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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 (2012-2022).

Africa is home to over 1.4 billion people with an average life expectancy of 64 years and a current median age of 20 against a global average of 30.



Economics



African
Countries		 Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions		 CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2012-2022		 Share of
Global
GDP
%		 Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2012-2022		 Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$		 Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Algeria 601.6 2.2% 0.4% 0.3% 13,266 53.4%
Angola 390.1 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% 11,138 30.1%
Benin 67.6 5.4% 0.0% 0.1% 5,284 36.8%
Botswana 57.0 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 23,335 15.1%
Burkina Faso 74.9 5.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3,389 39.7%
Burundi 16.3 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1,291 37.5%
Cameroon 151.0 4.4% 0.1% 0.1% 5,410 32.4%
Central African Republic 8.6 -2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1,707 28.2%
Chad 44.7 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2,569 25.5%
Comoros 3.7 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4,120 25.3%
Congo, Dem. Rep 205.8 5.5% 0.1% 0.2% 2,161 7.7%
Congo, Rep. 35.7 -2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 6,159 45.3%
Cote d'Ivoire 241.4 6.8% 0.1% 0.3% 8,702 35.6%
Egypt 2,010.0 4.2% 1.2% 1.5% 18,935 59.8%
Eswatini 17.2 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 14,544 27.4%
Ethiopia 437.8 8.1% 0.3% 0.5% 3,624 30.9%
Gabon 66.8 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 28,630 26.7%
Gambia 9.6 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3,749 48.6%
Ghana 287.3 4.7% 0.2% 0.2% 8,868 57.7%
Guinea 64.1 6.0% 0.0% 0.1% 4,621 23.3%
Guinea-Bissau 6.0 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2,888 53.9%
Kenya 387.6 5.4% 0.2% 0.4% 6,895 47.2%
Lesotho 8.0 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3,686 32.7%
Liberia 12.0 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2,253 35.1%
Libya 189.1 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 26,862 98.8%
Madagascar 75.3 2.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2,582 31.2%
Malawi 42.5 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 2,104 51.4%
Mali 89.7 4.0% 0.1% 0.1% 4,179 29.7%
Mauritania 38.3 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 7,812 33.7%
Mauritius 32.7 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 25,655 75.5%
Morocco 417.5 4.4% 0.2% 0.3% 11,054 51.5%
Mozambique 62.5 3.9% 0.0% 0.0% 1,890 66.7%
Namibia 32.9 3.1% 0.0% 0.0% 12,505 50.7%
Niger 49.0 5.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1,880 37.3%
Nigeria 2,017.9 2.3% 1.2% 0.9% 9,310 20.0%
Rwanda 45.5 6.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3,344 47.5%
Senegal 96.9 5.2% 0.1% 0.1% 5,488 49.3%
Sierra Leone 24.3 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2,920 46.5%
South Africa 1,177.1 1.8% 0.7% 0.4% 19,375 46.7%
Sudan 341.5 1.8% 0.2% 0.1% 7,424 95.8%
Tanzania 265.7 5.6% 0.2% 0.2% 4,197 24.9%
Togo 27.8 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3,204 45.9%
Tunisia 166.7 1.5% 0.1% 0.1% 13,834 68.0%
Uganda 162.4 4.8% 0.1% 0.1% 3,353 35.1%
Zambia 108.3 3.0% 0.1% 0.1% 5,565 71.1%
Zimbabwe 65.5 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 4,275 49.2%

Africa
Totals / Averages:		 10,734.1 N/A 6.3% 6.6% 7,957* 43.1%*


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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



Emerging Market
Countries 		Population
Data Quality
Grade		 Total
Population
Millions		 Life Expectancy
Years		 Median
Age
Years		 Statistical Capacity
0-100 Index		 Age Dependency
Total






