Table 1.
Country data and statistics in 2016. GDP, gross domestic product; PPP, purchasing power parity.
| Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| total area (km2) | 580 367 | 118 484 | 923 768 | 947 300 |
| % land area | 98.1 | 79.4 | 98.6 | 93.5 |
| national population (million)a | 47.2 | 17.6 | 181.2 | 53.9 |
| % urban populationa | 26 | 16 | 48 | 32 |
| population annual growth rate (%)a | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| unemployment rate (%)a | 11.9 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (international dollar)a | 3020 | 1159 | 6039 | 2653 |
| GDP annual growth rate (%)a | 5.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 7.0 |
| GDP composition (%)a | ||||
| agriculture | 33.3 | 29.7 | 20.9 | 31.5 |
| industry | 19.1 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 26.4 |
| services | 47.6 | 54.3 | 58.8 | 42.2 |
| labour force by occupation (%)b | ||||
| agriculture | 38.0 | 84.7 | 2.1 | 66.7 |
| industry | 14.3 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 6.0 |
| services | 47.8 | 6.9 | 78.5 | 27.3 |
| Gini indexc | 48.5 | 46.1 | 43.0 | 37.8 |
aData for 2015.
bInternational Labour Organization modelled estimates for 2017.
cMost recent data available from http://databank.worldbank.org (last accessed: 31 March 2018).