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Sub-Saharan Africa

Macro-economic Data

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A. Demography and Macroeconomy
- A.1 Population
- A.2 Economy
B. Housing Market
- B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions
- B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

A. Demography and Macroeconomy

A.1 Population

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Total population	1.26 million	1.26 million	1.26 million	WDI	A.1.1
Total number of households			.34 million	Housing and Population Census 2011	A.1.2
Average household size			3.60	Research	A.1.3
Urban population (% of total)	39.67% of total	39.81% of total	39.98% of total	WDI	A.1.4
Urban population growth (annual %)	-.23%	-.23%	-.24%	WDI	A.1.5

A.2 Economy

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)	11,608 USD (millions)	12,630 USD (millions)	11,932 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.1
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)	24,566 USD (millions)	23,528 USD (millions)	22,340 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.2
GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)	9,218.43 USD	10,032.61 USD	9,479.88 USD	WEO	A.2.3
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)	19,509.19 USD	18,688.87 USD	17,748.79 USD	WEO	A.2.4
GDP, constant prices (Percent change)	3.37%	3.62%	3.19%	WEO	A.2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)	1.33%	.19%	4.07%	WEO	A.2.6
GDP, deflator (Index)	134.20	131.86	129.41	WEO	A.2.7
Consumer price index	119.76	118.24	114.56	WDI	A.2.8
GINI Index			35.84	WDI	A.2.9
Growth in urban household income (%/year)					A.2.13
Employment (% of total laborforce)					A.2.14
Interest Rates:					A.2.15
Yield on 3 months treasury bills	2.14%	2.37%	2.86%	IFS	A.2.15.2
Yield on 10-year Government bond	4.49%	5.07%	4.46%	IFS	A.2.15.3
Average bank deposit rate	6.09%	6.78%	6.81%	IFS	A.2.15.4
Lending rate	8.5%	8.5%	8.5%	IFS	A.2.15.5

B. Housing Market

B.1 Housing Stock: Production, Transactions

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Number of dwelling units:					B.1.1
Total			.36 million	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.1.1
Percentage of vacant units			7.8% of total	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.2
Characteristics of housing stock:					B.1.3
% of substandard dwelling units			5.8% of total	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.3.2
Tenure in urban areas (%):					B.1.4
Owner-occupied units			88.9% of total	Mauritius Housing Census	B.1.4.1
% of owner units with a mortgage			15.8% of total	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.4.2
Private rental units			8% of total	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.4.3
Public / social rental units			3.1% of total	Housing and Population Census 2011	B.1.4.4
Estimated Number of units completed/year					B.1.5

B.2 Housing Prices and Cost for Urban Areas or Capital City

Variable	End of 2015	End of 2014	End of 2013	Sources	Var ID
Median urban house price in USD:					B.2.1
Median house price to median annual HH income:					B.2.2
Annual average % change in median house prices:					B.2.3
M2 construction cost for median quality house					B.2.4

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