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Economic Data Resources: South Africa
Jon Page
June 13, 2013
1 min

Table Of Contents

01
Country Profiles
02
General Sources
03
Household Surveys
04
Other Projects on South Africa
05
Trade Statistics
06
GIS

If, like me, you become interested in analyzing post-Apartheid South Africa, you will need to find as much good-quality data as you can get your hands on. Here are links to sources that I found useful: (Please add any resources you think are lacking in the comments below. I will update this post as I become aware of more resources.)

Country Profiles

These country profiles provide a handy overview and are useful for brainstorming regional research topics.

  • World Bank data overview
  • OECD Country Profile
  • FAO Profile

General Sources

These general sources are collected and maintained by South African institutions.

Household Surveys

  • KIDS dataset: this survey includes 3 waves - 1993, 1998, and 2004 covering the KwaZulu-Natal province.
  • NIDS dataset: wave 1 of this national survey covers 2008 while the second wave includes data from 2010 and 2011.
  • IPUMS - click on “Change Samples” to select the South African surveys
  • World Bank LSMS
  • World Bank Microdata

Other Projects on South Africa

Trade Statistics

GIS


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