Economic Development

Economic Development in Africa

GDP, jobs, poverty and resource use across African economies – linking macroeconomic trends to human wellbeing.

Growth, Jobs & Living Standards

Economic growth is a necessary – but not sufficient – condition for sustainable development. This dashboard tracks how GDP growth translates into jobs, reduced poverty, and better lives for people across Africa.

We combine data on GDP (PPP, constant 2021 international $), unemployment, extreme poverty, happiness/life satisfaction, resource use (domestic material consumption per capita), and PPP conversion factors. This helps identify where growth is inclusive – and where it is not.

Data Highlights

Sources include: World Bank, Our World in Data and related global economic statistics, filtered for African countries only.

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Countries with GDP data
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Latest GDP Year
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Median GDP (PPP)

Explore how GDP relates to poverty, unemployment, happiness and resource intensity in the African context.

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GDP (PPP, constant 2021 international $) -- Year: --
Jobs & Poverty
Unemployment rate --
Extreme poverty (proxy: $3/day) --
Resources & Prices
Domestic material consumption per capita --
PPP conversion factor (LCU per int. $) --
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GDP & Unemployment Over Time
Macroeconomic paths for a selected African country
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Latest GDP (PPP)
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Change since first year
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Latest unemployment rate
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Unemployment change
Select a country to see its GDP and unemployment trajectory.
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GDP per capita vs Happiness
Each point is an African country (latest available year)
Wellbeing at different income levels
GDP per capita vs Extreme Poverty (proxy)
Share of people living below $3/day (2021 prices)
Lower is better
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Unemployment Over Time
Country vs African median (where data available)
Jobs & labour market
Domestic Material Consumption per Capita
Resource use intensity – latest available year
Tonnes per person per year
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Country GDP (PPP) Unemployment rate Extreme poverty (proxy) DMC per capita PPP conversion factor
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