Little Data Book on Africa 2006 (African Development Indicators) pdf

Human development
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HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Capable states and partnership
Household welfare
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Millennium Development Goals
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From Africa Development Indicators
The Little Data
Book on Africa

2006 The Little Data Book on Africa
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Acknowledgments 5
Introduction 6
Data notes 7
Country tables (in alphabetical order)
Algeria 8
Angola 10
Benin 12
Botswana 14
Burkina Faso 16
Burundi 18
Cameroon 20
Cape Verde 22
Central African Republic 24
Chad 26
Comoros 28
Congo, Dem. Rep. 30
Congo, Rep. 32
Côte d'lvoire 34
Djibouti 36
Egypt, Arab Rep. 38
Equatorial Guinea 40
Eritrea 42

Ethiopia 44
Gabon 46
Gambia, The 48
Ghana 50
Guinea 52
Guinea-Bissau 54
Kenya 56
Lesotho 58
Contents
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Country tables (continued)
Liberia 60
Libya 62
Madagascar 64
Malawi 66
Mali 68
Mauritania 70
Mauritius 72
Morocco 74
Mozambique 76
Namibia 78
Niger 80
Nigeria 82
Rwanda 84
São Tomé and Principe 86
Senegal 88
Seychelles 90
Sierra Leone 92
Somalia 94
South Africa 96

Sudan 98
Swaziland 100
Tanzania 102
Togo 104
Tunisia 106
Uganda 108
Zambia 110
Zimbabwe 112
Glossary 114
Contents (continued)
52006 The Little Data Book on Africa
The Little Data Book on Africa 2006 was produced by the Office of the Chief
Economist for the Africa Region and the Operational Quality and Knowledge
Services in collaboration with the Development Economics Data Group. It
was prepared by a team led by Jorge Arbache and Vildan Verbeek-Demiraydin
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Acknowledgments
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Development Indicators 2006 book and CD-ROM. Together they cover about
1,200 indicators on Africa. The country tables in The Little Data Book 2006
present the latest available data for World Bank member countries.
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Introduction
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Dollars are current U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified.
Growth rates are proportional changes from the previous year.
Data are for 2004 or 2005, except where other wise noted. Figures in italics
indicate that data are from 2000–03.
indicates that data are not available.
— is not applicable.
Data notes
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Country North
data Africa
Algeria
Population (millions) 32.4 150.5
Population growth (%) 1.5
GNI per capita ($) 2,270 1,784
Economic density ($/km
2
) 35,694 48,640
GDP ($ millions) 85,014 279,114
GDP growth (%) 5.2 4.6
GDP per capita (2000 $) 1,992 1,879
GDP per capita growth (%) 3.6 2.5
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 132 99
Current account balance (% of GDP) 13.1 6.2
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) 7.4
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 36 16

Total external debt (% of GDP) 26 32
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 46.8 28.1
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 32.4 24.8
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 13.1 14.1
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 81 77
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 20 24
Startup procedures for new business 14 11
Time required to start a business (days) 26
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 52
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 407
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 8
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 504
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 59
Average time to clear customs (days) 22
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 51
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days)
Electrical outages for firms (days per year)
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 126
Real interest rate (%) 2 2
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%) 35
Courts as major constraint (%)

Courts and property rights as major constraint (%) 27
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%) 45
Finance as major constraint (%) 51
Electricity as major constraint (%) 12
Labor regulation as major constraint (%) 13
Labor skills as major constraint (%) 26
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 6.9
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 98 1,930
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 1,467 1,467
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 41 38
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 31 34
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 100 109
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 620 2,314
Remittances received ($ millions) 2,460
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Country North
data Africa
Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 71 71
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 35 30
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 40 37
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 96
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 140 127
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 10
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 81

Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5)
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 0.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 1
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 1.1
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 94
Student–teacher ratio, primary 27 25
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 112 105
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 90
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 99
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 83
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 37
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 92 96
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 80 84
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 82 57
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 99 89
Access to electricity (% of urban population)
Access to electricity (% of rural population)
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 215
Households with own telephone (% of urban households)
Households with own telephone (% of rural households)
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 26
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%)
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 3 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —

Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 313 2,804
Net aid (% of GDP) 0.4 1.2
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 10 19
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 235 2,036
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 0 91
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 78 677
Net aid (% of central government expenditure)
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions)
Reached HIPC decision point — —
Reached HIPC completion point — —
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Angola
Population (millions) 15.5 726.4
Population growth (%) 2.9
GNI per capita ($) 930 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 15,693 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 19,564 528,146
GDP growth (%) 11.1 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 799 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 7.9 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 158 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) 4.2 –2.4

Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) 0.2
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 37 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 49 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 24.5 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 9.2 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 4.3 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 17 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 1 5
Startup procedures for new business 14 11
Time required to start a business (days) 146 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 334 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 1,011 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 5 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 656 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 33 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 64 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 125
Real interest rate (%) 26 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)

Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 2.2 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 0 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 522 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 70 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 66 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 134 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 853 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 7,339
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 41 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 154 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 260 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 45
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 1,700 874

Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 31
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 64
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5) 2
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 3.7 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 30 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.1
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 72
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 92 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 76 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 70 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 40 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 16 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 56 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 54 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 11 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%)
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 2.6 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI Endorsed —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 2 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —

Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 1,144 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 5.8 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 74 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 1,015 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) –2 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 131 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 317.1
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point No —
Reached HIPC completion point No —
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Benin
Population (millions) 8.2 726.4
Population growth (%) 3.2
GNI per capita ($) 450 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 36,589 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 4,047 528,146
GDP growth (%) 3.1 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 324 541
GDP per capita growth (%) –0.2 2.9

GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 153 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) –8.0 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –3.7
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 16 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 47 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 5.5 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 18.2 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 12.1 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 26 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 3 5
Startup procedures for new business 8 11
Time required to start a business (days) 32 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 50 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 570 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 5 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 270 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 53 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 53 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 125
Real interest rate (%) 2 4

Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 0.4 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 48 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 1,147 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 14 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 27 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 92 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 47 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 55 7,339
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 55 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient 36
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 90 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 152 168

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 66
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 850 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 23
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 85
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5) 7
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 1.8 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 10 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.0
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 49 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 52 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 99 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 45
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 71 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 87 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 55 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 79 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 60 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 12 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 58 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 50 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 6 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 38 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 9 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 1 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 12 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%) 32
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 3.7 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 3 —

Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 378 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 9.3 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 46 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 210 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 0 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 168 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 2,868.8
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 460 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point Yes —
Reached HIPC completion point Yes —
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Botswana
Population (millions) 1.8 726.4
Population growth (%) –0.1
GNI per capita ($) 4,360 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 15,834 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 8,974 528,146
GDP growth (%) 4.9 5.1

GDP per capita (2000 $) 3,671 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 5.0 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 138 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) 9.0 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –1.8
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 45 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 6 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 38.2 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 30.6 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 13.2 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 74 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 6 5
Startup procedures for new business 11 11
Time required to start a business (days) 108 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 69 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 154 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 8 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 140 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 53 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 30 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2

of land area) 125
Real interest rate (%) 5 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 0.3 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 5 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 241 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 52 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 50 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 98 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 58 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 39 7,339
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 35 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 84 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 116 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 94
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 100 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 13
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 90
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5)
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 24.1 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 18 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.4
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 92 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 26 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 104 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 94
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 102 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 69 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 47 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 100 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 90 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 25 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 57 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 396 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 34 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%)
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating —

Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 6 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 5 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 39 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 0.4 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 22 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 33 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) –2 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 8 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure)
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point — —
Reached HIPC completion point — —
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Country Saharan
data Africa
Burkina Faso
Population (millions) 12.8 726.4
Population growth (%) 3.2
GNI per capita ($) 350 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 17,631 22,361

