Country |
Key Economic Ratios and Trends |
1986 |
1996 |
2005 |
2006 |
Egypt |
GDP (US$ billions) |
35.9 |
67.6 |
89.7 |
107.5 |
|
GDP growth (annual %) |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
6.8 |
|
GNI per capita (US$) |
.. |
1,100 |
1,260 |
1,350 |
|
Exports of goods and services/GDP |
15.7 |
20.7 |
30.3 |
31.3 |
|
Total debt/GDP |
111.2 |
46.6 |
38.0 |
.. |
|
Total debt service/exports |
27.0 |
12.9 |
7.7 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenya |
GDP (US$ billions) |
7.2 |
12.0 |
19.2 |
21.2 |
|
GDP growth (annual %) |
2.8 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
|
GNI per capita (US$) |
.. |
320 |
540 |
580 |
|
Exports of goods and services/GDP |
25.8 |
25.2 |
26.7 |
24.3 |
|
Total debt/GDP |
63.6 |
56.6 |
32.1 |
.. |
|
Total debt service/exports |
35.7 |
27.4 |
4.5 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria |
GDP (US$ billions) |
20.2 |
35.3 |
98.6 |
115.3 |
|
GDP growth (annual %) |
4.3 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
|
GNI per capita (US$) |
.. |
250 |
560 |
640 |
|
Exports of goods and services/GDP |
17.1 |
48.1 |
53.3 |
56.3 |
|
Total debt/GDP |
109.9 |
89.0 |
22.5 |
.. |
|
Total debt service/exports |
28.4 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa |
GDP (US$ billions) |
79.5 |
143.7 |
242.1 |
255.2 |
|
GDP growth (annual %) |
1.2 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
|
GNI per capita (US$) |
.. |
3,770 |
4,770 |
5,390 |
|
Exports of goods and services/GDP |
30.6 |
24.7 |
27.5 |
29.8 |
|
Total debt/GDP |
.. |
18.1 |
12.7 |
.. |
|
Total debt service/exports |
.. |
11.6 |
6.7 |
.. |
Source: World Bank Development Economics LDB database
Note:
- “..” shows that data is not available.
- The indicator “Exports of goods and services/GDP” is used to reflect a country’s
level of integration in the global economy.
- GDP growth rate, i.e. the change in the volume of output is used to provide analyses and forecasts on the state of the economy.
- Gross national income (GNI) per capita is used for analyses and comparisons of living standards between countries and over time.
Country |
Indicators |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
Egypt |
Total population (millions) |
61.2 |
67.3 |
74.0 |
75.4 |
|
Population growth (annual %) |
.. |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
|
Population, female (% of total) |
49.7 |
49.8 |
49.9 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenya |
Total population (millions) |
27.2 |
30.7 |
34.3 |
35.1 |
|
Population growth (annual %) |
.. |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
|
Population, female (% of total) |
50.2 |
50.2 |
49.9 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria |
Total population (millions) |
109.0 |
124.8 |
141.4 |
144.7 |
|
Population growth (annual %) |
.. |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
|
Population, female (% of total) |
49.7 |
49.6 |
49.4 |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa |
Total population (millions) |
39.1 |
44.0 |
46.9 |
47.4 |
|
Population growth (annual %) |
.. |
2.5 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
|
Population, female (% of total) |
50.7 |
50.9 |
50.9 |
51.0 |
Source: Development Economics LDB database, World Bank
World Development Indicators database, World Bank, April 2007
Social Indicators 2000-06 |
Egypt |
Kenya |
Nigeria |
South Africa |
Human Development Index ranking (out of 177 countries with data in 2005) |
112th |
148th |
158th |
121st |
Urban Population (% of total population) |
43 |
21 |
49 |
60 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
71 |
49 |
44 |
51 |
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) |
28 |
79 |
100 |
55 |
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) |
9 |
20 |
29 |
.. |
Access to an improved water source (% of population) |
98 |
61 |
48 |
88 |
Literacy (% of population age 15+) |
71 |
74 |
69 |
82 |
Labor force % (average annual growth) |
2.7 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
| Source: |
Human Development Report 2007/2008 |
| |
Development Economics LDB database, World Bank |
| |
|
| Note: |
The human development index (HDI) provides a broadened prism for viewing human progress and the complex relationship between income and well-being. It gives a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and enrollment at the primary, secondary and tertiary level), and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power parity and income). |
Country |
Indicators |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
Egypt |
Public expenditure on education as a % of GDP |
5.7 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.. |
.. |
|
Compulsory schooling (years) |
.. |
.. |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
Gross enrollment ratio (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level |
85.4 |
91.5 |
99.8 |
100.5 |
100.8 |
|
Secondary level |
61.4 |
70.8 |
76.5 |
83.4 |
85.5 |
|
Tertiary level |
18.1 |
16.7 |
20.2 |
36.3 |
33.9 |
|
Private sector enrollment share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level (%) |
4.8 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
|
Secondary level (%) |
.. |
4.1 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kenya |
Public expenditure on education as a % of GDP |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
|
Compulsory schooling (years) |
.. |
.. |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Gross enrollment ratio (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level |
99.0 |
94.5 |
84.9 |
97.7 |
112.2 |
|
Secondary level |
21.3 |
23.8 |
24.4 |
39.2 |
48.8 |
|
Tertiary level |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
|
Private sector enrollment share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4.5 |
|
Secondary level (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
6.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria |
Public expenditure on education as a % of GDP |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
.. |
.. |
|
Compulsory schooling (years) |
.. |
.. |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
Gross enrollment ratio (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level |
103.6 |
91.9 |
93.3 |
95.5 |
102.9 |
|
Secondary level |
34 |
24.8 |
32 |
24.2 |
34.2 |
|
Tertiary level |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
6.6 |
10.2 |
|
Private sector enrollment share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4.8 |
.. |
|
Secondary level (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa |
Public expenditure on education as a % of GDP |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
|
Compulsory schooling (years) |
.. |
.. |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Gross enrollment ratio (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level |
.. |
106.6 |
132.8 |
106.7 |
104.1 |
|
Secondary level |
.. |
66.3 |
95.4 |
84.9 |
93.4 |
|
Tertiary level |
.. |
11.7 |
17.5 |
14.4 |
15.3 |
|
Private sector enrollment share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary level (%) |
.. |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
|
Secondary level (%) |
.. |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank, 14 September 2007 |
