AFRICA: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-7-11.1-4.7-7,-11.1,-4.7,,,,,,,
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-1.4-2.7-4.7-7-5.8-3.8-3.2-4.1-4.4-1.8-1.4,-2.7,-4.7,-7,-5.8,-3.8,-3.2,-4.1,-4.4,-1.8
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)5,172,0865,377,8855,584,7055,732,5145,886,2786,062,5376,418,4576,745,0556,669,9597,307,6525172086,5377885,5584705,5732514,5886278,6062537,6418457,6745055,6669959,7307652
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)4,983,4385,236,1935,495,6224983438,5236193,5495622,,,,,,,
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-2.4-4.6-5.5-6.5-6.8-5.4-3.8-4.2-7.1-5.3-2.4,-4.6,-5.5,-6.5,-6.8,-5.4,-3.8,-4.2,-7.1,-5.3
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)7.310.814.69.97.97.710.6null,,,7.3,10.8,14.6,9.9,7.9,7.7,10.6
Industry (%)34.833.431.528.327.128.630.830.729.230.734.8,33.4,31.5,28.3,27.1,28.6,30.8,30.7,29.2,30.7
Industry (%)27.629.130.730.729.4null,,,,27.6,29.1,30.7,30.7,29.4,
International reserves - current USD (millions)560,771559,269503,826435,615400,877425,448418,280401,547301,422267,925560771,559269,503826,435615,400877,425448,418280,401547,301422,267925
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)57,08750,63754,49857,92246,25040,17645,38445,67838,95282,99157087,50637,54498,57922,46250,40176,45384,45678,38952,82991
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)10,50111,00210,5319,5498,42511,8138,1894,914-6222,65310501,11002,10531,9549,8425,11813,8189,4914,-622,2653
Real export growth (%)0.7-2.5-1.77.61.53.3-0.1-9.2-40.7,-2.5,-1.7,7.6,1.5,3.3,-0.1,-9.2,-4,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)205201197157141153167161150183205,201,197,157,141,153,167,161,150,183
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)20.622.822.320.6,22.8,22.3,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)21.221.821.623.626.732.535.637.341.438.421.2,21.8,21.6,23.6,26.7,32.5,35.6,37.3,41.4,38.4
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)-0.5-2.5-4.4-0.5,-2.5,-4.4,,,,,,,
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)0.6-2.1-3.2-7-6-3.8-3.2-4.3-3.9-2.50.6,-2.1,-3.2,-7,-6,-3.8,-3.2,-4.3,-3.9,-2.5
Data Source
Economic Commission for Africa
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
United Nations Statistics Division
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)


SUBREGION: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

Central Africa
Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)5.41.7-2.9-9.5-7.5-2.90.80-2.82.25.4,1.7,-2.9,-9.5,-7.5,-2.9,0.8,0,-2.8,2.2
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-0.7-3.4-4.9-0.7,-3.4,-4.9,,,,,,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)132,074138,023146,345150,010153,008157,635163,717170,255132074,138023,146345,150010,153008,157635,163717,170255,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)203,031212,485231,567234,858243,012264,785279,132292,338295,712317,072203031,212485,231567,234858,243012,264785,279132,292338,295712,317072
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)2.3-1.2-4.4-4.1-4.8-4.30.9-0.3-1.90.22.3,-1.2,-4.4,-4.1,-4.8,-4.3,0.9,-0.3,-1.9,0.2
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)7.554.85.816.618.615.211.216.220.17.5,5,4.8,5.8,16.6,18.6,15.2,11.2,16.2,20.1
Industry (%)54.450.648.341.936.236.538.736.831.534.954.4,50.6,48.3,41.9,36.2,36.5,38.7,36.8,31.5,34.9
Industry (%)34.135.636.53532.3null,,,,34.1,35.6,36.5,35,32.3,
International reserves - current USD (millions)17,04417,72814,8799,4824,1035,0185,8063,10975017044,17728,14879,9482,4103,5018,5806,3109,75,0
