| GDPEconomy | $2.97B | $5.79B | 2026 |
| GDP per CapitaEconomy | $1,241 | $4,927 | 2026 |
| Inflation RateEconomy | 2.9% | 3.5% | 2026-07 |
| Official Exchange RateEconomy | 16.05 LCU/USD | 16.05 LCU/USD | 2026-09 |
| Budget BalanceEconomy | 4.2% | -6.9% | 2026 |
| Unemployment RateEconomy | 16.3% | 34.2% | 2025 |
| Public DebtEconomy | 49% | 50% | 2026 |
| Trade BalanceEconomy | $-1.41B | $1.51M | 2025/2024 |
| GDP GrowthEconomy | 1.1% | 4% | 2026 |
| GNI per CapitaEconomy | $1,280 | $3,730 | 2025 |
| GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy | $3,900 | $11,390 | 2025 |
| GDP (PPP)Economy | $7.53B | $15.74B | 2025 |
| Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy | 6.5% | 6.4% | 2025 |
| Industry (% of GDP)Economy | 25.2% | 33.6% | 2025 |
| Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy | 12.1% | 28.1% | 2024/2025 |
| Services (% of GDP)Economy | 55.6% | 52.4% | 2025 |
| Investment (% of GDP)Economy | 31.2% | 15% | 2025/2024 |
| Remittances ReceivedEconomy | $533.13M | $33.35M | 2025/2024 |
| Remittances (% of GDP)Economy | 20.7% | 0.7% | 2025/2024 |
| External Debt (% of GNI)Economy | 65.4% | 27.8% | 2024 |
| Foreign ReservesEconomy | $1.01B | $536.57M | 2024 |
| Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy | 24.3% | 23.1% | 2024/2025 |
| Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 35.4% | — | 2024 |
| Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 57.1% | 51.2% | 2025 |
| Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 48.1% | 48.5% | 2025 |
| Account OwnershipEconomy | 61.6% | 65.1% | 2024 |
| Youth NEET RateEconomy | 38% | 36.5% | 2024/2023 |
| Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2024 |
| Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy | 154% | 107.5% | 2025/2024 |
| Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy | 3% | -0.4% | 2025 |
| Current Account BalanceEconomy | -3.4% | -1.8% | 2026 |
| Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy | $-5.77M | $45.42M | 2025 |
| FDI (% of GDP)Economy | -0.2% | 0.9% | 2025 |
| Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 62.5% | 31.5% | 2024 |
| Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 53.5% | 32.8% | 2024 |
| Youth Unemployment RateEconomy | 31.1% | 54% | 2024/2023 |
| Productive Capacity IndexEconomy | 39.1 | 39.4 | 2024 |
| Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy | 6.6% | 2.6% | 2023 |
| Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy | $75 | $90 | 2023 |
| Lending Interest RateEconomy | 11.2% | 10.9% | 2024 |
| Real Interest RateEconomy | 4.9% | 9.5% | 2024 |
| Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy | 13.6% | 17.7% | 2025/2024 |
| Employment in AgricultureEconomy | 30.9% | 14.5% | 2025 |
| Employment in IndustryEconomy | 33% | 26.7% | 2025 |
| Employment in ServicesEconomy | 36.1% | 58.7% | 2025 |
| Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy | 32.6% | 28.4% | 2025 |
| Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy | 96.8% | 63.5% | 2025/2024 |
| Bank Branches per 100,000Economy | 3.5 | 6 | 2024 |
| ATMs per 100,000Economy | 13.8 | 41.8 | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy | 0.9% | 3.1% | 2025 |
| Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy | 3.8% | 4.9% | 2024 |
| Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $1.27B | $2.61B | 2025/2024 |
| Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $2.69B | $2.61B | 2025/2024 |
| Export Diversification IndexTrade | 0.816 | 0.785 | 2025 |
| Export Concentration IndexTrade | 0.339 | 0.309 | 2025 |
| Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 0% | 3.6% | 2024/2023 |
| Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 70.1% | 59.8% | 2024/2023 |
| Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 23.3% | 29.7% | 2024/2023 |
| High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2024/2023 |
| Exports (% of GDP)Trade | 49.5% | 53.8% | 2025/2024 |
| Imports (% of GDP)Trade | 104.5% | 53.7% | 2025/2024 |
| Human Development IndexDevelopment | 0.55 | 0.695 | 2023 |
| Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment | 0.534 | 0.484 | 2023 |
| Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment | 0.357 | 0.431 | 2023 |
| PopulationDemographics | 2.36M | 1.26M | 2025 |
| Population GrowthDemographics | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2025 |
| Life ExpectancyDemographics | 57.8 years | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| Median AgeDemographics | 22.1 years | 22.7 years | 2026 |
| Fertility RateDemographics | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2024 |
| Rural PopulationDemographics | 55.3% | 73.3% | 2025 |
| Population Under 15Demographics | 34.1% | 33% | 2025 |
| Urban PopulationDemographics | 44.7% | 26.7% | 2025 |
| Population DensityDemographics | 78.7/km² | 73.1/km² | 2026 |
| Birth RateDemographics | 23.1 | 22.9 | 2026 |
| Death RateDemographics | 10.2 | 7.79 | 2026 |
| Net Migration RateDemographics | -2.04 | -4.33 | 2026 |
| Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics | 60.4 years | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics | 55 years | 61.3 years | 2024 |
| Urban Population GrowthDemographics | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2025 |
| Infant MortalityHealth | 56.3 | 42.2 | 2024 |
| HIV PrevalenceHealth | 17.1% | 23.4% | 2024 |
| Health Spending (% of GDP)Health | 12.6% | 7.5% | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000Health | — | 0.56 | 2023 |
| UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth | 55 | 72 | 2023 |
| Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth | 13.2% | 11% | 2023 |
