department of Statistics (Bahamas - Department of Statistics)
The Department of Statistics site for the Bahamas includes social and economic statistics in PDF and HTML tables. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is the official government site for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The “Official Statistics” link leads to maps and tables with various statistics. Note: the “download” link does not lead to data download, but rather to a choice of “Acrobat Reader” or “Prabaratan.” Belarus Ministry of Statistics and Analysis (Belarus Ministry of Statistics and Analysis)
Belarus Ministry of Statistics and Analysis collects, processes, collate and analyze statistical information on economic and social developments in the country. Current main socio-economic indicators are available from this site. In English and Russian. Belgium National Institute of Statistics (Belgium National Institute of Statistics)
The National Institute of Statistics is a division in the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Belgium. The site carries socio-economic statistics in French, English, Dutch and German. Belize - Statistical Institute of Belize (Statistical Institute of Belize)
The Statistical Institute of Belize replaced the former Belize Central Statistical Office in April of 2007. The Statistics area of the site presents a document-management system offering PDF documents in six areas: Consumer Price Index, External Trade, Labor Force, Legislation, National Accounts, Population, and Publications. In addition, the site's home page links to a utility for generating statistical tables (downloadable in Excel or PDF) from the Belize 2000 Population & Housing Census. Benin - National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (L'Institut National de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique du Benin)
Economic and social statistics for the Republic of Benin, primarily in PDF or HTML, with one downloadable MS-Access database labeled "Base des séries temporelles." In French only. Bermuda - Department of Statistics (Bermuda - Department of Statistics)
The Department of Statistics for Bermuda carries social and economic statistics, including up-to-date monthly reports for consumer price index and retail sales. Additional topics include the census and other national surveys. Bolivia National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Bolivia National Institute of Statistics)
"El Instituto Nacional de Estadística como Organo Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Información Estadística de Bolivia, tiene las funciones de: relevar, clasificar, codificar, compilar y difundir, con caracter oficial, la información estadística del país." (This site is in Spanish.) Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Agency for Statistics (Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Agency for Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for Bosnia and Herzegovina. In English, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. Botswana Central Statistics Office (Botswana Central Statistics Office)
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Botswana is a Government Department in the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. Data is available in HTML table format, in categories such as agricultural, demographic, environmental, health, national accounts, and more. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics-IBGE is the Country's main provider of data and information to answer the requirements from the various segments of civil society, as well as from federal, state and local government agencies. Current socio-economic statistics are available from this site, with text in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Bulgaria National Statistical Institute (Bulgaria National Statistical Institute)
Bulgaria National Statistical Institute provides key socio-economic statistics from this site. Burkina Faso - National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD) (Burkina Faso - National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD))
Burkina Faso's National Institute of Statistics and Demography (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie, INSD) presents their website in French only. The site contains publications (generally in PDF) such as a statistical yearbook and reports on various surveys including the population census; and various social and economic statistics in HTML tables. Cambodia National Institute of Statistics (Cambodia National Institute of Statistics)
The Cambodia National Institute of Statistics web site includes tables (generally in HTML) for National Accounts and Consumer Price Index, the 1998 Census, the Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey 2004 (CIPS), the Cambodia Child Domestic Worker Survey 2003, and other surveys. Cape Verde - National Statistical Institute (Cape Verde - National Statistical Institute)
The National Statistical Institute of Cape Verde (Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde) presents their web site in Portuguese only. A database of official statistics (Base de Dados de Estatísticas Oficiais, BDEO) is available upon free registration; the site also links to statistics presented by other Cape Verde agencies such as agriculture, health, education, labor, and justice. Cayman Islands - Economics and Statistics Office (Cayman Islands - Economics and Statistics Office)
The Economics and Statistics Office of the Cayman Islands presents social and economic statistics, primarily in PDF documents. Census of India (Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India)
The Census of India web site carries data and information relating to the 1991 and 2001 decennial censuses of India. The Census Data Online area of the site (http://www.censusindia.net/cendat/index.html) carries a selection of country- and state-level results for the 1991 Census of India in HTML tables. The data from 2001 can be most easily reached from the link “2001 Census Results – Index” which leads to selected country and state-level tables in PDF or Excel. The site also describes additional fee-based data products from the Census of India. Central African Republic - Division of Statistics and Economic and Social Studies (Central African Republic - Division of Statistics and Economic and Social Studies)
