How to Cite This Data

Statistics of the World is free to browse, but reuse rights vary by original provider and dataset. Below are citation formats for academic papers, reports, and journalism. Cite Statistics of the World as the access point and retain the original provider shown on the data page or in the API response.

APA 7th Edition

Statistics of the World. (2026). [Indicator name] — [Country name]. Retrieved August 5, 2026, from https://statisticsoftheworld.com/country/[country]/[indicator]

Example: Statistics of the World. (2026). GDP (Nominal) — United States. Retrieved August 5, 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 August 5, 2026.

Chicago / Turabian

Statistics of the World. “[Indicator name] — [Country name].” Accessed August 5, 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 aggregated by Statistics of the World; original provider listed on the data page} }

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

Statistics of the World does not relicense every provider's data under one blanket license. World Bank World Development Indicators are generally provided under CC BY 4.0 with attribution and dataset-specific exceptions; IMF data follows the IMF Terms; WHO Global Health Observatory data is provided under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO for non-commercial reuse; and market, FRED, and other vendor feeds retain their own terms. Follow the source-specific notice attached to the series you use.

The separate Data Pro bulk download contains 277 World Bank indicators reviewed against current per-indicator metadata and includes a terms-and-attribution file. IMF, UN, WHO, FRED, restricted or unmatched indicators, and vendor feeds are excluded. See the dataset download page for its exact scope.

For API access, visit our API documentation. For custom data requests, contact statisticsoftheworldcontact@gmail.com.