尽管大部分非洲国家在过去十年中都经历了经济增长，但作为增长估算的基础的数据的准确性仍有较大差距，更不用说通货膨胀、粮食生产、教育和疫苗接种率等数据了。
While most African countries have likely experienced economic growth during the last decade, the accuracy of the data on which growth estimates are based – not to mention data on inflation, food production, education, and vaccination rates – remains far from adequate.