LibGuides: African Studies: Data and statistics

Librarian for African & African American Studies

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236 Bostock Library
919-660-5930

Subjects: African American Studies, African Studies, Global Studies, Social Sciences

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.

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

IMF E-Library
Search for statistics and publications from the International Monetary Fund. This is an open access database.
World Bank Data Catalog
Search for World Bank data, including World Development indicators (WDI). This is an open access database.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository
Official open access repository for the World Bank's research outputs and knowledge products. This is an open access database.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
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
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.