African statistical yearbook = Annuaire statistique pour l’Afrique 2015

Abstract

The Yearbook series is a result of joint efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of economic and social data on African countries as well as the development of a common harmonized database. The Joint African Statistical Yearbook aims to break with the practices of the past where each regional/sub-regional organization was publishing statistical data on African countries of the continent in an inefficient way, leading to duplication of efforts and inefficient use of scarce resources. It is expected that the joint collection and sharing of data between regional institutions will promote wider use of country data, reduce costs and significantly improve the quality of the data and lead to better monitoring of development initiatives on the continent. The data in this issue of the Yearbook are arranged generally for the years 2006 to 2014 or for the last nine years for which data are available.