Steel demand in sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican Union and the United Nations Statistics Division
Regional Seminar on International Trade Statistics, 13 May 2014
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Content
� Role of steel industry in a modern economy
� Overview of sub-Saharan Africa
� Steel demand of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries
� Summary
Role of steel industry in a modern economy
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Overview of sub-Saharan Africa
Strong growth of population
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2-3%
< 2%
> 3%
Population growth in 2000’sCAGR 2000-2012, %
� Sub-Saharan Africa1 was inhabited by 810 million people in 2012, which represents 11.5% of World total
� Strong population growth in recent years
� Low urbanisation rate and slower urbanisation growth in recent years than world average
1) World Bank sub-Saharan Africa All Income Levels definition excluding South Africa, Sudan and South Sudan, 2012Source: World Bank
40-60%
< 40%
> 60%
Urbanisation rate in 2012Urban population as % of total population
4-6 pp
< 4 pp
> 6 pp
Change of urbanisation ratein 2000’sChange of urbanisation rate in 2000-2012, ∆ %
Low income levels but with strong growths
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GDP per capita in 2013Real 2010 PPP USD, thousand USD per capita
� Low income level in sub-Saharan Africa
� Countries with lowest urbanisation rate have lowest GDP per capita
� Strong GDP growth
� Strong investments growth
GDP growth in 2000’sReal 2010 USD, CAGR 2000-2013, %
GFCF growth in 2000’sCurrent USD, CAGR 2000-2012, %
2-5 k USD
< 2 k USD
> 5 k USD
4-8%
< 4%
> 8%
10-20%
< 10%
> 20%
Source: World Bank, Global Insight
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Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cent. African Rep.
Chad
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rep. of the Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Swaziland
TanzaniaTogo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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5
10
15
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
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Investments growth%
∆ %
pre-industrial migration growing markets
bright spotsstagnant markets
Investments and urbanisation relations Investments growth: current USD, World Bank, CAGR 2000-2012, %Urbanisation rate change: World Bank, change of urbanisation rate in 2000-2012, ∆ %Size of bubbles: investments current USD, World Bank, yearly average 2000-2012, bn USD
Source: World Bank, worldsteel
Steel demand of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries
Regional breakdown of steel demand
� Regional structure of steel demand has changed dramatically since 2000
• Expansion of steel demand in developing world leading by growth of China
• Development of MENA and ASEAN countries
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41.5%
48.5%
58.3%
63.4%73.7%
71.3%
73.9%
58.5%
51.5%
41.7%
36.6%26.3%28.7%
26.1%
16.4%
23.3%
33.3%
36.6%48.3%
45.1%
47.3%
Emerging & Developing Economies Developed Economies China
Regional share in World steel demandApparent steel use, finished steel, %
Steel demand development in 1950-2012Apparent steel use, crude steel equivalent, million tonnes (Mt)
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
China
Asia and Oceania (excl. China)
Middle East and Africa
Other Europe
South America
North America
former USSR
EU 15
Mt
Source: worldsteel
Estimation of steel demand, data requirements
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� Volume data required expressed in tonnes
� Production
• It is assumed that sub-Saharan Africa’s counties production is very small compared to steel demand
• Accessibility issue; estimated for many countries
• Steel demand depends largely on net imports of steel products
� Steel trade data
• Steel imports and exports data are very often not available in UN Comtrade
• Mirror statistics
� Steel containing goods trade data
• As in case of steel trade data
Increasing imports to sub-Saharan Africa’s
� All sub-Saharan Africa’s countries are ne importers of steel products
� Net import of steel products doubled in period from 2006 to 2012
� Top 5 net importers had 58% share in the total net imports
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Share in sub-Saharan Africa’s net importsMirror statistics, finished steel products, 2012, %
Net imports of sub-Saharan AfricaMirror statistics, finished steel products, 2006-2012, million tonnes (Mt)
0
2
4
6
8
10
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
MtMt
Angola EthiopiaKenya NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa, rhs
Angola12%
Cameroon3%
Ethiopia8%
Ghana8%
Ivory Coast2%
Kenya10%
Mozambique3%
Nigeria20%
Senegal4%
Tanzania 5%
Other25%
Source: ISSB, worldsteel
Different sources, different results, alike trend
� Comparison of ISSB mirror statistics with UN Comtrade and UN Comtrade mirror statistics gives different data, but similar trend
� UN Comtrade mirror statistics seems to cover bigger share of the market
� Samples shows good fit to price trend
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Prices of steel productsRebars (SBB, imports, cfr Gulf States) and HS-6 721200 (UN Comtrade, imports), 2006-2012, USD/tonne
Net imports of sub-Saharan Africa, different source sFinished steel products, 2006-2012, million tonnes (Mt)
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Mt
UN Comtrade, reported
UN Comtrade, mirror
ISSB, mirror
Source: ISSB, UN Comtrade, SBB, worldsteel
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
USD/t
UN Comtrade, regular
UN Comtrade, mirror
SBB average
Estimation of steel demand, limitations
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� Mirror statistics used for many of sub-Saharan Africa’s countries • trade statistics is not always precisely declared by countries for which steel
demand is estimated
• trade between sub-Saharan Africa’s countries is not available
� Steel demand figure for the whole region is more precise than for individual countries
� Missing production estimation, rather small facilities
� Desirable to improve quality of reporting countries trade data to avoid necessity of using mirror statistics
Very low level of steel demand per capita
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Steel demand per capitaApparent steel use, finished steel per capita, kilogrammes, 2012
10-30 kg
< 10 kg
> 30 kg
� Only 11 kg of steel products were used per person in 2012 • World average: 220 kg, Developing Economies excl. China: 92 kg
� Urbanisation is not contributing to steel demand yet
Source: World Bank, United Nations, worldsteel
Urbanisation vs steel demandUrban population as % of total population, 2010Apparent steel use, crude steel equivalent per capita, kilogrammes, 2010
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Hungary
Norway
Poland
Romania
TurkeyRussia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Canada
Mexico
United States
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
ColombiaVenezuela
Algeria
Cameroon
Egypt
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kenya Morocco
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Dem. Rep. Congo
Iran
Kuwait
Qatar
China
India Indonesia
Japan
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
0 20 40 60 80 100
kg
%
selected sub-Saharan countries
Low steel intensity of GDP, lagging logistics
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Steel intensitySteel intensity of GDP, tonnes / million real 2010 USD, 2012
10-20 t
< 10 t
> 20 t
� Steel intensity in sub-Saharan Africa is much lower than in Wold’s average, especially taking into account high dynamics of GDP
� Steel intensity in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing fast only in a few countries
• Possibility of steel demand being underestimated
• Other factors, e.g. inefficient logistics not supportive for steel demand
Source: World Bank, worldsteel
Logistics Performance Index2014
2.3-2.7
< 2.3
> 2.7
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Data range used for presented analysis
� Set of macroeconomic variables which set a background for steel industry analysis
• different sources
� Volume data, steel demand calculation: steel production, steel trade, indirect steel trade
• worldsteel sources
• UN Comtrade, trade data
- country coverage, frequency, data quality
• other providers, e.g. trade data, raw materials production
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Summary
� Volume data are fundamental for steel market analysis
• production, trade, demand, raw materials, capacity
� Frequency of data
• monthly preferable
• provided on regular basis
• as close to reported period
� Data quality is essential
� Tight cooperation between providers and end-users of trade data for better understanding of needs and limitations
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