Asia and Oceania

A list of region-specific information and data resource websites for Asia and Oceania:

Asia:

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) includes statistics within reports in the publications section.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. It states that by “targeting our investments wisely, in partnership with our developing member countries and other stakeholders, we can alleviate poverty and help create a world in which everyone can share in the benefits of sustained and inclusive growth”. ADB Data and Statistics disseminates recent key economic, financial and social indicators compiled from regional members and other international sources.
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims to bolster economic growth among its ten members and to promote peace and stability across the region.
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) includes SAARC STAT.
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. The ESCAP online database includes country-level data related to demography, migration, education, health, poverty, gender, employment, economy, government finance, employment, transport and environment.
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) aims to raise the level of economic activity in member countries and strengthen cooperation among them. It includes the ESCWA Statistics Division.
• Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) is a federal government authority reporting to the UAE Cabinet. It aims to develop the UAE’s performance in the areas of competitiveness and statistics through establishing an integrated national statistical system and regulating the statistical and competitiveness sector to achieve UAE’s national interests.

Oceania:

• Small Island Developing States Network recognises that although they are afflicted by economic difficulties and confronted by development imperatives similar to those of developing countries generally, small island developing states have their own peculiar vulnerabilities and characteristics.
• Pacific Community is a consortium of Oceanic governmental and non-governmental data collectors and providers that have created a central repository of data about and from the Pacific.