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Table 3 Projected estimates of GDP for various African regions and individual countries before, currently, and post-COVID-19 outbreak [35, 47]

From: Race against death or starvation? COVID-19 and its impact on African populations

Gross domestic product

Pre (2019) (%)

During (2020) (%)

Post (2021) (%)

Africa

2.4

− 2.4 to − 5.1

4.1

SSA

3.1

− 1.6

4.2

OE

1.7

− 2.9

2.5

Angola

− 1.5

− 1.4

2.6

Chad

3

− 0.2

6.1

Gabon

3.4

− 1.2

3.6

Nigeria

2.2

− 3.4

2.6

DRC

− 0.9

− 2.3

3.4

MIAC

2.3

− 3

4.9

Cameroon

3.7

− 1.2

4.1

Ivory Coast

6.9

2.7

8.7

Ghana

6.1

1.5

5.9

Senegal

5.3

3

5.5

South Africa

0.2

− 5.8

4

Zambia

1.5

− 3.5

2.3

LIAC

5.6

1.6

4.9

DRC

4.4

− 2.2

3.5

Ethiopia

9.0

3.2

4.3

Kenya

5.6

1

6.1

Madagascar

4.8

0.4

5.0

Mali

5.1

1.5

4.1

Tanzania

6.3

2

4.6

Rwanda

10.1

3.5

6.7

Uganda

4.9

3.5

4.3

  1. SSA Sub-Saharan Africa, OE Oil exporters, MIAC Middle-income countries, LIAC Low-income countries