Africa's Development Dynamics 2024

Annex A. Statistical annex

Data used in this edition of Africa’s Development Dynamics have been compiled and presented in tables available for free download on the Development Centre’s website (https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024) along with some additional social and economic indicators that add context to the report’s analysis.

All indicators that were chosen for the annex provide national data figures for all or nearly all African countries, as well as most countries in the rest of the world. These choices were made in order to allow for both comparisons between African countries and comparisons with groups of similar countries outside of Africa that could serve as benchmarks. These data give context to the analyses presented in the report and allow readers to investigate the underlying data in more depth.

Data were obtained from various sources, including harmonised data sets of annual national data from reputable international institutions, as well as some indicators that were calculated by researchers working on the publication. Figures will get updated as new data come available so that readers can always track the latest versions of key indicators. Therefore, some differences between figures in the statistical annex and figures reported in the publication may reflect changes to the data tables made after the publication of the written report.

Access the onlineAfrica’s Development Dynamicsstatistical annex here: https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024.

Data tables available for free download on line

 

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Table 1	Indicators of growth, employment and inequality
Table 2	Annual real GDP growth rate, 1990-2029
Table 3	Annual population growth rate, 1990-2029
Table 4	Annual real GDP growth per capita, 1990-2029
Table 5	Demographic estimates
Table 6	Basic education indicators
Table 7	Labour force characteristics
Table 8	Sectoral breakdown of the economy
Table 9	Indicators of inequality and poverty
Table 10	Gender indicators
Table 11	Communications infrastructure
Table 12	Digitalisation
Table 13	Basic health indicators
Table 14	Subjective well-being
Table 15	Growth decomposition by expenditure
Table 16	Public finances
Table 17	Trade by manufacturing intensity
Table 18	Export diversification
Table 19	Global and regional trade
Table 20	External financial inflows
Table 21	Investment and capital stock
Table 22	Returns on direct investments
Table 23	Ecological sustainability
Table 24	Sustainable public investments and adjusted net savings
Table 25	GHG emissions by sector
Table 26	Electricity and sustainable energy
Table 27	Origin and destination of added value
Table 28	International trade costs
Table 29	National wealth
Table 30	Environmental causes of premature deaths
Table 31	Informal economies and informal employment
Table 32	Employment by occupation
Table 33	Education mismatch
Table 34	Mean years of education
Table 35	Employment by sector
Table 36	Employment by business activity and skill level
Table 37	Migration by education level
Table 38	Projected education profiles
Table 39	Projected youth education profiles
Download all annex tables in a single Excel file here: https://github.com/AfDDAnnex/AfDDDDAf2024/raw/main/AfDD_2024_Statistical_Annex_all_tables.xlsx
Download a table of data sources here
Download a table of country groupings here
Download the data dictionary for the variables in these tables here

More extensive data, including time series for all variables back to 2000, are also available on line

The figures presented in these statistical tables, with the exception of Tables 2-4, represent the most recent years for which data are available. However, a complete dataset containing all these indicators for the years 2000-present in one compressed flat csv file can be downloaded from this link: https://github.com/AfDDAnnex/AfDDDDAf2024/raw/main/AfDD_2024_Stats_by_year.zip. Otherwise, the same indicators can be found online through the OECD’s online statistical portal at https://data-explorer.oecd.org/ and clicking on “Development”, followed by “Africa’s Development Dynamics” on the menu.

The data in the statistical annex are also available for key country groupings

The statistical annex reports statistics for nearly all world countries, and also aggregations of indicators over country groups developed for benchmarking and analysis. The table indicating the countries that belong to each group is among the files available in the statistical annex. The country groups featured in the analysis are the following:

• The five regions of the African Union (Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa, as defined by the Abuja Treaty)

• Africa and benchmark country groupings (Africa, Asian countries excluding high-income countries, Latin America and Caribbean countries, and the World)

• Resource-rich countries

  Countries that obtain a significant fraction of their GDP from underground natural-resource extraction are referred to as “resource-rich”. These resource endowments can have major implications for economic, political, and social development. In this report, countries are identified as resource-rich based on whether, over the previous decade, the estimated contribution of the extraction of hydrocarbons, coal and minerals to economic output exceeds 10% of GDP in at least five years.

• Income level

  The World Bank divides the countries of the world into four categories based on GNI per capita, using their Atlas Method:1 low-income countries, lower middle-income countries, upper middle-income countries, and high-income countries.

• Geographic access

  The report provides a breakdown between countries that are landlocked, countries that have a portion of coastline, and island nations. Gaining access to world trade can be complicated by a country’s access to the ocean or lack thereof, while island nations have been shown to have different development patterns than other coastal nations. In addition to this three-way breakdown of countries, this report provides data on countries deemed “Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC)” and “Small Island Developing States (SIDS)” by the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).2

• Least developed countries 3

  The UN-OHRLLS classifies some countries as “Least Developed Countries (LDC)”. This categorisation of countries was officially established in 1971, by the UN General Assembly, and represents countries that face low levels of socio-economic development. Countries are designated as LDC countries based on income criteria, the health and education of their populations, and their economic vulnerability.

• Fragile states 4

  The OECD studies fragility as a multi-dimensional concept of risks that could pose a critical challenge to the ability of countries to achieve their development aspirations, in particular the goals outlined by the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Based on the results of this research, presented in the OECD States of Fragility report, countries are categorised as being “fragile” or “extremely fragile”.

• Regional Economic Communities and other intergovernmental organisations

  Partnerships of countries formed for the purposes of regional integration or co-operation that have economic or political significance and that are particularly relevant to an analysis of African economic performance are included here. This includes the 8 Regional Economic Communities (REC) recognised by the African Union, as well as other regional and international organisations, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), the European Union (EU) and the OECD that serve as benchmarks. Aggregate figures for PALOP (Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, the Portuguese-speaking African countries) were included in response to a request from members of this country grouping.

Notes

← 1. Please see http://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/378832-what-is-theworld-bank-atlas-method.

← 2. Please see www.un.org/ohrlls/.

← 3. Please see www.un.org/ohrlls/content/least-developed-countries.

← 4. Please see www.oecd.org/dac/conflict-fragility-resilience/listofstateoffragilityreports.htm.