Trade & Investment

Africa's demographic & economic rise

Africa will supply much of the world's growth in working-age population and a rising share of consumption, which makes its markets, resources and continental integration a focus of investment and competition for influence.

Attention Share over time

GINC's attention score, worldwide and in each region: 100 is this trend's own three-year average in each place, as an 8-week average.

Regional Attention

By region

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each region, and its rank there.

0.37%

68

0.06%

225

0.06%

224

0.05%

214

0.03%

217

0.03%

236

0.03%

241

0.01%

228

0.01%

226

0.01%

238

0.00%

240

By country

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each country, and its rank there: the 12 highest of 48.

0.93%

27

0.65%

44

0.49%

45

0.43%

57

0.25%

67

0.11%

151

0.10%

100

0.09%

182

0.07%

128

0.05%

204

0.04%

180

0.03%

209

The ten trends most like this one: each one's share of attention over the period chosen, largest first, and over three years.

Scenario Relevance

A trend is relevant to a GINC Scenario where it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each trend is graded against every scenario on a seven-point scale from Nil to Critical.

Downside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S01
Critical trade divides into rival blocs
Economic and trade
Low
S06
Two breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis
Energy, climate and resources
Low
S08
An AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement
Technology and infrastructure
Low
S02
A global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets
Economic and trade
Nil
S03
A regional war closes a globally important sea route
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S04
Hybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S05
A disputed transfer of power breaks effective government
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S07
A major disaster disables the national economic core
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S09
A cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S10
A novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity
Health
Nil

Upside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S16
A validated farming package raises water-efficient output
Energy, climate and resources
High
S11
A creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity
Economic and trade
Moderate
S15
Cheap firm clean power becomes available at scale
Energy, climate and resources
Moderate
S12
A cross-regional market access compact redirects investment
Economic and trade
Low
S18
A public service platform reaches inclusive operation
Technology and infrastructure
Very low
S20
A live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence
Health
Very low
S13
A great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S14
A verified Middle East settlement restores access
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S17
AI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S19
Affordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness
Health
Nil