The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper exploits information from two different datasets to provide a novel and multi-dimensional picture of the engagement of all sub-Saharan African countries in global value chains (GVCs). It documents in detail the nature of the underlying d...

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Main Authors:	Van Biesebroeck, Johannes, Mensah, Emmanuel B.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES INVESTMENT CLIMATE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455761562786933258/The-Extent-of-GVC-Engagement-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32057

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spelling	okr-10986-320572022-09-20T00:14:01Z The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa Van Biesebroeck, Johannes Mensah, Emmanuel B. GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES INVESTMENT CLIMATE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS This paper exploits information from two different datasets to provide a novel and multi-dimensional picture of the engagement of all sub-Saharan African countries in global value chains (GVCs). It documents in detail the nature of the underlying data and the way it is used to construct several indicators of GVC engagement. As a companion to the paper, the data files are made available to interested researchers. While it is impossible to summarize the broad range of experiences that we document, two patterns stand out. First, the level of GVC engagement of most countries in sub-Saharan Africa is rather low, especially for their manufacturing sectors. Second, while there is increased GVC engagement over time in some countries, this pattern is by no means universal. The average engagement for the region over the time period studied (1995-2018) is not even positive on average across countries for several indicators. 2019-07-11T16:10:44Z 2019-07-11T16:10:44Z 2019-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455761562786933258/The-Extent-of-GVC-Engagement-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32057 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8937 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic	GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES INVESTMENT CLIMATE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
spellingShingle	GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE POLICY INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES INVESTMENT CLIMATE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS Van Biesebroeck, Johannes Mensah, Emmanuel B. The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
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description	This paper exploits information from two different datasets to provide a novel and multi-dimensional picture of the engagement of all sub-Saharan African countries in global value chains (GVCs). It documents in detail the nature of the underlying data and the way it is used to construct several indicators of GVC engagement. As a companion to the paper, the data files are made available to interested researchers. While it is impossible to summarize the broad range of experiences that we document, two patterns stand out. First, the level of GVC engagement of most countries in sub-Saharan Africa is rather low, especially for their manufacturing sectors. Second, while there is increased GVC engagement over time in some countries, this pattern is by no means universal. The average engagement for the region over the time period studied (1995-2018) is not even positive on average across countries for several indicators.
format	Working Paper
author	Van Biesebroeck, Johannes Mensah, Emmanuel B.
author_facet	Van Biesebroeck, Johannes Mensah, Emmanuel B.
author_sort	Van Biesebroeck, Johannes
title	The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort	extent of gvc engagement in sub-saharan africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455761562786933258/The-Extent-of-GVC-Engagement-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32057
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The Extent of GVC Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa

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