LibGuides: Finding Statistics: Socio-economic

Major Databases

UK Data Service This link opens in a new window
Official statistical data, both UK and International including IMF and OECD.
Office for National Statistics
The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.
Passport (Euromonitor International) This link opens in a new window
Passport provides millions of statistics and in-depth reports on 27 industries with demographic, macro and socioeconomic data and analysis on consumers and economies in 210 countries worldwide. The analysis and statistics (historical and future), such as market sizes and brand share data, are presented both at industry level (e.g. hot drinks) and individual product level (e.g. tea).
China Data Online This link opens in a new window
The China Data Online is the primary data source for China studies. It includes (1) China Statistical Databases; (2) China Census Databases; and (3) China Spatial Data Service (China Geo-Explorer).
World Development Indicators
Statistical data on development indicators from over 200 countries from 1960 onwards.

British Social Attitudes Reports
Run annually since since 1983 by NatCen Social Research. Recent reports are available online.

Ipsos MORI
Ipsos MORI runs public opinion surveys in the UK and makes some reports freely available.
Gallup Internationa l
Public opinion polls on economic, social and political policy.
Eurobarometer
Our World in Data
Our World in Data and the SDG-Tracker are collaborative efforts between researchers at the University of Oxford, who are the scientific editors of the website content; and the non-profit organization Global Change Data Lab, who publishes and maintains the website and the data tools that make our work possible.
Transparency International UK
YouGov
Global Public opinion site which surveys attitudes to public policy.