| Country at a Glance |
| |
Algeria,
Angola,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Cape Verdee,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Republic of Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti,
Arab Republic of Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
The Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Libya,
Madagascar,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mauritius,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
São Tomé and Principe,
Senegal,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa,
Sudan,
Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Tunisia,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zambabwe |
Scope Notes |
| Chapter 1 |
Selected background data |
Figures |
Notes |
| 1.1 |
Basic Indicators |
1-1: Development Diamonds for all African Countries, 1999
1-2: Selected Basic Indicators, 1999 |
Scope notes
Technical notes
|
| 1.2 |
Population
|
| Chapter 2 |
National accounts |
Figures |
Notes |
| 2.1 |
Gross Domestic Product, Real
|
2-1: Gross Domestic Product, 1999
2-2: GDP and Export Growth Rates, Average 1995-99
2-3: Composition of GDP, 1999 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 2.2 |
Value Added in Agriculture
|
| 2.3 |
Value Added in Industry
|
| 2.4 |
Value Added in Services
|
| 2.5 |
Gross Domestic Product, Nominal
|
| 2.6 |
Total Consumption |
| 2.7 |
General Government Consumption |
| 2.8 |
Gross Domestic Investment |
| 2.9 |
Gross Public Investment |
| 2.10 |
Gross Private Investment |
| 2.11 |
Gross Domestic Savings |
| 2.12 |
Gross National Savings |
| 2.13 |
Resource Balance |
| 2.14 |
Exports of Goods and Nonfactor Services, Nominal |
| 2.15 |
Imports of Goods and Nonfactor Services, Nominal |
| 2.16 |
Exports of Goods and Nonfactor Services, Real |
| 2.17 |
Imports of Goods and Nonfactor Services, Real |
| 2.18 |
GDP Growth |
| 2.19 |
GNP per Capita |
| 2.20 |
Total Consumption per Capita |
| Chapter 3 |
Prices and exchange rates |
Figures |
Notes |
| 3.1 |
GDP Deflator (Local Currency Series)
|
3-1: Real Effective Echange Rate, 1999 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 3.2 |
GDP Deflator (U.S. Dollar Series) |
| 3.3 |
Consumer Price Index |
| 3.4 |
Official Exchange Rate |
| 3.5 |
SDR Exchange Rate Index |
| 3.6 |
Currency Conversion Factor |
| 3.7 |
Parallel Market Exchange Rate |
| 3.8 |
Ratio of Parallel Market to Official Exchange Rates |
| 3.9 |
Real Effective Exchange Rate Index |
| Chapter 4 |
Money and banking |
Figures |
Notes |
| 4.1 |
Domestic Credit
|
4-1: Credit to Private and Public Sectors as a Share of GDP, 1999
4-2: Real Discount Rate, Average 1992-99 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 4.2 |
Credit to the Private Sector |
| 4.3 |
Credit to the Government |
| 4.4 |
Net Foreign Assets |
| 4.5 |
Growth of Money Supply |
| 4.6 |
Discount Rate |
| 4.7 |
Real Discount Rate |
| 4.8 |
Commercial Bank Lending Rate |
| 4.9 |
Commercial Bank Deposit Rate |
| Chapter 5 |
External sector |
Figures |
Notes |
| 5.1 |
Merchandise Exports, F.O.B.
