Infrastructure development is a key driver for progress across the African continent and a critical enabler for productivity and sustainable economic growth. This was in recognition of the fact that Africa’s weak physical infrastructure base was impeding the region’s progress toward improved living standards, poverty reduction, domestic and international trade and investment, and socially inclusive GDP growth.
Across the African continent, high income and upper middle income countries placed high infrastructure index (approximately 20-40) in 2016 whereas most lower middle income and low income countries did not even reach 10 of infrastructure index. A key driver of these countries to have improved infrastructure was to attract tourist from Europe and North America.
Source: African Development Bank Group
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Across the African continent, high income and upper middle income countries placed high infrastructure index (approximately 20-40) in 2016 whereas most lower middle income and low income countries did not even reach 10 of infrastructure index. A key driver of these countries to have improved infrastructure was to attract tourist from Europe and North America.
Source: African Development Bank Group
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The overall infrastructure index in Africa shows an improved, smoother distribution from 2003 to 2016 due to an increase in high infrastructure index.
Source: African Development Bank Group
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Source: African Development Bank Group
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The countries with the highest income level invested decent portion of GDP on their development of infrastructure; Seychelles, Botswana, and Cote d'Ivoire well-established infrastructure concentrated in certain areas to attract tourists from Europe and North America.
Source: World Bank Indicator NV.IND.TOTL.ZS
Created with: Tableau
Source: World Bank Indicator NV.IND.TOTL.ZS
Created with: Tableau
Across the Sub-Saharan African Countries, the following five countries show the highest share of GDP on infrastructure, and yet distinctive trends. Though countries faced some challenges, they have made significant infrastructure progress in recent years, spanning the transport and mobile telephony sectors. For instance, the Gabonese government strengthened public investment management and launched multi-year plans to improve its infrastructure since 2000.
Source: World Bank Indicator NV.IND.TOTL.ZS
Created with: R, ggplot
Source: World Bank Indicator NV.IND.TOTL.ZS
Created with: R, ggplot