Economy How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? Source Minister Patricia De Lille notes tourism statistics (2023) Short answer How many people are employed in South Africa’s tourism sector? According to the latest available data, the tourism sector in South Africa directly employed 459,533 people in 2020. This was a significant decrease of 41.1% or 320,563 employees compared to 2019. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s unemployment rate? According to Statistics South Africa, the official unemployment rate for South Africa in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded at 32.9%. The rate for the second quarter of 2023 was 32.6%. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? Source Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2023 Short answer What is South Africa’s youth unemployment rate? South Africa's youth unemployment rate for the 15-34 age group (NEET) in the second quarter of 2023 was reported to be 34.2%. ... Back Full answer
Economy Agriculture How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Source Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q1 2023 (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much does agriculture contribute to Nigeria’s GDP? Agriculture contributed 19.63% to nominal GDP in the first quarter of 2023. This figure was lower than the share recorded in the first quarter of 2022 and in the fourth quarter of 2022 which were 21.09% and 24.90% respectively. However, the sector contributed 21.66% of total GDP in real terms in the... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What was South Africa’s gini coefficient in 2020? Source The World Bank: Inequality in Southern Africa: An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union Short answer What was South Africa’s gini coefficient in 2020? The Gini coefficient is a globally used measure of inequality, between individuals or households within an economy. The coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, with 0 representing perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 representing perfect inequality (where one person has all the inco... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? Source Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Short answer Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What is South Africa’s Gini coefficient? Source The World Bank: Inequality in Southern Africa: An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union Short answer What is South Africa’s Gini coefficient? The Gini coefficient is a globally used measure of inequality, among individuals or households within an economy. The coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 represents perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 indicates perfect inequality (where one person has all the income and... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Source World Bank: Kenya’s Economy is Showing Resilience as Output Rises Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Driven by a Rebound in the Services Sector Short answer Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Kenya's economy has demonstrated resilience to the Covid-19 shock, with output in the first half of 2021 rising above pre-pandemic levels. In 2021 as a whole, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5%, one of the faster recoveries among Sub-Saharan African countries. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is the average household income in South Africa? Source StatsSA: Quarterly employment statistics (QES) June 2022 Short answer What is the average household income in South Africa? Statistics South Africa has published the latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the second quarter of 2022, showing what workers are getting paid across the various sectors in the country. These figures include the payment of bonuses and overtime. The formal non-agricultural sector saw a q... Back Full answer