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Each page shows its source and the date its figures are as of. The latest 12 months are free to download.

Trend lines draw only stored prints; a series with fewer than three has none yet. Change is against the previous print. Information, not advice.

What does the government pay to borrow?

Treasury bill and bond auction results from the central banks, the day they publish, each linked to the notice.

What do savings pay, after tax?

Rates a Kenyan saver can actually get, with withholding tax worked out.

What does borrowing cost a household?

What loans cost households in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana.

Where are central banks setting rates?

Policy rates as each central bank publishes them, against what its own one-year bill pays.

What is the shilling, naira or rand worth?

Daily reference rates against the US dollar, and what it costs to send money home.

How are African economies doing?

Inflation, growth, debt and reserves for all 54 countries, from the official series.

Can I take the data with me?

The latest 12 months are free as CSV and through the API; the full history comes with a key.

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