Weekly updated price data for Sudan compiled by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group. The dataset combines direct price measurement and machine learning estimation, sourcing information from the World Food Program, UN-FAO, and national offices. It includes three sub-series: Real Time Food Prices for staple foods, Real Time Energy Prices for fuel, and Real Time Exchange Rates.
Use Cases
- Modeling food price inflation based on weekly staple food price data.
- Analyzing fuel price volatility based on real-time energy price information.
- Tracking unofficial exchange rate fluctuations based on the Real Time Exchange Rates sub-series.
- Assessing market conditions for humanitarian planning based on combined food and energy price trends.
Strengths
- Updated weekly with a combination of direct measurement and machine learning estimation.
- Compiled by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group, an authoritative source.
- Integrates 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.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Combination of direct price measurement and machine learning estimation of missing data, updated weekly.
- Time Range
- Historical and current estimates, updated weekly.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-15 18:53:41.599289; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Sudan