Economy What is South Africa’s GDP per capita? Source The World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$) - South Africa Short answer What is South Africa’s GDP per capita? After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022. The country's GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population) was US$6,994 in 2021. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is Nigeria’s national debt? Source National Bureau of Statistics: Nigeria's Total Public Debt as at June 30, 2022 Short answer What is Nigeria’s national debt? Nigeria's Total Debt Stock (Foreign & Domestic), as of 30 June 2022 stood at N45.5billion (US$103.3 million). ... Back Full answer
Economy How much does Zimbabwe earn from tourism in a year? Source Tourism Trends & Statistics Report 2021 (Zimbabwe Tourism Authority) Short answer How much does Zimbabwe earn from tourism in a year? The tourism sector is estimated to have generated about US$397 million in 2021, a 10% rise from $360 million in 2020 and about $850 million less than the year 2019. ... Back Full answer
Economy How much money do non-residents of Zimbabwe send home in a year? Source Monetary Policy Statement – 18 February 2021 (Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) Short answer How much money do non-residents of Zimbabwe send home in a year? In the year 2021, diaspora remittances – or funds sent home by Zimbabwe’s non-resident population – amounted to US$5.4 million, a 58% increase from the previous year of $6.3 million. The increase is mainly due to the liberalisation of the use of free funds in the country and improved channelli... Back Full answer
Economy What region receives the largest share of African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) loans? Source African Export-Import Bank: Half Year 2022 Results Presentation Short answer What region receives the largest share of African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) loans? West Africa accounted for 42.9% of Afreximbank loans in the first half of 2022. The major beneficiaries of this support were the financial services and oil and gas sectors. The bank has stepped in to fill the financing gap created in the oil and gas sector following the withdrawal of international b... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of South Africa’s population is female? Source Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2022 Short answer What share of South Africa’s population is female? For 2022, Statistics South Africa estimates the mid-year population to be 60.6 million people. Approximately 51% (about 31 million) of the population is female. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What is Nigeria's fertility rate? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What is Nigeria's fertility rate? In 2018, the total fertility rate of women in Nigeria was 5.3 births per woman. This was a slight decline from 5.8 births per woman in 2016 and 2017. This data comes from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, which defined the total fertility rate as the average number of children born ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Welfare & population What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's doctor population is female? According to the statistical report on men and women, female doctors made up less than 35% of all doctors in 2017 and 2018. In 2019 this share increased slightly to 35.04%. ... Back Full answer
Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's teacher population is female? In 2019, 56.2% of primary school teachers across Nigeria were female. This dropped to 50.4% in secondary schools and 23.6% among university academic staff. Women accounted for just 15% of professors. ... Back Full answer