The Central African Republic's statistical agency site (Direction Générale de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Sociales) carries social and economic statistics, in French only. Requires a Java Runtime plugin. Note: the site was down as of October 21, 2009. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Latvia in HTML table format. Chad - National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (Chad - National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies)
The statistical agency site for Chad (Institut National de la Statistique, des Etudes Economiques et Démographiques (INSEED)) carries social and economic statistics, primarily in HTML tables. In French only. Chile National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Chile National Institute of Statistics)
The Chile National Institute of Statistics provides current socio-economic statistics in PDF format from this site. Spanish-language only; requires Flash plugin. China National Bureau of Statistics (China National Bureau of Statistics)
China National Bureau of Statistics provides major economic and social indicators from this site. In English and Chinese. Citizenship & Immigration Canada -- Statistics (Citizenship & Immigration Canada)
This site offers official government information regarding immigration in Canada, primarily in the form of fact sheets and reports. Users can look at fact sheets regarding the “Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,” general reports regarding Canadian immigration, plans and reports on immigration in Canada, and much more. The statistical/reference part of the page offers citizenship and immigration figures in PDF back to 1966, and in HTML tables for 1998 to current. Colombia National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) (Colombia National Administrative Department of Statistics)
"Permite al usuario acceder en forma gratuita a cuadros que resumen toda la información producida por el DANE, estos cuadros son actualizados periódicamente según el calendario de difusión estadística. Los archivos se encuentran en formato excel, comprimidos para descargar, tablas .html." This site is in Spanish. Contraloria National de la Republica de Panama (Contraloria National de la Republica de Panama)
This site offers 2000 Census data for Panama, plus economic and sociodemograpic statistics. Some information is in HTML tables, some in Excel, and some in PDF. Spanish only. Cook Islands Statistics Office (Cook Islands Statistics Office)
Socio-economic statistics for the Cook Islands, some in Excel format. Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics)
The Croatian Bureau of Statistics carries out statistical surveys in the Republic of Croatia. The web site, available both in English and Croation, carries tables of various statistics. Tables from the 2001 Census are available in HTML only; the 2003 Agricultural Census is also available in Excel and as a PC-Axis database. Cuba National Directorate of Statistics (Cuba National Directorate of Statistics)
La Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas de Cuba web site provides HTML tables of basic sociodemographic and economic indicators, generally the most current 1-3 years. In Spanish only. Cyprus Statistical Service (Cyprus Statistical Service)
The Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service (CYSTAT) is the authority responsible for the compilation and the publication of most of the official statistical data in Cyprus. Key socio-economic statistics are available from this site, in HTML tables and/or Excel files. Czech Republic - Czech Statistical Office (Czech Statistical Office)
The Czech Statistical Office provides socio-economic and environmental statistics from this site, in HTML tables. Available in Czech, English, French & German. Djibouti – Ministry of the Economy, Finances, and Privatization Planning (Djibouti – Ministry of the Economy, Finances, and Privatization Planning)
Socio-economic statistics for the Republic of Djibouti, in HTML tables. In French only. Dominican Republic National Statistics Office (Dominican Republic National Statistics Office)
This is a national statistics site for the Oficina Nacional de Estadista (ONE), the National Statistics Office, of the Dominican Republic. In Spanish only. Ecuador National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) (Ecuador National Institute of Statistics and Census)
This is a national statistics site for Ecuador. Data is in HTML table format. In Spanish only. El Salvador Ministry of the Economy (El Salvador Ministry of the Economy)
This is a national economy and statistics site for El Salvador. In Spanish only. European Community EUROSTAT (European Community EUROSTAT)
"Your key to European statistics" -- in English, German, or French. Free services include news releases and 300 short-term and annual key indicators for EU member states and partners. Fee-based services include detailed tables and custom data extractions. Registration is required for free e-mail alerts as well as for the paid services. For the first-time user, point to "Help and FAQ" and select "First visit" for a good overview of the site. Fiji Islands Statistics Bureau (Fiji Islands Statistics Bureau)
This is a web site for Fiji's official national statistical agency. It has various socio-economic indictors in HTML tables (some only go to 1996 or 1997) and links to other government agencies in Fiji. France National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) (National Institute for Demographic Studies)
This site has rich demographic information for France. Population in figures includes various demographic data series. It has both English version and French version. France National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE))
National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies collects and produces information on the French economy and society. This site has links to other official websites with statistical content, for example: agriculture, education, environment, infrastructure, industry, healthcare, transportation, and labor. In English and French. General Register Office for Scotland (General Register Office for Scotland)