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)1,8933,0642,9716,2333,8567,2497,3547,0157,5777,3191893,3064,2971,6233,3856,7249,7354,7015,7577,7319
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)-64-375-174-17518-1763117112130-64,-375,-174,-175,18,-17,63,117,112,130
Real export growth (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)null,,,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)1923.923.419,23.9,23.4,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)26.429.729.643.167.659.852.151.952.25026.4,29.7,29.6,43.1,67.6,59.8,52.1,51.9,52.2,50
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)13.1146-0.8-2.97.410.96.72.57.813.1,14,6,-0.8,-2.9,7.4,10.9,6.7,2.5,7.8
Data Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank
Eastern Africa
Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-8.8-8.5-8.4-7.8-6.7-6.1-5.3-5-5.1-4.5-8.8,-8.5,-8.4,-7.8,-6.7,-6.1,-5.3,-5,-5.1,-4.5
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-7.5-7.1-7.9-7.5,-7.1,-7.9,,,,,,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)461,776501,082544,846589,215631,717687,578752,545813,198461776,501082,544846,589215,631717,687578,752545,813198,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)534,542574,850634,283680,333734,376786,361853,126925,713951,3731,048,688534542,574850,634283,680333,734376,786361,853126,925713,951373,1048688
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-3.2-2.8-3.4-4-3.5-3.2-3.3-3.8-4.4-4.4-3.2,-2.8,-3.4,-4,-3.5,-3.2,-3.3,-3.8,-4.4,-4.4
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)14.165.56.45.79.98.87.49.912.614.1,6,5.5,6.4,5.7,9.9,8.8,7.4,9.9,12.6
Industry (%)24.325.825.224.725.225.427.325.624.725.524.3,25.8,25.2,24.7,25.2,25.4,27.3,25.6,24.7,25.5
Industry (%)23.924.625.624.424null,,,,23.9,24.6,25.6,24.4,24,
International reserves - current USD (millions)20,86822,51824,29722,91822,33825,03825,79018,42717,69219,07420868,22518,24297,22918,22338,25038,25790,18427,17692,19074
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)10,4959,3899,2469,5819,46210,0039,6529,0607,78410,08310495,9389,9246,9581,9462,10003,9652,9060,7784,10083
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)545500444618431434362251273271545,500,444,618,431,434,362,251,273,271
Real export growth (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)null,,,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)24.325.626.324.3,25.6,26.3,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)28.933.535.637.938.1414241.744.445.228.9,33.5,35.6,37.9,38.1,41,42,41.7,44.4,45.2
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)-14.4-13.9-12.6-12.4-10.5-8.8-6.9-8.3-6-6.4-14.4,-13.9,-12.6,-12.4,-10.5,-8.8,-6.9,-8.3,-6,-6.4
Data Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank
North Africa
Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-0.1-3.3-6.6-9.2-9.6-7.1-4.5-5.2-6.6-3-0.1,-3.3,-6.6,-9.2,-9.6,-7.1,-4.5,-5.2,-6.6,-3
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-0.7-2.6-4.9-0.7,-2.6,-4.9,,,,,,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)1,791,5461,883,4181,978,7982,078,8022,171,2782,282,2732,425,4132,570,3041791546,1883418,1978798,2078802,2171278,2282273,2425413,2570304,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)2,101,3892,104,4672,081,4582,145,8962,197,5832,223,5532,361,4622,489,7702,441,4042,707,0652101389,2104467,2081458,2145896,2197583,2223553,2361462,2489770,2441404,2707065
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-3.5-8.1-10.1-11.7-11.9-8.1-4.9-4.9-8.7-5.3-3.5,-8.1,-10.1,-11.7,-11.9,-8.1,-4.9,-4.9,-8.7,-5.3
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)9.710.411.59.411.722.423.320.83.84.89.7,10.4,11.5,9.4,11.7,22.4,23.3,20.8,3.8,4.8