GDP ($ millions) 4,824 528,146
GDP growth (%) 3.9 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 248 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 0.6 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 152 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) –9.6 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –9.1
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 14 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 41 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 4.8 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 19.1 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 10.8 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 12 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 1 5
Startup procedures for new business 12 11
Time required to start a business (days) 45 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 107 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 446 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 6 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 270 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 48 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 84 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)

Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 125
Real interest rate (%) 2 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 0.5 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 2 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 941 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 11 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 23 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 127 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 21 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 50 7,339
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Sub-
Country Saharan
data Africa
Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 48 46

Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.) 46
Gini coefficient 40
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 97 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 192 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 38
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 1,000 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 38
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 78
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5) 7
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 2.0 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 12 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.1
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 29 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 49 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 53 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 31
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 76 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 90 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 80 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 82 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 44 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 5 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 45 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 40 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 0 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 37 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 18 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 0 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 4 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%) 25

Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 3.8 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 3 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 610 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 12.6 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 48 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 331 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 1 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 278 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 1,687.3
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 930 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point Yes —
Reached HIPC completion point Yes —
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Burundi
Population (millions) 7.3 726.4
Population growth (%) 3.4
GNI per capita ($) 90 600
Economic density ($/km

2
) 25,862 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 664 528,146
GDP growth (%) 4.8 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 107 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 1.3 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 85 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) –7.2 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –19.7
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 20 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 209 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) –8.4 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 13.7 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 2.7 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 12 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 2 5
Startup procedures for new business 11 11
Time required to start a business (days) 43 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 94 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 433 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 1 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 140 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 174 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 69 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)

Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 174 125
Real interest rate (%) 3 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 1.5 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 3 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 1,329 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 9 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 35 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 100 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 0 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 7,339
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Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 44 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 114 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 190 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 25
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 1,000 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 45
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 75
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5)
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 3.3 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 13 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.0
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 33 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 51 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 80 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24) 73
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 82 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 93 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 93 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 90 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 78 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 35 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 47 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 45 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 0 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 12 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 1

Internet users (per 1,000 people) 3 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%)
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 3.0 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 2 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 351 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 52.8 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 48 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 184 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 0 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 166 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 1,575.8
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 1,472 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point Yes —
Reached HIPC completion point No —
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Cameroon
Population (millions) 16.0 726.4
Population growth (%) 1.8

GNI per capita ($) 810 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 33,896 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 15,775 528,146
GDP growth (%) 3.7 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 737 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 1.8 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 134 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) –3.4 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –0.8
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 15 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 60 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 18.5 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 18.9 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 15.7 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 44 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 5 5
Startup procedures for new business 12 11
Time required to start a business (days) 37 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 93 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 585 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 8 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 1,300 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 48 58
Average time to clear customs (days)
Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 56 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52

Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 45 125
Real interest rate (%) 5 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 0.4 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 35 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 1,728 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 23 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 28 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 96 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 242 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 11 7,339
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Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 46 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.) 40
Gini coefficient 45
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 87 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 149 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 62
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 730 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5) 18
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 64
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5)
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 5.4 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 4.6 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.2
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 63 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 53 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 114 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 87 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 82 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 54 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 84 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 41 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 33 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 63 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 85 51
Access to electricity (% of rural population) 21 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 103 84

Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 4 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 0 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 10 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%) 20
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 3.3 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI Endorsed —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 2 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 2 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 1 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 762 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 4.8 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 47 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 572 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 1 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 189 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 245.3
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 2,800 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point Yes —
Reached HIPC completion point No —
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Cape Verde

