"10 African countries with the least healthy economies in 2024"

" 10 African countries with the least healthy economies in 2024 \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nA weak economy entails broad and complex consequences for African countries.\r\n\r\nHigh unemployment, inadequate healthcare and education systems, rising poverty and inequality, decreased foreign investment, weaker governance, failing infrastructure, and stifled technological and industrial progress are just a few of the consequences.\r\n\r\nCertain African economies are expected to perform very well this year when based on its real GDP growth, however, some fail to fall into this category.\r\n \r\n\r\nAfrica's economic outlook is positive due to several factors. The African Development Bank (AfDB) projects that Africa on average will recover from the economic shocks that have stunted the growth of their economy. The continent is expected to grow at the second-fastest rate behind Asia.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe Bank's most recent economic forecast report, \u00a0Driving Africa's Transformation: \u00a0The Reform of the Global Financial Architecture, supports this.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nWhile the cumulative average seems delightful, it doesn't necessarily tell the entire tale. Some countries in the region are on the opposite side of the spectrum.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThese countries are projected to have the lowest positive outlooks expressed as real GDP growth and below are ten of the lowest.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nSince real GDP growth measures the increase in the value of goods and services produced in an economy after taking inflation into account, it is a crucial indication of an economy's performance.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \"The growth rate of real GDP is often used as an indicator of the general health of the economy,\"\u00a0 according to the\u00a0 International Monetary Fund. \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n 10 African countries with the least healthy economies in 2024 \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Rank \r\n Country \r\n Real GDP growth (%) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n 1. \r\n Sudan \r\n -5.9 \r\n \r\n \r\n 2. \r\n South Sudan \r\n -5.0 \r\n \r\n \r\n 3. \r\n Equatorial Guinea \r\n -5.0 \r\n \r\n \r\n 4. \r\n S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe \r\n 1.2 \r\n \r\n \r\n 5. \r\n South Africa \r\n 1.3 \r\n \r\n \r\n 6. \r\n Lesotho \r\n 1.7 \r\n \r\n \r\n 7. \r\n Zimbabwe \r\n 2.0 \r\n \r\n \r\n 8. \r\n Tunisia \r\n 2.1 \r\n \r\n \r\n 9. \r\n Central African Rep. \r\n 2.3 \r\n \r\n \r\n 10. \r\n Namibia \r\n 2.6 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n "

"10 African countries with the least healthy economies in 2024"

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