Real Time Prices (RTP) is a live dataset compiled and updated weekly by the World Bank. It includes three sub-series: Real Time Food Prices (RTFP) for staple foods, Real Time Energy Prices (RTEP) for fuel, and Real Time Exchange Rates (RTFX). The data is updated weekly, with the last update recorded on 2026-03-15.
Use Cases
- Modeling food price inflation based on staple food price data.
- Analyzing fuel price volatility based on the Real Time Energy Prices sub-series.
- Tracking unofficial exchange rate fluctuations based on the Real Time Exchange Rates data.
- Assessing market conditions for food security analysis based on the weekly updated price information.
Strengths
- Updated weekly, with the last update on 2026-03-15.
- Compiled by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG).
- Integrates data from multiple sources including WFP, FAO, and National Statistical Offices.
- Uses machine learning to estimate missing price data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the sources and focus on Haiti.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG).
- Collection Method
- Combination of direct price measurement and machine learning estimation, using data from WFP, FAO, and select National Statistical Offices.
- Time Range
- Historical and current estimates, updated weekly.
- Freshness
- Updated weekly.
- Geography
- Haiti.