African Economic Performance Explorer
A comprehensive analysis revealing economic patterns across Africa's diverse landscape. This exploration transforms two decades of financial data into compelling visual narratives, uncovering growth trajectories, regional clusters, and the resilience stories of 52 nations navigating global economic shifts.
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Project Overview
This data exploration project examines economic performance across Africa's 52 countries spanning from 2000 to 2021. Drawing from comprehensive economic datasets, the analysis reveals fascinating patterns of growth, resilience, and regional economic dynamics that tell the story of a continent in transition.
Key Insights Uncovered
- Economic Diversity: From Nigeria's massive economy to Seychelles' high per-capita wealth, the data reveals Africa's incredible economic diversity
- Growth Patterns: Identified consistent high performers like Ethiopia and Rwanda alongside resource-driven economies with higher volatility
- Regional Clusters: Clear geographic patterns emerge, with distinct economic characteristics across North, West, East, Southern, and Central African regions
- Resilience Stories: The 2020 pandemic impact and subsequent recovery patterns showcase different national economic strategies
Technical Approach
The project involved extensive data cleaning and restructuring of IMF World Economic Outlook data, transforming over 8,600 data points into a coherent analytical framework. The visualization strategy emphasizes progressive disclosure, allowing users to explore from continental overview to country-specific details through interconnected charts and maps.
Data Sources & Methodology
Built using IMF World Economic Outlook database, covering GDP growth rates, total GDP, GDP per capita, inflation rates, and unemployment data. The analysis employed Python for data processing and Tableau for interactive visualization, ensuring both analytical rigor and accessible presentation.