Data and Resources
Global Resources
- World Food Programme
Please note that the global dataset has been discontinued, you must use individual country datasets for current information. Search for "{country} food prices" on the HDX site.
- WFP VAM
The Economic Explorer will contain market prices
- WFP VAM Global Market Monitor
- FEWS Net
- Numbeo
Crowd sourced data platform for cost of living; please contact us for access to our API key if you decide to use this data source.
- FAOSTAT
- World Bank
- Global Exchange Rates
Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
- MEB Guidance, 2019
- Satellite Forex Bureau
- Satellite Forex Bureau Twitter
Satellite Forex is a Nairobi based organization that reports exchange rates and other information on foreign currency in Kenya.
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
General Resources
These are resources which you can explore and which generally have information that could be helpful but may or may not directly provide data or information.
* Lebanon Data Analytics Hub
LDAH is a platform that shows some ways information is currently presented to humanitarians planning cash and voucher programming in the Middle East.
* Sudan Agricultural Analyses
Reports using geospatial analyses for agricultural programming in Sudan.
* Mercy Corps Flood Docs
API wrapper for flood and geospatial data.
* Mercy Corps Flood GitHub
API wrapper for flood and geospatial data codebase.
* Relief Web
Relief Web is a document repository for UNOCHA.
* Humanitarian Data Exchange
HDX is a data repository where many NGOs host their data sources.
* Social Media
Social Media resources such as Twitter, WhatsApp, and Telegram may contain pricing information, Consumer Price Indices, or exchange rates.