Important African Studies Data Sets & Statistics

ACLED - Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
Public collection of political violence data worldwide, 1997-present. Contains information on the specific dates and locations of political violence, the types of event, the groups involved, fataliti...   [more]
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AFR Regional Economic Outlook
Also Known as: AFR REO
- from IMF eLibrary
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Africa Development Indicators
Also Known as: World Bank Africa Development Indicators
Online access to detailed data on 53 African countries from 1960 to 2006, including over 1,000 indicators covering: National Accounts, Millennium Development Goals, Paris Declaration indicators, Priva...   [more]
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AfricaMap
Online mapping tool providing point and polygon location data for African countries and their county boundaries, population distribution, conflict reports, language and ethnic group distribution, and ...   [more]
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African Economic History Network
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African Statistical Yearbook
Online version of recent issues of regional statistical compendium, jointly produced by UN Economic Commission for Africa, African Development Bank, and the African Union....   [more]
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Afrobarometer
Comparative national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets, and civil society in Africa....   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    Afrobarometer data sets (via ICPSR)

China.aiddata.org
Data and geographic visualization of Chinese development finance flows to Africa....   [more]
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Commitment to Development Index
Rates 21 rich countries on how much they help poor countries build prosperity, good government, and security. Each rich country gets scores in seven policy areas, which are averaged for an overall sco...   [more]
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CountrySTAT (FAO)
User-friendly presentation of country-level food and agricultural statistics for African countries. Produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations....   [more]
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Data Portal - African Development Bank
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DATA Report
Also Known as: Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa Report
Annual summary of foreign aid to Africa, produced by DATA - Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa - now produced by ONE Campaign...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

DevInfo
USE INTERNET EXPLORER. UN time series data tool, providing interactive interface to specific national, regional, and global project data. Regions covered include: India, Palestinian Authority, Zimbabw...   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
    DevInfo 6.0 (2011)

FEWS NET Africa Data Portal
Also Known as: Africa Data Dissemination Service
Satellite imagery data and digital mapping data (in ArcINFO export format) and attributed data for African regions and countries. Produced by U.S. Geological Survey with USAID for Famine Early Warning...   [more]
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Financial Tracking Service
Real-time database tracking all reported international humanitarian aid....   [more]
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Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration and Cultural Exchange
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Global Development Finance
Also Known as: World Bank GDF Online
World Bank time series statistical data covering 1960 to the present, with forecast data for up to seven years, for the 210 countries reporting public and publicly-guaranteed debt. Data include extern...   [more]
Unrestricted Access
Supplemental URLs
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HOLIS 14 Points application
Reports on humanitarian aid from EU country donors and ECHO (European Community Humanitarian Office). Provides dollar values and brief descriptions of individual relief programs....   [more]
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Human Development Reports
Fulltext for UN Development Programme global, regional, and national reports, describing development issues, including human rights, poverty, education, economic reform, HIV/AIDS, globalization, capac...   [more]
Holdings: 1990-present (national reports published on irregular basis)
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IMF Data Mapper
Choropleth mapping and data graphing for IMF time series, including variables from World Economic Outlook, Balance of Payments Statistics, Government Finance Statistics, AFR Regional Economic Outlook,...   [more]
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International Household Survey Network
IGO partnership sharing information and resources on household surveys worldwide. Provides searchable catalog of past, current, and proposed surveys, many with association documentation....   [more]
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IZF.net: le portail de la Zone Franc CFA
Also Known as: Investir en Zone Franc
Information and documents on the Francophone West and Central African economic zone, Zone Franc CFA....   [more]
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Living Standards Measurement Study
Also Known as: World Bank LSMS
Household survey datasets, documentation, and reports conducted in countries worldwide for the World Bank in 1986-present. Multitopic questionnaires collect data on households, covering housing charac...   [more]
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Measure DHS
Also Known as: Demographic and Health Surveys
USAID-funded program to collect and analyze demographic and health data for regional and national family planning and public health programs. Includes STATcompiler and HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Datab...   [more]
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Migration and Remittances - World Bank Prospects
Comparative data and reports on international migration and transfers of funds from migrants to nation of origin....   [more]
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Minorities at Risk
Also Known as: MARGene
Monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in countries worldwide. Provides risk assessments and chronologies for each group. MARGene -- Minorities at Risk Da...   [more]
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Open Data for Africa (African Development Bank)
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Project Atlas: Resources for Mental Health
WHO reports and statistics on mental health worldwide, produced by Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse....   [more]
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ReSAKSS - Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System
Data visualization tool for Africa-wide evidence-based decisionmaking regarding agriculture for development in Africa....   [more]
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Roll of Emigrants to Liberia, 1820-1843; and Liberian Census Data, 1843
Data analysis and extraction interface for data sets on: Emigrants to the Colony of Liberia Sent by the American Colonization Society from 1820 to 1843; and Liberian Census Data, 1843....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Data sets, documentation - DPLS, Univ Wisconsin

Slave Voyages : Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Data, visualization, and supporting materials on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Includes dataset of voyages, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database...   [more]
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StatBase - UN Economic Commission for Africa
One-stop searchable database of nation-level statistical information for African countries, generally covering 2000-present....   [more]
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Tablemaker - Alan Guttmacher Institute
Country-level statistics on health and family planning worldwide. Topics covered include population characteristics and growth, economic development and employment, education and social indicators, he...   [more]
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
A single multisource dataset of trans-Atlantic slave voyages containing British, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch data. Provides details on 34,941 voyages....   [more]
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U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations
Also Known as: USAID Greenbook
US AID's Greenbook shows a complete historical record of United States (U.S.) foreign aid to the rest of the world. The Greenbook reports all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government for eac...   [more]
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Uppsala Conflict Data Program
UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia. UCDP Georeferenced Event Database, and much more....   [more]
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UrbanInfo
Also Known as: UN Human Settlements Programme
Interactive data tool providing time series data for cities worldwide....   [more]
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World Bank Africa Household Survey Databank
Bibliographic descriptions, with many fulltext documents, of survey data and documentation on socioeconomic household surveys conducted in Africa....   [more]
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World Bank Documents & Reports
Also Known as: World Development Sources, WDS
Page-image fulltext of more than 14,000 World Bank documents. Covers World Bank activities and interests worldwide in agriculture, economic policy, education and social protection, electrical power, o...   [more]
Holdings: 1960-present. Updated weekly.
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World Bank Research Datasets
Datasets compiled for World Bank research in agriculture, domestic and household finance, education, environment, globalization, governance, health, population and demography, industry, infrastructure...   [more]
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World Development Indicators
Also Known as: World Bank WDI Online
The World Bank's principal data source on the global economy. More than 550 time series, 1960-present, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering demographic, social, economic, financi...   [more]
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Related African Studies Data Sets & Statistics

National and International Data Sources and Links - United Nations Statistics Division
The UN provides links to the statistical agencies of member countries, as well as the names and links (where available) for statistical yearbooks for each country....   [more]
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UNdata
The central statistical information service for the United Nations and its affiliates and international partners. Replaces UNSTATS....   [more]
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UNSTATS
Also Known as: United Nations Common Database, UNCDB
Time series statistical information for countries collected from UN and related international governmental organizations. Topics covered include population composition and change; human settlements, h...   [more]
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