Canada Year Book First published in 1867, the Canada Year Book charts key trends and indicators in the nation's economy, population, society and environment. It ceased publication in 2012.
Global Financial Data
The GFDatabase provides data spanning more than 200 global markets and extending coverage back to 1168.
histat: Historical Time Series
A database of historical German statistics, from GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences. Contains over 300,000 times series (some dating back to the 1400s) on a wide variety of subjects. INterface mostly in German.
Historical statistics of Canada
Contains about 1,088 statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of Canada from the start of the Confederation in 1867 to the mid-1970s.
Historical statistics of the United States
Source of data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American History. Dates of coverage vary, but some data go back to 1610.
The RICardo Project: Trade between Nations from c. 1800 to 1938
"RICardo (Research on International Commerce) is a project dedicated to trade between nations over a period spanning the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the eve of the Second World War. It combines a historical trade database covering all of the world’s countries and a website which invites to an exploration of the history of international trade through data visualizations."
World development indicators
The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. 1960 - present.