Download the Statistical Annex

This web page serves as the statistical annex for the Africa’s Development Dynamics 2021 report, making public the data compiled in the production of the report. Scrolling down, you can view these data within your browser, download summary tables, or access the full dataset of all available indicators going back to 2000. You can also download the Statistical Annex as an Excel file.


All indicators that were chosen for the annex provide national figures for all or nearly all African countries, as well as most countries in the rest of the world. These data are presented both for individual countries, and for certain groupings of countries such as by continent, by region, by income level, by level of development, or by level of natural resource production.

Summary tables for download

• Table 1 - Indicators of growth, employment and inequality
• Table 2 - Annual real GDP growth rate 1990-2025
• Table 3 - Annual population growth rate 1990-2025
• Table 4 - Annual real GDP growth per capita, 1990-2025
• Table 5 - Demographic estimates
• Table 6 - Basic education indicators
• Table 7 - Projected education profiles
• Table 8 - Projected youth education profiles
• Table 9 - Labour force characteristics
• Table 10 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy
• Table 11 - Indicators of inequality and poverty
• Table 12 - Gender indicators
• Table 13 - Communications infrastructure
• Table 14 - Digitalisation
• Table 15 - Basic Health Indicators
• Table 16 - Subjective well-being
• Table 17 - Growth decomposition by expenditure
• Table 18 - Public finances
• Table 19 - Trade by manufacturing intensity
• Table 20 - Export diversification
• Table 21 - Global and regional trade
• Table 22 - External financial inflows
• Table 23 - Ecological sustainability

 To download all the summary tables in a single Excel file, click here.

Bulk downloads

Click to download the entire database of statistical indicators, including historic data back to 2000: CSV (compressed) / Excel

The indicators in the Africa’s Development Dynamics Statistical Annex can also be found online through the OECD's online statistical portal at https://stats.oecd.org/ and clicking on "Development", followed by "Africa's Development Dynamics" on the menu.

More information and metadata

Data was obtained from various sources, including harmonised data sets of annual national data from reputable international institutions, as well as some indicators that were calculated by researchers working on the publication. The statistical annex will be updated regularly in order to incorporate the addition of more recent figures, as well as updates and corrections in external data sources. Therefore some differences between figures in the Statistical Annex and figures reported in the publication may reflect changes to the data tables made after the publication of the written report.

For more information on methodology and sources, you may download the following metadata files: 

• For the list of all statistical indicators, along with their descriptions and methodologies, click here.
• For a table showing all countries included in each country grouping, click here.
• For the list of all sources of reported data, click here.