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
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
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? Source WHO: Covid-19 Dashboard - Nigeria Short answer What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? Source WHO Health Emergency Dashboard - Covid-19 Short answer How many confirmed Covid-19 cases are there in South Africa? The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases stood at 4,011,657 as of 31 Aug 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps a tally of global confirmed Covid-19 cases, which is updated daily.You can find the numbers per country here and here. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Agriculture What are the major agricultural products in Cameroon? Source World Trade Organisation - Cameroon Profile Short answer What are the major agricultural products in Cameroon? Cameroon's main agricultural products are cocoa beans, cotton and bananas (including plantains). ... Back Full answer