|
5-1: Terms of Trade Gains and Losses, Average 1992-99 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 5.2 |
Merchandise Imports, F.O.B. |
| 5.3 |
Exports of Total Services |
| 5.4 |
Imports of Total Services |
| 5.5 |
Net Private Transfers |
| 5.6 |
Net Official Current Transfers |
| 5.7 |
Current Account Balance, excluding Net Capital Grants |
| 5.8 |
Current Account Balance, excluding Net Capital Grants/GDP |
| 5.9 |
Net Capital Grants |
| 5.10 |
Net Foreign Direct Investment |
| 5.11 |
Net Long-Term Borrowing |
| 5.12 |
Other Capital Flows |
| 5.13 |
Use of Reserves |
| 5.14 |
Import Coverage Ratio of Reserves |
| 5.15 |
Export Unit Values |
| 5.16 |
Import Unit Values |
| 5.17 |
Terms of Trade |
| 5.18 |
Forest Products Exports |
| 5.19 |
Petroleum Exports |
| 5.20 |
Copper Exports |
| 5.21 |
Iron Exports |
| 5.22 |
Phosphates Exports |
| 5.23 |
Cocoa Exports |
| 5.24 |
Coffee Exports |
| 5.25 |
Cotton Exports |
| 5.26 |
Groundnut Exports |
| 5.27 |
Oil Palm Products Exports |
| 5.28 |
Sisal Exports |
| 5.29 |
Tea Exports |
| 5.30 |
Sugar Exports |
| 5.31 |
Tobacco Exports |
| 5.32 |
Meat Exports |
| 5.33 |
Manufactured Goods Exports |
| 5.34 |
Manufactured Goods Exports, Growth |
| 5.35 |
Food Imports |
| 5.36 |
Food Imports, Growth |
| 5.37 |
Nonfood Consumer Goods Imports |
| 5.38 |
Nonfood Consumer Goods Imports, Growth |
| 5.39 |
Fuel Imports |
| 5.40 |
Fuel Imports, Growth |
| 5.41 |
Primary Intermediate Goods Imports |
| 5.42 |
Primary Intermediate Goods Imports, Growth |
| 5.43 |
Manufactured Goods Imports |
| 5.44 |
Manufactured Goods Imports, Growth |
| 5.45 |
Capital Goods Imports |
| 5.46 |
Capital Goods Imports, Growth |
| 5.47 |
Percentage of total imports |
| 5.48 |
Percentage of total imports (continued) |
| 5.49 |
Percentage of total imports (continued) |
| 5.50 |
Percentage of total exports (continued) |
| 5.51 |
Percentage of total exports (continued) |
| 5.52 |
Percentage of total exports (continued) |
| 5.53 |
Exporters by importers showing millions of US$ |
| 5.54 |
Exporters by importers showing showing percentage of total exports |
| 5.55 |
Exporters by importers showing showing percentage of total exports |
| Chapter 6 |
External debt and related flows |
Figures |
Notes |
| 6.1 |
Gross Disbursements: Official Concessional Long-Term Loans
|
6-1: Debt Service Ratio (ex post), 1998
6-2: Debt to GDP Ratio, 1998 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 6.2 |
Gross Disbursements: Official Nonconcessional Long-Term Loans |
| 6.3 |
Gross Disbursements: Private Long-Term Loans |
| 6.4 |
Disbursements: Long-Term Loans and IMF Purchases |
| 6.5 |
Amortization: Official Concessional Long-Term Loans |
| 6.6 |
Amortization: Official Nonconcessional Long-Term Loans |
| 6.7 |
Amortization: Private Long-Term Loans |
| 6.8 |
Amortization: Long-Term Loans and IMF Repurchases |
| 6.9 |
Interest Payments: Official Long-Term Loans |
| 6.10 |
Interest Payments: Official Nonconcessional Long-Term Loans |
| 6.11 |
Interest Payments: Private Long-Term Loans |
| 6.12 |
Interest Payments: Long-Term Loans and IMF Charges |
| 6.13 |
Total External Debt Service Payments: Official Long-Term Loans and IMF Credits |
| 6.14 |
Interest Payments: Short-Term Loans |
| 6.15 |
Net Flows: Long and Short-Term Loans, including IMF |
| 6.16 |
Net Flows: Long-Term Loans, including IMF |
| 6.17 |
Net Transfers: Long and Short-Term Loans, including IMF |
| 6.18 |
Net Transfers: Long-Term Loans, including IMF |
| 6.19 |
