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FACTBOX-Sub-Saharan Africa's economies
03 Jan 2008 15:14:36 GMT
Source: Reuters
Jan 3 (Reuters) - Below are some estimates for indicators from some of sub-Saharan Africa's top economies, which have been seen as a growing opportunity by foreign investors.

2007 GDP '07 growth '08 growth CPI '08

($ bln) (%) (%) (%) S.Africa 664 4.7 4.2 6.2 Nigeria 197 4.3 8.0 7.4 Sudan 115 11.2 10.7 6.5 Ethiopia 96 10.5 9.6 15.9 Angola 71 23.1 27.2 8.9 Ghana 65 6.3 6.9 8.8 Kenya* 50 6.4 6.5 7.2 Cameroon 43 3.8 5.3 2.7 Tanzania 34 7.1 7.5 5.0 I.Coast 33 1.7 3.8 3.0

*Forecasts do not take account of recent Kenyan turmoil

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2007 GDP - gross domestic product (purchasing power parity valuation). Growth figures represent forecast change in GDP. CPI - consumer price inflation
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