{"uid":"cap_INR-tWW3IPQDIV1hXLY5k","slug":"afriref-country-brief-pan-african-government-reference-data-6217f19b","name":"Afriref Country Brief — Pan-African Government Reference Data","description":"Pan-African government reference data for 34 countries as cited JSON: central-bank policy rates, VAT/GST and VAT registration thresholds, CPI, corporate, personal and withholding tax, social contributions, minimum wages, statutory interest, official FX rates, filing deadlines and public holidays (coverage varies by country). Every value carries its official source URL and last-confirmed date. Single facts $0.003; country brief (every series for one country) $0.01; cross-country compare (one series, up to 10 countries) $0.02; tax-ID and VAT-number checks $0.003; computed answers (VAT, income tax, working days, minimum-wage check) $0.01-$0.02. Pay per call in USDC on Base via x402 or MPP, no signup, or by card with credit packs or monthly plans on one key valid across all 7 regional services. Free tier: GET /catalog, plus a free email key with 50 answer calls a day, commercial use allowed. Finished answers, one cited dossier per call (supported countries vary per job; others are refused free): cost this hire (wage-floor verdict, contributions, employer cost) $0.50; charge this sale (which VAT applies, net/VAT/gross) $0.50; charge this sale certified (plus a signed VAT-rate extract) $0.75; invoice due date and statutory late interest $0.40; country evidence pack (brief plus signed extracts) $0.25; hire compare $0.75 for 2 countries, $1.00 for 3-5; next filings (VAT, PAYE, corporate-tax due dates rolled for holidays) $0.35. Also here: domain and email-security check $0.01 per domain - graded TLS certificate on port 443, Microsoft 365 tenant detection, and SPF, DKIM, DMARC and MX with the exact fix records.\n\nFree trial: 3 computed-answer calls per day per IP on POST /v1/answers/* with header X-Free-Trial: 1 (without it, the normal x402 402; once used up, the 402 carries free_trial_resets_at). MCP answer tools use the trial automatically when no api_key is passed. Every series of the evaluation country is free. Card credit (same per-call price as x402): /pricing.","url":"https://afriref.dev/v1/brief/%7Bcountry%7D?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"properties":{"type":"string"}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_WRIzsU9TELo3OMhUICGKo","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns every government reference data series for a single African country in one cited JSON response, including policy rates, VAT, CPI, taxes, wages, and public holidays.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Pull the full government reference brief for Nigeria — I need the VAT rate, corporate tax, central bank policy rate, minimum wage, and public holidays all in one go.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Tax compliance setup for African market entry","prompt":"We're expanding into Kenya — can you fetch the complete government reference data for Kenya including VAT rate, registration threshold, corporate tax, and filing deadlines so we can set up our compliance framework?"},{"title":"Investor macro dashboard for sub-Saharan Africa","prompt":"I'm building a dashboard for our fund — get me the full policy rate, CPI, and official FX rate data for Ghana so I can populate the macroeconomic section."},{"title":"Payroll configuration for new country office","prompt":"We're opening an office in Senegal and need to configure payroll — pull all the statutory data for Senegal including minimum wage, social contributions, personal income tax brackets, and public holidays."}],"resultDescription":"A single JSON object containing every available government reference series for the requested country: central bank policy rate, VAT/GST rate and registration threshold, CPI, corporate tax rate, personal income tax rate, withholding tax rate, social contributions, minimum wages, statutory interest rate, official FX rates, filing deadlines, and public holidays. Each data point includes its official source URL and last-confirmed date. Countries not yet covered are refused with a clear error.","failureModes":["Country not in the 34-country coverage set — returns refusal or error","Country code or name malformed — 400 bad request","Payment not provided or insufficient — 402 payment required","Rate limit exceeded on free tier (50 calls/day) — 429 too many requests","Data temporarily unavailable for a specific series — partial response or 503"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need all government reference data for a single African country in one call, avoiding multiple round-trips for individual series. It is the most cost-efficient choice ($0.01) when you need more than 3-4 data points for the same country. Prefer individual fact endpoints if you only need one specific value. Use the cross-country compare endpoint if you need the same series across multiple countries.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-29T07:02:48.863Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"afriref-country-brief-pan-african-government-reference-data-6217f19b"}