Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Target Target 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Series:
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
EXCEL
CSV
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Africa
1.6
2.3
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.3
0.5
3.4
-1.0
3.0
1.3
1.2
0.3
-1.1
0.7
0.4
-0.4
-3.0
1.2
-0.3
...
Eastern Africa
0.4
3.0
3.0
4.1
4.2
2.2
1.2
4.3
3.4
1.0
2.9
3.8
2.5
1.8
2.0
2.9
2.9
0.5
2.0
0.9
...
West Africa
2.8
4.8
3.0
2.7
3.0
3.8
4.1
4.8
2.3
4.7
6.3
3.4
0.1
-3.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
-1.9
0.8
-0.3
...
Central Africa
1.7
7.2
3.1
0.2
1.6
3.4
1.8
1.9
1.8
4.6
-0.6
2.7
-1.5
-4.1
-2.8
-1.9
-1.0
-3.0
-1.8
-0.1
...
North Africa
2.5
-0.6
2.1
1.3
1.7
1.9
-0.8
1.1
-3.4
4.4
-1.8
0.5
2.5
1.1
4.5
2.2
0.2
-1.1
1.4
-0.2
...
Southern Africa
-0.1
2.7
3.6
3.8
4.0
1.7
-0.8
7.0
-0.8
2.0
1.0
0.4
-1.9
-1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-2.2
-6.7
2.9
-0.6
...
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
0.8
1.0
2.2
3.2
3.1
1.8
-0.2
2.6
-5.1
3.4
-1.8
-0.7
1.5
1.0
3.0
2.1
0.4
-2.6
1.7
0.0
...
Economic Community Of West African States
2.8
4.8
3.0
2.7
3.0
3.8
4.1
4.8
2.3
4.7
6.3
3.4
0.1
-3.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
-1.9
0.8
-0.3
...
East African Community
1.5
2.6
2.7
4.0
4.0
1.6
1.1
4.1
3.3
0.6
2.3
2.9
1.5
0.4
1.0
2.9
2.3
-0.4
2.1
1.1
...
Southern African Development Community
0.0
2.4
3.1
3.7
4.0
2.0
-1.1
4.8
0.7
1.9
1.1
0.5
-1.2
-1.5
-1.0
-0.8
-1.8
-5.1
1.5
-0.7
...
Arab Maghreb Union
4.8
-0.7
3.3
0.8
3.0
-0.2
-1.1
2.0
-10.0
13.8
-4.2
-0.1
1.7
0.5
5.9
1.7
-1.9
-4.7
2.8
-2.6
...
Inter-Governmental Authority for Development
0.5
2.1
2.5
3.8
3.4
0.9
-2.1
3.0
-0.4
-7.4
1.2
3.1
1.3
1.5
0.9
0.5
1.0
-1.0
0.9
-0.3
...
Community of Sahel-Saharan States
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.6
3.1
1.5
3.1
-2.2
4.9
2.3
1.1
1.0
-1.5
1.8
0.7
-0.2
-2.2
1.3
-0.5
...
Economic Community of Central African States
1.0
6.5
5.8
4.0
5.6
5.4
0.2
3.4
1.5
5.3
1.2
2.6
-0.8
-3.9
-2.4
-1.2
-1.3
-4.4
-0.8
0.1
...
Mineral Reach Countries
1.3
1.7
2.5
2.2
2.8
1.1
-1.6
3.3
0.3
-0.6
0.5
1.4
-0.7
-0.3
-0.6
-0.4
-1.4
-4.0
1.0
-0.5
...
Island economies
3.5
0.9
-0.7
2.3
3.1
2.9
-3.2
-0.6
-2.0
-1.9
-0.1
0.6
0.5
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
-11.8
0.7
1.0
...
Land-locked countries
-2.2
2.3
2.8
3.4
3.0
1.9
2.0
6.1
3.4
2.4
2.8
3.2
1.2
1.4
2.0
2.4
1.5
-1.6
1.8
0.2
...
Land-locked LDCs
1.0
3.9
4.2
4.3
3.9
3.8
1.4
5.2
2.7
1.4
3.2
3.6
1.4
1.7
1.9
2.4
2.4
-1.2
1.7
0.2
...
Least developed countries
1.6
3.5
4.0
4.2
4.3
3.5
-0.6
3.5
0.7
-1.7
2.2
3.2
0.8
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.3
-1.5
0.0
-0.3
...
Non-Oil LDCs
1.1
2.9
3.0
3.9
3.6
3.7
2.1
4.1
3.6
3.0
2.8
3.9
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.3
0.4
1.2
0.4
...
Non-Oil Producing
0.1
1.3
1.7
3.1
2.8
2.1
0.4
2.9
1.3
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.6
1.5
1.6
0.9
-2.0
1.5
0.6
...
Oil LDCs
2.3
4.0
5.0
4.5
4.9
3.4
-3.6
3.6
-2.3
-5.6
1.7
2.7
-1.3
-3.1
-2.2
-3.0
-2.9
-4.4
-1.9
-1.3
...
Oil producing economies
3.4
3.5
3.8
2.4
3.3
2.5
0.5
3.9
-3.6
5.7
2.1
1.5
-0.5
-3.2
-0.3
-1.0
-1.9
-4.4
0.9
-1.4
...
Sahel
4.3
5.8
3.6
2.9
3.1
3.7
4.5
5.0
2.2
4.6
6.4
3.1
-0.2
-4.1
-1.4
-1.1
-0.8
-2.3
0.2
-0.6
...
Small Island states
1.3
4.8
1.0
3.2
5.0
2.6
0.9
1.7
3.2
1.4
0.6
1.7
1.4
2.9
2.3
4.3
0.9
-10.7
1.5
3.2
...
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.1
3.3
2.9
3.1
3.3
2.5
0.6
4.1
1.2
1.3
2.8
2.1
-0.3
-1.8
-0.5
-0.2
-0.5
-3.1
0.9
-0.4
...
Table
2005