ESDS International provides user guides for each macro dataset within its portfolio. The guides include a dataset description, information on the topics and countries covered, the periodicity and time range of the dataset and the terms and conditions of use. Also provided is a guide to citing data. The dataset guides currently provided are:

• Eurostat New Cronos
• International Energy Agency databases
• ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market Now freely available from the ILO
• IMF Balance of Payments Statistics
• IMF Direction of Trade Statistics
• IMF Government Finance Statistics
• IMF International Financial Statistics
• IMF World Economic Outlook
• ISIC code system
• National Statistics Time Series Data
• OECD Education Statistics
• OECD International Development
• OECD International Direct Investment Statistics
• OECD International Migration Statistics
• OECD International Trade by Commodities Statistics
• OECD Main Economic Indicators
• OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators
• OECD Measuring Globalisation Statistics
• OECD National Account Statistics
• OECD Quarterly Labour Force Statistics
• OECD Services Statistics
• OECD Social Expenditure Database
• OECD STructural ANalysis Database
• UNIDO Demand Supply databases
• UNIDO Industrial Statistics databases
• United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database
• United Nations Common Database
• World Bank World Development Indicators
• World Bank Global Development Finance
• World Bank Africa Development Indicators
• CIA World Factbook

ESDS International also provides a number of guides to micro data:

• Guide to accessing international survey (micro) data
• Guide to European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions datasets
• Guide to Eurobarometer Survey Series
• Guide to European Election Study
• Guide to European Social Survey
• Guide to European and World Values Surveys
• Guide to International Social Survey Programme
• Guide to Latinobarómetro
• Guide to Young Lives