| GDPEconomy | $2.97B | $479.96B | 2026 |
| GDP per CapitaEconomy | $1,241 | $7,503 | 2026 |
| Inflation RateEconomy | 2.9% | 5% | 2026-07 |
| Central Bank Policy RateEconomy | — | 7% | 2026-07-01 |
| Official Exchange RateEconomy | 16.05 LCU/USD | 16.05 LCU/USD | 2026-09 |
| Budget BalanceEconomy | 4.2% | -4.9% | 2026 |
| Unemployment RateEconomy | 16.3% | 32.4% | 2025 |
| Public DebtEconomy | 49% | 78.9% | 2026 |
| Trade BalanceEconomy | $-1.41B | $8.16B | 2025 |
| GDP GrowthEconomy | 1.1% | 1% | 2026 |
| GNI per CapitaEconomy | $1,280 | $6,270 | 2025 |
| GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy | $3,900 | $15,600 | 2025 |
| GDP (PPP)Economy | $7.53B | $1.03T | 2025 |
| Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy | 6.5% | 2.8% | 2025 |
| Industry (% of GDP)Economy | 25.2% | 24.1% | 2025 |
| Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy | 12.1% | 12.3% | 2024/2025 |
| Services (% of GDP)Economy | 55.6% | 63.1% | 2025 |
| Investment (% of GDP)Economy | 31.2% | 13.9% | 2025 |
| Remittances ReceivedEconomy | $533.13M | $1B | 2025 |
| Remittances (% of GDP)Economy | 20.7% | 0.2% | 2025 |
| External Debt (% of GNI)Economy | 65.4% | 44.8% | 2024 |
| Foreign ReservesEconomy | $1.01B | $76.02B | 2024/2025 |
| Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy | 24.3% | 89.4% | 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 35.4% | 25.9% | 2024 |
| Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 57.1% | 55.6% | 2025 |
| Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 48.1% | 49.9% | 2025 |
| Account OwnershipEconomy | 61.6% | 81.1% | 2024 |
| Youth NEET RateEconomy | 38% | 34.6% | 2024 |
| Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2024 |
| Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy | 154% | 60.9% | 2025 |
| Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy | 3% | 2.8% | 2025 |
| Current Account BalanceEconomy | -3.4% | -0.9% | 2026 |
| Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy | $-5.77M | $-2.31B | 2025 |
| FDI (% of GDP)Economy | -0.2% | -0.5% | 2025 |
| Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 62.5% | 27.2% | 2024 |
| Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 53.5% | 33% | 2024 |
| Youth Unemployment RateEconomy | 31.1% | 60.1% | 2024 |
| Productive Capacity IndexEconomy | 39.1 | 51.7 | 2024 |
| Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy | 6.6% | 0.4% | 2023 |
| Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy | $75 | $24 | 2023 |
| Lending Interest RateEconomy | 11.2% | 10.7% | 2024/2025 |
| Real Interest RateEconomy | 4.9% | 7.7% | 2024/2025 |
| Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy | 13.6% | 12.9% | 2025 |
| Employment in AgricultureEconomy | 30.9% | 5.4% | 2025 |
| Employment in IndustryEconomy | 33% | 20.8% | 2025 |
| Employment in ServicesEconomy | 36.1% | 73.8% | 2025 |
| Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy | 32.6% | 11.7% | 2025 |
| Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy | 96.8% | 65.8% | 2025 |
| Bank Branches per 100,000Economy | 3.5 | 8 | 2024 |
| ATMs per 100,000Economy | 13.8 | 46 | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy | 0.9% | -0% | 2025 |
| Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy | 3.8% | 5.7% | 2024 |
| Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $1.27B | $134.18B | 2025 |
| Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $2.69B | $126.02B | 2025 |
| Export Diversification IndexTrade | 0.816 | 0.557 | 2025 |
| Export Concentration IndexTrade | 0.339 | 0.153 | 2025 |
| Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 0% | 8.2% | 2024/2025 |
| Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 70.1% | 38.3% | 2024/2025 |
| Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 23.3% | 12.8% | 2024/2025 |
| High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade | 0.1% | 5.7% | 2024 |
| Exports (% of GDP)Trade | 49.5% | 31.4% | 2025 |
| Imports (% of GDP)Trade | 104.5% | 29.5% | 2025 |
| Human Development IndexDevelopment | 0.55 | 0.741 | 2023 |
| Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment | 0.534 | 0.388 | 2023 |
| Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment | 0.357 | 0.476 | 2023 |
| PopulationDemographics | 2.36M | 64.75M | 2025 |
| Population GrowthDemographics | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2025 |
| Life ExpectancyDemographics | 57.8 years | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| Median AgeDemographics | 22.1 years | 28.9 years | 2026 |
| Fertility RateDemographics | 2.66 | 2.21 | 2024 |
| Rural PopulationDemographics | 55.3% | 36.2% | 2025 |
| Population Under 15Demographics | 34.1% | 25.7% | 2025 |
| Urban PopulationDemographics | 44.7% | 63.8% | 2025 |
| Population DensityDemographics | 78.7/km² | 53.6/km² | 2026 |
| Birth RateDemographics | 23.1 | 17.8 | 2026 |
| Death RateDemographics | 10.2 | 9.31 | 2026 |
| Net Migration RateDemographics | -2.04 | 2.01 | 2026 |
| Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics | 60.4 years | 69.8 years | 2024 |
| Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics | 55 years | 62.8 years | 2024 |
| Urban Population GrowthDemographics | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2025 |
| Infant MortalityHealth | 56.3 | 24.2 | 2024 |
| HIV PrevalenceHealth | 17.1% | 17.2% | 2024 |
| Health Spending (% of GDP)Health | 12.6% | 8.9% | 2023 |
| UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth | 55 | 74 | 2023 |
| Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth | 13.2% | 6.7% | 2023 |
| Safely Managed SanitationHealth | 43.8% | 73.8% | 2024 |
| Maternal MortalityHealth | 478 | 117.6 | 2023 |
| Under-Five MortalityHealth | 60 | 35.1 | 2024 |
| Neonatal MortalityHealth | 28.5 | 12.4 | 2024 |
| Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth | 548 | 389 | 2024 |
| Measles ImmunizationHealth | 80% | 66% | 2025 |
| DTP3 ImmunizationHealth | 88% | 65% | 2025 |
| Basic Drinking WaterHealth | 46.8% | 22.2% | 2024 |
| Basic SanitationHealth | 4.1% | 3.6% | 2024 |
| Diabetes PrevalenceHealth | 6.2% | 7.2% | 2024 |
| Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth | 67.4% | — | 2024 |
| Adolescent Fertility RateHealth | 69.6 | 51.8 | 2024 |
| Health Spending per CapitaHealth | $123 | $537 | 2023 |
| Smoking PrevalenceHealth | 28% | 23.7% | 2024 |
| Child StuntingChild Welfare | 35% | 24.4% | 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 |
| Tertiary EnrollmentEducation | — | 23.5% | 2023 |
| Adult Literacy RateEducation | 90.4% | 91.2% | 2024 |
| Youth Literacy RateEducation | 96.5% | 97.2% | 2024 |
| Primary Completion RateEducation | 87.9% | 97.6% | 2024 |
| Lower Secondary CompletionEducation | 56% | 92.5% | 2024 |
| Primary Net EnrollmentEducation | 67.8% | 93.9% | 2024/2023 |
| Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 67.7% | 90.4% | 2024/2023 |
| Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 41.6% | 86.9% | 2024/2023 |
| Upper Secondary CompletionEducation | 40.2% | 62.2% | 2024 |
| Qualified Primary TeachersEducation | 99.5% | — | 2023 |
| Secondary EnrollmentEducation | — | 104.1% | 2023 |
| UndernourishmentFood Security | — | 10% | 2023 |
| Acute Food InsecurityFood Security | 175K | — | 2026-08 |
| Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture | 77.8% | 79.4% | 2023 |
| Sorghum ProductionAgriculture | 6.26K t | 98K t | 2024 |
| Millet ProductionAgriculture | — | 6.33K t | 2024 |
