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TRADExperts has compiled fifty (50) free data resources gathered from various sources across the web. The categories include Academic, Economic, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Government, Political, Weather & Travel Data Resources.

1. UNdata

Is a collection of free data resources by the United Nations statistical system and other international agencies. It includes data on almost every subject related to all the countries of the world.

2. Google Scholar

From the world's top search engine, here you can search for free articles, books, court cases, scholarly articles, university theses, academic books, etc to find the free data resources you need.

3. AWS Data Exchange

Also known as AWS, Amazon Web Services hosts a registry of free data resources to enable users discover and share helpful datasets. There are over 450 datasets, drawn from different industries.

4. Chartr

If you need easy-to-learn datasets with basic analysis, check out Chartr. The free data resource is tells stories by using public data to create visuals on different interests or areas of study.

5. Data Portals

This is another free data resource with over 590 datasets worldwide. Simply click on your chosen location to see an array of information regarding topics like politics, employment, population, etc.

6. Pew Research Center

They are one of the best data resources for social science research, content analysis and public opinion polls. Their free data covers categories like U.S. politics, journalism, and other global issues.

7. Statista

Statista is one of the popular data powerhouses on statistics which are made available to researchers and the public. The data resource has free information on several topics and countries.

8. Global Financial Data

Global Financial Data provides free data resources on more than 60,000 corporations over the last 300 years. So if you need a very good financial data source for your project, do check it out.

9. Google Trends

Google Trends is another free data resource that offers insight to what the world is searching for on the web. It allows viewers to see how many times a keyword or search term is used globally.

10. Google Public Data Explorer

As the name suggests, Google Public Data Explorer provides easy access to find publicly available data. The free data resource has full coverage in terms of global reach and subject matters.

11. EU Open Data Portal

The free data resource houses datasets from European Union's public institutions. It features over 13 different topics, from government, to energy, health, technology, agriculture and more.

12. World Bank’s DataBank

DataBank by World Bank is a free resource for databases on development indicators drawn from various data sources. It has “the most current and accurate global development data available.”

13. UNDP Data Futures

The Data Futures Platform is a free resource run by United Nations Development Programme as a global data asset used to empower policy and decision makers with the best data and insights.

14. Open Science Data Cloud

The OSDC is a one-stop free data resource for making scientific research faster and easier. They give scientific researchers the ability to easily analyze and share massive amounts of data.

15. UN Office on Drugs and Crime

This is UN's free data resource of global research, trends and analysis on drug abuse and its effects across the globe. It is data on crime and violence fueled with drugs and illicit drug trade.

16. World Bank Open Data

This Open Data platform created by the World Bank is a free data resource with access to global development datasets and statistics on poverty levels, living standards, prices of items, etc.

17. Atlas of Economic Complexity

The Atlas of Economic Complexity is a free data resource for research by Harvard Growth Lab. It features a data visualization tool, and users can download economic data drawn from the world.

18. World Weather Records

Though an archived publication, WWR features free meteorological data resources from locations around the world. First published in 1927, it includes temperatures, pressures, precipitation, etc.

19. IMF Economic Data

Provides free data resources on macroeconomic and various aspects of international finance from almost all countries of the world. The data includes external, fiscal, financial and real sectors.

20. WeatherBase

WeatherBase provides climate averages, forecasts and current weather conditions for over 42,000 cities around the planet. The free data resource is important for planning a trip or vacation.

21. CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook maintained by America's CIA provides facts and free data resources on every global geographic entity. The main topics include history, economics, population, and so on.

22. Google Dataset Search

This is an online search engine hosted by Google which helps researchers find datasets covering a wide variety of research subjects. The vast repository offers freely available data resources.

23. OpenCorporates

OpenCorporates is the world's largest free database of companies and business organizations. It can be used to find information about a company’s startup date, address, contacts, and more.

24. UN Comtrade Database

This online database created by the United Nations provides excellent access to global trade data. This free resource can help you find official international trade statistics and analytic tables.

25. UNICEF

UNICEF's free data resource focuses on children's development worldwide. The areas covered include attendance rates, literacy rates, school completion rates, sustainable development, etc.