The official site for vital statistics and census for Scotland. Georgia (former Soviet republic) -- Statistics Georgia (State Department for Statistics of Georgia)
Socio-economic statistics for the former Soviet republic of Georgia. In English and Georgian; many links still under construction as of July 2006. Germany Federal Statistical Office (Germany Federal Statistical Office)
This site offers current and historical statistics (primarily HTML tables) in areas including: population, employment, elections, education and culture, health, justice, and many more topics, for the Federal Republic of Germany. In English and German. Government of Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (Government of Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Pakistan, in HTML tables. Governments on the World Wide Web - Statistics (Gunnar Anzinger)
This list of links to statistical agencies worldwide includes the names of the countries in their own language, and official state/province statistical sites for regions of Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Greece National Statistical Service (Greece National Statistical Service)
The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a Secretariat in the Ministry of National Economy. It collects, analyzes, tabulates and disseminates all national and regional statistical data concerning Greece. "Statistical Themes" on the left menu-bar lead to reports in PDF; the "Statistical Database" allows queries and downloads of records. Various socio-economic data series are available from this web site. In English & Greek. Guatemala National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Guatemala National Institute of Statistics)
This is a national statistics site for Guatemala. Its contents are in Spanish. Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department)
This site offers current socio-economic statistics for Hong Kong. In English & Chinese. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungary) (Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungary))
Central Statistical Office for Hungary. The site includes the KSH Statinfo database(menu item "Dissemination database"), which allows selection and download of various tables of socio-economic data. In English and Hungarian. India - Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation)
This site has various publications from Department of Statistics in India. The link for Central Statistical Organisation leads to some economic and financial data in HTML tables. In English and Hindi. Internet Center for Corruption Research (Transparency International and Goettingen University)
This center provides the Corruption Perception Index, which ranks countries by the extent of perceived corruption in public administration. Every country is provided with an individual score, allowing for cross-country comparisons. Annual reports begin in 1995; data is in HTML tables only from 1995-1999, and from 2000 on is also available in Excel spreadsheets. Ireland Central Statistics Office (Ireland Central Statistics Office)
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) collects, compiles, analyses and disseminates statistical information relating to the economic and social life of Ireland. Various socio-economic statistics for Ireland are available from this site, including Census results. In English and Irish. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics)
Statistical information on the population, economy and society of Israel. Time series in the "Selected Data" section of the site are available in .csv, while tables from the Statistical Abstract of Israel can be downloaded as Excel (.xls) files. In English and Hebrew. Italy National Institute of Statistics (Italy National Institute of Statistics)
This site has various socio-economic statistics for Italy, including Census 2001. Contents are in Italian. Free registration is required for data-bank contents. JamStats (Planning Institute of Jamaica)
JamStats is a database project with the tagline and goal of "Tracking Jamaica's Progress," specifically toward the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The database, which uses DevInfo software, can either be accessed online or downloaded from the JamStats site (over 10Mb in a zipped archive; the database and DevInfo software must be downloaded separately). As of July 2009, the online application allows users to select from three databases: EduStats 2008, JamStats 2008-9, and Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) 2005 for Jamaica. Indicator groupings, aka Sectors, in the JamStats database include demography, economy, education, environment, gender equity, health, information & communication, and national security. Data appears most complete for the past decade, but occasional indicators have values as far back as 1960. Japanese Statistics Bureau (Japanese Statistics Bureau)
This site contains various socio-economic statistics and summary survey results for Japan, often as Excel files. In English and Japanese. Jordan Department of Statistics (Jordan Department of Statistics)
This site offers ordering information for statistical products describing Jordan. The publication Jordan in Figures is available online, with pages captured as gif images. In English and Arabic. Korea National Statistical Office (Korea National Statistical Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Korea (both North and South). Under the Searchable Data, users can query a Statistical DB (KOSIS) to analyze and download time series data. In English and Korean. Requires Flash. Kuwait - Central Statistical Office (Ministry of Planning in the State of Kuwait)
The Ministry of Planning in Kuwait is responsible for socio-economic and agricultural statistics for the State of Kuwait. The English version of the site contains some statistical reports in PDF under the menu item "Release Sector." Site in English & Arabic. Kyrgyzstan National Statistical Committee (Kyrgyzstan National Statistical Committee)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Kyrgyzstan, in Excel format and HTML tables. In Russian (the link that formerly lead to an English part of the site went dead in September 2008). Latvia Central Statistical Bureau (Latvia Central Statistical Bureau)