Long-Term Debt: Official Concessional |
| 6.20 |
Long-Term Debt: Official Nonconcessional |
| 6.21 |
Long-Term Debt: Private |
| 6.22 |
Total External Debt |
| 6.23 |
Structure of External Debt |
| 6.24 |
Structure of External Debt Service Payments |
| 6.25 |
Missing on cd-rom |
| 6.26 |
External Debt and Debt Services Ratios, 1998 |
| Chapter 7 |
Government finance |
Figures |
Notes |
| 7.1 |
Government Deficit/Surplus (including Grants)
|
7-1: Government Deficit/Surplus as Percentage of GDP, 1992-99 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 7.2 |
Government Deficit/Surplus (excluding Grants) |
| 7.3 |
Government Primary Deficit/Surplus (-/+) |
| 7.4 |
Government Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments |
| 7.5 |
Government Interest Payments |
| 7.6 |
Government Revenue (excluding Grants) |
| 7.7 |
Grants to Government |
| 7.8 |
Foreign Financing |
| 7.9 |
Taxes on Income and Profits |
| 7.10 |
Taxes on International Trade and Transactions |
| 7.11 |
Indirect Taxes |
| 7.12 |
Nontax Revenue, excluding Grants |
| 7.13 |
Government Expenditure: Wages and Salaries |
| 7.14 |
Government Expenditure: Trends in Real Wages and Salaries |
| 7.15 |
Government Expenditure: Other Goods and Services |
| 7.16 |
Government Expenditure: Interest Payments |
| 7.17 |
Government Expenditure: Subsidies and Current Transfers |
| 7.18 |
Government Expenditure: Capital and Net Lending |
| 7.19 |
Government Expenditure: Trends in Real Defense Spending |
| 7.20 |
Government Expenditure: Real per Capita Education Spending |
| Chapter 8 |
Agriculture |
Figures |
Notes |
| 8.1 |
Nominal Producer Prices (continued)
|
8-1: Food Price Index, 1998
8-2: Food Production per Capita Index, 1998
8-3: Food and Nonfood Production Index, 1999
8-4: Agricultural Exports, 1998
8-5: Drought, 1980-1998 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 8.2 |
Food Price Index |
| 8.3 |
Food Production Index |
| 8.4 |
Nonfood Production Index |
| 8.5 |
Food Production per Capita Index |
| 8.6 |
Volume of Food Output, by Major Food Crop (continued) |
| 8.7 |
Value of Agricultural Exports |
| 8.8 |
Cereal Production |
| 8.9 |
Crop Production Index |
| 8.10 |
Fertilizer Use |
| 8.11 |
Fertlizer Imports |
| 8.12 |
Area under Permanent Crops |
| 8.13 |
Agricultural Yields by Major Crop (continued) |
| 8.14 |
Incidence of Drought |
| Chapter 9 |
Power, communications, and transportation |
Figures |
Notes |
| 9.1 |
Electric Power Consumption per Capita
| |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 9.2 |
Energy Production and Use |
| 9.3 |
Telephone, Radio, and Television Availability, 1994-98 |
| 9.4 |
Vehicle Ownership |
| 9.5 |
Road-to-Population Ratio |
| 9.6 |
Paved Primary Roads |
| 9.7 |
Rail Goods Traffic-to-$PPP GDP Ratio |
| 9.8 |
Rail Load to Locomotive Ratio |
| Chapter 10 |
Privatization of public enterprises |
Figures |
Notes |
| 10.1 |
Summary of Privatizations of Public Enterprises
| |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 10.2 |
Divestiture Methods Employed (to end 1999) |
| 10.3 |
Progress in Privatization: Ownership and Control Changes |
| Chapter 11 |
Labor force and employment |
Figures |
Notes |
| 11.1 |
Number and Gender Structure of the Labor Force
| |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 11.2 |
Children under 14 Working in the Labor Force |
| 11.3 |
Unpaid Family Workers as Share of Active Workers |
| 11.4 |
Industrial Structure of the Labor Force |
| 11.5 |
Industrial Structure of Economically Active Population |
