Publication
Transition Report
Reform progress and transition indicators
Who we are
Overview: about the EBRDWho we are
Overview: about the EBRD
Learn about the EBRD's journey to investing more than €220 billion in over 7,800 projects.
What we do
Overview: how the EBRD operatesWhat we do
Overview: how the EBRD operates
Through projects, business services and involvement in high-level policy reform, we're doing more than ever before.
Work with us
Overview: how you can work with the EBRDWork with us
Overview: how you can work with the EBRD
We draw on three decades of regional knowledge and financial expertise to tailor our products and approaches to each client's needs.
20 January 2026
In 2024, as an extension of the fourth survey round, the Life in Transition Survey was conducted for the first time in six economies in sub-Saharan Africa, looking at skills, access to infrastructure, labour markets, entrepreneurship, mobility and digitalisation. This report provides a broad overview of the challenges and opportunities in those economies.
Foreword
PDF format / 0.09 MBExecutive summary
PDF format / 0.06 MBNotes and abbreviations
PDF format / 0.08 MBChapter 1. Taking stock of growth
PDF format / 3.32 MBChapter 2. Constraints on growth
PDF format / 4.53 MBChapter 3. Economic dynamism
PDF format / 4.47 MBChapter 4. Conclusions and policy implications
PDF format / 3.31 MBChart data
XLSX format / 3.87 MBLife in Transition Survey
A major survey of households and individuals in the economies where EBRD invests.