Research Guides: Middle East and North Africa: Data & Statistics

Library Databases

These databases are available through Gelman and provide statistical information on various countries, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa. If you are outside of Gelman, you are required to log in to access them.

ICPSR Studies: Middle East
ICPSR advances and expands social and behavioral research, acting as a global leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive educational opportunities. Includes Public Opinion surveys, development statistics, etc. Features Carnegie Middle East Governance & Islam Dataset.

CEIC Global Database (with China and Brazil premium data)
NOTE: Register for a CEIC account (no charge) to save searches and download data, or click guest access to search without downloading. Limit: 5 simultaneous users. Please log out when finished! Over 2.5 million item time series covering economies from the United States and China to the entire Middle East. It offers a quick country reference on key indicators such as GDP, GNP, FDI, and CPI, as well as detailed, hard-to-find information on 18 macroeconomic and 14 industrial sectors.
Direction of Trade Statistics
Presents, for most member countries of the International Monetary Fund, current figures on the value of merchandise exports and imports disaggregated according to their most important trading partners. Data is available from 1980 onwards for annuals/quarters and months. Area and world aggregates showing trade flows between major areas of the world are presented as well. Simultaneous users: 5
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Provides political, economic, and business information on countries. Generally, the best way to use the database is to select country report under My Reports and Services and then select the country from the list that is then displayed.
International Debt Statistics
International Debt Statistics (formerly titled Global Development Finance) focuses on financial flows, trends in external debt, and other major financial indicators for developing and advanced economies. Data is from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics and Quarterly Public Sector Debt databases.
International Financial Statistics Online
Standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Simultaneous users: 5.
OECD Publications (formerly OECD iLibrary)
Provides access to the books, journals, and statistical databases of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, providing information on member countries economics, politics, and international affairs. Publications includes data from IEA, country studies, forecasting publications, reports, periodicals, and socio-economic databases. Statistical data can be downloaded as Excel files.
World Development Indicators (WDI)
World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank database for development data from officially-recognized international sources. Global Development Finance (GDF) provides external debt and financial flows statistics for countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt under the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS).

World Bank- Middle East & North Africa
The World Bank works with countries in the Middle East and North Africa to eliminate poverty and promote shared prosperity through strengthening human capital, supporting jobs and economic transformation, advancing gender equity, addressing fragility, and enabling green growth.

Saudi Arabia & Iraq Government Documents and Official Publications

Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) Annual Reports - Economic and financial data, oil revenue statistics

Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Publications - Oil production data, policy statements

Official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) - Royal decrees, official announcements, policy statements

Saudi Vision 2030 Documents - Economic diversification plans and reform initiatives

Iraqi Ministry of Oil Reports and Statistics - Production data, export figures

Iraq Crude Oil: Exports

Kurdistan Regional Government Oil Ministry Reports - KRG oil exports and revenue data

Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC) Historical Documents - Pre-2003 nationalization and production

Oil-for-Food Programme Documents (UN) - 1990s sanctions period data

Arab Oil and Gas Directory - Regional petroleum industry data

OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletins - Production quotas, export data, comparative statistics

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat Publications - Regional economic integration documents

MEI- Taliban Tracker

TALIBAN LEADERSHIP TRACKER
MEI’s Taliban Leadership Tracker is a comprehensive repository and analysis platform consolidating information on key figures and individuals wielding influence throughout the Taliban government.

Helpful Online Sources

African Statistical Yearbook
Provides quality statistical information about Africa's development initiatives, including Arab countries in North Africa.
The Arab Barometer
It documents high quality public opinion surveys in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) since 2006.
Arab Center Washington D.C.
Arab Public Opinion.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Earth Trends - World Resources Institute
This website contains mainly environmental statistics, but it is also an excellent source of demographic, business, and economic statistics. You can go the the searchable database, select the statistics you need, and then select the country or region.
ESCWA Statistics Information Portal
Provides main electronic dissemination platform for all UN statistical output on the Arab region.
Foundation for Middle East Peace
Statistics concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing peace and security to both peoples, look under "Resources" tab.
IPUMS International
IPUMS International is dedicated to collecting and distributing census microdata from around the world.
MENAP & Central Asia
provides comprehensive economic and financial analysis, historical data and projections on the leading emerging and frontier markets in the regions of the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Central Asia.
OECD Statistics
A site maintained by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) containing statistical information on trade, education, development, economic and social issues.
Open Data Barometer
This regional snapshot covers the 12 Middle East & North Africa countries assessed in the fourth edition of the Barometer.
UN Data
Provides international statistics collected by the United Nations and related organizations.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The website provides global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication.
UNICEF Statistics and Monitoring
Economic and social statistics on the countries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children’s well-being.
United Nations Statistical Databases
Internet-based data service for a variety of international statistical data, including trade, demographic, national accounts, social indicators, etc.
World Development Indicators
This database by the World Bank Group contains economic, financial, and demographic statistics for 226 countries.

Middle East and North Africa: Data & Statistics

Library Databases

Saudi Arabia & Iraq Government Documents and Official Publications

MEI- Taliban Tracker

Helpful Online Sources

Country Specific Data Statistics