- Home
- Books
- UNESCO Science Report 2015
- Chapter
West Africa
- Authors: George Essegbey, Nouhou Diaby and Almamy Konte
- Main Title: UNESCO Science Report 2015 , pp 470-497
- Publication Date: July 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210059053c024
- Language: English
Most West African countries are striving to achieve lower or upper middle-income status1 within the next 15 years. This goal is enshrined in the current development plans and economic policies of Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Togo, for instance. Nigeria even plans to join the world’s top 20 economies by 2020. Yet, for two-thirds of West African countries, middle-income status remains an elusive goal: annual GDP per capita remains below US$ 1 045 in all of Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone and Togo.
© 2015 United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210059053
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210059053
Sustainable Development Goals:
-
From This Site
/content/books/9789210059053c024dcterms_title,dcterms_subject,pub_keyword-contentType:Journal -contentType:Contributor -contentType:Concept -contentType:Institution105
/content/books/9789210059053c024
dcterms_title,dcterms_subject,pub_keyword
-contentType:Journal -contentType:Contributor -contentType:Concept -contentType:Institution
10
5