Economy, employment, trade and industry data resources
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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.
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
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.