In order to provide a more complete picture of the economic impact of COVID-19, GeoPoll has conducted a study in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, Côte D’Ivoire, Mozambique, and South Africa). The main areas GeoPoll’s study examined are:

• Ability to work and income change since the outset of COVID-19
• Concern over expenses and the ability to pay for basic needs
• Usage of loans, savings, and income to pay for expenses
• The impact of COVID-19 on loans and mobile money services
• Receipt of aid and opinions of government priorities 

Some key callouts on the study and results: 

• The study was conducted in Côte D'Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa with 2,500 respondents total
• The majority of respondents were low income before coronavirus (earned under $300 USD/month) and 48% were informal workers 
• 60% of respondents are unable to work due to coronavirus
• 49% of respondent's incomes have decreased a lot due to coronavirus
• 71% of respondents are concerned more now with paying expenses than they were before coronavirus 
• Additional findings examine ability to pay expenses, loan uptake, aid received, mobile money usage, and more.