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Median Real Income, Sub- Saharan Africa
Growth in GDP per capita, Emerging Countries Other Countries Oil Exporters Botswana4.1 Burundi-0.8 Angola7.6 Burkina Faso2.8 Central African Republic-0.5 Cameroon1.7 Cape Verde4.0 Comoros-0.3 Chad3.4 Ethiopia4.1 Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.1 Congo, Rep.1.3 Ghana2.6 Cote d'Ivoire-0.9 Eq. Guinea23.6 Lesotho2.3 Djibouti-0.4 Gabon-0.7 Mali2.5 Eritrea-1.7 Mauritania1.1 Mauritius3.7 Gambia, The1.5 Nigeria2.3 Mozambique5.4 Guinea1.7 Sudan4.7 Namibia2.4 Guinea-Bissau-2.3 Rwanda3.7Niger0.6 Sao Tome and Principe5.0 Madagascar0.9 Seychelles2.6 Somalian.a. South Africa2.0 Swaziland1.9 Tanzania3.0 Togo0.2 Uganda3.8 Zimbabwe-2.9 Zambia1.8 Threshold Countries Benin1.3 Kenya Liberia Malawi1.2 Senegal1.4 Sierra Leone
Average Per Capita Income
Growth in Per Capita Income
Gross Capital Formation (Investment)
Total Trade
Productivity Growth Total Factor Productivity Growth in SSA (3 year rolling average)
Agricultural Production
Infant Mortality
Primary School Enrollment
Population Growth Rate
Poverty Rates in the Emerging African Countries Share of population with incomes less than $1.25/day
Changes in Commodity Prices
Five Fundamental Changes 1. The Rise of Democracy and Improved Governance 2. Stronger Economic Policies 3. The End of the Debt Crisis and Improved Donor Relations 4. The Rise of New Technologies 5. The Emergence of a New Generation
Major Changes in the Emerging Countries: Economic Policy Reform, Political Change, and Per Capita Income
African Democracies
Freedom House Scores Average of Political Rights and Civil Liberties Scores
Freedom House and Polity IV Scores
Incidence of Domestic Conflict Average number of incidents per year per country group
African Leaders Departure From Power Source: Daniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young, 2007, “The Institutionalization of Political Power in Africa,” Journal of Democracy 18-3 (July), pp. 128.
Governance Indicators Source: World Bank Institute Rule of LawRegulatory Quality YearEmergingNon-emergingEmergingNon-emerging Government EffectivenessPolitical Stability EmergingNon-emergingEmergingNon-emerging Control of CorruptionVoice & Accountability EmergingNon-emergingEmergingNon-emerging
2. Stronger Economic Policies Prevalence of “Anti-Growth Syndromes”
Currency Overvaluation: The Real Exchange Rate
Average Import Tariff Rates
Changes in Agricultural Policies: The Nominal Rate of Assistance
Costs of Starting a Business
3. The End of the Debt Crisis and Change in Donor Relationships
Official Financing for the Emerging African Countries
4. The rise of new Technologies: Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)
Internet Subscriptions (per 100 people)
5. The Emergence of a New Generation