Sub Suharan Africa Award Winners
The FocusEconomics 10th Anniversary Analyst Forecast Awards celebrate a decade of recognising the world’s most accurate economic forecasters. Below are the top three ranked forecasters for each indicator across the Sub-Saharan Africa region, covering 2 countries.
GDP
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
Citigroup Global Mkts
David Cowan
|
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
Meristem Securities
Meristem Research
|
| South Africa |
Fitch Ratings
Brian Coulton, Thomas Garreau
|
JPMorgan
Sonja Keller
|
Scope Ratings
Dennis Shen, Thomas Gillet
|
2 countries
Inflation
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
Euromonitor International
Economies & Consumers Team
|
JPMorgan
Gbolahan Taiwo
|
Capital Economics
David Omojomolo
|
| South Africa |
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Research Team
|
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
UBS
Gyorgy Kovacs
|
2 countries
Current Account
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
EIU
Benedict Craven
|
Meristem Securities
Meristem Research
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
| South Africa |
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Research Team
|
Euromonitor International
Economies & Consumers Team
|
Oxford Economics
Jee-A van der Linde
|
2 countries
Fiscal Balance
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Research Team
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Gina Schoeman
|
1 countries
Exchange Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
Oxford Economics
Brendon Verster
|
EIU
Benedict Craven
|
RMB Nigeria
Caleb Ayodele, Oluyomi Mayomi-Akinola
|
| South Africa |
Investec
Annabel Bishop
|
Credit Agricole
Research Team
|
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
2 countries
Interest Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
Meristem Securities
Meristem Research
|
Capital Economics
David Omojomolo
|
| South Africa |
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
Investec
Annabel Bishop
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Research Team
|
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2 countries
Unemployment
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
Investec
Annabel Bishop
|
Oxford Economics
Jee-A van der Linde
|
Fitch Ratings
Thomas Garreau, Paul Gamble
|
1 countries
Overall
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
Standard Chartered
Razia Khan
|
RMB Nigeria
Caleb Ayodele, Oluyomi Mayomi-Akinola
|
EIU
Benedict Craven
|
| South Africa |
Investec
Annabel Bishop
|
S&P Global Ratings
Valerijs Rezvijs
|
Fitch Ratings
Thomas Garreau, Paul Gamble
Scope Ratings
Dennis Shen, Thomas Gillet
|
2 countries
Rankings determined by FocusEconomics’ proprietary accuracy methodology. Where two forecasters achieved equal accuracy, both are listed at the same rank.