Africa Statistics Flash
Selected Socio-Economic Indicators on Africa
June 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS --- 1
SUBREGION: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS --- 2
COUNTRY: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS --- 4
COUNTRY: CHANGE IN SECTORAL COMPOSITION OF GDP --- 5
COUNTRY: KEY SOCIAL INDICATORS --- 6
INTRA-AFRICAN EXPORT --- 7
AFRICA’S TRADE WITH BRICS --- 8
SOURCE LIST AND NOTE --- 9
SomaliaGuineaTunisiaEritrea Sierra LeoneEquatorial GuineaSouth SudanBurundiBotswanaLiberia ComorosLibya
South AfricaZimbabweSwazilandNigeriaMalawi MadagascarCabo VerdeMauritius Sao Tome and Principe Central African RepublicGuinea-BissauMozambiqueBurkina FasoCôte d’IvoireGambia, TheMauritaniaSeychellesCameroonDR CongoMoroccoTanzaniaNamibiaEthiopiaDjiboutiRwandaLesothoUgandaSenegalZambiaAngolaAlgeriaGabonCongoGhanaSudanKenyaEgyptBeninNigerChadTogoMali
-20 -10 0 10
-20 -10 0 10
GDP growth rate (2015, %)
Sao Tome and PrincipeGuinea-BissauGambia, TheCabo VerdeSeychellesComorosSomaliaDjibouti Central African RepublicEquatorial GuineaMozambiqueSouth SudanBurkina FasoCôte d’IvoireSierra LeoneSouth AfricaMadagascarMauritaniaZimbabweCameroonSwazilandDR CongoBotswanaMauritiusTanzaniaMoroccoNamibiaEthiopiaLesothoBurundiRwandaSenegalUgandaZambiaNigeriaMalawiGuineaTunisiaAngolaAlgeriaLiberiaGabonCongoGhanaEritreaSudanKenyaEgyptBeninNigerChadLibyaTogoMali
0 100 200 300 400 500
0 100 200 300 400 500
GNI (2014, USD billion)
0.30.6
0.81.21.31.41.71.81.81.92.63.03.33.84.14.34.84.95.66.17.87.99.510.411.511.712.212.412.612.613.313.614.015.315.717.125.526.931.131.432.935.541.145.247.953.560.785.3107.5132.7 208.6 279.4 340.5 510.5 no data
-21.5 -10.3 -5.3-4.1 -0.30.0 0.30.71.01.11.21.31.51.72.72.93.03.33.53.53.63.63.73.83.94.14.24.24.24.44.44.64.74.75.05.25.25.35.35.35.45.55.75.76.36.36.56.77.07.67.79.59.6
Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
GDP, PPP (current international $ billion) 4,720 5,034 5,304 5,577 5,819
GDP per capita (current, USD) 2,011 2,113 2,119 2,143
Real GDP growth (%) 1.6 5.2 3.7 3.8
9.5 8.6 6.4 7.1
General govt. net lending/borrowing (% of GDP) -10.8 -10.5 -17.6 -6.0
Gross domestic investment (% of GDP) 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.7
Gross national saving (% of GDP) 21.0 19.8 19.1 18.3
Real export growth (%) -7.2 5.5 -2.0 -3.6
Share of Africa’s export (%)
Terms of trade index (2000=100) 185.4 191.6 188.2 183.3
Current account balance (% of GDP) -7.9 -7.0 -11.1 -4.7
45,971 56,435 53,969 53,912 6,500 12,386 15,951 13,073
International reserve (USD billion) 531.8 573.1 569.9 506.2
Total external debt (% of GNI) 19.2 20.6 22.8 22.3
Share of industry (% of GDP) 33.1 33.1 32.0 31.6
(of which manufacturing) 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.7
-0.2 -0.5 -2.5 -4.4
3.3 3.5 3.2 2.9
3.4 6.9 -7.4 15.7
2.4
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KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Central Africa Eastern Africa
Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Real GDP growth (annual %) 4.2 6.5 0.4 5.6 2.1 6.2 2.5 7.0 6.7 6.4
GDP per capita (current, USD) 2,017 1,945 1,943 1,969 537 590 624 663
Inflation (annual, %)
32.8 4.3 2.2 2.4 3.0 23.1 14.7 6.1 5.8 7.7
Gen. govt. net lend/borrow (% of GDP) 2.3 -1.4 -3.2 -4.1 -5.4 -2.1 -2.9 -3.1 -3.7 -3.5
Gross domestic investment (% of GDP) 31.6 30.6 31.6 32.9 21.8 23.0 22.6 23.1
Gross national saving (% of GDP) 27.5 27.2 24.8 25.5 20.3 17.4 15.8 15.2 15.3 16.1
Current account balance (% of GDP) 0.8 -0.7 -3.4 -4.9 -6.8 -7.5 -7.1 -7.9
FDI inward flow (USD million) 5,854 5,961 6,672 9,693 6,155
48,452 8,153 8,039
FDI outward flow (USD million)
5328 -229 -295 -65 96 491 381 352
International reserve (USD billion) 15.2 17.0 17.7 14.9 15.2 17.5 19.5 19.3
Total external debt (% of GDP)
2, 617.5 19.0 23.9 23.4 25.9 24.3 25.6 26.3
Share of industry (% of GDP) 57.8 57.4 54.7 52.8 23.7 21.9 22.4 23.0
(of which manufacturing) 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.6 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.3
North Africa Southern Africa
Indicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Real GDP growth (annual %) -3.5 6.0 1.5 2.2 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.1
GDP per capita (current, USD) 3,272 3,629 3,477 3,502 3,745 3,661 3,542 3,432
Inflation (annual, %) 9.8 11.2 10.4 13.3 10.8 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.7
Gen. govt. net lend/borrow (% of GDP) -6.2 -5.1 -7.9 -10.6 -12.4 -1.8 -2.2 -3.1 -4.2 -4.2
Gross domestic investment (% of GDP) 24.3 24.2 24.6 25.2 19.7 20.9 21.1 21.3
Gross national saving (% of GDP) 24.6 22.4 22.0 22.0 19.1 18.4 17.7 16.7 16.1 13.0
Current account balance (% of GDP) -0.2 -0.7 -2.6 -4.9 -0.6 -2.7 -3.6 -5.0
FDI inward flow (USD million) 6,402
718,540 14,784 12,734 9,192 8,550 11,277 11,176
FDI outward flow (USD million)
71,495 3,336 956 1,676 2,059 5,291 12,748 8,860
International reserve (USD billion) 349.6 368.2 364.5 323.1 96.8 104.5 103.5 99.4
Total external debt (% of GDP)
8, 918.7 19.7 20.9 17.3 28.6 34.5 35.7 38.7
Share of industry (% of GDP) 39.1 40.4 39.2 38.8 34.7 34.5 33.7 33.9
(of which manufacturing) 12.6 12.0 12.1 12.7 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.6
West Africa
AfricaIndicators 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Real GDP growth (annual %) 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.4 2.7 1.7 5.2 3.8 3.9 3.4
GDP per capita (current, USD) 1,739 1,864 2,027 2,119 2,011 2,113 2,119 2,143
Inflation (annual, %) 6.0 4.6 2.6 1.6 2.3 5 8.6 6.4 7.1 6.9
Gen. govt. net lend/borrow (% of GDP) -1.0 -1.2 -3.5 -3.0 -5.0 -10.8 -10.5 -17.6 -6.0 -7.4
Gross domestic investment (% of GDP) 17.5 17.2 16.6 17.3 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.7
Gross national saving (% of GDP) 18.6 18.4 17.8 15.7 12.7 21.0 19.8 19.1 18.3 15.7
Current account balance (% of GDP) -4.4 -1.7 -2.3 -3.5 -7.9 -7.0 -11.1 -4.7