Algeria C 45.4 76 27.8 50.0 41.5
Angola E 35.0 62 16.2 45.6 8.5
Benin D 12.8 60 17.5 62.2 16.0
Botswana D 2.4 61 23.5 50.0 42.5
Burkina Faso C 22.1 59 16.6 67.8 12.6
Burundi E 12.6 62 15.6 57.8 4.8
Cameroon E 27.9 60 17.5 46.7 17.7
Central African Republic E 5.0 54 14.7 36.7 -2.8
Chad E 17.4 53 15.0 54.4 1.3
Comoros D 0.9 63 20.1 46.7 25.9
Congo, Dem. Rep E 95.2 59 15.6 40.0 2.0
Congo, Rep. E 5.8 64 18.2 38.9 21.2
Cote d'Ivoire D 27.7 59 17.6 71.1 20.8
Egypt B 106.2 70 23.9 82.2 39.2
Eswatini D 1.2 57 21.5 71.1 36.0
Ethiopia E 120.8 65 18.5 47.8 24.3
Gabon D 2.3 66 21.6 40.0 32.4
Gambia E 2.6 62 16.8 70.0 15.0
Ghana C 32.4 64 20.4 71.1 31.3
Guinea E 13.9 59 17.7 51.1 17.6
Guinea-Bissau E 2.1 60 18.3 48.9 23.4
Kenya D 56.2 61 19.2 57.8 29.8
Lesotho E 2.2 53 22.1 67.8 37.9
Liberia E 5.3 61 17.9 57.8 20.3
Libya E 7.0 72 26.3 25.6 49.2
Madagascar D 29.2 65 19.0 54.4 25.5
Malawi D 20.2 63 16.8 70.0 15.3
Mali C 21.5 59 15.1 60.0 0.7
Mauritania E 4.9 64 17.6 61.1 17.3
Mauritius A 1.3 74 36.8 85.6 59.3
Morocco C 37.8 74 28.7 66.7 47.8
Mozambique D 33.1 59 16.8 62.2 13.9
Namibia E 2.6 59 21.3 51.1 32.7
Niger E 26.1 62 14.5 68.9 -5.4
Nigeria E 216.7 53 17.0 53.3 13.9
Rwanda D 13.6 69 19.0 73.3 27.5
Senegal D 17.7 77 17.8 66.7 18.5
Sierra Leone C 8.3 74 18.8 60.0 26.0
South Africa C 60.8 81 27.1 81.1 47.0
Sudan E 46.0 76 18.4 54.4 19.8
Tanzania E 63.3 66 16.8 63.3 12.3
Togo D 8.7 62 18.7 67.8 23.5
Tunisia C 12.0 74 31.7 58.9 49.1
Uganda E 48.4 63 15.9 71.1 11.8
Zambia E 19.5 61 16.9 53.3 18.2
Zimbabwe E 15.3 59 18.1 58.9 20.6

Africa
Totals / Averages:		 N/A 29.8 64* 19.6* 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.
    0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.


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



Emerging Market
Countries: 		Carbon Emissions
Total MTCo2e		 Methane Emissions
Total MTCo2e		 Population in Poverty
% of Pop		 Years of Schooling
Years		 Rule
of Law
0-100 Index		 Corruption Levels
0-100 Index






Algeria 176.3 95.9 0% 8 26.9 33
Angola 21.4 44.1 50% 5 23.4 33
Benin 7.8 4.1 19% 4 32.5 43
Botswana 6.5 2.1 15% 10 59.9 60
Burkina Faso 5.7 16.8 34% 2 36.5 42
Burundi 0.7 1.5 73% 3 14.7 17
Cameroon 9.3 16.9 26% 6 19.7 26
Central African Republic 0.2 16.2 0% 4 5.2 24
Chad 1.9 56.3 33% 3 13.9 19
Comoros 0.3 0.3 19% 5 16.5 19
Congo, Dem. Rep 2.6 49.0 77% 7 4.3 20
Congo, Rep. 7.5 10.0 40% 6 18.7 21
Cote d'Ivoire 11.7 7.6 9% 5 31.5 37
Egypt 249.6 78.2 4% 10 41.4 30
Eswatini 1.1 1.4 29% 6 33.3 30
Ethiopia 17.8 88.4 31% 3 32.2 38
Gabon 5.7 6.2 3% 9 29.9 29
Gambia 0.7 1.4 10% 5 37.8 34
Ghana 21.3 11.4 13% 8 45.6 43
Guinea 4.8 17.1 23% 2 18.9 25
Guinea-Bissau 0.4 1.4 25% 4 11.0 21
Kenya 19.9 38.5 37% 7 37.7 32
Lesotho 2.3 1.1 27% 6 37.2 37
Liberia 1.2 0.5 44% 5 24.1 26
Libya 74.5 65.1 0% 8 2.2 17
Madagascar 4.3 17.1 79% 5 25.6 26
Malawi 1.5 4.3 74% 5 41.6 34
Mali 4.2 24.4 16% 2 24.7 28
Mauritania 4.1 7.4 6% 5 30.6 30
Mauritius 4.5 2.0 0% 10 69.9 50
Morocco 70.6 12.3 1% 6 41.2 38
Mozambique 7.1 28.0 64% 3 21.3 26
Namibia 4.0 3.9 14% 7 56.8 49
Niger 2.7 29.4 41% 2 37.3 32
Nigeria 137.0 143.8 39% 7 25.9 24
Rwanda 1.8 2.0 57% 13 52.7 51
Senegal 13.6 11.9 8% 11 38.4 43
Sierra Leone 1.3 3.9 43% 11 26.8 34
South Africa 435.9 82.3 19% 13 51.0 43
Sudan 21.0 57.9 12% 11 16.8 22
Tanzania 13.0 49.8 49% 6 34.3 38
Togo 2.3 3.0 24% 5 33.4 30
Tunisia 31.6 7.0 0% 7 50.1 40
Uganda 5.8 25.4 41% 6 38.7 26
Zambia 7.7 27.2 59% 7 32.5 33
Zimbabwe 11.3 13.1 40% 9 15.5 23

Africa
Totals/Averages:		 1,436.5 1,187.5 N/A 6* 30.9* 32*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
    Corruption Perceptions Index: 0 = High levels of corruption, 100 = Low 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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