Socio-economic statistics, many annually back to 1995, in HTML tables. See Basic Indicators and Press Releases. In English and Latvian. Lebanon Central Administration for Statistics (Lebanon Central Administration for Statistics)
This is the official statistics site for Lebanon. Under "Recent Statistics," various monthly statistics for the previous year are organized by categories and are displayed in HTML tables. In English, French and Arabic. Lesotho Bureau of Statistics (Lesotho Bureau of Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for the Kingdom of Lesotho, in HTML tables. Lithuania Department of Statistics (Lithuania Department of Statistics)
This is the official statistics site for Lithuania -- quite current statistics in HTML tables. In English and Lithuanian. Luxembourg: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) (Luxembourg National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC))
This is the official statistical portal for Luxembourg. Socioeconomic statistics are available in tables which may be saved as Excel files (.xls). In English and French. Macau Census and Statistics Department (Macau Census and Statistics Department)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Macau, as HTML tables or Excel files. In English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Macedonia State Statistical Office (Macedonia State Statistical Office)
Socio-economic statistics for the Republic of Macedonia, in HTML tables and PDF. Census tables go back further historically than many sites. In English and Macedonian. Madagascar National Institute of Statistics (Madagascar National Institute of Statistics)
Carries some socio-economic statistics for Madagascar, in HTML and PDF. In French only. Malawi National Statistics Office (Malawi National Statistics Office)
This site offers current socio-economic statistics for Malawi, as HTML tables. In English. Malaysia Department of Statistics (Malaysia Department of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Malaysia, primarily in HTML tables and PDF. In English and Malay. Maldives Ministry of Planning and National Development (Maldives Ministry of Planning and National Development)
Socio-economic statistics for the Republic of Maldives, primarily in HTML tables. The site carries statistical yearbooks back to 2004 and census tables from the 2000 and 2006 censuses (all listed under "publications"). Malta National Statistics (National Statistical Office)
The National Statistical Office (NSO) was established in 1981 by the Statistical Service Act (Chapter 386) and became the central agency in Papua New Guinea for providing statistical information to meet the needs of the Government for the formulation of policy and planning. Under Section 106 of the 1995 Reformed Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government, the NSO was also given the mandate to assist in creating statistical databases at the Provincial and Local Government levels for policy formulation and planning at these levels. Marshall Islands Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office (Pacific Regional Information System)
This site offers recent socio-economic statistics for Marshall Islands in HTML tables. Part of the Pacific Regional Information System, with links to national statistics offices for many other Pacific island nations. Mauritania National Statistics Office (Mauritania National Statistics Office)
Socioeconomic statistics for the Republic of Mauritania, mostly in HTML tables. In French only. [Note - site was down as of July 2009] Mauritius Central Statistical Office (Mauritius Central Statistical Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Mauritius. Mexico National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics (Mexico National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Mexico. Its contents are primarily in Spanish, with some sections in English as well. Requires Flash. Moldova Department of Statistics and Sociology (Moldova Department of Statistics and Sociology)
Socio-economic statistics for the Republic of Moldova in HTML tables. In English, Romanian, and Russian. Mongolia National Statistical Office (Mongolia National Statistical Office)
Provides socio-demographic information on Mongolia, including the 2000 census. In English & Mongolian (English section of the site was down as of June 2009). Morocco Statistics Directorate (within the Haut Commissariat au Plan) (Morocco Statistics Directorate)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Morocco, in French only. Mozambique National Institute of Statistics (Mozambique National Institute of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Mozambique. Its contents are in Portuguese, with some English translation. Namibia Central Bureau of Statistics (Namibia Central Bureau of Statistics)
This site for the Namibia Central Bureau of Statistics contains descriptions but few actual statistics, with the exception of some national accounts data, consumer price index, and basic highlights from the 2001 Census. National Government Statistical Web Sites Web Archive (Indiana University and Internet Archive)
Indiana University has partnered with the Internet Archive (home of the Wayback Machine) to create an archived collection of previous web site versions from statistical agencies. The National Government Statistical Web Sites collection covers approximately 150 such sites from Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Eurasia, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Oceania, Russia and Eastern Europe, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The collection brings the addresses together in a handy list, with archived versions of the pages generally from 2006 onwards. However, each page also includes a link to the larger Wayback Machine service, that searches the larger directory and displays previously archived versions of the pages as well. National Statistical Agency of Kazakhstan (National Statistical Agency of Kazakhstan)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Kazakhstan. Some of them are time series data. The entry page links to news releases in Russian, Kazakh, and English; the news pages then link to further information and data. The Russian and Kazakh pages are more complete than the English ones. Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) (Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Netherlands, featuring a web data tool called StatLine, the electronic databank of Statistics Netherlands. It contains statistical information on many social and economic subjects in the form of tables and graphs. All the information in StatLine may be consulted, printed and downloaded free of charge. In English and Dutch. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Northern Ireland. A "key statistics" section offers a few HTML tables of basic figures. Further data is available from the component departments that make up NISRA; follow the links from the NISRA site. OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web (University of Auckland Library)
