International & Transnational Relations

Excellent overview outlining strategies for locating datasets and statistical facts.

Collection of datasets organized by academic field. Many are only available to MSU students, but search our site to see if we do as well.

Data licensed for use by members of the Duke community.

The QoG Institute has compiled much of the publicly available data available at a global level and distribute free of charge both cross-sectional and time series data that have been cleaned and standardized. This is a must investigate resource for international and comparative research. See their data page for more information.

Collection of US and some international, comparative economic data. Very detailed macro data for the US, a must visit site for US data needs.

EIU Country Finance & Forecast Reports via ProQuest provides access to country-focused financial conditions, techniques & regulations; as well as 5-year economic and business forecasts produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Includes International Financial Statistics.

Identifies sources of statistics down to the table headings. Some full text; the rest are available in the ASI, IIS and SRI microfiche in Public Documents.

Probability forecasts for political, social and economic trends for 100 countries. See the Business Source Complete database for the full text of the country reports beginning with 2003.
Recent datasets can also be acquired from the Center for Data and Visualization Sciences at Perkins Library.

Polling questions and results from international sources. Maximum of 4 simultaneous users, so PLEASE USE LOGOUT BUTTON WHEN DONE.

Includes links to government documents like the US State Department's annual report on arms exports. See also the SIPRI data on military expenditures.

Time series from national data sources, UN agencies, and other IGOs.

Alternative to the Data Catalog. Contains many series, including World Development Indicators.

From Carleton University, Canada. Political, economic, social and cultural indicators compiled from open sources, including IGOs. Includes data mapping, risk assessments, and country rankings.