Among African countries, South Sudan registered the highest ratio of economic cost of violence to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of 2020, corresponding to 42 percent. The share was one of the highest in the world, ranking South Sudan as 2nd among 163 countries. Central African Republic and Somalia followed, with shares of 37 percent and 35 percent of their GDP, respectively. In absolute numbers, direct and indirect costs of violence reached the highest in Nigeria, at over 119 billion U.S. dollars adjusted for purchasing power parity.
Economic cost of violence as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa in 2020, by country
The source adds the following information:
"The economic cost of violence includes only the direct and indirect costs [of violence]. The percentage of GDP results are calculated using the economic cost of violence." These were calculated in 2020 U.S. dollars adjusted for PPP.
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Vision of Humanity. (June 17, 2021). Economic cost of violence as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244077/economic-cost-of-violence-as-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
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Vision of Humanity. (2021). Economic cost of violence as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244077/economic-cost-of-violence-as-share-of-gdp-in-africa-by-country/
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