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

GDP▲ 11.7%
Current prices2025
12USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 9.3%
Current prices2025
2,655USD
Real GDP growth▼ 2.1 pp
Annual change2025
4.2%
Inflation▼ 0.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.6%
Government debt▼ 5.0 pp
General government, gross2025
40.1% of GDP
Current account▲ 3.6 pp
Balance2025
-5.8% of GDP
Population▲ 2.2%
Total2025
4.63million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.00.018.31995: 9.8%1996: 5.8%1997: -4.0%1998: 2.8%1999: 3.7%2000: -3.9%2001: -0.8%2002: 1.4%2003: 6.9%2004: 4.7%2005: 8.6%2006: 18.3%2007: -2.0%2008: -0.3%2009: 0.1%2010: 2.6%2011: 4.2%2012: 4.5%2013: 4.2%2014: 4.3%2015: 5.4%2016: 1.3%2017: 6.3%2018: 4.8%2019: 3.1%2020: -0.4%2021: 0.7%2022: 6.8%2023: 6.8%2024: 6.3%2025: 4.2%2026: 4.4% (IMF projection)2027: 4.5% (IMF projection)2028: 5.7% (IMF projection)2029: 4.9% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.012.11995: 6.5%1996: 4.7%1997: 4.6%1998: 8.0%1999: 4.1%2000: 3.3%2001: 4.7%2002: 3.9%2003: 5.2%2004: 10.4%2005: 12.1%2006: 6.2%2007: 7.3%2008: 7.5%2009: 2.1%2010: 6.3%2011: 5.7%2012: 4.9%2013: 4.1%2014: 3.8%2015: 2.7%2016: 1.5%2017: 2.3%2018: 3.1%2019: 2.3%2020: 2.4%2021: 3.6%2022: 9.6%2023: 4.9%2024: 2.5%2025: 1.6%2026: 4.1% (IMF projection)2027: 4.1% (IMF projection)2028: 4.0% (IMF projection)2029: 4.0% (IMF projection)2030: 4.0% (IMF projection)2031: 4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %0.76.86.86.34.24.44.55.74.93.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.69.64.92.51.64.14.14.04.04.0
GDP, current prices USD bn9101111121415161717
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,1522,2072,4212,4302,6553,0333,1213,2293,3403,364
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD6,5187,2947,9048,4248,8329,2809,69310,18510,64110,920
General government gross debt % of GDP54.550.348.645.140.137.137.637.337.037.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP2.6-3.1-2.4-1.4-0.30.50.50.60.70.7
Current account balance % of GDP-8.6-14.9-8.7-9.4-5.8-6.5-6.4-5.4-5.9-6.3
Population million4.244.334.434.534.634.734.844.945.055.17

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.071.12000: 56%2001: 63%2002: 59%2003: 23%2004: 22%2005: 71%2006: 38%2007: 61%2008: 57%2009: 54%2010: 44%2011: 39%2012: 39%2013: 41%2014: 50%2015: 60%2016: 58%2017: 56%2018: 59%2019: 58%2020: 56%2021: 54%2022: 50%2023: 49%2024: 45%2025: 40%2026: 37% (IMF projection)2027: 38% (IMF projection)2028: 37% (IMF projection)2029: 37% (IMF projection)2030: 38% (IMF projection)2031: 41% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-29.90.03.72000: -5.5%2001: -7.5%2002: 2.0%2003: -8.5%2004: -21.9%2005: -29.9%2006: 3.7%2007: -9.4%2008: -9.3%2009: -10.4%2010: -6.3%2011: -3.8%2012: -18.8%2013: -17.2%2014: -22.2%2015: -15.5%2016: -11.0%2017: -10.0%2018: -13.1%2019: -10.5%2020: -6.8%2021: -8.6%2022: -14.9%2023: -8.7%2024: -9.4%2025: -5.8%2026: -6.5% (IMF projection)2027: -6.4% (IMF projection)2028: -5.4% (IMF projection)2029: -5.9% (IMF projection)2030: -6.3% (IMF projection)2031: -6.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199528.125.66.939.9
200520.133.29.640.7
201520.622.77.446.5
202520.029.74.642.4

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,210USD2025+31.5%
GNI, Atlas method12USD bn2025+76.5%
Exports of goods and services39.9% of GDP2025+9.7 pp
Imports of goods and services54.2% of GDP2025+7.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth68.7years2024+3.8%
Urban population61.5% of total2025+9.8 pp

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