The structure of the public sector in African countries

Abstract

At its fifth session the Conference of African Statisticians agreed that the ECA secretariat should undertake deep and meaningful studies of the public sector. However, although statistics of this sector have been accorded the highest priority in the United Nations revised “System of National Accounts” such studies have been rendered difficult owing to the fact that relevant country data have been deficient, not only in terms of availability but also in terms of comparability.