| Safely Managed SanitationHealth | 43.8% | 60.8% | 2024 |
| Maternal MortalityHealth | 478 | 117.9 | 2023 |
| Under-Five MortalityHealth | 60 | 45.1 | 2024 |
| Neonatal MortalityHealth | 28.5 | 25 | 2024 |
| Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth | 548 | 319 | 2024 |
| Measles ImmunizationHealth | 80% | 88% | 2025 |
| DTP3 ImmunizationHealth | 88% | 84% | 2025 |
| Basic Drinking WaterHealth | 46.8% | 42.2% | 2024 |
| Basic SanitationHealth | 4.1% | 3.6% | 2024 |
| Diabetes PrevalenceHealth | 6.2% | 7.9% | 2024 |
| Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth | 67.4% | — | 2024 |
| Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health | — | 4.26 | 2023 |
| Adolescent Fertility RateHealth | 69.6 | 68.2 | 2024 |
| Health Spending per CapitaHealth | $123 | $296 | 2023 |
| Smoking PrevalenceHealth | 28% | 11.5% | 2024 |
| Child StuntingChild Welfare | 35% | 18.9% | 2024 |
| Child WastingChild Welfare | 1.6% | — | 2024 |
| Birth RegistrationChild Welfare | 80.1% | — | 2024 |
| Child MarriageChild Welfare | 13.4% | — | 2024 |
| Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare | 7.7% | — | 2024 |
| Education Spending (% of GDP)Education | 6.6% | 6% | 2024 |
| Adult Literacy RateEducation | 90.4% | — | 2024 |
| Youth Literacy RateEducation | 96.5% | — | 2024 |
| Primary Completion RateEducation | 87.9% | — | 2024 |
| Lower Secondary CompletionEducation | 56% | — | 2024 |
| Primary Net EnrollmentEducation | 67.8% | — | 2024 |
| Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 67.7% | — | 2024 |
| Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 41.6% | — | 2024 |
| Upper Secondary CompletionEducation | 40.2% | — | 2024 |
| Qualified Primary TeachersEducation | 99.5% | — | 2023 |
| UndernourishmentFood Security | — | 14.7% | 2023 |
| Acute Food InsecurityFood Security | 175K | — | 2026-08 |
| Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture | 77.8% | 69.5% | 2023 |
| Sorghum ProductionAgriculture | 6.26K t | 1K t | 2024 |
| Maize ProductionAgriculture | 56.44K t | 75K t | 2024 |
| Rice ProductionAgriculture | — | 1K t | 2024 |
| Wheat ProductionAgriculture | 4.18K t | 721.77 t | 2024 |
| Maize YieldAgriculture | 633 kg/ha | 1,071 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Rice YieldAgriculture | — | 2,715 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Wheat YieldAgriculture | 720 kg/ha | 1,854 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Cattle StockAgriculture | 517.5K head | 652.5K head | 2024 |
| Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance | 37 | 27 | 2024 |
| Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.661 | 0.128 | 2025 |
| Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.512 | 0.097 | 2025 |
| Political Corruption IndexGovernance | 0.472 | 0.554 | 2025 |
| Control of CorruptionGovernance | -0.3 | -0.79 | 2024 |
| Government EffectivenessGovernance | -0.65 | -0.78 | 2024 |
| Rule of LawGovernance | -0.41 | -0.86 | 2024 |
| Political StabilityGovernance | -0.26 | -0.73 | 2024 |
| Regulatory QualityGovernance | -0.48 | -0.64 | 2024 |
| Voice and AccountabilityGovernance | -0.16 | -1.35 | 2024 |
| Organized Violence DeathsGovernance | 0 deaths | 1 deaths | 2025 |
| State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
| Refugees HostedHumanitarian | 478 | 1.41K | 2025 |
| Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian | 202 | 3.51K | 2025 |
| Stateless PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Internet UsersTechnology | 51.8% | 63.4% | 2024 |
| Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology | 70.3 | 139.8 | 2024 |
| 4G CoverageTechnology | 85.1% | 96% | 2024/2025 |
| Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2024 |
| Mobile Data PriceTechnology | 8.4% | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 3G CoverageTechnology | 95.8% | 99.1% | 2024/2025 |
| Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2025 |
| Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology | 8.9% | 0.8% | 2025 |
| R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology | 0.1% | — | 2023 |
| Electricity AccessInfrastructure | 60.6% | 89.3% | 2024 |
| Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure | — | 34.66K | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy | 104 MW | 197.5 MW | 2025 |
| Solar CapacityEnergy | 28.8 MW | 27.9 MW | 2025 |
| Hydropower CapacityEnergy | 75.2 MW | 63.5 MW | 2025 |
| Clean Cooking AccessEnergy | 53.8% | 50.3% | 2023 |
| Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy | — | 1,200 kWh | 2023 |
| Power Transmission LossesEnergy | — | 28.1% | 2023 |
| Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy | 0.7 MW | 1.8 MW | 2025 |
| Rural Electricity AccessEnergy | 41.4% | 88.3% | 2024 |
| Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 4.9% | 2024 |
| Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 0% | 2024 |
| Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 57.4% | 2024 |
| Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 3.3% | 2024 |
| Electricity DemandEnergy | 0.6 TWh | 1.7 TWh | 2024 |
| Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy | — | 131 gCO₂/kWh | 2024 |
| Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy | 2,379 kWh | 5,517 kWh | 2023 |
| CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate | 0.43 t | 0.88 t | 2024 |
| Forest AreaClimate | 1.1% | 29.1% | 2023 |
| Protected AreasClimate | 23.4% | 4.2% | 2025 |
| PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate | 26.4 µg/m³ | 16.7 µg/m³ | 2023 |
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