Industry (%)41.539.236.132.33031.135.435.332.333.741.5,39.2,36.1,32.3,30,31.1,35.4,35.3,32.3,33.7
Industry (%)3132.634.734.231.6null,,,,31,32.6,34.7,34.2,31.6,
International reserves - current USD (millions)367,924365,226323,480275,408246,872254,056245,614236,390145,709140,529367924,365226,323480,275408,246872,254056,245614,236390,145709,140529
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)16,98713,88312,49612,82914,12013,86016,11914,66910,7119,29016987,13883,12496,12829,14120,13860,16119,14669,10711,9290
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)3,0964117971,3641,5151,3802,2731,7323628193096,411,797,1364,1515,1380,2273,1732,362,819
Real export growth (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)null,,,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)19.720.917.319.7,20.9,17.3,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)18.920.119.420.422.924.827.529.733.832.118.9,20.1,19.4,20.4,22.9,24.8,27.5,29.7,33.8,32.1
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)-2-5.7-9-12.1-10.2-10.1-9.4-9.4-9.9-7.1-2,-5.7,-9,-12.1,-10.2,-10.1,-9.4,-9.4,-9.9,-7.1
Data Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Southern Africa
Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-3-4.2-5.2-6.5-3.8-2.6-2.6-2.20.53-3,-4.2,-5.2,-6.5,-3.8,-2.6,-2.6,-2.2,0.5,3
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-2.7-3.6-5-2.7,-3.6,-5,,,,,,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)1,013,0351,067,4261,118,9411,147,5891,164,4971,203,5131,244,4501,277,5801013035,1067426,1118941,1147589,1164497,1203513,1244450,1277580,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)1,095,5091,158,6061,202,0561,210,0211,236,9761,264,6141,311,9321,338,0001,272,5951,380,5741095509,1158606,1202056,1210021,1236976,1264614,1311932,1338000,1272595,1380574
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-2.1-2.9-4.3-4.3-4.1-4.8-3.2-4.1-8.3-5.1-2.1,-2.9,-4.3,-4.3,-4.1,-4.8,-3.2,-4.1,-8.3,-5.1
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)6.76.66.45.812.210.38.712.19.213.46.7,6.6,6.4,5.8,12.2,10.3,8.7,12.1,9.2,13.4
Industry (%)33.433.23230.230.530.73130.72930.233.4,33.2,32,30.2,30.5,30.7,31,30.7,29,30.2
Industry (%)31.531.631.932.631.2null,,,,31.5,31.6,31.9,32.6,31.2,
International reserves - current USD (millions)102,841102,70098,61191,38291,88091,81089,06294,52289,66296,139102841,102700,98611,91382,91880,91810,89062,94522,89662,96139
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)12,82011,20918,28319,5917,357-4614,9294,9584,46842,47212820,11209,18283,19591,7357,-461,4929,4958,4468,42472
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)3,3908,7497,2985,4965,2168,8044,3981,539-1661-11553390,8749,7298,5496,5216,8804,4398,1539,-1661,-1155
Real export growth (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)null,,,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)34.535.738.734.5,35.7,38.7,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)37.14043.749.464.164.961.965.969.560.137.1,40,43.7,49.4,64.1,64.9,61.9,65.9,69.5,60.1
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)0.3-0.9-2.1-5-2.2-0.2-1-1.60.73.40.3,-0.9,-2.1,-5,-2.2,-0.2,-1,-1.6,0.7,3.4
Data Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

West Africa
Indicator2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)0.70.6-1.5-4-1.10.3-1.3-3.9-4.9-2.60.7,0.6,-1.5,-4,-1.1,0.3,-1.3,-3.9,-4.9,-2.6
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-1.7-2.3-3.5-1.7,-2.3,-3.5,,,,,,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)1,279,1811,377,1771,486,6211,546,7331,569,6861,643,1331,739,2381,836,3301279181,1377177,1486621,1546733,1569686,1643133,1739238,1836330,,
