Mali Real-Time Prices: Food, Energy, and Exchange Rates

Mali's real-time price data for food, energy, and exchange rates, compiled and updated weekly by the World Bank. The dataset uses direct measurement and machine learning to estimate missing values, drawing on sources like the World Food Program and FAO. It includes unofficial exchange rate estimates and is continually revised as new information becomes available.

Use Cases

• Modeling food price inflation based on staple food price data.
• Analyzing fuel price trends and volatility from the energy price sub-series.
• Tracking unofficial exchange rate fluctuations for economic research.
• Forecasting market conditions using the weekly updated, machine-learning-augmented price estimates.

Strengths

• Updated weekly with a last recorded update on 2026-03 15.
• Compiled by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group (DECDG), an authoritative source.
• Uses machine learning to estimate missing price data, potentially improving coverage.
• Combines data from multiple sources including WFP, FAO, and National Statistical Offices.

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 and source bias inherent to the contributing organizations.

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; temporal coverage is not explicitly specified.

Freshness

Updated weekly; last updated 2026-03-15.

Geography

Mali.