Finding Statistics and Data

A data set comprised of more than 200 years of annual political, legislative, and economic data from 1815 onward for over 200 countries. Over two million data points, from 196 variables, in easy to use Excel format.

Specialized information such as Country Profile, Country Report, Country Data/Market Indicators and Forecasts.

Download, graph, and track 508,000 US and international time series from 86 sources. Search or browse data. Create custom U.S. data maps.

A searchable archive of social science data from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), an international consortium of over 750 research universities working together to acquire and preserve social science data, to provide open and equitable access to these data, and to promote effect data use.

In addition to archiving collections from such disciplines as sociology, economics, political science, and history, ICPSR also has a number of special emphases: gerontology, substance abuse and mental health, criminal justice, child care, health and medical care, and demography.

The data can be downloaded and analyzed in multiple software formats including SPSS, SAS, Stata, and R.

Includes:
International Financial Statistics – all aspects of international and domestic finance, with history to 1948.
Direction of Trade - value of exports and imports between countries and their trading partners, with history to 1980.
Balance of Payments - international economic transactions data and International Investment Position, with history to 1960.
Government Finance Statistics - budgetary and extra-budgetary financial operations data of governments, with history to 1990.

Journals, books, and statistics from the Organization for Economic Development (OECD). Special emphasis on international economics, development and health; country economics, and agriculture. More than 45 different statistical databases, with internationational coverage.

Data visualization and mapping program providing easy-to-use location analysis tools for users to create in-depth data maps, reports, and presentations drawing on robust data on demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more from a variety of sources.

Among data sources included are the Decennial Census, American Community Survey (ACS), County Business Patterns, Population Estimates, LEHD and more, many available at detailed geographic levels. Users can also add their own data for visualization.

Training webinars are available multiple times each week. Anyone can easily register online. (If none of the listed times work, please let us know.)

WRDS is an account-based business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform through which multiple providers offer their data by subscription. Our subscription principally features Compustat from S&P Global.

Accounts are available for WT faculty, students, and staff.
You can request an account through the link above.

Account requests are approved within 24 hours by Dr. Robert King of the College of Business. If you don't see a response to your request within that time, you can then email Dr. King at raking@wtamu.edu or librarian Beth Vizzini at bavizzini@wtamu.edu.