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)1,237,6151,327,4771,435,3411,461,4061,474,3311,523,2241,612,8051,699,2341,708,8751,854,2531237615,1327477,1435341,1461406,1474331,1523224,1612805,1699234,1708875,1854253
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-1.3-3.2-2.9-3.8-4.6-4.8-4.3-4.3-6.6-6.4-1.3,-3.2,-2.9,-3.8,-4.6,-4.8,-4.3,-4.3,-6.6,-6.4
Harmonized consumer price index, All items - Change (%)107.67.48.613.614.110.59.811.215.810,7.6,7.4,8.6,13.6,14.1,10.5,9.8,11.2,15.8
Industry (%)27.526.425.521.620.223.52627.227.729.527.5,26.4,25.5,21.6,20.2,23.5,26,27.2,27.7,29.5
Industry (%)20.423.5262727.6null,,,,20.4,23.5,26,27,27.6,
International reserves - current USD (millions)52,09351,09742,55936,42535,68449,52652,00849,10048,28412,18352093,51097,42559,36425,35684,49526,52008,49100,48284,12183
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)14,89213,09211,5039,68911,4559,5257,3299,9768,41213,82614892,13092,11503,9689,11455,9525,7329,9976,8412,13826
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)3,5351,7182,1662,2451,2451,2131,0941,2752912,5883535,1718,2166,2245,1245,1213,1094,1275,291,2588
Real export growth (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Share of global export (%)null,,,,,,,,,
Terms of trade (2000=100) (index)null,,,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)5.411.411.55.4,11.4,11.5,,,,,,,
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)12.112.112.615.715.918.520.421.425.326.812.1,12.1,12.6,15.7,15.9,18.5,20.4,21.4,25.3,26.8
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)7.92.64.3-1.1-2.311.30-0.2-1.27.9,2.6,4.3,-1.1,-2.3,1,1.3,0,-0.2,-1.2
Data Source
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Sectoral share of GDP (2014)

COUNTRY: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICTORS

CountryGDP at Current, USD bilInflationTotal investment, % of GDPTrade balance, % of GDPDebt service ratio, % of exports
Algeria174033 (2021)9.68 (2022)...11.03 (2022)0.45 (2021)
Angola104665 (2021)21.32 (2022)...21.03 (2021)33.35 (2021)
Benin17455 (2021)2 (2022)...-6.04 (2022)18.63 (2021)
Botswana16479.4 (2021)12.17 (2022)...0.64 (2022)2.01 (2021)
Burkina Faso19095 (2021)2.6 (2022)...-5.48 (2022)8.11 (2021)
Burundi3383.4 (2021)2.02 (2022)...-27.6 (2022)12.61 (2020)
Cabo Verde1947 (2021)7.67 (2022)...-23.47 (2022)11.18 (2021)
Cameroon45049 (2021)2.05 (2022)...-5.88 (2022)19.13 (2020)
Central African Republic2583 (2021)2.46 (2022)...-18.7 (2020)...
Chad14553.7 (2021)3.05 (2022)...-7.69 (2022)...
Comoros1295 (2021)1.23 (2022)...-25.05 (2022)3.42 (2021)
Congo12848 (2021)2.79 (2022)...-0.09 (2022)15.36 (2020)
Cote d'Ivoire65271.1 (2021)1.6 (2022)...0.19 (2022)10.94 (2021)
Democratic Republic of the Congo57090 (2021)7.51 (2022)...13.27 (2020)2.21 (2020)
Djibouti3589 (2021)2.1 (2022)...-12.98 (2022)1.66 (2020)
Egypt402838 (2021)7.2 (2022)...-7.79 (2022)31.52 (2021)
Equatorial Guinea12701 (2021)3.09 (2022)...5.48 (2017)...
Eritrea2271 (2021)1.91 (2022)...-8.14 (2017)...
Eswatini4681 (2021)4.74 (2022)...-6.84 (2022)2.91 (2021)
Ethiopia99269 (2021)8.04 (2022)...-12.58 (2022)21.06 (2021)
Gabon19161 (2021)2 (2022)...25.9 (2022)8.57 (2015)
Gambia, the2025 (2021)11.5 (2022)...-28.98 (2021)26.21 (2021)
Ghana76359 (2021)8.22 (2022)...-2.62 (2022)21.92 (2021)
Guinea13144.6 (2021)-31.73 (2022)...7.48 (2022)1.59 (2021)
Guinea-Bissau1629 (2021)2 (2022)...-18.74 (2022)38.64 (2021)
Kenya109797 (2021)5 (2022)...-8.44 (2022)20.61 (2021)
Lesotho2464 (2021)8.29 (2022)...-49.53 (2022)20.89 (2021)
Liberia3483 (2021)7.59 (2022)...-30.67 (2022)6.39 (2021)
Libya55145.1 (2021)14.23 (2022)...-10.24 (2020)...
