Open Data South Africa Toolkit
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Economy, employment, trade and industry data resources

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Economy and employment

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) publishes data and reports on and , including for specific sectors such as as noted below.

Stats SA also publishes the .

publishes statistics on various indicators, such as:

  • on various South African sectors

  • across a range of themes

At a subnational level, the provinces and cities publish their own data and reports, such as with eThekwini Municipality via the .

The CSIR has developed a which divides South Africa into a complete grid of 25,000 spatial units of approximately the same size (~50km2). Mesozone data includes population, main economic sectors and employment.

National Trade and Industry Data Sources

publishes regular statistical reports using trade and industry data from various sources, such as:

  • Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)

  • From its own surveys, for example:

In some cases you can download used in these publications in Excel and ASCII format. Data stories related to are available here.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) and related entities publish data on a variety of topics

International Trade and Industry Data Sources

South African Revenue Service (SARS) has where you can access data on trade by countries and by commodity, monthly imports and exports, and trade balances.

DTIC Industrial Development provides include statistical information on various industries.

(DSBD) has annual performance plan, procurement plans.

(SEFA) and SEDA have annual reports of supportive provision to SMMEs.

, it enables access to government services and datasets available online for all government organisations. You just have to register to access the dataset on this site.

provides a detailed national and subnational aggregation and analysis of import and export data for South Africa. Specific tools include , , Stacked, Network, Map, and Scatter visualizations of annual and monthly import and export records that can be downloaded as CSV and image formats.

The promotes economic development through regional coordination of trade.

provides customs agreements and status of trade agreements documents.

of annual financial statements and economic performance of the SACU Member States.

provides dashboards that summarizes merchandise trade, economic indicators i.e. customer index and national accounts

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) provides dashboards to view various trade and industry-related data for the region

under it's Knowledge activities hosts:

is a network of live data platforms for all African countries and 16 regional organizations

provides access to information on all AFDB projects. Includes project title and ID, country, sector, financial information, results and links to publicly disclosed documents

maps the geographic locations of AfDB’s investments in Africa

page including events and publications

provides various market information and analysis tools, such as:

indicators on export performance, international demand, alternative markets and competitive markets, as well as a directory of importing and exporting companies in the form of tables, graphs and maps.

analytical portal that allows users to access, compare, analyse and download customs tariffs, tariff-rate quotas, trade remedies and non-tariff measures applicable to a specific good in any market in the world.

helps Investment Promotion Agencies identify priority sectors and competing countries for foreign investments, as well as existing and potential foreign investors.

provides the Trade Performance Index by Sector

is a free tool that turns economic analysis into practical trade information.

provides detailed information for public tenders and contract awards.

has information about voluntary sustainability standards, codes of conduct, audit protocols, reporting frameworks and company programs on sustainability.

is the part of the United Nations Secretariat dealing with trade, investment, and development issues

provides statistics, trends, and reports on international trade

lists South Africa's Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), Treaties with Investment Provisions (TIPs), Investment Related Instruments (IRIs).

UN is a repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables. All data is accessible through .

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides data on industry and trade via which aggregates various economic and social indicators. More granular data is available on .

allows for download of raw data on multiple economic indicators, as well as World Bank projects. Or you can use the analysis and visualisation tool.

provides time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances, exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices. Using these tools:

reports

reports

World Trade Organization (WTO) platform provides downloadable data on international trade and foreign affiliates statistics available in Excel, CSV formats that is access via links and APIs.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) hosts the portal that provides access to key UN data resources on COVID-19 including specialized datasets on how COVID-19 has impacted key areas of development on the continent.

Trade Statistics Dashboard
research reports
Department of Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Finance Agency
SITA e-Services
Observatory on Economic Complexity (OEC)
Trend Explorer
Tree Map
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Trade Agreements
Research Reports
Statistical Database
Comstat Hub
African Development Bank Group (ADBG)
Africa Information Highway
Data Portal
MapAfrica
Statistics
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Trade Map
Market Access Map
Investment Map
Trade Competitiveness
Export Potential Map
Procurement Map
Sustainability Map
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD Stats
Investment Policy Hub
Comtrade
API
OECD country page on South Africa
OECD.Stat
World Bank Open Data
DataBank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Economic Outlook
Global Financial Stability Report
Fiscal Monitor Latest Update
IMF Data Mapper
IMF Finances
Special Drawing Right (SDRs) per Currency Unit
data
Africa UN Knowledge Hub
economic growth
inflation
agriculture
Quarterly Labour Force Survey
South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
Economic and financial statistics
Selected monthly data
Balance of payments
Gross external debt
Durban EDGE portal
Statistics South Africa
Mining production and sales
Manufacturing production and sales
time series data
Imports and Exports
mesozone data set