Africa
46 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA
World Economics has combined 46 principal countries to represent the Africa region. Overall these countries accounted for 6% of Global GDP and 7% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2011-2021).
Africa is home to over 1.3 billion people with an average life expectancy of 64 years and a current median age of 21 against a global average of 31.
Economics
|
Algeria |
574.8 |
2.0% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
12,883 |
53.2% |
Angola |
374.4 |
0.8% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
11,034 |
46.6% |
Benin |
63.9 |
5.3% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
5,133 |
34.0% |
Botswana |
63.1 |
2.7% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
26,324 |
13.1% |
Burkina Faso |
89.6 |
5.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
4,170 |
27.2% |
Burundi |
15.6 |
1.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,270 |
39.3% |
Cameroon |
169.6 |
4.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
6,230 |
28.0% |
Central African Republic |
8.3 |
-1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,693 |
26.1% |
Chad |
42.7 |
1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,524 |
33.6% |
Comoros |
3.6 |
2.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4,085 |
18.5% |
Congo, Dem. Rep |
191.4 |
5.5% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
2,072 |
6.8% |
Congo, Rep. |
40.6 |
1.9% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
7,175 |
40.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire |
225.3 |
7.3% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
8,329 |
33.2% |
Egypt |
1,855.3 |
3.8% |
1.1% |
1.3% |
17,795 |
63.7% |
Eswatini |
16.6 |
2.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
14,147 |
25.9% |
Ethiopia |
414.9 |
8.6% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
3,520 |
35.8% |
Gabon |
64.2 |
2.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
28,174 |
34.8% |
Gambia |
9.0 |
3.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,618 |
50.8% |
Ghana |
273.1 |
5.3% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
8,606 |
52.8% |
Guinea |
60.4 |
6.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
4,473 |
23.8% |
Guinea-Bissau |
6.6 |
2.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,254 |
46.4% |
Kenya |
404.0 |
5.4% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
7,347 |
42.2% |
Lesotho |
7.7 |
0.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,580 |
35.9% |
Liberia |
14.2 |
1.7% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,734 |
27.4% |
Libya |
349.7 |
14.0% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
50,258 |
86.9% |
Madagascar |
71.3 |
2.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,508 |
31.4% |
Malawi |
46.3 |
7.2% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
2,357 |
40.5% |
Mali |
86.4 |
3.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
4,142 |
28.0% |
Mauritania |
42.1 |
3.5% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
8,816 |
31.8% |
Mauritius |
30.8 |
1.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
24,193 |
83.7% |
Morocco |
369.9 |
2.6% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
9,904 |
57.9% |
Mozambique |
59.3 |
4.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,845 |
67.7% |
Namibia |
34.1 |
1.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
13,194 |
46.5% |
Niger |
51.7 |
5.6% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
2,057 |
30.7% |
Nigeria |
1,934.0 |
2.5% |
1.2% |
1.0% |
9,148 |
20.1% |
Rwanda |
44.4 |
6.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,341 |
46.3% |
Senegal |
91.1 |
5.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
5,297 |
49.0% |
Sierra Leone |
23.4 |
3.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,869 |
44.0% |
South Africa |
1,128.4 |
1.8% |
0.6% |
0.4% |
18,794 |
48.3% |
Sudan |
338.3 |
1.6% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
7,534 |
94.3% |
Tanzania |
288.9 |
5.6% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
4,698 |
22.6% |
Togo |
33.0 |
8.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,892 |
35.5% |
Tunisia |
163.1 |
1.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
13,662 |
62.9% |
Uganda |
168.1 |
4.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
3,567 |
32.1% |
Zambia |
103.8 |
3.4% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
5,485 |
74.6% |
Zimbabwe |
98.4 |
2.5% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
6,522 |
36.4% |
Africa Totals / Averages: |
10,545.3 |
N/A |
5.9% |
7.1% |
8,571* |
41.5%* |
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Notes:
- GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Africa data.
- Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Offical GDP data quality is often poor in Emerging Market countries. See data quality for individual countries.
Demography
Africa Totals / Averages: |
N/A |
29.1 |
64* |
20.6* |
58.7* |
23.1* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
100 = High level of resources, 0 = Low level of resrouces.
Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
A: As good as it gets;
B: Use with caution;
C: Unreliable for many purposes
D: Extremely poor quality.
Environmental, Social and Governance
Africa Totals/Averages: |
1,438.4 |
1,109.2 |
N/A |
6* |
32.4* |
32* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
Rule of Law: 100 = High rule of law, 0 = low rule of law.
Corruption Perceptions Index: 100 = Low levels of corruption, 0 = High levels of corruption.
- Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
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