FDI inward flow (USD million) 18,368 14,933 13,083 12,271 47,705 56,435 53,969 53,912 FDI outward flow (USD million)
102,522 3,496 2,162 2,251 6,500 12,386 15,951 13,073
International reserve (USD billion) 55.0 65.8 64.7 49.5 531.8 573.1 567.0 506.2
Total external debt (% of GDP) 6.7 5.4 11.4 11.5 19.2 20.6 22.8 22.3
Share of industry (% of GDP) 25.9 25.2 24.3 23.5 33.1 33.1 32.0 31.6
(of which manufacturing) 7.4 7.7 8.6 9.1 10.3 10.1 10.4 10.7
SUBREGION: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Central Eastern
North Southern West
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
-4 -2 0 2 4 6
(percentage)8
Real GDP growth
0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000
(current, USD)
Central Eastern North Southern West 1969
663
3502 3432
2119 Africa average
GDP per capita (2014)
Sectoral share of GDP (2014)
West
Central
Southern
Eastern North
Agriculture
Industry (excl. manufacturing) Manufacturing
Services
27.0 %
14.4 % 9.1 % 49.5 %
13.6 %
44.2 % 8.6 %
33.6 %
4.8 % 22.2 %
11.6 % 61.4 %
30.6 %
14.6 % 8.3 % 46.5 %
13.8 %
26.1 %
12.7 % 47.4 %
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SUBREGION: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Country GDP at current
(2014, USD bil.) Inflation
(2015, %) Gross investment
(2015, % of GDP) Trade balance
(2014, % of GDP) Debt service ratio (% of exports)
Algeria 213.5 4.8 50.3 2.0 0.4 (2014)
Angola 146.7 10.3 9.3 20.9 10.7 (2014)
Benin 9.6 0.3 27.8 -13.2 5.1 (2013)
Botswana 15.8 3.0 27.8 2.8 2.3 (2013)
Burkina Faso 12.8 0.9 14.2 -5.4 2.8 (2013)
Burundi 2.9 5.6 10.6 -22.2 13.7 (2013)
Cabo Verde 1.9 0.1 40.7 -37.3 4.8 (2014)
Cameroon 32.1 2.8 21.8 -6.6 2.7 (2013)
Central African Republic 1.8 5.4 14.5 -15.5 ...
Chad 12.8 3.6 27.1 6.3 ...
Comoros 0.6 2.0 18.4 -39.3 0.7 (2014)
Congo 14.1 2.0 33.4 10.7 ...
Côte d'Ivoire 34.3 1.2 18.2 4.1 11.6 (2014)
DR Congo 35.9 1.0 15.6 0.8 3.1 (2014)
Djibouti 1.6 2.1 60.4 -42.4 6.1 (2014)
Egypt 282.2 11.0 14.0 -15.9 12.7 (2014)
Equatorial Guinea 16.7 3.2 54.4 41.8 ...
Eritrea 3.9 9.0 7.6 -12.1 ...
Ethiopia 53.6 10.1 39.8 -27.1 7.2 (2012)
Gabon 17.4 0.1 37.8 26.5 ...
Gambia, The 0.9 6.8 19.8 -33.3 7.1 (2012)
Ghana 37.2 17.2 23.9 -3.7 5.1 (2014)
Guinea 6.6 8.2 10.2 -3.6 4.2 (2013)
Guinea-Bissau 1.2 1.5 11.2 -4.0 0.3 (2013)
Kenya 60.9 6.6 22.5 -20.2 11.0 (2014)
Lesotho 2.1 4.8 29.8 -63.3 2.8 (2013)
Liberia 2.1 7.7 ... -71.3 0.7 (2013)
Libya 41.3 8.0 31.6 4.8 ...
Madagascar 10.7 7.4 17.1 -9.7 2.5 (2013)
Malawi 5.7 21.9 12.0 -25.0 4.2 (2014)
Mali 12.0 1.4 24.0 -10.3 3.0 (2013)
Mauritania 5.1 0.5 35.6 -14.0 5.6 (2013)
Mauritius 12.6 1.3 25.5 -23.5 26.8 (2014)
Morocco 110.0 1.6 33.3 -20.0 15.1 (2014)
Mozambique 17.1 2.4 28.2 -23.5 2.6 (2013)
Namibia 13.4 3.4 29.4 -24.3 ...
Niger 8.2 1.0 42.1 -9.1 2.5 (2013)
Nigeria 568.5 9.0 14.5 6.0 0.8 (2014)
Rwanda 7.9 2.5 25.0 -23.3 3.4 (2013)
Sao Tome and Principe 0.3 5.3 26.2 -45.2 15.1 (2014)
Senegal 15.7 0.1 25.3 -23.9 8.9 (2013)
Seychelles 1.5 4.0 31.8 -40.0 ...