OFFSTATS provides links and brief annotations for web sites offering free and easily accessible social, economic and general data from authoritative sources, especially those that provide both current data and time series. Links are organized by country or by topic. The country lists primarily include web pages provided by statistical offices, central banks and government departments and agencies, while the topics list is comprised of links to the statistics pages of international organizations and associations and a few commercial sites. Oman Ministry of National Economy (Oman Ministry of National Economy)
Socioeconomic statistics for Oman, in English and Arabic. PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service (Policy Analysis Computing & Information Facility in Commerce (PACIFIC), Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia and Werner Antweiler)
Courtesy of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia comes this service for academic research and teaching, focusing on exchange rate data and analysis. The page includes daily spot rates for 50 countries from the Bank of Canada; additional rates from multiple sources for over 200 countries; daily analysis for the Canadian dollar, US dollar, and Euro; a historic exchange-rate database; and fact sheets. Pakistan: Government of Pakistan Statistics Division (Pakistan Statistics Division)
Pakistan Statistics Division is responsible for the formulation of policies and plans for statistical development and improvement of statistical services in the country. It produces solid data base to planners, policy makers in Government and researchers & other users in various socio-economic sectors. The Division consists of an Administrative Wing and a Technical Wing known as Planning, Evaluation & Research Cell (PE&R Cell) and has the following attached departments: 1. Federal Bureau of Statistic 2. Population Census Organization 3. Agricultural Census Organization Palestinian National Authority Central Bureau of Statistics (Palestinian National Authority Central Bureau of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Palestinian National Authority, in English with some Arabic. Paraguay General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys and Censuses (Paraguay General Directorate of Statistics, Surveys and Censuses)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Paraguay. Spanish-language only. Peru National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) (Peru National Institute of Statistics and Informatics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Peru. Its contents are in Spanish. Philippines National Statistics Office (Philippines National Statistics Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Philippines. Poland Central Statistical Office (Poland Central Statistical Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Poland. In English and Polish. Portugal Regional Statistics Service of the Azores (Regional Statistics Service of the Azores)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for the region of Azores in Portugal. In Portuguese. Portugal: Statistics Portugal (Statistics Portugal)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Portugal in an interactive menu system, with HTML tables and Excel-file downloads. Note that users must "change selection conditions" to add previous years' data to the tables. In English and Portuguese. Romania National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Romania National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Romania. In English and Romanian. Saint Lucia Government Statistics Department (Saint Lucia Government Statistics Department)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Saint Lucia, primarily in HTML tables. Saudi Arabia Central Department of Statistics and Information (Saudi Arabia Central Department of Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in HTML tables, in English and Arabic. Secretaria del Trabajo y Prevision Social (STPS; Mexican Ministry of Labor) (Secretaria del Trabajo y Prevision Social (STPS; Mexican Ministry of Labor))
The Ministry of Labor site for Mexico carries results of labor-related surveys, listed in the front page menu as Informacion del Sector. Tables are presented in HTML format, and in general go back to the mid 1990s. The site is entirely in Spanish; an earlier English-language section of the site appears to have been discontinued. Serbia Republic Statistical Office (Serbia Republic Statistical Office)
Socio-economic statistics for Serbia, in HTML tables plus some PDFs. In English and Serbian. Seychelles Ministry of Information Technology and Communication: Statistics and Database Administration Section (Seychelles Ministry of Information Technology and Communication: Statistics and Database Administration Section)
This is the agency responsible for providing economic and social statistics for the Seychelles. The site describes the various surveys carried out by the section, and includes a few statistics in HTML tables (see Census 1997 and Seychelles in Figures). Singapore Department of Statistics (Singapore Department of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Singapore. Spain National Institute of Statistics (Spain National Institute of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Spain, including the extensive INEbase statistical database. The site has an English version, but work is still underway to harmonize the English and Spanish version, and for now the Spanish version is the more definitive. Sri Lanka Department of Census and Statistics (Sri Lanka Department of Census and Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Sri Lanka. Publications are in English, Sinhala & Tamil. State Committee of the Russian Federation on Statistics (State Committee of the Russian Federation on Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Russia. Most of the contents are in Russian. Statistical Centre of Iran (Statistical Centre of Iran)
