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Last updated on: 2009-07-22

2009 African Statistical Yearbook

Timely and reliable statistics are considered essential for evidence-based policy and decision-making and for better support to policy implementation, monitoring progress and evaluation of outcomes and impacts of development initiatives such as the Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs), the new Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These initiatives have accordingly resulted in an unprecedented increase in demand for statistics as policy makers and other stakeholders seek information on national and international developments. This increased demand has been accompanied by a new culture championing rigorous monitoring and evaluation of outcomes and evidence-based policy decisions. Indeed critical to achievement of development results is the ability to measure and closely monitor them. This is in line with the commitment made by developing countries, including those in Africa, to managing for results.

The 2009 African Statistical Yearbook, the first issue of a series, is a result of joint efforts by major African regional organizations to set up a joint data collection mechanism of socioeconomic data on African countries as well as the development of a common harmonized database. The Joint African Statistical Yearbook is meant to break with the practices of the past where each regional/sub-regional organization was publishing statistical data on African countries of the continent in an inefficient way, leading to duplication of efforts, inefficient use of scarce resources, increased burden on countries and sending different signals to users involved in tracking development efforts on the continent. It is expected that the joint collection and sharing of data between regional institutions will promote wider use of country data, reduce costs and significantly improve the quality of the data and lead to better monitoring of development initiatives on the continent.

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