Sierra Leone 4.9 9.0 16.3 -0.3 1.2 (2013)
Somalia 1.4 ... ... -53.8 ...
South Africa 349.8 4.6 19.5 -8.8 8.6 (2014)
South Sudan 11.0 52.8 9.9 ... ...
Sudan 81.9 16.9 17.3 -5.8 4.4 (2014)
Swaziland 4.5 5.0 10.9 4.7 1.3 (2014)
Tanzania 49.3 5.6 31.3 -14.1 1.9 (2013)
Togo 4.6 1.8 24.2 -26.3 2.2 (2013)
Tunisia 47.4 4.9 21.8 -17.0 8.7 (2014)
Uganda 27.5 5.8 26.5 -13.9 2.1 (2014)
Zambia 27.0 10.1 34.6 0.6 3.7 (2014)
Zimbabwe 14.7 -2.4 13.0 -7.7 ...
COUNTRY: KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Agriculture
(% of GDP) Industry
(% of GDP) (Manufacturing,
% of GDP) Services (% of GDP)
Country 2010 2014 2010 2014 2010 2014 2010 2014
Algeria 8.6 10.7 51.4 43.9 4.3 4.1 40.0 45.4
Angola 6.0 4.9 57.2 56.1 4.0 3.9 36.8 38.9
Benin 25.4 23.0 24.7 22.7 15.4 14.1 49.9 54.3
Botswana 2.8 2.4 35.7 37.9 7.1 6.0 61.6 59.7
Burkina Faso 35.6 35.4 23.0 24.2 7.9 7.3 41.4 40.3
Burundi 40.7 41.1 16.3 17.9 10.8 11.7 43.0 40.9
Cabo Verde 9.2 9.4 20.8 20.2 6.2 6.4 70.1 70.4
Cameroon 23.3 22.0 29.7 29.9 16.1 14.2 47.0 48.1
Central African Republic 41.2 41.9 24.0 23.9 18.6 18.2 34.8 34.3
Chad 35.9 24.4 36.7 40.0 7.3 11.5 27.4 35.5
Comoros 38.5 33.6 11.5 10.6 5.1 6.9 50.0 55.8
Congo 3.7 5.1 78.1 70.9 3.6 5.1 18.2 24.0
Côte d'Ivoire 27.0 25.4 24.7 24.0 15.0 15.0 48.3 50.6
DR Congo 22.4 21.5 40.5 43.5 17.0 16.4 37.0 35.0
Djibouti 3.6 3.2 19.0 22.7 3.4 2.4 77.4 74.0
Egypt 14.0 14.5 37.5 39.9 16.9 16.4 48.5 45.6
Equatorial Guinea 1.6 1.7 94.9 94.1 0.2 0.2 3.4 4.2
Eritrea 19.1 17.2 23.1 23.6 6.0 6.0 57.8 59.2
Ethiopia 45.3 41.9 10.4 15.3 4.2 4.1 44.3 42.8
Gabon 4.6 3.9 55.6 50.9 5.1 6.9 39.8 45.2
Gambia, The 30.7 19.7 13.1 15.1 5.0 5.5 56.3 65.1
Ghana 29.8 22.0 19.1 28.4 6.8 5.7 51.1 49.6
Guinea 22.1 18.0 44.7 41.4 7.3 8.6 33.2 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 46.4 46.0 13.4 14.3 11.7 12.2 40.3 39.7
Kenya 27.1 29.5 20.3 18.8 12.3 10.8 52.6 51.7
Lesotho 8.3 8.0 31.2 31.2 13.8 12.6 60.5 60.8
Liberia 70.0 70.1 11.3 11.3 5.7 5.7 18.7 18.6
Libya 2.5 2.0 74.0 59.6 5.6 3.5 23.5 38.4
Madagascar 27.6 25.7 19.5 18.6 14.3 14.0 52.9 55.6
Malawi 31.9 29.0 16.4 15.7 10.7 9.3 51.7 55.3
Mali 40.5 39.5 20.1 22.3 5.4 8.3 39.4 38.2
Mauritania 21.3 20.6 40.9 44.5 7.5 7.1 37.8 35.0
Mauritius 3.6 3.0 26.6 23.5 17.0 16.5 69.8 73.5
Morocco 14.4 13.0 28.6 29.3 17.4 18.2 56.9 57.7
Mozambique 28.9 24.6 18.6 20.6 11.1 9.6 52.5 54.7
Namibia 9.2 6.0 29.8 34.4 13.3 14.2 61.0 59.6
Niger 43.8 39.2 16.7 20.9 5.1 6.3 39.4 39.9
Nigeria 23.9 20.2 25.3 24.9 6.6 9.8 50.8 54.8
Rwanda 34.7 35.0 13.8 15.2 5.8 5.1 51.5 49.8
Sao Tome and Principe 22.6 22.4 13.6 9.9 5.0 3.7 63.8 67.7
Senegal 17.5 15.3 23.4 24.3 13.8 14.1 59.2 60.4
