#YouAsked Economy Which is Africa’s fastest-growing economy? Source African Economic Outlook 2023 Short answer Which is Africa’s fastest-growing economy? Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania are among the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies in 2023-24. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What is Nigeria’s balance of trade? Source National Bureau of Statistics: Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q2 2023) Short answer What is Nigeria’s balance of trade? In the second quarter of 2023, Nigeria’s total trade balance was N12,741.96 billion. Total exports amounted to t N7,015.71 billion and total imports were N5,726.25 billion. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy How much does fuel cost in Nigeria? Source National Bureau of Statistics: Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch (November 2023) Short answer How much does fuel cost in Nigeria? The average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) in November 2022 was N202.48,a 29.81% increase compared to the value in November 2021 (N167.60). ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy What is Nigeria’s GDP per capita? Source World Bank: GDP per capita (current US$) - Nigeria Short answer What is Nigeria’s GDP per capita? The country’s GDP per capita (nominal GDP divided by the mid-year population) was US$2,184 in 2022 as per World Bank estimates. ... 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
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
#YouAsked Crime & justice How many men and women respectively are murdered every day in South Africa? Source South African Police Service Annual Report 2021/2022 Short answer How many men and women respectively are murdered every day in South Africa? The South African Police Service's annual report recorded 25,204 murders in 2021/22, an increase of 26.6% from the 19,904 recorded in 2020/21. Of the victims, 3,198 were women and 20,924 were men. The South African Police Service's latest crime statistics covering January to March 2023 recorded 6... Back Full answer
Agriculture What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What is Kenya’s largest farming sector? In 2022, cut flowers had the largest recorded marketed agricultural production in Kenya at KSh 103.5 billion, followed by tea at KSh 156.7 billion and cattle and calves at KSh 84.7 billion. ... Back Full answer
Agriculture How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Source Economic Survey 2023 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer How much wheat does Kenya produce and consume? Wheat production fell by 13% from 349,000 tonnes in 2021 to 271,000 tonnes in 2022, according to the Economic Survey 2023. The country consumed 2.1 million tonnes of wheat as food. A total of 11 tonnes were used as seed and 122 tonnes had “other” uses. Another 40 tonnes were lost. ... Back Full answer