Kenya overtakes Ghana, Tunisia as size of economy climbs by 25%

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• Conventional Youth 11 years ago

  Tanzania, East Africa’s second-largest economy after Kenya, plans to revise its GDP data later this year, which may increase the size of the $33 billion economy by a fifth.

  Tanzania, East Africa’s second-largest economy after Kenya, plans to revise its GDP data later this year, which may increase the size of the $33 billion economy by a fifth.

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• Conventional Youth 11 years ago

  GDP was measured at $55.2 billion last year from $44.1 billion previously, Zachary Mwangi, acting director-general of the statistics agency, told reporters in the capital, Nairobi. That compares with the World Bank’s estima ...
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  GDP was measured at $55.2 billion last year from $44.1 billion previously, Zachary Mwangi, acting director-general of the statistics agency, told reporters in the capital, Nairobi. That compares with the World Bank’s estimates of $48 billion for Ghana and $47 billion for Tunisia.

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• Goose&Gander 11 years ago

  Nigeria's economy is not 'about US $500 billion' as you mischievously put it, but US$520 billion. Check the World Bank website for confirmation.

  Nigeria's economy is not 'about US $500 billion' as you mischievously put it, but US$520 billion. Check the World Bank website for confirmation.

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• kusa 11 years ago

  so what ?...can it provide basic services to the Nigerians? Answer is NO..NO.NO!!! this is just pure nonsense. Nigeria can say its economy is 20 trillion , it means nothing...

  so what ?...can it provide basic services to the Nigerians? Answer is NO..NO.NO!!! this is just pure nonsense. Nigeria can say its economy is 20 trillion , it means nothing...

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• kusa 11 years ago

  OK...First Nigeria , now Kenya...at the end the question is:--are the people better off than they were a year ago? If these countries including Ghana cannot provide basic water , food and electricity all this GDP manipulatio ...
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  OK...First Nigeria , now Kenya...at the end the question is:--are the people better off than they were a year ago? If these countries including Ghana cannot provide basic water , food and electricity all this GDP manipulation means squat...

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• MR. DZIDZINYO KWODZJO 11 years ago

  Ghana accurate G.D.P. of 85Billion Euros.. always measured in European Euros not U.S?D.??Foreign Investment From U.S. and BRIT.PERTROL-GAS CHEVRON MOBILE is ESTIMATED AT $25BIllion CONTRACT?GRANTED and That of HOLLAND,SHE ...
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  Ghana accurate G.D.P. of 85Billion Euros.. always measured in European Euros not U.S?D.??Foreign Investment From U.S. and BRIT.PERTROL-GAS CHEVRON MOBILE is ESTIMATED AT $25BIllion CONTRACT?GRANTED and That of HOLLAND,SHELL Company AND CHINOPERTROL WITH MINERAL?GOLD, BAUXITEFACTORY) EXPLORATION CONTRACTS?CONSTRUCTION PROJECT) IS?????BILLION. THE?COMMERCIAL BANKERS OUGHT TO TELL THE MASSES HOW FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT..ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT,SOCIAL SERVICE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT CREATION FOR THE?YOUTH TO AGED.. INVESTMENT. WASHINGTON D?C?BANKERS CANNOT TELL GHANA `S G.D?P. ?

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• Agyeman 11 years ago

  I always knew that Kenya's economy was larger than Ghana's even before rebasing and even before they begin to factor in their newly found oil riches.Sleepy Ghana lazying off into inconsequence.

  I always knew that Kenya's economy was larger than Ghana's even before rebasing and even before they begin to factor in their newly found oil riches.Sleepy Ghana lazying off into inconsequence.

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