Seychelles 2.7 2.4 16.5 15.9 9.5 10.0 80.8 81.6
Sierra Leone 55.2 52.3 8.1 15.2 2.3 2.0 36.7 32.4
Somalia 60.2 60.2 7.4 7.4 2.5 2.5 32.5 32.5
South Africa 2.6 2.5 30.2 29.5 14.4 13.3 67.2 68.0
South Sudan 5.1 4.1 55.4 59.0 2.3 2.9 39.4 36.9
Sudan 42.9 32.2 13.7 21.9 9.9 9.6 43.4 45.9
Swaziland 6.5 6.0 43.2 44.3 36.9 36.3 50.3 49.7
Tanzania 31.7 31.1 21.5 24.7 7.3 6.0 46.8 44.2
Togo 46.1 46.7 18.2 19.4 8.7 6.4 35.7 33.9
Tunisia 8.1 9.3 31.1 29.1 17.7 16.0 60.8 61.6
Uganda 26.2 27.0 20.4 21.9 10.2 10.0 53.4 51.1
Zambia 10.2 9.3 34.5 31.1 8.1 7.9 55.3 59.6
Zimbabwe 14.5 13.2 30.7 31.1 13.9 12.5 54.8 55.7
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COUNTRY: CHANGE IN SECTORAL COMPOSITION OF GDP
Country Population
(201511, million) Infant mortality
(2013, per 1,000) Gross enrolment ratio in
primary education Unmployment
(2013, %) Seats held by women in parliament (%)
Algeria 39.7 21.6 118.7 (2014) 9.8 7.7 (2011)
Angola 25.0 101.6 128.7 (2011) 8.4 38.6 (2011)
Benin 10.9 56.2 125.6 (2014) 1.0 10.8 (2011)
Botswana 2.3 36.3 108.6 (2013) 18.4 7.9 (2011)
Burkina Faso 18.1 64.1 86.9 (2014) 3.1 15.3 (2011)
Burundi 11.2 54.8 127.6 (2014) 8.5 32.1 (2011)
Cabo Verde 0.5 21.9 113.2 (2014) 8.6 18.1 (2011)
Cameroon 23.3 60.8 113.6 (2014) 4.0 13.9 (2011)
Central African Republic 4.9 96.1 93.5 (2012) 8.8 9.6 (2010)
Chad 14.0 88.5 101.4 (2013) 8.6 5.2 (2011)
Comoros 0.8 57.9 105.2 (2013) 7.9 3.0 (2011)
Congo 4.6 35.6 110.9 (2012) 7.8 7.3 (2011)
Côte d'Ivoire 22.7 71.3 89.6 (2014) 3.9 8.9 (2011)
DR Congo 77.3 86.1 107.0 (2014) 7.9 8.4 (2011)
Djibouti 0.9 57.4 66.3 (2015) ... 13.8 (2011)
Egypt 91.5 18.6 105.5 (2013) 12.7 12.7 (2011)
Equatorial Guinea 0.9 69.3 84.5 (2012) 9.1 10.0 (2011)
Eritrea 5.2 36.1 51.2 (2013) 8.9 22.0 (2011)
Ethiopia 99.4 44.4 100.1 (2014) 5.7 27.8 (2011)
Gabon 1.7 39.1 142.0 (2011) 19.2 14.7 (2011)
Gambia, The 2.0 49.4 85.8 (2014) 8.6 7.5 (2011)
Ghana 27.4 52.3 109.9 (2015) 4.5 8.3 (2011)
Guinea 12.6 64.9 89.4 (2014) 3.1 14.0 (2010)
Guinea-Bissau 1.8 77.9 113.7 (2010) 8.5 10.0 (2011)
Kenya 46.1 47.5 111.4 (2014) 9.2 9.8 (2011)
Lesotho 2.1 73.0 107.1 (2014) 27.0 24.2 (2011)
Liberia 4.5 53.6 95.6 (2014) 3.8 12.5 (2011)
Libya 6.3 12.4 114.4 (2006) 9.0 7.7 (2011)
Madagascar 24.2 39.6 146.7 (2014) 3.8 12.5 (2011)
Malawi 17.2 44.2 146.5 (2014) 7.6 20.8 (2011)
Mali 17.6 77.6 77.2 (2014) 8.5 10.2 (2011)
Mauritania 4.1 67.1 98.0 (2014) 30.9 22.1 (2011)
Mauritius 1.3 12.5 102.7 (2014) 8.1 18.8 (2011)
Morocco 34.4 26.1 116.1 (2014) 9.1 10.5 (2011)
Mozambique 28.0 61.5 104.1 (2014) 8.5 39.2 (2011)
Namibia 2.5 35.2 111.4 (2013) 17.7 24.4 (2011)
Niger 19.9 59.9 70.6 (2014) 5.0 9.7 (2010)
