African Statistical Yearbook 2017

The African Statistical Yearbook presents time-series data over the latest nine years for which data is available.

Presents data arranged on a country basis & covers statistics on: population & employment; national accounts; agriculture; forestry & fishing; industry; transport & communications; foreign trade; prices & social statistics.

The African Statistical Yearbook is a publication jointly produced by Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC), presenting time-series data over the latest nine years for which data are available, showing how African countries performed in several economic and social thematic areas. The summary tables present selected standardized indicators for all African countries to enable comparisons between countries and the country profiles present indicators grouped into nine thematic areas: these are not necessarily used for comparison between countries.

This publication which constitutes the fifth part of Volume II covers the eleven countries in South Africa. The statistics presented are arranged on a country basis and cover such areas as: population; national accounts; agriculture, forestry and fishing; industry; transport, communications and international tourism; foreign trade; prices; finance; and social statistics. The publication facilitates comparative studies with the multiple years of data presented.