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African
Development Indicators 2003: Drawn from the World Bank
Africa Database, this publication provides the most detailed
collection of development data on Africa in one volume. It
presents data from 53 African countries and 5 regional country
groups, arranged in separate tables or matrices for more than
500 indicators of development.
This volume
provides data from 1980-2001 with a wealth of Indicators,
grouped into 16 chapters: background data; national accounts;
prices and exchange rates; money and banking; external sector;
external debt and related flows; government finance; agriculture;
power, communications, and transportation; public enterprises;
labor force and employment; aid flows; social indicators;
environmental indicators; Household Welfare Indicators; and
HIPC debt initiative.
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Each chapter
begins with a brief introduction on the nature of the data and their
limitations, followed by a set of statistical tables, charts, and
technical notes that define the indicators and identify their specific
source. Included this year are new tables on HIV/AIDS, Communications
and Transportation, the HIPC Debt Initiative, and Household Welfare
Indicators.
World
Bank Africa Database 2003: This CD-ROM offers a comprehensive
database with year-by-year time series of most indicators going
back to 1970. This portable database on Africa contains over 1,200
indicators of macro-economic, sectoral, and social data for 53 African
countries and 20 regional country groups. These series provide analysts
data needed to help place the most recent years in a historical
context. It also contains the Country at-a-Glance tables for all
African countries, Excel based Executive Summary Briefings, and
the electronic copy of the publication tables.
The CD-ROM and
book are designed to provide all those interested in Africa with
a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs
and aid flows in the region. Both are invaluable reference tools
for analysts and policymakers who want a better understanding of
the economic and social developments occurring in Africa.
We welcome user
feedback and suggestions for improving ADI in future years. Please
send your question or comments to Mr. Tariqul Khan (email: Tkhan1@worldbank.org),
Team Leader, ADI 2003.
How to Order
African
Development Indicators 2003 and the World
Bank Africa Database 2003 on CD-ROM are available from World
Bank Publications, at the World Bank InfoShop at 701 18th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., or can be ordered by telephone
(703 661-1580). They are also available from overseas
distributors of World Bank publications, Bank resident missions
and libraries that serve as depositories
of World Bank publications.
Selected
Chapters from the Africa Development Indicators 2003
- Introduction
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77 KB PDF)
- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents in English and French, Foreword, Acknowledgments,
Preface, and Acronyms and Abbreviations (
65KB
PDF)
- Selected Background
Data Chapter One: Basic indicators, Population, and Technical
notes (
51KB
PDF)
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