United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
This website is a great resource to locate the economic report of Africa, regional integration, as well as business and trade news posted by the unit.
African Growth and Opportunity Act Website
This website gives the history and implications of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. This website lists trade statistics for African countries.
Africa Review 2005 (The Economic and Business Report)
This resource reports on each African country's industries as well as giving good background information on each nation. It provides key indicators such as imports, exports, GDP, exchange rate, and population. Available at Mgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference Desk HC 501 .A532 2005..
Foreign Government Pages
This resource includes government information, maps, and data broken down by each country.
African Development Indicators
This reference book is drawn from the World Bank Africa Database and provides basic indicators, population, GDP, industry, financial, and trade statistics. Available at Mgt/Econ/Gov Info HC 800 .A1 A356
Christchurch City Libraries
This website takes you to foreing government pages of African countries, including their bureau of statistics and country profiles.
National Trade Data Bank
The country commercial guides provide information for investors and exporters about other countries. This information includes economic and trade statistics, climate for investment, investment opportunities, political environment, guides to doing business in that country, etc.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
This database allows you to search country reports on the economy, politics, investment climate, and career opportunities in the country. It includes OECD economic surveys.
OECD economic surveys (Online)
This is a publication by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that gives economic information and statistics for its 30 country members.
United Nations Statistical Division (Country Members)
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international sources and produces global updates. Information in this page includes GDP, GDP per capita, by expenditure, by economic sector, etc., and GNP statistics.
CIA-World Factbook
Provides a country-by-country listing of basic statistical and factual information. Economic statistical information includes GDP, real GDP, GDP growth rate, per capita GDP, GDP composition by sector, poverty line, household income, unemployment, inflation rate, public debt, commodity exports and imports, exchage rates, etc.
U.S. Department of State--Country Background Notes
Background notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.
World Development Indicators
This database by the World Bank Group contains economic, financial, and demographic statistics for 226 countries.
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
In French. This website has financial and economic statistics (in Adobe PDF) such as balance of payments for Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the consumer price index for the members of the l'Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA.
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African Development Bank Group
This website provides annual reports, financial statements and resources, treasury assets, company ratings, and other financial data. To acces the finance section, click finance at the top of the home webpage, and then use the menu on the left to find the information you are looking for.
International Monetary Fund
Available in print in the Mgt/Econ/Gov Info Reference collection call numbers HG 61 .I57 and HG 3881 .I626. These books published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), provide financial statistics by country.
Global Development Finance
Off Campus Access
The World Bank’s Global Development Finance database contains more than
200 debt and financial indicators for over 130 countries. This database
allows you to graph several financial indicators for various years in
the same chart. Some of the indicators include total debt stocks, total
debt flows, long-term debt, interest payments, disbursements, debt rations,
currency composition of debt, etc. Also available in print at Mgt/Econ/Gov
Info HJ 8899 .W672.
World Development Indicators
This database by the World Bank Group contains economic, financial,
and demographic statistics for 226 countries.
Christchurch City Libraries
This website takes you to foreign goverment pages of African countries, including their bureau of statistics and country profiles.
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO
In French. This website has financial and economic statistics (in Adobe PDF) such as balance of payments for Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Niger, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the consumer price index for the members of the l'Union Monetaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA.
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African Demographics
This website has links and data such as population density, life table functions, general fertility rate, reproduction rate, and others. Be sure to click on the "Excel Users Click here" link to get the data in a usable format.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture. It collects statistics on education, literacy, culture and communication, and science and technology. On the left panel you will see a section heading called "Statistics." From this section you can access the database, statistical tables, country profiles, and fast facts.
Christchurch City Libraries
This website takes you to foreign goverment pages of African countries, including their bureau of statistics and country profiles.
United
Nations Statistical Division
The Statistics Division compiles statistics from many international
sources and produces global updates. Information in this page includes
demographic statistics such as population, birth rates, mortality, marriage,
health, education, etc.
Unicef Statistics
This website contains health, AIDS, education, economy, demographic, and other basic indicators for eastern and southern African countries.
Population Reference
Bureau
This page provides demographic, health, environmental, and women statistics. In addition, it has links to other statistical pages and resources.
City Populations
Population of main cities by country.
Earth Trends City Data
PDF Table that contains statistics on selected city-level indicators for many countries.
Earth Trends Data Tables
PDF table that contains population, health, and human well-being statistics for many countries.
Earth Trends--World Resources Institute
This website contains mainly environmental statistics, but it is also an excellent source of demographic, business, and economic statistics. You can go the the searchable database, select the statistics you need, and then select the country or region..
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
DHS assists developing countries worlwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Its website contains data sets for African countries. Types of information include characteristics of household, fertility, fertility regulation, fertility preferences, early childhood mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition, AIDS and other STDs.
HIV/AIDS Statistics for Africa
Statistis for adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, statistics of the estimated number of deaths from AIDS, and the number of orphans in individual countries in Sub-Saharan Afirca are shown. HIV/AIDS country profiles and statistics by the U.S. Census are found at http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivctry.html
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Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database gives you information on African companies including history, financials, rankings, and articles when this information is available. Click on "Business and Company Resource Center, then click on "company." In the "state/country" search box type the name of the African country. Click "search" and a name of companies will be listed by revenue in descending order. Click the company's name to see more information on the company.
MBendi Information for Africa
This website provides stock and company information. Information such
as the daily stock price history since a company’s IPO as well
as graphs are available.
Factiva
Off Campus Access
This database gives you company information such as financials, competitors, histories, business description, contact information, stock prices and charts, and articles on the company when this information is available. click on the "Companies/Markets" tab. You can enter the name or ticker symbol of the company and click "search." To see a list of only African companies, click on "company screening," click on "Location" then select "African Countries/Regions." Select the desired region. Click submit and you will see a list of companies in that region/country. By clicking on the name of the company, a menu will appear for information on that company.
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Business and Industry (RDS) (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database allows you to search industry overviews for different countries. Even though it might not give you very detailed information and statistics, it is a good start to research industries in different countries. Make you selection in teh "Industry" and "Geo Region" menu. In the "Document Type" box select "Industry Overview"
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
Off Campus Access
This database gives you company information on African companies including history, financials, rankings, and articles when this information is available. Clcik on "Business and Company Resource Center" then click on "company." In the "State/Country" search type box type the name of the African country you are looking for, type and industry description or SIC code in the "Industry code/Description" box and click "search." The companies in the selected country will be listed by revenue in descending order. Click on the company's name to see more information on the company.
Specific Industry: FAO Bulletin of Statistics
Available in Mgt/Econ/Gov
Info HD 1401 .F363x.
Energy: Country Analysis Briefs
Agriculture: Foreign Agricultural Service
Food: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Minerals: International Minerals Statistics and Information
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