Madagascar14184 (2021)5.7 (2022)...-9.88 (2021)4.98 (2021)
Malawi12176 (2021)7.66 (2022)...-25.72 (2022)7.11 (2021)
Mali18030.1 (2021)2.05 (2022)...-11.9 (2022)5.3 (2021)
Mauritania9130 (2021)3.5 (2022)...-30.12 (2022)12.54 (2021)
Mauritius11078 (2021)10.83 (2022)...-24.72 (2022)29.23 (2021)
Morocco131465 (2021)1.2 (2022)...-11.18 (2022)13.61 (2021)
Mozambique16104 (2021)4.08 (2022)...-36.36 (2022)109.32 (2021)
Namibia10604.6 (2021)4.99 (2022)...-21.33 (2022)...
Niger14959 (2021)2 (2022)...-19.74 (2022)14.71 (2021)
Nigeria520113 (2021)18.37 (2022)...-1.72 (2022)16.19 (2021)
Rwanda11964.2 (2021)4.1 (2022)...-16.12 (2022)37.89 (2021)
Sao Tome and Principe520 (2021)8.08 (2022)...-22.51 (2022)3.18 (2021)
Senegal24228.6 (2021)-9.3 (2022)...-29.15 (2022)28.25 (2021)
Seychelles1464 (2021)-8.35 (2022)...-5.1 (2022)5.7 (2013)
Sierra Leone5209.82 (2021)12.3 (2022)...-24.92 (2022)13.53 (2020)
Somalia6814.48 (2021)4.31 (2019)...-27.45 (2022)0.05 (2019)
South Africa418020 (2021)6.86 (2022)...1.98 (2022)18.73 (2021)
South Sudan5167 (2021)33.8 (2022)...14.29 (2021)8.6 (2014)
Sudan91417.9 (2021)44.46 (2022)...-12.21 (2022)49.75 (2021)
Togo7448.53 (2021)2.02 (2022)...-21.88 (2022)8.62 (2021)
Tunisia49302.8 (2021)6.28 (2022)...-12.86 (2022)21.17 (2021)
Uganda37934.3 (2021)5.5 (2022)...-11.03 (2022)12.19 (2021)
United Republic of Tanzania70281 (2021)4.37 (2022)...-5.59 (2022)19.62 (2021)
Zambia24043.8 (2021)14.75 (2022)...8.23 (2022)13.77 (2021)
Zimbabwe20842.9 (2021)24.68 (2022)...-7.64 (2021)8.87 (2021)
Data Source
Economic Commission for Africa
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

COUNTRY: CHANGE IN SECTORAL COMPOSITION OF GDP

Agriculture, % of GDPIndustry, % of GDPManufacturing, % of GDPService, % of GDP
Country20152020201520202015202020152020
Algeria......37.2834.25......50.6351.87
Angola......42.0546.83......48.845.27
Benin......17.8117.84......53.5152.86
Botswana......33.1927.82......64.3769.88
Burkina Faso......26.7835.5......48.3245.02
Burundi......16.3918.82......46.1644.03
Cabo Verde......20.7426.59......69.2667.8
Cameroon......27.3627.25......56.5956.22
Central African Republic......22.8421.69......44.6244.88
Chad......31.6830.12......38.8353.05
Comoros......10.798.69......57.4853.21
Congo......49.9547.23......43.7358.8
Cote d'Ivoire......21.0922.43......59.0856.17
Democratic Republic of the Congo......44.7640.71......35.5337.73
Djibouti......12.1211.97......86.6386.65
Egypt......36.233.57......52.5454.39
Equatorial Guinea......59.0345.25......39.0851.75
Eritrea......31.2331.32......51.5651.42
Eswatini......37.5933.68......52.657.32
Ethiopia......17.5224.2......43.7238.57
Gabon......51.9143.16......43.4451.71
Gambia, the......18.7920.59......56.8758.61
Ghana......33.9731.81......44.2248.11
Guinea......28.6334.78......51.2741.56
Guinea-Bissau......12.8414.2......38.1653.21
Kenya......19.9918.49......59.456.99
Lesotho......37.8839.22......57.8759.24
