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The Economic Report on Africa (ERA) reviews the performance of the region's economy during the past year and considers the prospects for the short and medium term. With a special focus on poverty...

Africa was the only developing region to accelerate its growth in a turbulent year that saw the synchronized slowdown of all major economies and heightened uncertainty about prospects for the world’s...

This Report examines and provides analysis on the critical elements of effectively fostering industrialisation and hence structural transformation based on extensive review of experience with...

The 2012 Energy Balances contains energy balances for more than 200 countries and territories, showing production, trade, transformation and consumption (by sector) in energy units for all energy...

The 2012 Electricity Profiles contains electricity profiles for about 200 countries and territories, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed...

This issue of the report presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, female) from the latest available census, estimated total population size for 2005 or 2006, and the...

This issue of the report presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, female) from the latest available census, estimated total population size for 2006 or 2007, and the...

This issue presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, and female) from the latest available census, estimated total population size for 2010 or 2011 (the later available...

This issue of the Population and Vital Statistics Report presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, and female) from the latest available census, estimated total population...

This issue of the Population and Vital Statistics Report presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, and female) from the latest available census, estimated total population...

Many African economies are still characterized by a heavy reliance on the primary sector, high vulnerability to external shocks, jobless growth and slow progress towards social development. It is...

Energy economists and planners will benefit from the data presented in this publication. It shows the overall picture of energy production, conversion and consumption for each fuel utilized in...

The latest edition of Energy Balances, prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), contains comprehensive information concerning energy balances pertinent to more...

The latest edition of Electricity Profiles, prepared by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), contains comprehensive electricity profiles for about 200 countries and...

This issue of the Population and Vital Statistics Report presents data for countries or areas on population size (total, male, and female) from the latest available census, estimated total population...

The 2016 edition of the Economic Report on Africa (ERA 2016) focuses on greening industrialization and highlights sustainable and people-centred industrialization. Given the impacts of climate change...

The 2015 Energy Balances contains energy balances for about 220 countries and territories, showing production, trade, transformation and consumption (by sector) in energy units for all energy products...