Summary information

Study title

World Bank Africa Development Indicators, 1960-2011

Creator

World Bank Group

Study number / PID

6168 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-6168-2 (DOI)

Data access

Open

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The World Bank Africa Development Indicators (ADI) provided annual time series data for over 1,400 indicators. No further updates of this database are currently planned. Topics covered by the extensive database include national accounts, balance of payments, trade, prices, government finance and external debt with data on household welfare (from the Survey-based Harmonized Indicators Program), demography, health, education, the regulatory environment, communications, transport, energy and the environment. The ADI data cover the period 1960 to 2011 for countries and regional country groups. See the World Development Indicators for more recent data on Africa.Main Topics:Basic Indicators and National Accounts:basic indicatorsbalance of payment statistics (BOPS)debtglobal finance statistics (GFS)moneynational accountspricesDevelopment Outcomes:agriculture and rural developmentdoing businessdrivers of growthgovernance and partnershipHIV/AIDShuman developmentinfrastructureinvestment climatelabour, migration and populationmalarianational accountspopulationprivate sector developmentprotected areastradeMillennium Development Goals:Millennium Development Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerMillennium Development Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Millennium Development Goal 3: Promote gender equity and empower women Millennium Development Goal 4: Reduce child mortalityMillennium Development Goal 5: Improve maternal healthMillennium Development Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseasesMillennium Development Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainabilityMillennium Development Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
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Methodology

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Time dimension

Time Series

Analysis unit

Administrative units (geographical/political)
Cross-national
National

Universe

Countries and Regional Country Groups.

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Not available

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2009

Terms of data access

As a result of the World Bank's Open Data initiative the World Bank datasets hosted by the UK Data Service are freely available to all. Please refer to the Terms of Use for Datasets in The World Bank's Data Catalog.

Related publications

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