This list contains links to micro and macro-level data, mainly related to economics. I have not updated this list for a while.
- Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
- Probably the best source for demographic and health data; comparable surveys for some 70 countries. Very good coverage for Africa
- Survey data on request; summary statistics and good documentation openly accessible on website
- Some countries have specialized surveys on HIV, gender etc. Some newer ones also have GIS coordinates
- RAND Family Life Surveys
- In-depth surveys on Malasia, Indonesia, Guatemala and Matlab (a region of Bangladesh)
- Also holds other household, firm and national economic surveys for Indonesia
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Mainly household and community-level surveys related to food security and production
- Also has some institutional data, social accounting matrixes and geospatial data
- Need to request data through an online form
- World Bank PovcalNet
- Interactive tool to calculate your own poverty lines and compare them across countries
- United Nations Common Database (UNCDB)
- UN's statistical database with more than 300 statistical series from UN and other International Organizations
- Link is to access point for Harvard affiliates
- DPLS Internet Crossroads
- Data depository at the University of Wisconsin Madison
- Long and uncategorized list of links includes statistical offices of several smaller countries and organizations
- HU-MIT Virtual Data Centre System
- Great source for social sciences (including and beyond economics), keyword searchable
- Holds the World Value Surveys, among other things
- Need to login in top-right corner with Harvard ID