Economy How much debt does Kenya have? Source Central Bank of Kenya Weekly Bulletin - 03 November 2023 Short answer How much debt does Kenya have? Kenya’s total public debt was KSh10.52 trillion (roughly US$94.77 billion) in August 2023, according to the central bank. ... Back Full answer
Economy Welfare & population What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Source World Bank: Unemployment, total (% of total labour force) (modelled ILO estimate) - Kenya Short answer What is the unemployment rate in Kenya? Kenya's unemployment rate was 5.5% in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is the GDP per capita of Kenya? Source World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$) - Kenya Short answer What is the GDP per capita of Kenya? The country's GDP per capita (nominal gross domestic product divided by the mid-year population) was $2,099.3 in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture Which agricultural commodity has the highest trade value in Nigeria? Source Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2023) (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer Which agricultural commodity has the highest trade value in Nigeria? In the third quarter of 2023 ‘superior quality Cocoa beans’ had the highest export value in Nigeria at N42.24 billion. This was followed by other cut flowers and flower buds’ with N36.32 billion and ‘Sesamum seeds’ with N23.22 billion. Topagriculturalimports in the third quarter of 2023 in... Back Full answer
Natural resources & energy Economy What is the contribution of the oil sector to Nigeria’s GDP? Source National Bureau of Statistics: Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q3 2023 Short answer What is the contribution of the oil sector to Nigeria’s GDP? In nominal terms, Nigeria's GDP stood at N60.66 trillion in the third quarter of 2023. The oil sector contributed 5.48%) to the total real GDP that quarter, lower than the 5.66% figure recorded in the corresponding period of 2022, and also less than in the preceding quarter, when it contributed 5.34... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Nigeria’s biggest agricultural export? Source Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2023) (Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Nigeria’s biggest agricultural export? Raw cocoa beans are Nigeria's largest agricultural export commodity. The crop accounts for N42.24 billion of the country’s total agricultural exports as of the third quarter of 2023. ... Back Full answer
Economy What is the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria? Source The World Bank: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) - Nigeria Short answer What is the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria? The World Bank defines youth as people between the ages of 15 and 24. In 2021, the unemployment rate among young people in Nigeria was 19.6%. ... Back Full answer
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