Liberia......10.517.94......20.0116.45
Libya......31.342.42......64.7557.61
Madagascar......19.8520.95......53.1852.68
Malawi......18.3620.21......55.0953.07
Mali......19.3223.67......40.9138.23
Mauritania......25.3134.96......51.7346.41
Mauritius......21.718.97......74.7577.45
Morocco......29.529.48......56.2359.17
Mozambique......20.4624.52......53.6346.69
Namibia......29.9128.37......62.8762.68
Niger......24.1121.37......41.2238.19
Nigeria......20.3828.58......58.7646.97
Rwanda......19.1321......54.5450.73
Sao Tome and Principe......15.6813.5......72.0972.23
Senegal......26.4125.98......57.657.42
Seychelles......1417.77......83.5781.38
Sierra Leone......4.565.48......34.9432.37
Somalia......7.367.36......32.4632.47
South Africa......29.0828.29......68.5971.5
South Sudan......44.9940.59......50.8554.45
Sudan......16.2721.12......51.7858.44
Togo......20.1422.99......55.6156.45
Tunisia......26.5823.38......62.4865.35
Uganda......29.429.3......47.3245.14
United Republic of Tanzania......20.1521......55.6849.06
Zambia......35.3141.57......59.4456.52
Zimbabwe......25.0434.7......65.6867.42
Data Source
Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Statistics Division

COUNTRY: KEY SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INDICTORS

CountryPopulation, millionInfant mortality per 1,000Gross enrol. ratio, primaryUnemployment %Seats held by women in parliament %Life expectancyAdult literacy %
Algeria4.62788e+007 (2024)19.2 (2021)108.76 (2023)11.6 (2024)7.86 (2023)77.54 (2024)81.41 (2018)
Angola3.78046e+007 (2024)47.2 (2021)88.57 (2018)14.54 (2024)33.64 (2023)63.43 (2024)72.4 (2022)
Benin1.40801e+007 (2024)55.2 (2021)113.05 (2022)1.44 (2024)26.61 (2023)61.41 (2024)47.1 (2022)
Botswana2.71969e+006 (2024)28.3 (2021)93.72 (2021)23.27 (2024)11.11 (2023)66.2 (2024)88.46 (2015)
Burkina Faso2.38402e+007 (2024)51.8 (2021)82.36 (2022)5 (2023)16.9 (2023)61.08 (2024)34.49 (2022)
Burundi1.35917e+007 (2024)37.6 (2021)103.9 (2022)0.92 (2024)38.21 (2023)63.27 (2024)75.54 (2022)
Cabo Verde604461 (2024)11.7 (2021)96.99 (2019)11.86 (2024)41.67 (2023)77.14 (2024)91 (2022)
Cameroon2.93944e+007 (2024)47 (2021)110.72 (2022)3.62 (2024)33.89 (2023)62.51 (2024)78.23 (2020)
Central African Republic5.91563e+006 (2024)75.4 (2021)110.71 (2017)6.26 (2024)12.86 (2023)56.1 (2024)37.49 (2020)
Chad1.88471e+007 (2024)66 (2021)90.36 (2022)1.06 (2024)25.89 (2023)54.12 (2024)27.28 (2022)
Comoros867605 (2024)39.3 (2021)106.21 (2018)5.75 (2024)16.67 (2023)65.27 (2024)61.71 (2022)
Congo6.24455e+006 (2024)32 (2021)87.67 (2018)19.81 (2024)14.57 (2023)63.47 (2024)80.61 (2021)
Cote d'Ivoire2.96033e+007 (2024)55.9 (2021)94.65 (2022)2.38 (2024)13.73 (2023)60.31 (2024)89.89 (2019)
Democratic Republic of the Congo1.05625e+008 (2024)62.4 (2021)122.39 (2021)4.54 (2024)12.8 (2023)61.18 (2024)80.54 (2022)
Djibouti1.15233e+006 (2024)45.9 (2021)64.4 (2022)26.08 (2024)26.15 (2023)64.26 (2024)...
