African Economic Outlook 2007

The 31 countries examined in this sixth edition of the African Economic Outlook account for some 86 per cent of Africa’s population and 91 per cent of itseconomic output.

Related Documents

• African Economic Outlook 2005/2006
• African Economic Outlook 2004/2005 - What's New for Africa?
• African Economic Outlook 2003/2004
• African Economic Outlook 2002/2003
• African Economic Outlook - Report

AEO 2007 - Namibia country study

NAMIBIA HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL YEARS of moderate economic growth, due mainly to strong performance in diamond production and prudent macroeconomic policies. Growth averaged 4.5 % a year over the period 2000-05, and is expected to reach 4.8 % in 2006 and 2007 and 4.9 % in 2008.

AEO 2007 - Mozambique country study

MOZAMBIQUE HAS ACHIEVED IMPRESSIVE economic expansion since the end of the civil war. Over the past five years, growth averaged 8.9 %. The economy is estimated to have expanded by 7.9 % in 2006.

AEO 2007 - Cote d'Ivoire country study

DESPITE THE POLITICAL CRISIS, ongoing since 2002, Côte d’Ivoire’s economy nonetheless registered growth estimated at 1.2 per cent in 2006. This slowdown resulted from delays in the start of reconstruction works, themselves incurred by delays in the peace process and an ongoing climate of insecur

AEO 2007 - Rwanda country study

RWANDA HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS in rebuilding its economic and social infrastructure since the end of the 1994 war. Real GDP grew by, 6.3 per cent in 2005 and is estimated to have increased by 4.3 per cent in 2006.

African Economic Outlook 2007 - Statistical Tables

AEO 2007 - Tables

AEO 2007 - Republic of Congo country study

DESPITE AN IMPROVED ECONOMIC situation foreshadowing a brighter future, Congo is still suffering overall from the 1990s civil wars, whose devastatingeffects on the populations and infrastructures continue to weigh heavily on economic and social recovery.

AEO 2007 - Ethiopia country study

THE ETHIOPIAN ECONOMY has performed strongly in recent years. Growth has averaged an impressive 8.9 per cent over 2004-06, driven mainly by strongagricultural growth along with expansion in industry and services.

AEO 2007 - Botswana country study

MACROECONOMIC STABILITY and prudent use of diamond export earnings have catapulted Botswana, a low-income country half a century ago, to its currentstatus as an upper middle-income country.

AEO 2007 - Burkina Faso country study

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 45 per cent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. Nonetheless, development perspectives appear good based on recent economic performances.