Nigeria 182.2 74.3 84.7 (2010) 7.5 7.0 (2011)
Rwanda 11.6 37.1 137.7 (2013) 0.6 56.3 (2011)
Sao Tome and Principe 0.2 36.7 113.6 (2015) ... 18.2 (2011)
Senegal 15.1 43.9 80.9 (2014) 9.9 22.7 (2011)
Seychelles 0.1 12.2 104.1 (2014) ... 23.5 (2011)
Sierra Leone 6.5 107.2 130.0 (2013) 3.2 13.2 (2011)
Somalia 10.8 89.8 29.2 (2007) 8.5 6.8 (2011)
South Africa 54.5 32.8 99.7 (2014) 25.3 44.5 (2011)
South Sudan 12.3 64.1 84.2 (2011) ... ...
Sudan 40.2 51.2 69.1 (2012) 15.3 25.6 (2011)
Swaziland 1.3 55.9 113.3 (2013) 22.9 13.6 (2011)
Tanzania 53.5 36.4 86.8 (2013) 3.5 36.0 (2011)
Togo 7.3 55.8 125.1 (2014) 8.5 11.1 (2011)
Tunisia 11.3 13.1 111.3 (2013) 17.5 27.6 (2011)
Uganda 39.0 43.8 109.9 (2013) 3.8 31.3 (2011)
Zambia 16.2 55.8 103.7 (2013) 13.3 14.0 (2011)
Zimbabwe 15.6 55.0 102.4 (2012) 5.5 15.0 (2011)
COUNTRY: KEY SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
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INTRA-AFRICAN EXPORT
Intra African export (2014, USD million) To
AMU CEN-SAD COMESA EAC ECCAS ECOWAS IGAD SADC World
From
AMU 5,689 7,167 2,025 15 530 1,368 241 208 126,780
CEN-SAD 5,129 19,626 5,837 1,733 3,343 13,939 2,278 9,347 244,255 COMESA 2,575 5,580 10,454 2,818 2,610 325 3,684 9,322 95,048
EAC 50 1,317 3,914 2,491 1,259 74 1,791 2,256 13,562
ECCAS 47 804 1,977 58 1,124 323 21 4,586 108,081 ECOWAS 409 12,905 352 54 2,341 12,378 63 7,756 138,712 IGAD 58 2,095 3,292 1,959 583 45 2,484 1,450 18,237 SADC 392 3,806 16,281 2,282 5,397 1,985 1,658 39,510 204,286
AMU/UMA
CENSAD
COMESA
EAC CEEAC-ECCAS
CEDEAO-ECOWAS IGAD
SADC
0 20
0
20 40
60
80
001
0
20
40
60
0 80 0 20
0 20 20
40 60 0 20 20 40
60 80
100
120
140
0
Intra-African exports between RECs (USD million) Color of link represents the exporting REC
AMU (Arab Maghreb Union), BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), CEN-SAD (Community of Sahel-Saharan States), COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa), EAC (East African Community), ECCAS (Economic Community of Central African States), ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development), SADC (Southern African Development Community)
Import from BRICS (USD million) Export to BRICS (USD million)
Country 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Brazil 9,235 13,106 13,557 11,234 10,175 11,589 16,494 15,445 17,569 16,737 Russian Federation 5,255 7,925 10,089 7,598 7,929 1,424 1,870 1,721 1,744 1,613 India 17,390 22,729 26,854 30,957 31,359 26,301 34,264 36,408 32,877 35,882
China
1255,491 65,649 78,737 86,304 101,416 59,382 70,690 77,534 76,772 74,031
South Africa 24,671 29,277 30,789 29,181 28,241 10,367 13,415 15,433 14,833 15,498
