Nigeria Is One Of The Fastest Growing Countries In Africa

Angola, Namibia and Nigeria are the fastest growing countries in Africa in terms of wealth per capita, according to a report by New World Wealth. The countries were ranked by wealth growth between 2000 and 2013. Angola recorded a percentage growth of 527 percent, Namibia had 289 percent and Nigeria recorded 275 percent growth. Zimbabwe came last on the list, recording a negative growth rate of 10 percent. The organisation, which provides information on the global wealth sector, with a special focus on Africa, Asia and the Middle East, considered 19 African countries in its research.

South Africans were reported as the wealthiest individuals in Africa with $11,310 in wealth per person, whilst Ethiopians are the poorest with $260 per person. Despite recent uprising in North African countries, Libya (2nd), Tunisia (4th), Algeria (6th), Egypt (8th) and Morocco (7th) ranked high on the list. Nigeria ranked 10th and Kenya 12th. Mozambique and Uganda joined Ethiopia at the bottom of the list. Nigeria trailed South Africa and Egypt on the total wealth rankings with $227.5 billion. Zimbabwe was last on the list with total individual wealth of $7.2 billion. The economic outlook in Africa has improved over the years, evidently so in the report that puts the lowest growth at 47 percent, Angola topped the economic growth list, recording a 737 percent growth. Ghana followed with 506 percent growth. Nigeria was 4th with 316 percent growth.
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