Economy of Africa

ebook Economy in countries, Book 2 · Economy in countries

By Ivan Kushnir

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This book about the economy of Africa from the 1970s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.

Size. In the 2010s, the GDP of Africa was equal to $2.3 trillion per year; the value of agriculture was $343.8 billion; the value of industry was $571.4 billion.

Productivity. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product per capita was $1 979.5, the value of agriculture per capita was $294.3, the value of industry per capita was $489.1. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.

Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of gross domestic product was 2.9%; the growth of agriculture was 3.7%; the growth of industry was 0.035%.

Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of Africa consisted of: services (28.0%), industry (25.9%), agriculture (15.6%), trade (15.5%), transportation (9.2%), and construction (5.8%).

Exports and imports. In the 2010s, the imports were 10.8% higher than the exports, the net imports were equal to 2.9% of the GDP.

Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is not better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will not increase.

Economy of Africa