The Statistics Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) is pleased to present this “Assessment of Agricultural Statistical Systems in Africa: Measuring the Capacity of African Countries to Produce Timely, Reliable, and SustainableAgricultural Statistics.” The agricultural sector remains the engine of growth for many countries in Africa – as it does for man...

TheFinal Reportof the SMART (Sustainable Market Access for African Road Transport) study is aimed at analysing the main regulatory and non-physical barriers that impede a streamlined movement of vehicles and goods within and between the different Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, and at providing recommendations in order to increase efficiency of cros...

Good infrastructure is essential for socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Safe and accessible water supplies, reliable energy, good transport networks and communications technology are all vital to a region's development agenda. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the state of infrastructure in Africa and provides an integrated analysis ...

This manual for the compilation of gross domestic product (GDP) was prepared by the Statistics Depart-ment of the African Development Bank as a training material for regional member countries. It is based on the materials prepared for the regional workshops organized by the African Development Bank within its statistical capacity building (SCB) program. The deploy...

The 2017 edition of The Africa Competitiveness Report comes out at a challenging time for the continent. In recent years, growth in several African countries has been subdued after more than a decade of solid expansion. The slowdown is largely due to the protracted low commodity prices as well as the reduced growth in emerging markets such as China, and in advance...

The AfDB Statistics Pocketbook presents summary economic and social data on regional member countries and operational activities of the African Development Bank Group. Most of the indicators shown are selected from other Bank publications, namely: Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations; Indicators on Gender, Poverty, the Environment, and Progress towards...