World Bank Group Country Survey 2023
South Africa, 2023
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ZAF_2023_WBCS_v01_M
World Bank Group Country Survey 2023
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZAF |
The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey Program (COS) is an ongoing effort to systematically gauge and track the perceptions and views of the World Bank Group's clients and partners across the globe, over time. The survey data provide the institution with more in-depth understanding of the views of stakeholders on issues related to the World Bank's work on the ground (how it operates, its relationships, and its knowledge) and other development related issues. The program is overseen by the department of External and Corporate Relations, Business Intelligence Team. This collection hosts open, accessible survey data from 29 countries collected in FY 2012 (July 2011-June 2012), 41 countries in FY 2013 (July 2012-June 2013), 42 countries in FY 2014 (July 2013-June 2014), 35 countries in FY 2015 (July 2014-June 2015), 45 countries in FY 2016 (July 2015-June 2016), 35 countries in FY 2017 (July 2016-June 2017), and 39 countries in FY 2018 (July 2017-June 2018), 42 countries in FY 2019 (July 2018-June 2019), 21 countries in FY 2020 (July 2019-June 2020), 36 countries in FY 2021 (July 2020-June 2021), 23 countries in FY 2022 (July 2021-June 2022) and 30 countries in FY 2023 (July 2022-June 2023). All data will be regularly updated and more countries will be added as data become available.
The Country Opinion Survey in South Africa assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in South Africa perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in South Africa on 1) their views regarding the general environment in South Africa; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in South Africa; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in South Africa; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in South Africa.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Edited, anonymized dataset for public distribution.
2023-12-01
Coverage
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Free State and North West.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | World Bank |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| World Bank | Funder |
Sampling
A total of 1,313 stakeholders in South Africa were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG’s work by participating in a Country Opinion Survey from July 2023 to October 2023. A list of potential participants was compiled by the WBG country team and the fielding agency. Participants were drawn from the Office of the President, Deputy President, Minister, Parliament, government institutions, provincial governments, local governments, bilateral/multilateral agencies, the private sector, civil society, academia, and the media.
The response rate was 24%
The results of this year’s survey were compared to the FY19 Survey with a response rate of 20% (N=96). Comparing responses across Country Surveys reflects changes in attitudes over time, but also changes in respondent samples, changes in methodology, and changes to the survey instrument itself. To reduce the influence of the latter factor, only those questions with similar response scales/options were analyzed. This year’s survey saw an increased outreach to and/or response from provincial governments, local governments, and the private sector but a decrease from government institutions and academia. These differences in stakeholder composition between the two years should be taken into consideration when interpreting the
results of the past year's comparison analyses.
Survey instrument
The survey was implemented in English
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2023-07 | 2023-10 |
- Other [oth]
Respondents completed the questionnaires online or in person.
Depositor information
| Name |
|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group |
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank |
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download
Example:
Public Opinion Research Group (World Bank). South Africa - World Bank Group Country Survey 2023 (WBCS 2023). Ref: ZAF_2023_WBCS_v01_M. Downloaded from [uri] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Research Group | The World Bank | countrysurveys@worldbankgroup.org |
Metadata production
DDI_ZAF_2023_WBCS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Data Group | World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2024-02-14
Metadata version
Version 01 (2024-02-14)