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

GDP▲ 21.0%
Current prices2025
93USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 17.2%
Current prices2025
871USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
5.7%
Inflation▼ 10.2 pp
Average consumer prices2025
7.4%
Government debt▲ 4.4 pp
General government, gross2025
20.2% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-3.7% of GDP
Population▲ 3.3%
Total2025
106.55million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.10.09.81995: 2.8%1996: -1.9%1997: -7.8%1998: -3.9%1999: -3.8%2000: -8.1%2001: -2.1%2002: 2.9%2003: 6.6%2004: 7.7%2005: 9.8%2006: 5.1%2007: 8.5%2008: 7.4%2009: 0.6%2010: 7.8%2011: 7.6%2012: 8.7%2013: 9.6%2014: 7.3%2015: 6.4%2016: 0.4%2017: 4.2%2018: 6.1%2019: 0.6%2020: 0.8%2021: 6.4%2022: 9.3%2023: 8.5%2024: 6.1%2025: 5.7%2026: 5.9% (IMF projection)2027: 5.4% (IMF projection)2028: 5.4% (IMF projection)2029: 5.4% (IMF projection)2030: 5.4% (IMF projection)2031: 5.4% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.06171995: 541.8%1996: 617.0%1997: 199.0%1998: 29.1%1999: 284.9%2000: 550.0%2001: 357.3%2002: 25.3%2003: 12.8%2004: 4.0%2005: 21.5%2006: 12.8%2007: 16.7%2008: 18.0%2009: 46.1%2010: 23.5%2011: 14.9%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.9%2014: 1.2%2015: 0.7%2016: 3.2%2017: 35.7%2018: 29.3%2019: 4.7%2020: 11.4%2021: 9.0%2022: 9.3%2023: 19.9%2024: 17.7%2025: 7.4%2026: 3.3% (IMF projection)2027: 6.4% (IMF projection)2028: 7.0% (IMF projection)2029: 7.0% (IMF projection)2030: 7.0% (IMF projection)2031: 7.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.49.38.56.15.75.95.45.45.45.4
Inflation, average consumer prices %9.09.319.917.77.43.36.47.07.07.0
GDP, current prices USD bn5970707793123133142153164
GDP per capita, current prices USD6307276997448711,1221,1671,2131,2591,308
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD1,4831,6821,8331,9302,0332,1442,2362,3202,4112,507
General government gross debt % of GDP14.014.715.715.820.224.627.829.531.232.7
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.6-0.9-1.6-1.7-2.8-3.5-2.4-1.5-1.5-1.3
Current account balance % of GDP-1.0-3.7-5.3-4.2-3.7-2.0-1.6-1.4-1.2-1.3
Population million93.7596.8099.95103.20106.55110.02113.61117.31121.14125.09

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01852000: 135%2001: 185%2002: 136%2003: 114%2004: 164%2005: 112%2006: 108%2007: 85%2008: 80%2009: 92%2010: 32%2011: 8%2012: 8%2013: 8%2014: 9%2015: 10%2016: 11%2017: 8%2018: 9%2019: 10%2020: 12%2021: 14%2022: 15%2023: 16%2024: 16%2025: 20%2026: 25% (IMF projection)2027: 28% (IMF projection)2028: 29% (IMF projection)2029: 31% (IMF projection)2030: 33% (IMF projection)2031: 33% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.70.05.32000: 1.0%2001: 3.8%2002: 4.8%2003: 5.3%2004: 2.0%2005: 1.0%2006: 0.3%2007: 2.8%2008: -0.6%2009: -5.9%2010: -9.7%2011: -4.9%2012: -4.2%2013: -8.9%2014: -4.5%2015: -3.7%2016: -3.9%2017: -3.3%2018: -3.6%2019: -3.5%2020: -2.3%2021: -1.0%2022: -3.7%2023: -5.3%2024: -4.2%2025: -3.7%2026: -2.0% (IMF projection)2027: -1.6% (IMF projection)2028: -1.4% (IMF projection)2029: -1.2% (IMF projection)2030: -1.3% (IMF projection)2031: -1.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199556.516.9–25.8
200519.831.715.044.6
201512.540.516.842.4
20258.939.77.948.0

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method720USD2025+56.5%
GNI, Atlas method81USD bn2025+120.2%
Exports of goods and services43.4% of GDP2025+17.4 pp
Imports of goods and services43.9% of GDP2025+12.2 pp
Life expectancy at birth62.1years2024+6.6%
Urban population45.1% of total2025+3.8 pp

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