Egypt1.14484e+008 (2024)16.2 (2021)91.59 (2022)7.17 (2024)27.53 (2023)72.21 (2024)74.5 (2022)
Equatorial Guinea1.75499e+006 (2024)57.2 (2021)51.2 (2019)8.49 (2024)31 (2023)62.46 (2024)95.26 (2015)
Eritrea3.81765e+006 (2024)28.9 (2021)72.04 (2019)5.83 (2024)22 (2019)68.73 (2024)76.57 (2018)
Eswatini1.22208e+006 (2024)41.5 (2021)120.86 (2019)40.43 (2024)17.14 (2023)61.64 (2024)89.28 (2020)
Ethiopia1.2972e+008 (2024)34.3 (2021)85.53 (2022)3.5 (2024)41.31 (2023)67.3 (2024)51.77 (2017)
Gabon2.48456e+006 (2024)29.4 (2021)100.59 (2019)20.25 (2024)24.49 (2023)67.32 (2024)85.69 (2022)
Gambia, the2.8418e+006 (2024)34 (2021)93.75 (2023)6.49 (2024)8.62 (2023)64.86 (2024)58.67 (2022)
Ghana3.47775e+007 (2024)32.6 (2021)97.9 (2021)3.09 (2024)14.55 (2023)65.64 (2024)80.38 (2020)
Guinea1.45288e+007 (2024)63.8 (2021)97.96 (2021)5.31 (2024)29.63 (2023)60.71 (2024)45.33 (2021)
Guinea-Bissau2.19715e+006 (2024)50 (2021)118.69 (2010)3.16 (2024)9.8 (2023)61.92 (2024)53.9 (2022)
Kenya5.6203e+007 (2024)28 (2021)97.19 (2022)5.64 (2024)23.28 (2023)64.09 (2024)82.88 (2022)
Lesotho2.35608e+006 (2024)57 (2021)108.43 (2019)16.32 (2024)26.45 (2023)55.09 (2024)82.01 (2022)
Liberia5.53695e+006 (2024)56.7 (2021)72.92 (2020)2.9 (2024)10.96 (2023)62.26 (2024)48.3 (2017)
Libya6.9642e+006 (2024)9.2 (2021)109.01 (2006)18.2 (2024)16.47 (2023)73.44 (2024)91.02 (2015)
Madagascar3.10566e+007 (2024)45.3 (2021)138.19 (2022)3.01 (2024)18.54 (2023)67.17 (2024)77.48 (2022)
Malawi2.1476e+007 (2024)31.2 (2021)126.44 (2022)5.03 (2024)20.73 (2023)65.37 (2024)68.08 (2022)
Mali2.40158e+007 (2024)61.6 (2021)72.65 (2021)2.98 (2024)28.57 (2023)60.84 (2024)30.76 (2020)
Mauritania4.99392e+006 (2024)32.2 (2021)86.69 (2020)10.41 (2024)23.3 (2023)66.84 (2024)66.96 (2021)
Mauritius1.30198e+006 (2024)15.3 (2021)102.88 (2021)5.92 (2024)20 (2023)75.83 (2024)92.15 (2021)
Morocco3.82115e+007 (2024)15.4 (2021)114.17 (2022)9.04 (2024)24.3 (2023)75.43 (2024)77.35 (2022)
Mozambique3.48584e+007 (2024)51 (2021)121.18 (2022)3.52 (2024)43.2 (2023)62.64 (2024)59.78 (2020)
Namibia2.6458e+006 (2024)29.4 (2021)132.99 (2022)19.27 (2024)44.23 (2023)64.11 (2024)92.25 (2021)
Niger2.8239e+007 (2024)59.5 (2021)64.76 (2021)0.51 (2024)25.9 (2022)64.22 (2024)38.1 (2022)
Nigeria2.29152e+008 (2024)70.6 (2021)86.72 (2021)2.93 (2024)3.91 (2023)54.11 (2024)62.02 (2018)
Rwanda1.44149e+007 (2024)29.7 (2021)134.93 (2022)14.87 (2024)61.25 (2023)67.56 (2024)75.9 (2021)
Sao Tome and Principe236382 (2024)12.1 (2021)109.63 (2017)14.18 (2024)14.55 (2023)68.98 (2024)93.75 (2022)
Senegal1.82216e+007 (2024)29.1 (2021)83.28 (2022)2.86 (2024)46.06 (2023)70.17 (2024)57.67 (2022)
Seychelles108263 (2024)12 (2021)97.65 (2022)3.96 (2016)22.86 (2023)75.21 (2024)96.2 (2020)
