| GDPEconomy | $479.96B | $2.97B | 2026 |
| GDP per CapitaEconomy | $7,503 | $1,241 | 2026 |
| Inflation RateEconomy | 5% | 3.5% | 2026-07 |
| Central Bank Policy RateEconomy | 7% | — | 2026-07-01 |
| Official Exchange RateEconomy | 16.37 LCU/USD | 16.37 LCU/USD | 2026-07 |
| Budget BalanceEconomy | -4.9% | 4.2% | 2026 |
| Unemployment RateEconomy | 32.4% | 16.3% | 2025 |
| Public DebtEconomy | 78.9% | 49% | 2026 |
| Trade BalanceEconomy | $8.16B | $-1.41B | 2025 |
| GDP GrowthEconomy | 1% | 1.1% | 2026 |
| GNI per CapitaEconomy | $6,270 | $1,280 | 2025 |
| GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy | $15,600 | $3,900 | 2025 |
| GDP (PPP)Economy | $1.03T | $7.53B | 2025 |
| Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy | 2.8% | 6.5% | 2025 |
| Industry (% of GDP)Economy | 24.1% | 25.2% | 2025 |
| Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy | 12.3% | 12.1% | 2025/2024 |
| Services (% of GDP)Economy | 63.1% | 55.6% | 2025 |
| Investment (% of GDP)Economy | 13.9% | 31.2% | 2025 |
| Remittances ReceivedEconomy | $1B | $533.13M | 2025 |
| Remittances (% of GDP)Economy | 0.2% | 20.7% | 2025 |
| External Debt (% of GNI)Economy | 44.8% | 65.4% | 2024 |
| Foreign ReservesEconomy | $76.02B | $1.01B | 2025/2024 |
| Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy | 89.4% | 24.3% | 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 25.9% | 35.4% | 2024 |
| Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 55.6% | 57.1% | 2025 |
| Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy | 49.9% | 48.1% | 2025 |
| Income Inequality (Gini)Economy | 54.1 | 44.9 | 2022/2017 ⚠ |
| Extreme Poverty RateEconomy | 17.4% | 41.9% | 2022/2017 ⚠ |
| Account OwnershipEconomy | 81.1% | 61.6% | 2024 |
| Youth NEET RateEconomy | 34.6% | 38% | 2024 |
| Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2024 |
| Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy | 60.9% | 154% | 2025 |
| Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy | 2.8% | 3% | 2025 |
| Tourism ReceiptsEconomy | $2.72B | $23.1M | 2020/1999 ⚠ |
| Tourist ArrivalsEconomy | 3.89M | 1.14M | 2020/2019 |
| Current Account BalanceEconomy | -0.9% | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy | $2.47B | $-42.2M | 2024 |
| FDI (% of GDP)Economy | 0.6% | -1.8% | 2024 |
| Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy | 27.2% | 62.5% | 2024 |
| Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy | 33% | 53.5% | 2024 |
| Youth Unemployment RateEconomy | 60.1% | 31.1% | 2024 |
| Productive Capacity IndexEconomy | 51.7 | 39.1 | 2024 |
| Natural Resource RentsEconomy | 7.3% | 4.3% | 2021 |
| Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy | 0.4% | 0% | 2021 |
| Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy | 3.8% | 0% | 2021 |
| Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy | 0% | 0% | 2021 |
| Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy | 0.4% | 6.6% | 2023 |
| Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy | $24 | $75 | 2023 |
| Lending Interest RateEconomy | 10.7% | 11.2% | 2025/2024 |
| Real Interest RateEconomy | 7.7% | 4.9% | 2025/2024 |
| Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy | 12.9% | 13.6% | 2025 |
| Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy | $5,521 | $1,037 | 2021 |
| Employment in AgricultureEconomy | 5.4% | 30.9% | 2025 |
| Employment in IndustryEconomy | 20.8% | 33% | 2025 |
| Employment in ServicesEconomy | 73.8% | 36.1% | 2025 |
| Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy | 11.7% | 32.6% | 2025 |
| Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy | 65.8% | 96.8% | 2025 |
| Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy | 3.7% | 4.6% | 2022/2017 ⚠ |
| Bank Branches per 100,000Economy | 8 | 3.5 | 2024 |
| ATMs per 100,000Economy | 46 | 13.8 | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy | -0% | 0.9% | 2025 |
| Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy | 5.7% | 3.8% | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy | 30.2% | 56.8% | 2022/2017 ⚠ |
| Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy | 59.6% | 83.8% | 2022/2017 ⚠ |
| Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $134.18B | $1.27B | 2025 |
| Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade | $126.02B | $2.69B | 2025 |
| Export Diversification IndexTrade | 0.553 | 0.826 | 2024 |
| Export Concentration IndexTrade | 0.145 | 0.362 | 2024 |
| Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade | 39.1 | — | 2021 |
| Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 8.2% | 0% | 2025/2024 |
| Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 38.3% | 70.1% | 2025/2024 |
| Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade | 12.8% | 23.3% | 2025/2024 |
| High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade | 5.7% | 0.1% | 2024 |
| Exports (% of GDP)Trade | 31.4% | 49.5% | 2025 |
| Imports (% of GDP)Trade | 29.5% | 104.5% | 2025 |
| Human Development IndexDevelopment | 0.741 | 0.55 | 2023 |
| Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment | 0.388 | 0.534 | 2023 |
| Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment | 0.476 | 0.357 | 2023 |
| PopulationDemographics | 64.75M | 2.36M | 2025 |
| Population GrowthDemographics | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2025 |
| Life ExpectancyDemographics | 66.3 years | 57.8 years | 2024 |
| Median AgeDemographics | 28.9 years | 22.1 years | 2026 |
| Fertility RateDemographics | 2.21 | 2.66 | 2024 |
| Rural PopulationDemographics | 36.2% | 55.3% | 2025 |
| Population Under 15Demographics | 25.7% | 34.1% | 2025 |
| Urban PopulationDemographics | 63.8% | 44.7% | 2025 |
| Population DensityDemographics | 53.6/km² | 78.7/km² | 2026 |
| Birth RateDemographics | 17.8 | 23.1 | 2026 |
| Death RateDemographics | 9.31 | 10.2 | 2026 |
| Net Migration RateDemographics | 2.01 | -2.04 | 2026 |
| Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics | 69.8 years | 60.4 years | 2024 |
| Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics | 62.8 years | 55 years | 2024 |
| Urban Population GrowthDemographics | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2025 |
| Infant MortalityHealth | 24.2 | 56.3 | 2024 |
| HIV PrevalenceHealth | 17.2% | 17.1% | 2024 |
| Health Spending (% of GDP)Health | 8.9% | 12.6% | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000Health | 0.79 | 0.24 | 2022 |
| UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth | 74 | 55 | 2023 |
| Road Traffic DeathsHealth | 24.5 | 21.6 | 2021 |
| Premature NCD MortalityHealth | 22.7% | 36.3% | 2021 |
| Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth | 6.7% | 13.2% | 2023 |
| Safely Managed SanitationHealth | 73.8% | 43.8% | 2024 |
| Maternal MortalityHealth | 117.6 | 478 | 2023 |
| Under-Five MortalityHealth | 34.7 | 58.9 | 2023 |
| Neonatal MortalityHealth | 11.7 | 28.7 | 2023 |
| Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth | 389 | 548 | 2024 |
| Measles ImmunizationHealth | 66% | 80% | 2025 |
| DTP3 ImmunizationHealth | 65% | 88% | 2025 |
| Basic Drinking WaterHealth | 22.2% | 46.8% | 2024 |
| Basic SanitationHealth | 3.6% | 4.1% | 2024 |
| Diabetes PrevalenceHealth | 7.2% | 6.2% | 2024 |
| Hospital Beds per 1,000Health | 2.25 | 1.3 | 2010/2006 |
| Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth | 54.6% | 67.4% | 2016/2024 ⚠ |
| Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth | 96.7% | 86.6% | 2016/2018 |
| Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health | 6.39 | 1.76 | 2022 |
| Adolescent Fertility RateHealth | 51.8 | 69.6 | 2024 |
| Health Spending per CapitaHealth | $537 | $123 | 2023 |
| NCD Share of DeathsHealth | 37.2% | 34.1% | 2021 |
| Smoking PrevalenceHealth | 23.7% | 28% | 2024 |
| Antenatal Care CoverageHealth | 93.7% | 91.3% | 2016/2018 |
| Child StuntingChild Welfare | 24.4% | 35% | 2024 |
| Child WastingChild Welfare | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2017/2024 ⚠ |
| Birth RegistrationChild Welfare | 88.6% | 80.1% | 2017/2024 ⚠ |
| Child MarriageChild Welfare | 3.6% | 13.4% | 2016/2024 ⚠ |
| Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare | 11.8% | 7.7% | 2017/2024 ⚠ |
| Education Spending (% of GDP)Education | 6% | 6.6% | 2024 |
| Tertiary EnrollmentEducation | 23.5% | 9.9% | 2023/2018 ⚠ |
| Adult Literacy RateEducation | 91.2% | 90.4% | 2024 |
| Youth Literacy RateEducation | 97.2% | 96.5% | 2024 |
| Primary Completion RateEducation | 97.6% | 87.9% | 2024 |
| Lower Secondary CompletionEducation | 92.5% | 56% | 2024 |
| Primary Net EnrollmentEducation | 93.9% | 67.8% | 2023/2024 |
| Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 90.4% | 67.7% | 2023/2024 |
| Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 86.9% | 41.6% | 2023/2024 |
| Upper Secondary CompletionEducation | 62.2% | 40.2% | 2024 |
