| ID | 118967 |
| Title Proper | For richer, for poorer |
| Other Title Information | GDP revisions and Africa's statistical tragedy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jerven, Morten |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ON 5 NOVEMBER 2010, GHANA STATISTICAL SERVICES announced that it was revising the GDP estimates upwards by over 60 percent, suggesting that in previous GDP estimates economic activities worth about US$13 billion had been missed. After the revision a range of new activities were accounted for, and as a result Ghana was suddenly upgraded from a low-income country to a lower-middle-income country. In the fall of 2011 Nigeria also announced a forthcoming upward revision of its GDP. Without presenting the public with any facts or figures, nor a date for the revision, it was announced by the director of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics that Nigeria soon would join Ghana in escaping poverty according to official statistics. |
| `In' analytical Note | African Affairs Vol. 112, No.446; Jan 2013: p.138-147 |
| Journal Source | African Affairs Vol. 112, No.446; Jan 2013: p.138-147 |
| Key Words | Ghana Statistical Service ; Economic Activities ; GDP ; Nigerian Bureau of Statistics ; Poverty ; Ghana |