26. Earth Data

This is NASA's Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program which offers free and open access to its Earth science data resources; used for developing, protecting and preserving our planet.

27. International Energy Agency

The IEA's free data resource measures statistics on how each country produces and consumes energy. It also helps to visualize all the information, including maps that can be downloaded.

28. UN Population Fund

UNFPA is the world's top free data resource and tracker for global population and development. It also hosts an in-depth database on fertility rate, sexual and reproductive health indicators.

29. US Government Open Data

Data.gov is the home of the U.S. government’s open data. This open database has more than 300,000 datasets covering sectors like education, agriculture, transportation, and much more.

30. UNESCO Digital Library

The repository is a free data resource to share knowledge in education, natural sciences, social sciences, human sciences, culture, communication and information for the future generations.

31. ILO Statistics Data

The International Labour Organization provides free data statistics and resources for a wide range of labour subjects such as employment, unemployment, industrial relations, informality, etc.

32. Humanitarian Data Exchange

This free data website is an all-in-one resource used to find and share humanitarian data. It hosts over 20,000 datasets and 1,900+ sources gathered from 250+ locations around the world.

33. Kaggle

Is a free data platform enabling users to explore, analyze and share top quality data resources by creating and collaborating with others. It has over 50,000 public datasets to be discovered.

34. Land Matrix

The Land Matrix is a free data resource of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions (LSLAs) in low and mid-income countries. It was created to track ownership and promote transparency in land matters.

35. Gapminder

Gapminder Foundation is a non-profit that offers their massive collection of free data resources to the public. The data topics cover from employment and infrastructure to energy and health.

36. Quandl

A free public data resource owned by NASDAQ, Quandl has over 5 million financial, economic and social datasets used by traders and analysts from the top hedge funds and investment banks.

37. World Health Organization

WHO’s website has a section of free data resources and statistics for many public health topics in more than 150 countries. Discover data relating to WHO's health targets and multiple topics.

38. Open Data Network

Looking for a free USA data resource that displays information in visuals with graphics that are easy to understand? Open Data Network is that platform that will give you the relevant answers.

39. Knoema

Knoema Corporation runs a platform for free searches of its vast data resources and offers public access to over 100 million dataset. It also includes 1,000+ visualizations used for analysis.

40. OECD Aid Database

OECD offers free data resources with its public datasets which include information and visuals on aid received from governments for solutions to social, economic & environmental challenges.

41. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

GEM is a consortium that helps entrepreneurs all over the world make better informed business decisions; through the free datasets, reports and resources all open and available for download.

42. University of California Berkeley Library

This is University of California Berkeley's digital library and databases. They provide curated links to statistics and free data resources on political science, some of which are over a century old.

43. Meteostat

Is a free data resource providing weather and climate for thousands of weather stations and locations worldwide. Yesterday's temperatures can reveal the weather up to hundreds of years ago.

44. National Snow and Ice Data Center

The NSIDC specializes in ice and snow research data worldwide. They provide free data resources on a variety of topics, such as permafrost, sea, ice, and more which are available for download.

45. Roper Center for Public Opinion

The Roper Center offers from U.S. to international polling and public opinion survey data. The free data resource has everything from abortion to World War II and can be downloaded from the site.

46. UCI Machine Learning Repository

University of California Irvine's huge collection of free data in every subject. The resource is highly valued by students, teachers, and researchers as the go-to place for machine learning datasets.

47. World Glacier Monitoring Service

The WGMS is a platform that monitors glacial mass growth and shrinkage worldwide. The free data resource provides visuals of glacier changes, including an option to download the full database.

48. Earth Explorer

USGS Earth Explorer is one of the biggest free data resources for aerial and satellite imagery. You can download data for any global location, including hundreds of datasets ready for any project.

49. Uppsala Conflict Data Program

Uppsala University provides its Armed Conflict Database used to track global armed conflict for almost 40 years. The data resource is free for download, further research and analysis.

50. OpenStreetMap

OSM is a crowdsourced and publicly available map of the world. It's also a free data resource for download. The map was created under an open license, for use, editing and updating by anyone.