Service Features Comparable forecasts. The dataset covers {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'A&MECF / XXX key cities', '{{A&MECF / XXX key cities}}')}} key cities across Africa and the Middle East, chosen because of their size, growth potential and market value. Deep analysis by location. Consistent annual historic data and forecasts for total GDP and employment, as well as for industries, population, income distribution, consumer spending, and retail sales. Data is produced in both local currency and US dollars terms for comparative analysis of market size and growth. Long-term forecasts. The annual data generally refers back to 2000, and the forecast horizon is to {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'Forecasts to YYYY', '{{Forecasts to YYYY}}')}}. Annual updates. The dataset is updated once a year. This involves bringing in the latest data, developments in world commodity prices, and latest outlooks for the world economy, which have knock-on impacts to the projections for countries and cities in the service. Advanced analytical functions. Our web-based databank allows users to quickly build custom queries and view data in tables, dashboards, charts, or maps with full export as an image or to Excel.
Cities
Forecast for {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'GCFS / cities / XX Africa', 'GCFS / citi…')}} cities in Africa and 31 business centres in the Middle East.
African & Middle Eastern Cities Forecasts
What is the African & Middle Eastern Cities Forecasts Service? This unparalleled forecasting service measures, tracks, benchmarks, and forecasts economic performance and change in major city locations across the Middle East and Africa, and provides deep insights into evolving income and consumer spending patterns. The databank offers an annual time series and long-term forecasts to {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'Forecasts to YYYY', '{{Forecasts to YYYY}}')}} for key demographic, economic, labour market and industry variables, as well as detailed household income distribution and consumer spending, and aggregate retail sales.
What are the benefits? Web-based application. Our Global Data Workstation is a web-based application that provides a variety of data selection, heat map, chart visualisations, data downloads, data sharing, and personalisation features. All assets can be exported as image or Excel files. Add-in. The Excel Data Workstation is an add-in which allows the user to import data selectively or make use of pre-built dashboards. Customisation. Our models, forecasts, and datasets can be customised to fit the unique needs of your organisation. Excellent customer service. We offer our clients a comprehensive customer support with full access to our experienced economists and IT support team. In addition, each client is assigned a relationship manager to provide direct support for end users.
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Sub-Saharan Africa ({{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'A&MECF / Sub-sahara countries', '{{A&MECF / Sub-sahara countries}}')}} countries, {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'A&MECF / Sub-sahara cities', '{{A&MECF / Sub-sahara cities}}')}} cities): Angola: Huambo, Luanda; Benin: Cotonou; Botswana: Gaborone; Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou; Burundi: Bujumbura; Cameroon: Douala, Yaoundé; Cape Verde: Praia; Central African Republic: Bangui; Chad: N'Djaména; Congo: Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire; Côte d?Ivoire: Abidjan, Yamoussoukro; Democratic Republic of Congo: Kinshasa; Djibouti: Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea: Malabo; Eritrea: Asmara; Ethiopia: Addis Ababa; Gabon: Libreville; Gambia: Banjul; Ghana: Accra, Kumasi; Guinea: Conakry; Guinea-Bissau: Bissau; Kenya: Mombasa, Nairobi; Liberia: Monrovia; Lesotho: Maseru; Madagascar: Antananarivo; Malawi: Blantyre City, Lilongwe; Mali: Bamako; Mauritania: Nouakchott; Mauritius: Port Louis; Mozambique: Beira, Maputo; Namibia: Windhoek; Niger: Niamey; Nigeria: Aba, Abeokuta, Abuja, Benin City, Enugu, Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Ogbomosho, Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Zaria; Rwanda: Kigali; Senegal: Dakar; Sierra Leone: Freetown; South Africa: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Kimberley, Nelspruit, Polokwane; eSwatini: Mbabane; Tanzania: Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Dodoma, Mwanza; Togo: Lomé; Uganda: Kampala; Zambia: Kitwe, Lusaka, Ndola; Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Harare.
City Coverage Middle East and North Africa ({{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'A&MECF / MENA countries', '{{A&MECF / MENA countries}}')}} countries, {{=ifError(nearestNamedReferenceKey('https://data.app.lucidpress.com/dataSets/861').'A&MECF / MENA cities', '{{A&MECF / MENA cities}}')}} cities): Algeria: Algiers, Constantine, Oran; Bahrain: Manama; Egypt: Alexandria, El-Mansoura, Cairo, Luxor, Mahalla el-Kubra, Port Said, Suez; Iran: Ahvaz, Esfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Orumiyeh, Qom, Rasht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Zahedan; Iraq: Baghdad; Israel: Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv; Jordan: Amman; Kuwait: Kuwait City; Lebanon: Beirut; Libya: Tripoli; Morocco: Agadir, Casablanca, Fès, Marrakech, Meknès, Rabat, Tangier; Oman: Muscat; Qatar: Doha; Saudi Arabia: Dammam, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Riyadh; UAE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman (Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman separately); Sudan: Khartoum; Tunisia: Sfax, Tunis, Sousse.
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Sectors covered: Primary (Agriculture, forestry and fishing) Secondary (Mining & quarrying; Manufacturing; Utilities; Construction) Transport, storage, information & communications Financial & business services Consumer services (Wholesale & retail trade; Accommodation & food service activities; Arts, entertainment & recreational services; Other services) Public services (Public administration & defence; Education; Health & social work)
Indicators included: The service includes coverage of the following series, which are updated once a year: GDP; Employment by sector; Population; Households and household income; Consumer spending; Retail sales.