African Policy Studies (SAIS)
Data Sources
- AidDataFrom William and Mary, this center connects policy-makers and researchers to data. The GeoQuery search allows for regional/country searching.
- DataFirstIncludes survey and administrative microdata from South Africa and other African countries.
- African Economic OutlookFrom the African Development Bank and the OECD. Includes country reports for 30 countries. Statistical annex of economic and social variables covering all African countries.
- AfrobarometerPublic attitude surveys on democracy, governance, and economic conditions in more than 35 countries.
- African Population and Health Research CenterFocused on health, population, education, aging, urbanization and well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- International Historical StatisticsOnline version of 3 vol. set. Titled: Africa, Asia and Oceania; Americas; and, Europe. Updated to 2010.
- Colonial Africa in official statistics, 1821-1953These statistics cover the history of thirteen British colonies across Africa.
- Elections in Africa: a data handbookCovers elections throughout Africa up to 1998.
- International Statistical AgenciesLinks to statistical agencies by country. Maintained by the US Census Bureau. Scroll down page for alphabetical list.
- Stats SAStatistics of South Africa
- Statistical Abstracts of the World This link opens in a new windowStatistical abstracts are issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere.
- EIU Data Services This link opens in a new windowExplore global and country data provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
- IMF eLibrary Data This link opens in a new windowInt'l Financial Statistics, Balance of Payments, Direction of Trade, Govt Finance Statistics, and more.
- UNCTADstatGives access to more than 150 time series covering a wide range of topics covering long periods for almost all economies of the world.
- World Bank DataBank This link opens in a new windowIncludes World Devt. Indicators, Global Development Finance, African Devt. Indicators and more.
- Global Financial Data (GFD) This link opens in a new windowCovering 300 years, GFD tracks the growth of the European, US and global economies in the 1800s and 1900s for developing and emerging markets. Note: Users must create an account. You will be assigned a unique User Name and Password using your JHU e-mail.
- Passport GMID Euromonitor This link opens in a new windowTo access data, you can select a topic from the Tool Bar at the top of the page, or click "Search" for "Quick Market Statistics". After retrieving your search, you can adjust the time series, getting data back to 1977.
- Connect by S&P Global (formerly IHS Markit) This link opens in a new windowClick on "Data Browser" to access the Economic data
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