East Africa recorded strong economic recovery in 2021, but the pre-COVID-19 growth levels are yet to be achievedin most of the countries. The recovery momentum is now hampered by the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war. The 4.8 percent estimated growth in 2021, up from 1.5 percent in 2020, was supported by sustained publicspending on flagship infrastructure projects, reopening of travel and trade as COVID-19 vaccine uptake increased, deeper regional ties under the East African Community (EAC—consisting of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan,the United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda), and the recovery in tourism in the tourism-dependent countries. The region’s top performers in economic growth in 2021 were Rwanda (10.0%), Seychelles (7.9%), Kenya (6.7%), Uganda(6.0%), and Ethiopia (5.6%), while growth was subdued in Burundi (2.3%), Somalia (2.0%), Comoros (1.9%), and Sudan(0.5%), and negative in South Sudan (-6%).