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Top Ten Cities for Economic Growth* (2012-2017)
RANK
CITY
COUNTRY
1
Accra
Ghana
2
Lusaka
Zambia
3
Luanda
Angola
4
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
5
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
6
Nairobi
Kenya
7
Kampala
Uganda
8
Johannesburg
South Africa
9
Kinshasa
Dem. Republic of Congo
10
Durban
South Africa
* Rankings are based on data for the following variables from 2009-2011
GDP per capita growth
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Countries by Income Categories
COUNTRY
INCOME BRACKET
PER CAPITA GNI* (US$)
POPULATION
(in millions)
Algeria
Upper middle
$4,470
36.0
Angola
Upper middle
$4,060
19.6
Benin
Low
$780
9.1
Botswana
Upper middle
$7,480
2.0
Burkina Faso
Low
$570
17.0
Burundi
Low
$250
8.6
Cameroon
Lower middle
$1,210
20.0
Cape Verde
Lower middle
$3,540
0.5
Central African Republic
Low
$470
4.5
Chad
Low
$690
11.5
Comoros
Low
$770
0.8
Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)
Low
$190
67.8
Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville)
Lower...
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