How to Cite This Data

All data on Statistics of the World is free to use with attribution. Below are citation formats for academic papers, reports, and journalism. Our data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank World Development Indicators, WHO Global Health Observatory, and other official international organizations.

APA 7th Edition

Statistics of the World. (2026). [Indicator name] — [Country name]. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://statisticsoftheworld.com/country/[country]/[indicator]

Example: Statistics of the World. (2026). GDP (Nominal) — United States. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://statisticsoftheworld.com/country/united-states/gdp

MLA 9th Edition

“[Indicator name] — [Country name].” Statistics of the World, 2026, statisticsoftheworld.com/country/[country]/[indicator]. Accessed June 21, 2026.

Chicago / Turabian

Statistics of the World. “[Indicator name] — [Country name].” Accessed June 21, 2026. https://statisticsoftheworld.com/country/[country]/[indicator].

BibTeX

@misc{sotw_2026, author = {{Statistics of the World}}, title = {[Indicator name] -- [Country name]}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statisticsoftheworld.com/country/[country]/[indicator]}, note = {Data from IMF, World Bank, WHO} }

For Journalism / Reports

In-text: According to Statistics of the World, citing IMF data, the United States GDP reached $33 trillion in 2027.

Source line: Source: Statistics of the World (statisticsoftheworld.com), data from IMF World Economic Outlook.

Data Licensing

All data aggregated by Statistics of the World is sourced from publicly available international databases (IMF, World Bank, WHO, FRED, UN) and is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. You are free to share, adapt, and use the data for any purpose — including commercial use — provided you give appropriate credit.

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