Data.gov.sg was first launched in 2011 as the government's one-stop portal to its publicly-available datasets from 70 public agencies. To date, more than 100 apps have been created using the government’s open data. The new data.gov.sg, now in public beta, goes beyond being a data repository. It aims to make government data relevant and understandable to the public, through the active use of charts and articles.
Contains US Federal Government Datasets
UK Government DataSets
Australian Datasets
New Zealand Datasets
Includes comprehensive statistics of historical Japan as far back as the late 19th century.
Open Data hub of the European Union
The statistical office of the European Union, contains a lot of free data. Eurostat offers a whole range of important and interesting data that governments, businesses, the education sector, journalists and the public can use for their work and daily life.
This searchable database contains all tables produced from published US R&D surveys from 1953 through 1998. These tables include statistics for selected periods on such measures as industry R&D funding and industry R&D personnel. These statistics are broken out by such dimensions as source, industrial sector, character of work, and company size.
Good listing of guides to information of hundreds of countries. Lists country profiles of each country etc
Market research for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) and some consumer services, including lifestyle reports, business intelligence, demographic and consumer analyses, and statistics on sales, brand and company shares of FMCGs.
Frost looks at innovations in various industries and their market impact. Market data such as CAGR, market size and top companies and brands are usually covered in the reports.
FitchConnect covers 22 industries, containing reports, briefings, SWOT analyses, forecasting and statistics on risk and industries. Limited to access to Fitch ratings are available.
Gartner focuses on IT and tech in various industries. Quantitative data is not available, but the qualitative analyses provided in Gartner are good for understanding technologies in the context of different industries in the Hype Cycles, and relevant vendors for different technologies in Magic Quadrants.
Market research reports, industry reports, SWOT analyses for different industries are available, as well as prominent academic journals and trade magazines on marketing
These are free and paid databases, maintained by either commercial outfits or by international agencies like the UN, WTO, World Bank etc,
Highly recommended for wide source of country data though data series is not harmonized. 10 concurrent accesses at a time.
Various China statistical yearbook online including CHINA STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, CHINA CITY STATISTICAL YEARBOOK, CHINA POPULATION & EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS YEARBOOK etc
EIU CountryData provides data for 317 series on 150 countries running from 1980 onwards through a powerful, yet intuitive interface. For the 82 most important markets, key variables are additionally projected to 2030 in order to facilitate business planning.
Formerly known as GMID, this database is good for statistics on countries markets, consumer lifestyles and companies. Some are exportable to spreadsheet format.
Good source for FDI. Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals. Mostly OECD country, though there are statistics for bigger countries like China, Indonesia.
Offers the World Bank's comprehensive database on development data, covering more than 600 indicators, 208 economies, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data is best for social type data but also good for economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
IEA statistics. Good source of energy related items. Including Coal, Natural gas, electricity etc Includes prices, supply, demand, import, exports going back as far as 1960
Produced by IMF. Good source for data on foreign direct investments, supply of money etc. Contains time series data and provides international statistics on international and domestic finance from as early as 1945 (for selected time series).
Coverage includes global statistical information, statistical methods, classifications and definitions. Many of the Division's databases are also available on this site.
Provides access to statistical information on trade profiles, tariff profiles and Time Series on merchandise and commercial services trade by WTO.
As of 1 May 2007, use of the Common Database is free of charge. Produced by the United Nations Statistical Office, it provides access to hundreds of statistical series for all countries and areas of the world. Data coverage: balance of payments, financial statistics, income, consumption and wealth, and national accounts
"The World Religion Database (WRD) contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides source material, including censuses and surveys, as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of international religious demography. It offers best estimates at multiple dates for each of the world’s religions for the period 1900 to 2050."