Development Data Library (DDL)

An Effort of USAID AidScape™

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The Development Data Library (DDL) is USAID’s public repository of Agency-funded, machine readable data. The DDL is part of USAID’s commitment to evidence-based programming and rigorous evaluation.  In October 2014, USAID announced its first ever open data policy, Automated Directives System (ADS) 579 – USAID Development Data.  

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Email - Contact the USAID data team at opendata@usaid.gov.

FAQ - For more information about USAID's Development Data Policy, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.

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Complete the DDL Submission Form to upload data to the Development Data Library.

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Check out our engagement page to keep up-to-date with opportunities to explore and generate insights using USAID's data.

Public Data Listing

Central Verification System
CVS is a system managed by OPM that is designed to be the primary tool for verifying whether or not there is an existing investigation on a person seeking security...
CFO Payment Document Management
Paperless management will enable the CFO to create, store, and access various financial documents electronically. This capability will reduce time looking for...
CIO Governance Board Membership List
The list of governance boards on which the CIO is a member, playing a role with IT Acquisition when the IT will be used for USAID operations.
Collecting Taxes Database
The Collecting Taxes Database contains performance and structural indicators about national tax systems. The database contains quantitative revenue performance...
Collection of Baseline Studies of the Food for Peace Title II Development Food Assistance Programs
USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP) awards funding to private voluntary organizations (PVOs) to design and implement multi-year Title II development food...
Collection of Country-level Baseline Surveys Implemented as Part of the Feed the Future Initiative
Led by USAID, Feed the Future is the U.S. Government?s global hunger and food security initiative, which establishes a foundation for lasting progress against...
Collection of Country-level Interim Surveys Implemented as Part of the Feed the Future Initiative
Led by USAID, Feed the Future is the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, which establishes a foundation for lasting progress against...
Collection of U.S. CRS++ Annual Submissions to the OECD/DAC
To fulfill international aid reporting requirements, USAID built a data repository for tracking all foreign assistance activities funded by the U.S. Government....
Commuter Survey-2014
This dataset is the USAID portion of a larger dataset developed by OMB to better understand and to quanity the carbon footprint of the daily commute of government...
Consolidated Audit And Compliance System (CACS)
Consolidated Audit and Compliance System: is an audit findings management and reporting system. CACS is an implementation of the Agency Secure Image and Storage...
Consolidated Workforce Planning Model
Web-based strategic management tool that utilizes assumptions based on strategic direction, ratings of diplomatic importance and development need, funding data, and...
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
CPARS is a web-based system used to input data on contractor performance. Reports from the system are used as an aid in awarding contracts to contractors that...
Country Operational Plan and Reporting System
This web-based information system allows for the annual entry and updating of Emergency Plan COPs, annual and semiannual program results, and budget information by...
Credit Management System
Credit Management System. Outsourced Internet-based application. CMS stores and processes data related to USAID credit programs. The system provides information...
Criminal Law Enforcement Records System
The Office of the Inspector General uses CLERS to assist investigators during an investigation. CLERS is a web-based case file management system used to store and...
CRIS Production
Clearance Record and Investigation System. CRIS is an enterprise level system that automates the creation, tracking and storing of employee's personal...
DCHA Travel & Mission Support System
DTRAMS is a travel data collection system for DCHA that collects information on both the basic details of an employee's trips (destination, length, purpose,...
Development Credit Authority (DCA) Data Set: Guarantee Utilization and Claims
USAID's Development Credit Authority (DCA) works with investors, local financial institutions, and development organizations to design and deliver investment...
Development Credit Authority (DCA) Data Set: Loan Transactions
USAID's Development Credit Authority (DCA) works with investors, local financial institutions, and development organizations to design and deliver investment...
Development Data Library (DDL) Download Statistics
Statistical data on the number of downloads from USAID's Development Data Library (DDL) at www.usaid.gov/data from March 1, 2015 to November 14, 2015.
Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
The DEC is a publicly available document repository for over 160,000 technical and programmatic documents related to USAID programming that is managed by USAID...
Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) - document repository
The DEC is a publicly available document repository for over 160,000 technical and programmatic documents related to USAID programming that is managed by USAID...
Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) - Machine Readable
This dataset is a machine readable extraction of publications stored in USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse as of June 23, 2014. It is a snapshot...
DHS STATCompiler
The DHS Program STATcompiler allows users to make custom tables based on hundreds of demographic and health indicators across more than 70 countries. Access to...
Disease Severity Rating of Chile Pepper Plants Inoculated with Phytophthora Capsici Collected in Taiwan
The data are the phenotypic host reactions of a recombinant inbred line population of Capsicum annuum developed to differentiate races of Phytophthora capsici. The...

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