Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to slow to 3.3 percent in 2022, from 4.1 percent in 2021, a downward revision of 0.3 percentage point from the April 2022 Africa’s Pulse forecast. The downward revision is on the back of multiple shocks affecting the economy, which include the slowing down of the global economy, tightening global financial conditions, elevated inflation driven by rising food and fuel prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, adverse weather conditions, and rising risk of debt distress