Senegal Real Time Prices: Weekly Food, Energy, and Exchange Rate Data

Real Time Prices (RTP) is a live dataset compiled and updated weekly by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group. 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 sourced from the World Food Program, UN-FAO, select National Statistical Offices, and public exchange rate sources, with missing values estimated using Machine Learning.

Use Cases

• Modeling food price inflation based on weekly staple food price data.
• Analyzing fuel price trends and volatility using the Real Time Energy Prices sub-series.
• Tracking unofficial exchange rate fluctuations for economic research.
• Forecasting short-term market conditions using the live, machine-learning-augmented data stream.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing a live feed.
• Uses Machine Learning to estimate missing price data, aiming for completeness.
• Aggregates price information from multiple authoritative sources including WFP, FAO, and National Statistical Offices.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.

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 or source bias inherent to the contributing organizations.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Combination of direct price measurement and Machine Learning estimation, compiled weekly.

Time Range

Historical and current estimates, updated weekly.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 18:55:09.668608; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Senegal