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Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.0%
Current prices2025
22USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 4.0%
Current prices2025
1,165USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.6 pp
Annual change2025
5.6%
Inflation▼ 8.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-2.6%
Government debt▼ 1.0 pp
General government, gross2025
30.4% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.1 pp
Balance2025
0.2% of GDP
Population▲ 2.8%
Total2025
18.96million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.70.033.61995: -0.8%1996: 2.1%1997: 5.7%1998: 7.0%1999: -0.7%2000: -0.9%2001: 11.7%2002: 8.5%2003: 14.7%2004: 33.6%2005: 7.5%2006: -0.5%2007: 4.4%2008: 3.1%2009: -1.3%2010: 13.8%2011: 4.6%2012: 8.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.3%2015: 3.2%2016: -3.7%2017: -2.1%2018: 5.2%2019: 5.9%2020: 0.0%2021: 2.0%2022: 4.7%2023: 5.0%2024: 5.0%2025: 5.6%2026: 5.2% (IMF projection)2027: 4.9% (IMF projection)2028: 4.8% (IMF projection)2029: 5.1% (IMF projection)2030: 5.2% (IMF projection)2031: 5.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.40.012.41995: 5.4%1996: 11.3%1997: 5.6%1998: 4.3%1999: -8.4%2000: 3.8%2001: 12.4%2002: 5.2%2003: -1.8%2004: -4.8%2005: 4.4%2006: 9.6%2007: -7.4%2008: 8.3%2009: 10.1%2010: -2.1%2011: 2.0%2012: 7.5%2013: 0.2%2014: -5.5%2015: 4.8%2016: -1.6%2017: -0.9%2018: 4.0%2019: -1.0%2020: -2.7%2021: -0.8%2022: 5.8%2023: 4.1%2024: 5.7%2025: -2.6%2026: 0.5% (IMF projection)2027: 3.9% (IMF projection)2028: 2.7% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %2.04.75.05.05.65.24.94.85.15.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.85.84.15.7-2.60.53.92.73.03.0
GDP, current prices USD bn17181921222627293134
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,0041,0371,0401,1201,1651,3151,3611,4111,4751,545
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,5812,8102,9733,1103,2843,4583,6093,7433,8974,066
General government gross debt % of GDP41.732.132.231.430.429.929.928.627.526.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.33.8-1.3-2.0-1.3-1.4-1.3-0.3-0.7-0.9
Current account balance % of GDP-0.56.31.61.40.20.80.30.61.11.2
Population million16.9217.4117.9218.4418.9619.4920.0320.5821.1321.69

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.052.42000: 52%2001: 44%2002: 42%2003: 34%2004: 25%2005: 22%2006: 20%2007: 18%2008: 16%2009: 24%2010: 23%2011: 22%2012: 20%2013: 22%2014: 29%2015: 31%2016: 40%2017: 39%2018: 34%2019: 38%2020: 42%2021: 42%2022: 32%2023: 32%2024: 31%2025: 30%2026: 30% (IMF projection)2027: 30% (IMF projection)2028: 29% (IMF projection)2029: 27% (IMF projection)2030: 26% (IMF projection)2031: 26% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-64.80.06.32000: -10.5%2001: -22.9%2002: -64.8%2003: -33.8%2004: -11.7%2005: -5.5%2006: -3.2%2007: 6.3%2008: 3.2%2009: -3.9%2010: -2.9%2011: -0.2%2012: -2.0%2013: -3.6%2014: -2.0%2015: -4.5%2016: -4.1%2017: -5.7%2018: -4.0%2019: -3.0%2020: -2.5%2021: -0.5%2022: 6.3%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.4%2025: 0.2%2026: 0.8% (IMF projection)2027: 0.3% (IMF projection)2028: 0.6% (IMF projection)2029: 1.1% (IMF projection)2030: 1.2% (IMF projection)2031: 1.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199535.113.311.049.4
200529.340.02.629.2
201533.633.96.930.5
202536.326.7–33.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method970USD2025-14.2%
GNI, Atlas method20USD bn2025+23.3%
Exports of goods and services29.4% of GDP2025+1.5 pp
Imports of goods and services16.7% of GDP2025-3.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth55.2years2024+8.0%
Urban population27.6% of total2025+4.8 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)