Population (millions) 0.5 726.4
Population growth (%) 2.3
GNI per capita ($) 1,720 600
Economic density ($/km
2
) 235,265 22,361
GDP ($ millions) 948 528,146
GDP growth (%) 4.4 5.1
GDP per capita (2000 $) 1,292 541
GDP per capita growth (%) 2.0 2.9
GDP implicit price deflator (annual % change, $ series) 148 134
Current account balance (% of GDP) –6.5 –2.4
Fiscal balance (cash surplus or deficit, % of GDP) –7.5
Central government revenue (% of GDP) 22 24
Total external debt (% of GDP) 55 45
Drivers of growth
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) –12.2 21.9
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 20.4 18.9
Private sector capital formation (% of GDP) 11.6 13.3
Gross secondary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 66 29
Gross tertiary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 6 5
Startup procedures for new business 11
Time required to start a business (days) 64
Cost to start a business (% of GNI per capita)
Time required to register a property (days) 118
Time required to enforce a contract (days) 439
Protecting investors disclosure index (0 low to 10 high) 5
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) 394
Total tax payable (% of gross profits) 58
Average time to clear customs (days)

Rigidity of employment index (0 least rigid to 100 most rigid) 53
Time for firm to obtain electrical connection (days) 52
Electrical outages for firms (days per year) 51
Time for firm to obtain telephone connection (days)
Cost of phone call to the US (US cents per 3 min)
Ratio of paved to total roads (%)
Road density (road km/1,000 km
2
of land area) 125
Real interest rate (%) 4
Domestic credit to private sector (% GDP)
Policy uncertainty as major constraint (%)
Corruption as major constraint (%)
Courts as major constraint (%)
Courts and property rights as major constraint (%)
Crime as major constraint (%)
Tax rates as major constraint (%)
Finance as major constraint (%)
Electricity as major constraint (%)
Labor regulation as major constraint (%)
Labor skills as major constraint (%)
Irrigated land (% of cropland) 6.1 3.6
Fertilizer use (thousands of metric tons) 0 2,344
Tractors per 100 hectares of arable land
Cereal crop yield (kg per hectare) 156 1,095
Exports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 34 35
Imports of goods and ser vices (% of GDP) 66 40
Terms of trade index (2000 = 100) 97 121
Foreign direct investment, net inflows ($ millions) 39 10,117
Remittances received ($ millions) 92 7,339

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Participating in growth
Life expectancy at birth (years) 70 46
Poverty headcount ratio at national pover ty line (% of pop.)
Gini coefficient
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live bir ths) 27 100
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) 36 168
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 150 874
Child malnutrition, underweight (%under age 5)
Child immunization, measles (% ages 12–23 mos.) 69
Children sleeping under treated bednets (% under age 5)
HIV prevalence (% ages 15–49) 6.1
AIDS deaths (thousands) 2,000
Physicians per 1,000 people, 1997 0.5
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 95 62
Student–teacher ratio, primary 27 46
Gross primary enrollment, total (% of relevant age group) 111 92
Youth literacy rate, total (% ages 15–24)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondar y school 100 84
Labor force participation rate, male (% ages 15–64) 79 86
Labor force participation rate, female (% ages 15–64) 37 63
Improved water source (% of urban population with access) 86 82
Improved water source (% of rural population with access) 73 45
Improved sanitation (% of urban population with access) 19 26
Improved sanitation (% of rural population with access) 61 55
Access to electricity (% of urban population) 51

Access to electricity (% of rural population) 6
Telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 281 84
Households with own telephone (% of urban households) 12
Households with own telephone (% of rural households) 1
Internet users (per 1,000 people) 50 19
Rural residents within 2 km of all-season road (%)
Capable states
CPIA 2005 overall rating 4.1 —
Country implementing or endorsed the EITI —
Corruption Perceptions Index score (0 corrupt to 10 clean) 3 —
Control of corruption (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Voice and accountability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Political stability (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Government effectiveness (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Regulatory law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 4 —
Rule of law (quintile 1 low to 5 high) 3 —
Partnership
Net aid ($ millions) 140 23,871
Net aid (% of GDP) 14.7 4.5
Net aid per capita from all donors ($) 282 33
Net aid from DAC donors ($ millions) 91 15,331
Net aid from non-DAC bilateral donors ($ millions) 0 94
Net aid from multilateral donors ($ millions) 49 8,446
Net aid (% of central government expenditure) 602.9
Debt relief committed under HIPC Initiative ($ millions) 50,282
Reached HIPC decision point — —
Reached HIPC completion point — —