In Q2 2023, accommodation and food services' contribution to Nigeria's GDP decreased considerably
In Q2 2023, the hospitality sector, which includes accommodation and food services, on the other hand, experienced a slowdown and saw its GDP share decrease. Other sectors include the arts, entertainment, and recreation, as well as education.
The same countries—Burundi, Malawi, DR Congo, Mozambique, Niger, Liberia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Chad, and Ethiopia—consistently occupy the bottom ranks over the years.
These countries remain far below the continent's average, often with GDP per person employed under $5,000 even in recent years.
Progress is marginal: while some, like Ethiopia and Mozambique, show slow growth, many fluctuate or even regress across periods.
Structural economic weaknesses, conflict, and low industrialisation seem to persist across the bottom group.