largest economy in africa
HEY PRESTO: as if by magic, Nigeria has declared itself the biggest economy in Africa. Overnight, with the wave of a statistical wand, it has added 89% to its GDP, now worth $510 billion, and soared past the previous leader, South Africa, worth $370 billion. Nothing has changed in Nigeriaâs real economy, except the way it is measured. Yet the magic matters. The GDP revision is not mere trickery.