| Maize ProductionAgriculture | 56.44K t | 12.85M t | 2024 |
| Rice ProductionAgriculture | — | 3.08K t | 2024 |
| Wheat ProductionAgriculture | 4.18K t | 1.92M t | 2024 |
| Maize YieldAgriculture | 633 kg/ha | 4,874 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Rice YieldAgriculture | — | 2,912 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Wheat YieldAgriculture | 720 kg/ha | 3,809 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Cattle StockAgriculture | 517.5K head | 12.1M head | 2024 |
| Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance | 37 | 41 | 2024 |
| Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.661 | 0.743 | 2025 |
| Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.512 | 0.633 | 2025 |
| Political Corruption IndexGovernance | 0.472 | 0.538 | 2025 |
| Control of CorruptionGovernance | -0.3 | -0.19 | 2024 |
| Government EffectivenessGovernance | -0.65 | -0.23 | 2024 |
| Rule of LawGovernance | -0.41 | 0.02 | 2024 |
| Political StabilityGovernance | -0.26 | -0.62 | 2024 |
| Regulatory QualityGovernance | -0.48 | -0.06 | 2024 |
| Voice and AccountabilityGovernance | -0.16 | 0.61 | 2024 |
| Organized Violence DeathsGovernance | 0 deaths | 17 deaths | 2025 |
| State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance | 0 | 2 | 2025 |
| One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Refugees HostedHumanitarian | 478 | 55.18K | 2025 |
| Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian | 202 | 82.36K | 2025 |
| Stateless PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Internet UsersTechnology | 51.8% | 78.4% | 2024 |
| Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology | 70.3 | 179.3 | 2024 |
| 4G CoverageTechnology | 85.1% | 99.5% | 2024/2025 |
| Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology | 0.4 | 5.3 | 2024 |
| Mobile Data PriceTechnology | 8.4% | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 3G CoverageTechnology | 95.8% | 99.9% | 2024/2025 |
| Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology | 5.6% | 3.4% | 2025 |
| Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology | 8.9% | 1.1% | 2025 |
| R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology | 0.1% | — | 2023 |
| Electricity AccessInfrastructure | 60.6% | 90.2% | 2024 |
| Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure | — | 15.45M | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy | 104 MW | 16.6K MW | 2025 |
| Solar CapacityEnergy | 28.8 MW | 11.3K MW | 2025 |
| Wind CapacityEnergy | — | 4.3K MW | 2025 |
| Hydropower CapacityEnergy | 75.2 MW | 751.7 MW | 2025 |
| Clean Cooking AccessEnergy | 53.8% | 89.8% | 2023 |
| Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy | — | 3,247 kWh | 2023 |
| Power Transmission LossesEnergy | — | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy | 0.7 MW | 14.1 MW | 2025 |
| Rural Electricity AccessEnergy | 41.4% | 86.3% | 2024 |
| Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 8% | 2025 |
| Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 4.7% | 2025 |
| Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 0.8% | 2025 |
| Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy | — | 82.2% | 2025 |
| Electricity DemandEnergy | 0.6 TWh | 237 TWh | 2024/2025 |
| Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy | — | 699 gCO₂/kWh | 2025 |
| Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy | 2,379 kWh | 21,287 kWh | 2023/2024 |
| CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate | 0.43 t | 6.88 t | 2024 |
| Forest AreaClimate | 1.1% | 14% | 2023 |
| Protected AreasClimate | 23.4% | 12.9% | 2025 |
| PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate | 26.4 µg/m³ | 27.7 µg/m³ | 2023 |
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