This site contains statistics on the population and economics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In English and Persian. Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) (Statistical Institute of Jamaica)
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica carries socio-economic statistics for the country of Jamaica. Statistical Office of Estonia (Statistical Office of Estonia)
Provides rich information on economic and social indicators in Estonia. Users can request special data series using their PC-AXIS web application. In English and Estonian. Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada)
Statistics Canada is the official source for Canadian social and economic statistics and products. A centerpiece of the site is the CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) database, a fee-based product with socioeconomic data for Canada; however, much free information is available as well. In English and French. Statistics Denmark (Statistics Denmark)
Statistics Denmark is the central statistical office in Denmark. The centerpiece of their website is a database called StatBank Denmark, with free registration required to be able to use all the features. In English and Danish. Statistics Faroe Islands (Statistics Faroe Islands)
Statistics Faroe Islands provides key socio-economic indicators in html and pdf format from this site. In Faroese; an English version of the site seems to have disappeared. Statistics Finland (Statistics Finland)
This is the official site for statistics in Finland. Custom tables can be generated through the StatFin interface section of the site, while a feature called Finland in Figures has key statistical data about Finland on 25 different statistical topics. International comparison data are also included. In English and Finnish. Statistics Greenland (Statistics Greenland)
The Statistics Greenland site features Statbank, an interactive database that allows users to generate custom tables. In English, Danish, and Norwegian. Statistics Iceland (Statistics Iceland)
Statistics Iceland is the national statistical institute of Iceland. Various socio-economic statistics can be found at this site. In English and Icelandic (the Icelandic version is at http://www.hagstofa.is/. Statistics Indonesia (Badan Pusat Statistik)
This government site contains various socio-economic statistics for Indonesia. In English and Indonesian. Statistics New Zealand (Statistics New Zealand)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for New Zealand, including the 2006 population census. The site now offers a "table-builder" utility and access information regarding microdata. Statistics Norway (Statistics Norway)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Norway. In English and Norwegian. Statistics South Africa (Statistics South Africa)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for South Africa, including census. Access to a database of economic time-series data is available via free registration. Statistics Sweden (Statistics Sweden)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Sweden. In English and Swedish. Swiss Federal Statistical Office (Swiss Federal Statistical Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Switzerland. In English, French, German and Italian -- however, the French and German sections offer the fullest content. Some areas of the site, such as the STATWEB database, are subscription-based. Taiwan Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (Taiwan Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Taiwan (Republic of China). Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for Tanzania, including the 2002 Census. The site is relatively new and has placeholders for multiple features that are not yet online. Thailand National Statistical Office (Thailand National Statistical Office)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Thailand. In Thai -- the site no longer appears to have an English-language version. Tunisia National Statistics Institute (Tunisia National Statistics Institute)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Tunisia. Its contents are in French. Turkey: Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkish Statistical Institute)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Turkey. In English and Turkish. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Uganda Bureau of Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for Uganda, including the 2002 Census. Visit the Databank for time series in either Excel or PC-Axis format. Ukraine State Committee of Statistics (Ukraine State Committee of Statistics)
Socio-economic statistics for the Ukraine in Ukrainian and Russian (an English version is under construction) United Arab Emirates Ministry of the Economy (United Arab Emirates Ministry of the Economy)
The Ministry of the Economy site carries socio-economic statistics for the United Arab Emirates. The "Economic & Statistic Reports" menu item leads to some reports in PDF, some in Excel. Uruguay National Institute of Statistics (INE) (Uruguay National Institute of Statistics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Uruguay. Its contents are in Spanish. Venezuela Central Office of Statistics and Informatics (INE) (Venezuela Central Office of Statistics and Informatics)
This site offers socio-economic statistics for Venezuela, in Spanish only. Zambia Central Statistical Office (Zambia Central Statistical Office)
The statistical office for Zambia carries information in HTML tables and PDF about the Zambian Consumer Price Index, the 2000 Zambia census, and economic news. Note: the site was down as of April 2006.
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