| 11.6 |
Wages in Agriculture |
| 11.7 |
Wages in Manufacturing |
| 11.8 |
Wages in Mining and Quarrying |
| 11.9 |
Wages in Construction |
| 11.10 |
Wages in Transport, Storage and Communication |
| 11.11 |
Wages in Community, Social and Personal Services |
| Chapter 12 |
Aid flows |
Figures |
Notes |
| 12.1 |
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) from all Donors, Nominal
|
12-1: Total Net ODA as a Share of Recipient GDP, 1997
12-2: Total Net ODA per Capita, 1999 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 12.2 |
Net ODA from DAC Donors, Nominal |
| 12.3 |
Net ODA from non-DAC Bilateral Donors, Nominal |
| 12.4 |
Net ODA from Multilateral Donors, Nominal |
| 12.5 |
Net ODA from all Donors, Real |
| 12.6 |
Net ODA from DAC Donors, Real |
| 12.7 |
Net ODA from non-DAC Bilateral Donors, Real |
| 12.8 |
Net ODA from Multilateral Donors, Real |
| 12.9 |
Net ODA from all Donors as Share of Recipient GDP |
| 12.10 |
Net ODA from DAC Donors as Share of Recipient GDP |
| 12.11 |
Net ODA from Multilateral Donors as Share of Recipient GDP |
| 12.12 |
Net ODA from all Donors as Share of Recipient GDI |
| 12.13 |
Net ODA from DAC Donors as Share of Recipient GDI |
| 12.14 |
Net ODA from Multilateral Donors as Share of Recipient GDI |
| 12.15 |
Net ODA per Capita from all Donors |
| 12.16 |
Net ODA per Capita from DAC Donors |
| 12.17 |
Net ODA per Capita from Multilateral Donors |
| Chapter 13 |
Social indicators |
Figures |
Notes |
| 13.1 |
Age and Gender Structure of the Population
|
13-1: Life Expectancy, 1998
13-2: GDP per Capita Based on PPP, 1998
13-3: Urban Population as Percentage of Total Population, 1998
13-4: Primary School Gross Enrollment Ratio, 1997
13-5: Maternal Mortality, 1997 |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 13.2 |
Poverty |
| 13.3 |
Income Distribution |
| 13.4 |
Urbanization |
| 13.5 |
Components of Population Change |
| 13.6 |
Survival Prospects |
| 13.7 |
Immunization and ORT Use |
| 13.8 |
Child Malnutrition |
| 13.9 |
Access to Sanitation Facilities |
| 13.10 |
Access to Safe Water |
| 13.11 |
Health Expenditure |
| 13.12 |
Health Care |
| 13.13 |
Illiteracy Rate |
| 13.14 |
Primary School Gross Enrollment ratio |
| 13.15 |
Pupil Progression |
| 13.16 |
Net Primary Enrollment Ratio |
| 13.17 |
Number of School Teachers |
| 13.18 |
Pupil/Teacher Ratio |
| 13.19 |
Secondary School Gross Enrollment Ratio |
| 13.20 |
Public Expenditure on Education |
| 13.21 |
Economic Opportunities of Women |
| 13.22 |
Missing on cd-rom |
| 13.23 |
Relative Prices of Consumption and Investment in PPP Terms, 1993 |
| 13.24 |
Structure of Household Consumption in PPP Terms, 1997 |
| Chapter 14 |
Environmental indicators |
Figures |
Notes |
| 14.1 |
Forest Resources, 1990-95
| |
Scope notes,
Technical notes |
| 14.2 |
Forest Ecosystem, 1996 |
| 14.3 |
Wood Production and Trade, 1986-98 |
| 14.4 |
Freshwater Resources and Withdrawals, 1970-2000 |
| 14.5 |
Marine and Freshwater catches, Aquaculture, Balance of Trade, and Fish Consumption |
| 14.6 |
Energy Production by Source |
| 14.7 |
Energy Consumption by Economic Sector |
| 14.8 |
CO² Emissions from Industrial Processes, 1996 |
| 14.9 |
Globally Threatened Species: Mammals, Birds, and Higher Plants, late 1990s |
| 14.10 |
Globally Threatened Species: Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish, late 1990s |
| 14.11 |
National Protection of Natural Areas, 1999 |
| 14.12 |
International Protected Areas, 1999 |