Data catalogue
The data behind the platform
AIC does not republish data under its own name. Every series carries the licence and attribution of its original provider, and each source below records its access conditions and update frequency. Coverage varies by country and year according to what the source actually publishes.
48
Catalogued sources
14
Live connectors
14
Survey series
54
Countries covered
International & multilateral
Global statistical agencies publishing comparable cross-country series.
World Bank Open Data
LiveMacroeconomic indicators, development statistics
Licence A · annual
IMF Data — JSON REST API
Macroeconomic indicators (WEO, IFS, DOTS, BOP)
Licence A · semi-annual
UN SDG Indicators Global Database
LiveSustainable Development Goal progress indicators
Licence A · annual
IMF Primary Commodity Prices
Global commodity prices (oil, metals, food, agriculture)
Licence A · monthly
FAOSTAT
Food and agriculture statistics
Licence A · annual
WHO Global Health Observatory
LiveHealth indicators for all countries
Licence A · annual
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education indicators
Licence A · annual
UN Comtrade
LiveInternational merchandise trade statistics
Licence A · annual
WTO Statistics
Trade in goods, services, and tariff data
Licence A · annual
ILO ILOSTAT Database
LiveEmployment, unemployment, labour force participation by country
Licence B · annual
UNICEF MICS — Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
LiveHousehold survey microdata — child health, nutrition, education, well-being
Licence B · per_survey_round · registration required
Household & census microdata
Survey programmes producing household-level data for poverty, health and living standards.
Afrobarometer
Pan-African survey — democracy, governance, trust, and quality-of-life indicators
Licence A · irregular
DHS Program Microdata
Household health, nutrition, fertility, mortality survey microdata
Licence C · per_survey_round · registration required
Uganda National Panel Survey (World Bank LSMS)
Longitudinal household welfare, agriculture, consumption panel data
Licence C · biennial · registration required
World Bank Microdata Library
Household surveys, living standards measurement studies
Licence C · per_survey · registration required
IPUMS International Census Microdata
Harmonised census and survey microdata for African countries
Licence C · per_census_round · registration required
IPUMS International — Africa Census Microdata
LiveHarmonised census and survey microdata for African countries
Licence C · per_census_round · registration required
Afrobarometer Licensed Microdata
Individual-level survey responses on governance, economy, society
Licence C · per_round · registration required
UNICEF MICS — Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
LiveHousehold survey microdata — child health, nutrition, education, well-being
Licence B · per_survey_round · registration required
IHSN/NADA Survey Catalog
LiveNational household survey metadata for African countries
Licence B · continuous
Geospatial & environment
Boundaries, climate, rainfall and earth-observation sources behind the spatial analysis.
CHIRPS Rainfall Estimates
Precipitation rasters — annual and seasonal rainfall by country
Licence A · monthly
VIIRS Day/Night Band (NASA Black Marble)
Radiance rasters proxying economic activity
Licence A · monthly
Global Carbon Project
National fossil CO₂ emissions and carbon budget components
Licence A · annual
Climate Watch
GHG emissions (CAIT), NDC targets, climate policy data
Licence A · annual
NASA POWER
LiveSurface meteorology and solar energy climatology (temperature, precipitation, solar)
Licence A · monthly
OpenStreetMap
LiveInfrastructure features (hospitals, schools, roads) by country
Licence A · weekly
Regional & national
African regional bodies and national statistical offices.
African Development Bank Data Portal
African socioeconomic statistics, infrastructure, finance
Licence B · annual
Rwanda National Institute of Statistics
National accounts, labour, trade, poverty, demographic statistics
Licence B · annual
Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics
CPI, GDP, trade, labour, poverty statistics
Licence B · quarterly
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
GDP, CPI, labour, poverty, demographic statistics for Kenya
Licence B · annual
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics
National accounts, trade, labour, demographic statistics for Tanzania
Licence B · annual
Statistics South Africa
CPI, GDP, QLFS, poverty, census statistics for South Africa
Licence B · quarterly
Other sources
Source health & detail →
Per-source status, licence terms and sync history.
Survey catalogue →
Household and census series with access conditions and documentation.
Browse by country →
What data exists for each of the 54 African countries.
Licensing, attribution and how uploaded microdata is handled are set out in data governance.