Electronic Resources

World Development Indicators

WDI Online is the premiere data source on the global economy. It contains statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the present for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Data selection screens are intuitive and easy to use. Results can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change, and charted. Finally, the database allows for orientation of data by country or series. While presentation of the data is only available in chart format, exporting to Excel or ASCII is simple so that the data can be converted easily into a graph. These features plus data export options in standard formats like Excel make WDI Online the most useful tool yet for researching developmental data. Minor updates to the database are made periodically, with updates to GNI and population data in September.

Holdings: 1960 -- present

Related titles: Statistical Universe

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