Sierra Leone8.97797e+006 (2024)78.3 (2021)151.73 (2021)3.15 (2024)28.19 (2023)61.26 (2024)48.64 (2022)
Somalia1.87069e+007 (2024)71.1 (2021)8.45 (2021)18.98 (2024)19.71 (2023)58.11 (2024)41.03 (2022)
South Africa6.10202e+007 (2024)26.4 (2021)98.12 (2021)27.96 (2024)45.86 (2023)66.87 (2024)90 (2021)
South Sudan1.12771e+007 (2024)63.8 (2021)81.86 (2021)11.98 (2024)32.36 (2023)57.1 (2024)34.52 (2018)
Sudan4.93582e+007 (2024)38.9 (2021)77.77 (2018)12.17 (2024)30.52 (2018)66.43 (2024)60.7 (2018)
Togo9.26086e+006 (2024)43.4 (2021)122.48 (2022)2.03 (2024)19.78 (2023)62.03 (2024)66.54 (2019)
Tunisia1.25647e+007 (2024)14 (2021)105.04 (2021)15.02 (2024)16.23 (2023)77.17 (2024)83.56 (2022)
Uganda4.99243e+007 (2024)31.2 (2021)105.53 (2017)2.8 (2024)33.81 (2023)64.05 (2024)80.59 (2022)
United Republic of Tanzania6.94191e+007 (2024)34.1 (2021)95.5 (2022)2.6 (2024)37.4 (2023)68.13 (2024)82.02 (2022)
Zambia2.11347e+007 (2024)40.2 (2021)94.78 (2020)5.87 (2024)14.97 (2023)63.64 (2024)87.5 (2020)
Zimbabwe1.70203e+007 (2024)35.7 (2021)96.02 (2021)8.51 (2024)30.68 (2023)62.08 (2024)89.85 (2022)
Data Source
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Population Division
World Bank

INTRA-AFRICAN EXPORT

Intra African export ( 2021, USD million)
AMUCEN-SADCOMESAEACECCASECOWASIGADSADCWorld
ECCAS108137.73657509.17879546.2832168.47952739.56331381.46175591.195199496.8479852347.14
AMU3904716.56413669.613403626.8775214.09454042.992447525.49420389.1338180.62121794273.71
CEN-SAD5089838.3518278019.167216499.55684139.911905579.1212939024.193674881.947081606.79234169694.94
EAC529264.06627749.274674071.34000127.111688873.9386379.563068207.592120365.220430441.89
SADC313740.27867002.56773789.23706782.122515471.69655307.831967801.6820174816.24227721469.72
IGAD286590.381681556.695893722.892817379.32956349.28106828.94687508.131166859.925565968.85
COMESA4438824.116801047.5813268019.624988753.712752689.081158971.386808011.514480207.29151584462.18
ECOWAS328587.3110986780.27331773.4243548.711280386.5410798139.3556395.296406636.49112278151.03
Data Source
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

AFRICA'S TRADE WITH BRICS

Imports from BRICS (USD million)Exports to BRICS (USD million)
Country2017201820192020202120172018201920202021
Brazil9679.918704.587923.837077.588529.324929.086351.85144.623568.126203.8
Russian Federation10484.8412291.7510957.279273.8310283.321722.991790.011744.581531.941231.09
India22622.5725347.6729413.8724940.0935654.830353.2637948.0335210.4522403.2941305.27
China84829.9195310.41103838.1595119.14128368.8855155.3871948.4566375.9253472.494371.25
South Africa23821.6430199.228399.3223698.7929714.871453519465.2114171.411315.0418666.45
Data Source
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)