LibGuides: African Studies: Data and statistics

Africa-focused sources

African Statistical Yearbook
Presents time series data showing how African countries performed on several economic and social indicators
Afrobarometer
A pan-African, non-partisan research network that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in more than 35 countries in Africa.
DataFirst
Online access to African data with focus on South Africa. Includes Public Use Data (available immediately), Licensed Data (downloadable from an email link we will send you) or Secure Data available via our Secure Data Service.

AidData
Data about international economic development assistance
IMF Data (International Monetary Fund)
Time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators

IMF E-Library This link opens in a new window
Search for statistics and publications from the International Monetary Fund. This is an open access database.
World Bank e-Library This link opens in a new window
Search across World Bank documents, including World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers
World Bank Data Catalog This link opens in a new window
Search for World Bank data, including World Development indicators (WDI). This is an open access database.
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Search for data and statistics on population and demographics, business and financial activities, domestic and international trade, government programs, health, and politics
Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world

Center for Data and Visualization Sciences
Offers support with data science, data sources, data management and curation, data visualization, and mapping and GIS (geographic information systems) to the Duke University and Duke University Health System community.