The Statistics Portal (www.oecd.org/statistics) provides free access to some OECD databases  as well as extracts from all other databases, classified by topic .

The OECD collects statistics needed for the analysis of economic and social developments by its in-house analysts, committees, working parties, and member country  governments from statistical agencies and other institutions of its member countries. The OECD shares the experience gained by members in compiling reliable and comparable statistics with non-member countries.

The organisation of statistical activities in the OECD is based on a “decentralised model”, which means that various statistics are developed both by the Statistics Directorate (STD) and by Directorates responsible for analytical studies and policy analyses. From a substantive point of view, STD is responsible for macroeconomic statistics (national accounts, short-term economic indicators, international trade, etc.) and for some social (e.g. labour force) and business statistics. The majority of other statistical activities within the OECD are carried out in eight Directorates.

Most of OECD's statistical outputs are made available to the public through electronic and paper publications and through the Statistics Portal, which offers for each of the 26 topics  a set of statistical tables.

Government officials and other authorised organisations/agencies should use the OECD's Extranet service (OLISnet) to access to the full range of OECD statistics. For more information about OLISnet and how to register .

Journalists can access the full range of OECD statistics through a password protected site .

The Portal also offers access to Source OECD, which provides real-time access to our very large set of on-line statistical databases in an interactive and user-friendly way and the OECD Online Bookshop  which is a gateway to over 4.000 books and CD-Roms.