GDP growth in major Sub-Saharan Africa economies 2019-2021
Among major economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya might present the strongest GDP growth rate in 2021, at 6.3 percent. According to forecasts, the country will recover from a weak 0.6 percent expansion in 2020, boosted by developments in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Similarly, Senegal and Tanzania might register a GDP growth of 5.2 percent each, returning to similar levels pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Additionally, South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which recorded an economic shrink in 2020, might rebound in 2021, with positive growth rates.