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Abstract

Estimates and projections used in this report are based on data provided by country desks as of August 30, 2006. Projections are staff estimates. The database covers 44 countries of the African Department; Eritrea and Liberia are not included in aggregate groupings because of data limitations. The rest of the data are consistent with those underlying the World Economic Outlook (WEO), September 2006. While data follow established international statistical methodologies to the extent possible, variable choice may be determined by country-specific definitions. The coverage and definitions of data for different countries are therefore not always comparable. Moreover, many countries are not yet able to compile high-quality data.

Estimates and projections used in this report are based on data provided by country desks as of August 30, 2006. Projections are staff estimates. The database covers 44 countries of the African Department; Eritrea and Liberia are not included in aggregate groupings because of data limitations. The rest of the data are consistent with those underlying the World Economic Outlook (WEO), September 2006. While data follow established international statistical methodologies to the extent possible, variable choice may be determined by country-specific definitions. The coverage and definitions of data for different countries are therefore not always comparable. Moreover, many countries are not yet able to compile high-quality data.

Data and Conventions

For Tables SA12, SA7, SA21, and SA22, country group composites are calculated as the arithmetic average of data for individual countries, weighted by GDP valued at purchasing power parity (PPP) as a share of the total group GDP. The source of PPP weights is the WEO database.

For Tables SA34, SA6, SA812, SA1420, and SA2325, country group composites are calculated as the arithmetic average of data for individual countries, weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates as a share of total group GDP.

For Table SA5, country group composites are calculated as the geometric average of data for individual countries, weighted by GDP valued at PPP as a share of the total group GDP. The source of PPP weights is the WEO database.

For Table SA13, country group composites are calculated as the geometric average of data for individual countries, weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates as a share of total group GDP.

WAEMU is the West African Economic and Monetary Union. CEMAC is the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. SADC is the Southern African Development Community. COMESA is the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Country Groupings 1/

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Note: Asterisk (*) marks countries that have reached the completion point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative and have qualified for MDRI relief.

These groupings follow Collier and O’Connell (2006), who show that the effect of being resource-rich is independent of location and thus classify all SSA economies by endowment and location. A country is classified as resource-rich if primary commodity rents exceed 10 percent of GDP (South Africa is not classified as resource-intensive, using this criterion). In terms of location, countries are classified by whether they have ocean access (coastal) or are landlocked.

List of Tables

SA1. Real GDP Growth, 1997-2007 33

SA2. Real Non-Oil GDP Growth, 1997-2006 34

SA3. Real Per Capita GDP Growth, 1997-2006 35

SA4. Real Per Capita GDP, 1997-2006 36

SA5. Consumer Prices, 1997-2007 37

SA6. Total Investment, 1997-2006 38

SA7. Domestic Saving, 1997-2006 39

SA8. Overall Fiscal Balance, Including Grants, 1997-2006 40

SA9. Overall Fiscal Balance, Excluding Grants, 1997-2006 41

SA10. Government Revenue, Excluding Grants, 1997-2006 42

SA11. Government Expenditure, 1997-2006 43

SA12. Broad Money, 1997-2006 44

SA13. Broad Money Growth, 1997-2006 45

SA14. Claims on Nonfinancial Private Sector, 1997-2006 46

SA15. Export of Goods and Services, 1997-2006 47

SA16. Imports of Goods and Services, 1997-2006 48

SA17. Trade Balance, 1997-2006 49

SA18. External Current Account, Including Grants, 1997-2007 50

SA19. External Current Account, Excluding Grants, 1997-2007 51

SA20. Official Grants, 1997-2006 52

SA21. Real Effective Exchange Rates, 1997-2005 53

SA22. Nominal Effective Exchange Rates, 1997-2005 54

SA23. External Debt to Official Creditors, 1997-2006 55

SA24. Terms of Trade, 1997-2006 56

SA25. Reserves, 1997-2006 57

Table SA1.

Real GDP Growth

(Percent)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and World Economic Outlook (WEO) database, August 30,
Table SA2.

Real Non-Oil GDP Growth

(Percent)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA3.

Real Per Capita GDP Growth

(Percent)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA4.

Real Per Capita GDP

(U.S. dollars, at 2000 prices, using 2000 exchange rates)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA5.

Consumer Prices

(Annual average percent change)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA6.

Total Investment

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA7.

Domestic Saving

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA8.

Overall Fiscal Balance, Including Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.

For Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Mali the projection of the fiscal balance for 2006 has been particularly distort of debt relief under the MDRI. If MDRI relief had been given on flow terms, the projected overall fiscal balance for countries as a share of GDP would be -5.0 percent, -5.1 percent , and -3.4 percent, respectively.

Table SA9.

Overall Fiscal Balance, Excluding Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA10.

Government Revenue, Excluding Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA11.

Government Expenditure

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA12.

Broad Money

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA13.

Broad Money Growth

(Percent)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA14.

Claims on Nonfinancial Private Sector

(Percent of broad money)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA15.

Exports of Goods and Services

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA16.

Imports of Goods and Services

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA17.

Trade Balance

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA18.

External Current Account, Including Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA19.

External Current Account, Excluding Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA20.

Official Grants

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA21.

Real Effective Exchange Rates1

(Index, 2000 = 100)

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Source: IMF, Information Notice System, August 30, 2006.

An increase indicates appreciation.

Table SA22.

Nominal Effective Exchange Rates1

(Index, 2000 = 100)

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Source: IMF, Information Notice System, August 30, 2006.

An increase indicates appreciation.

Table SA23.

External Debt to Official Creditors

(Percent of GDP)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA24.

Terms of Trade

(Index, 2000 = 100)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
Table SA25.

Reserves

(Months of imports of goods and services)

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Sources: IMF, African Department database, August 30, 2006; and WEO database, August 30, 2006.
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