Real GDP growth (per cent change over previous quarter; PPP-based; seasonally adjusted) - Africa - IMF - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: Real GDP by region (IMF)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Africa, seasonally-adjusted PPP-based real GDP growth was 0.42 per cent in 2025-Q3, compared to 0.78 in 2025-Q2.
Sample. The quarterly series presented in the graph has 54 data points overall. The series covers the time range stretching from June 2012 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: GDP growth registered a minimum of -15.42 per cent in June 2020; it recorded a maximum of 13.61 in September 2020; it had a mean of 0.76.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | -0.027092191 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.781581525 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.417430801 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Country | Africa |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Rescaling | PPP-based |
| Measure type | Period-over-period percentage change |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | International Monetary Fund |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse subject to conditions |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | GM03 |
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