| RANK |
CITY |
COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Accra |
Ghana |
| 2 |
Lusaka |
Zambia |
| 3 |
Luanda |
Angola |
| 4 |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania |
| 5 |
Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
| 6 |
Nairobi |
Kenya |
| 7 |
Kampala |
Uganda |
| 8 |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
| 9 |
Kinshasa |
Dem. Republic of Congo |
| 10 |
Durban |
South Africa |
* Rankings are based on data for the following variables from 2009-2011
- GDP per capita growth
- Household consumption expenditure growth
- Governance factors (includes political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, voice and accountability, rule of law, control of corruption)
- The World Bank’s Doing Business
- City population growth
- National urbanization
- Middle class household growth
And on projected data for 2012 to 2017 for the following variables:
- GDP per capita growth
- Household consumption expenditure growth
- Human development index factors (includes health and education
- Infrastructure development factors (includes gross fixed capital formation as percentage of GDP, access to water, access to electricity, access to sanitation
- Mobile telephone subscriptions
- Inbound travel factors
Source: MasterCard African Cities Growth Index , January 2013
