webmastrick/eco-west-africa-dashboard

Power BI dashboard analyzing GDP growth, poverty reduction & informal employment across 6 West African countries over 24 years (2000–2023). # 📈 Economic Development Dashboard — West Africa (2000–2023) > An interactive Power BI dashboard analyzing GDP growth, poverty reduction, informal employment, and foreign direct investment across 6 West African countries over 24 years — designed to support economic policy analysis, NGO strategy, and development finance decisions. --- ## 📊 Dashboard Preview --- ## 🎯 Project Objective Economic development in West Africa is uneven, complex, and often poorly visualized. This project provides a **multi-country, longitudinal view** of key economic indicators — making it easier for analysts, policymakers, and development organizations to: - Compare GDP trajectories across coastal vs. landlocked economies - Track poverty reduction progress from 2000 to 2023 - Understand the structural weight of informal employment by country - Isolate the economic impact of global crises (2008–2009 financial crisis, 2020 COVID-19) - Correlate GDP levels with poverty rates across 6 ECOWAS nations --- ## 🔍 Key Findings | Indicator | Value | |---|---| | Average GDP across 6 countries | **~$8.16 billion USD** | | Average GDP growth rate | **~0.70% per year** | | Average poverty reduction (2000–2023) | **~6.85 percentage points** | | Highest informal employment | **Niger (~89%)** | | Lowest informal employment | **Senegal (~56%)** | | Most consistent GDP growth | **Côte d'Ivoire** | ### 3 Key Insights **1. Coastal economies outperform landlocked ones consistently** Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Togo show higher and more stable GDP growth than Niger and Burkina Faso — driven by port access, trade diversification, and stronger FDI attraction. **2. Global crises hit the poorest countries hardest** The 2008–2009 financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-19 shock created visible dips across all 6 economies — but recovery speed was significantly faster in countries with larger formal sectors. **3. Informal employment is the structural challenge of the region** With 56% to 89% of …