Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 0.3% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Middle Africa 9th out of 23 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 6 France 4.2% compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 8 India 3.3% compare
- 9 Japan 3.0% compare
- 10 Switzerland 2.7% compare
- 11 Italy 2.0% compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 2.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Middle Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 40.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 66.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 16.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 1,290 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.51 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 45.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Middle Africa was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Middle Africa ranks 9th out of 23 regions with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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