African GDP Per Capita Comparing World Bank and Penn World Table Data, 1950–2024

1950–2024 data for 53 African countries provides 3,355 observations comparing GDP per capita figures from the World Bank and the Penn World Table. The dataset is repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa from Our World in Data. It was last updated on the Hugging Face platform in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare GDP per capita estimates between two major sources based on the dataset's core purpose.
• Analyze long-term economic growth trends across African nations based on the 74-year time span.
• Assess the consistency and divergence of international economic statistics for Africa based on the comparative data structure.

Strengths

• Contains 3,355 observations, providing a substantial basis for analysis.
• Covers a long time span from 1950 to 2024, enabling longitudinal studies.
• Includes data for 53 African countries, offering broad geographic coverage of the continent.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The specific file formats and size are unknown, which may complicate integration.
• Last updated 2026-06-03 21:45:35; freshness should be verified against primary sources.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa

Time Range

1950–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 21:45:35.

Geography

53 African countries