Top 10 African countries with the fastest-growing economies in 2019

2019 looks to be a good year for the continent, if the economic projection by different institutions is anything to go by.

According to the African Development Bank, the continent’s economy is set to accelerate to 4.0 per cent in 2019 and 4.1 per cent in 2020. 

In its 2019 African Economic Outlook report, the AfDB also indicated that the continent still faces quite a number of  challenges including “risks from uncertainty in escalating global trade tensions, normalization of interest rates in advanced economies, and uncertainty in global commodity prices could dampen growth.”

From the report, East Africa is set to lead the continent in improved economy with a 5.9 growth in 2019, followed by the North, Central, West and Southern Africa.

The International Monetary Fund also predicted an improved economic growth for the continent with top 10 African countries showing more than 6 per cent projected growth.  However, more needs to be done to achieve or surpass these projections.

Libya

According to the IMF, Libya is projected to have an economic growth of 10.8 per cent, a drop of 0.1 points from 2018.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia comes in second with a percentage growth of 8.5 per cent, an increase from 7.5 per cent from 2018.

Rwanda

Rwanda’s economy is projected to increase by 7.8 per cent, an increase from 7.2 per cent in 2018.

Ghana

Ghana is projected to increase from 6.3 per cent in 2018 to 7.6 per cent in 2019.

Ivory Coast

With a projected growth of 7.0 per cent, Ivory Coast dropped from 7.4 in 2018.

Senegal

This West African country is set to improve its economy by 6.7 per cent, a drop from 7.0 in 2018.

Tanzania

Tanzania is projected to improve its 2019 economy by 6.6 per cent, an increase from 5.8 per cent in 2018.

Benin

In 2019, Benin economy is set to increase by 6.3 per cent, an increase from 6.0 growth in 2018.

Uganda

In 2018, Uganda was projected to grow 5.9 per cent, but it bounded back at 6.1 per cent. In 2019, it is projected to grow by 6 per cent.

Kenya

The IMF predicts Kenya will have an economy growth of 6.1 per cent in 2019, an increase from 6.0 in 2018.

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