African Indicators

AfriFacto organises African country data into indicators that can be explored, compared and interpreted over time. This catalogue describes the indicators currently configured in our data engine. Coverage and the latest available year may differ by country and indicator.

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Demographics

Life expectancy

Definition: Life expectancy at birth.

Unit: years | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: SP.DYN.LE00.IN

Population

Definition: Total population.

Unit: people | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: SP.POP.TOTL

Urban population

Definition: Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS

Digital

Internet access

Definition: Individuals using the Internet.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: IT.NET.USER.ZS

Economy

GDP

Definition: Gross domestic product at purchaser prices, current US dollars.

Unit: current US$ | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

GDP growth

Definition: Annual GDP growth.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Inflation

Definition: Inflation measured by consumer prices.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Infrastructure

Electricity access

Definition: Access to electricity.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS

Labour

Unemployment

Definition: Unemployment rate, modeled ILO estimate.

Unit: percent | Frequency: annual

Source indicator code: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Interpreting the data

Indicator values are not necessarily available for every country and year. Check the displayed year, unit and source for the observation you use. Values from different years or definitions should not be treated as directly comparable without considering their context.

This catalogue lists indicators configured in AfriFacto’s database; it does not imply that every country has complete or current observations for every indicator.