Total 112,042 138,686 160,026 165,274 179,120 109,063 136,733 146,541 143,795 143,761
0 20 40 60 80
(percentage)100
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
8.2 9.5 8.5 6.8 5.7
4.7 5.7 6.3
4.6 4.4
15.5 16.4 16.8
18.7 17.5
49.5 47.3 49.2 52.2 56.6
22.0 21.1 19.2 17.7 15.8
10.6 12.1 10.5 12.2 11.6
1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1
24.1 25.1 24.8 22.9 25.0
54.4 51.7 52.9 53.4 51.5
9.5 9.8 10.5 10.3 10.8
Imports Exports
Brazil Russian Federation India China South Africa
AFRICA’S TRADE WITH BRICS
9 SOURCE LIST
Page # Indicator Source
Page 1-3 GDP, PPP World Bank
GDP per capita UNSD. Aggregations are made by ECA
Real GDP growth ECA, compiled from NSO, UNSD, African Economic Outlook and RECs
Inflation ECA, compiled from NSO and IMF data
General government net lending/borrowing IMF. Aggregations are made by ECA Gross domestic investment and Gross national saving IMF. Aggregations are made by ECA
Real export growth ECA, compiled from UNCTAD data
Trade balance UNCTAD. Aggregations are made by ECA
Share of global trade, export UNCTAD
Terms of trade index (2000=100) ECA, compiled from UNCTAD data Current account balance UNCTAD. Aggregations are made by ECA FDI (inward and outward flow) UNCTAD. Aggregations are made by ECA
International reserve World Bank
Total external debt ECA compiled from NSO, World Bank and UNSD data Share of industry and manufacturing UNSD. Aggregations are made by ECA
Page 4-6 GDP UNSD
Inflation and Gross Investment IMF
Trade balance ECA, compiled from UNCTAD data
Debt service ratio World Bank
GDP by sector ECA, compiled from NSO and UNSD data
Population and Infant mortality UNSD
Gross enrolment ratio in primary education UNESCO
Unemployment ILO
Seats held by women in parliament AUC
Page 7 Intra-African Exports UNCTAD
Page 8 Africa’s import and export from/to BRICS UNCTAD
NOTE
Page # Superscript # Note
Page 1 1 Excluding Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan Page 2 2 Excluding Equatorial Guinea in aggregation of Central Africa
3 Excluding Somalia in aggregation of Eastern Africa 4 Excluding South Sudan in aggregation of Eastern Africa
5 Excluding Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan in aggregation of Eastern Africa 6 Excluding Djibouti, Seychelles, Somalia and South Sudan in aggregation of Eastern Africa 7 Excluding Sudan in aggregation of North Africa
8 Excluding Libya in aggregation of North Africa 9 Excluding Namibia in aggregation of Southern Africa 10 Excluding The Gambia in aggregation of West Africa Page 6 11 Projection for 2015
Page 8 12 Mainland China only
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