| Qualified Primary TeachersEducation | 77.9% | 99.5% | 2002/2023 ⚠ |
| Secondary EnrollmentEducation | 104.1% | 59.4% | 2023/2017 ⚠ |
| UndernourishmentFood Security | 10% | — | 2023 |
| Acute Food InsecurityFood Security | — | 175K | 2024-11 |
| Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture | 79.4% | 77.8% | 2023 |
| Food Production IndexAgriculture | 113.2 | 98.7 | 2022 |
| Sorghum ProductionAgriculture | 98K t | 6.26K t | 2024 |
| Millet ProductionAgriculture | 6.33K t | — | 2024 |
| Maize ProductionAgriculture | 12.85M t | 56.44K t | 2024 |
| Rice ProductionAgriculture | 3.08K t | — | 2024 |
| Wheat ProductionAgriculture | 1.92M t | 4.18K t | 2024 |
| Maize YieldAgriculture | 4,874 kg/ha | 633 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Rice YieldAgriculture | 2,912 kg/ha | — | 2024 |
| Wheat YieldAgriculture | 3,809 kg/ha | 720 kg/ha | 2024 |
| Cattle StockAgriculture | 12.1M head | 517.5K head | 2024 |
| Homicide RateGovernance | 43.7 | 38.2 | 2022/2008 ⚠ |
| Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance | 41 | 37 | 2024 |
| Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.743 | 0.661 | 2025 |
| Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance | 0.633 | 0.512 | 2025 |
| Political Corruption IndexGovernance | 0.538 | 0.472 | 2025 |
| Control of CorruptionGovernance | -0.19 | -0.3 | 2024 |
| Government EffectivenessGovernance | -0.23 | -0.65 | 2024 |
| Rule of LawGovernance | 0.02 | -0.41 | 2024 |
| Political StabilityGovernance | -0.62 | -0.26 | 2024 |
| Regulatory QualityGovernance | -0.06 | -0.48 | 2024 |
| Voice and AccountabilityGovernance | 0.61 | -0.16 | 2024 |
| Refugees HostedHumanitarian | 55.18K | 478 | 2025 |
| Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian | 82.36K | 202 | 2025 |
| Stateless PeopleHumanitarian | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
| Internet UsersTechnology | 78.4% | 51.8% | 2024 |
| Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology | 179.3 | 70.3 | 2024 |
| 4G CoverageTechnology | 99.4% | 85.1% | 2024 |
| Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology | 5.3 | 0.4 | 2024 |
| Mobile Data PriceTechnology | 1.3% | 8.4% | 2025 |
| 3G CoverageTechnology | 99.9% | 95.8% | 2024 |
| Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology | 3.4% | 5.6% | 2025 |
| Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology | 1.1% | 8.9% | 2025 |
| R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology | 0.6% | 0.1% | 2022/2023 |
| Electricity AccessInfrastructure | 90.2% | 60.6% | 2024 |
| Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure | 15.45M | 1.3K | 2023/1999 ⚠ |
| Slum PopulationInfrastructure | 24.2% | 25.6% | 2022 |
| Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy | 16.6K MW | 104 MW | 2025 |
| Solar CapacityEnergy | 11.3K MW | 28.8 MW | 2025 |
| Wind CapacityEnergy | 4.3K MW | — | 2025 |
| Hydropower CapacityEnergy | 751.7 MW | 75.2 MW | 2025 |
| Renewable Energy ShareEnergy | 9.7% | 34.9% | 2021/2022 |
| Clean Cooking AccessEnergy | 89.8% | 53.8% | 2023 |
| Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy | 3,247 kWh | — | 2023 |
| Power Transmission LossesEnergy | 10.2% | — | 2023 |
| Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy | 14.1 MW | 0.7 MW | 2025 |
| Rural Electricity AccessEnergy | 86.3% | 41.4% | 2024 |
| Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy | 8% | 0% | 2025/2022 |
| Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy | 4.7% | 0% | 2025/2022 |
| Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy | 0.8% | 100% | 2025/2022 |
| Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy | 82.2% | 0% | 2025/2022 |
| Electricity DemandEnergy | 237 TWh | 0.6 TWh | 2025/2024 |
| Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy | 699 gCO₂/kWh | 21 gCO₂/kWh | 2025/2022 |
| Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy | 21,287 kWh | 2,379 kWh | 2024/2023 |
| CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate | 6.88 t | 0.43 t | 2024 |
| Renewable Electricity OutputClimate | 6.4% | 99.8% | 2021 |
| Forest AreaClimate | 14% | 1.1% | 2023 |
| Protected AreasClimate | 12.9% | 23.4% | 2025 |
| Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate | 47.1% | 0.8% | 2022 |
| PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate | 27.7 µg/m³ | 26.4 µg/m³ | 2023 |
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