World Development Indicators
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The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank
collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. This statistical reference includes over 800 indicators covering more than 150 economies. The annual publication is released in April of each year. The online database is updated three times a year.
The Economic and Social Data Service
(ESDS) provides the macro-economic datasets free of charge for members of UK higher and further education institutions. In order to access the data, users have to be registered which can be done here.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. This statistical reference includes over 800 indicators covering more than 150 economies. The annual publication is released in April of each year. The online database is updated three times a year.
Accessing the data
The World Bank’s Open Data site provides access to the WDI database free of charge to all users. A selection of WDI data is featured at data.worldbank.org. Users can browse the data by Country, Indicators, Topics, and Data Catalog. WDI is the first source listed the in the catalog and can be accessed directly via dataBank.The Economic and Social Data Service
Economic and Social Data Service
The Economic and Social Data Service is a national data archiving and dissemination service that was founded in January 2003. It is funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Joint Information Systems Committee ....
(ESDS) provides the macro-economic datasets free of charge for members of UK higher and further education institutions. In order to access the data, users have to be registered which can be done here.
External links
- World Development Indicators, latest edition, retrieved March 6, 2011
- World Bank Open Data, retrieved March 6, 2011
- World Databank, retrieved March 6, 2011
- Google - public data "World Development Indicators (subset)", retrieved March 6, 2011
- Online Analysis Tool for World Development Indicators
- About ESDS International, retrieved September 14, 2009
See also
- The World Bank
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- Africa Development IndicatorsAfrica Development IndicatorsThe World Bank Africa Development Indicators is a compilation of data, assembled by the World Bank, representing over 1,400 indicators of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.-Methodolgy and scope:...
- ESDS InternationalESDS InternationalESDS International is a JISC/ESRC funded service which provides the UK academic community with free online access to the major databanks produced by international governmental organisations such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the United Nations...