The Africa Competitiveness Report 2013 was published during the 2013
World Economic Forum on Africa. It is the fruit of a joint collaboration of the
World Bank Group, the African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum and
aims to present a policy vision that will help Africa improve the well-being of
its citizen by raising its competitiveness, diversifying its economic base and
creating jobs for its young and fast-urbanizing population.
By profiling the competitiveness of 38 out of Africa's 54 countries, the
report provides a comprehensive summary of the drivers of productivity and
competitiveness and addresses the impact that innovative public-private partnerships,
anchored to potential growth poles may have in the self-sustaining
industrialization of the continent, in the creation of jobs and greater
opportunities, as well as on regional integration.
