GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Northern Africa, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 0.8% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 29th out of 50 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 29th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release