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

GDP▲ 9.9%
Current prices2025
22USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.0%
Current prices2025
750USD
Real GDP growth▼ 3.4 pp
Annual change2025
6.9%
Inflation▼ 13.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
-4.6%
Government debt▼ 2.4 pp
General government, gross2025
45.4% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.6 pp
Balance2025
-5.0% of GDP
Population▲ 3.7%
Total2025
29.13million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.20.011.91995: 2.5%1996: 0.1%1997: 1.5%1998: 10.0%1999: -0.2%2000: -1.2%2001: 7.3%2002: 4.9%2003: 2.2%2004: 0.4%2005: 7.3%2006: 5.9%2007: 3.1%2008: 7.7%2009: 2.0%2010: 8.6%2011: 2.4%2012: 10.5%2013: 5.3%2014: 6.6%2015: 4.4%2016: 5.7%2017: 5.0%2018: 7.0%2019: 6.1%2020: 3.5%2021: 1.4%2022: 11.9%2023: 2.4%2024: 10.3%2025: 6.9%2026: 6.7% (IMF projection)2027: 6.5% (IMF projection)2028: 6.0% (IMF projection)2029: 6.0% (IMF projection)2030: 6.0% (IMF projection)2031: 6.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-4.60.010.91995: 10.9%1996: 5.3%1997: 2.9%1998: 4.6%1999: -2.1%2000: 2.7%2001: 3.9%2002: 2.5%2003: -1.5%2004: 0.2%2005: 7.8%2006: 0.0%2007: 0.1%2008: 10.5%2009: 1.2%2010: 0.9%2011: 2.9%2012: 0.5%2013: 2.3%2014: -0.9%2015: 1.0%2016: 0.2%2017: 0.2%2018: 2.8%2019: -2.5%2020: 2.9%2021: 3.8%2022: 4.2%2023: 3.7%2024: 9.1%2025: -4.6%2026: 0.4% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %1.411.92.410.36.96.76.56.06.06.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.84.23.79.1-4.60.42.02.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn15151720222527293134
GDP per capita, current prices USD594593621707750822860895933973
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD1,5461,7851,8261,9892,1082,2322,3442,4372,5372,644
General government gross debt % of GDP51.350.751.847.745.445.544.944.744.644.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.1-6.8-5.4-4.3-3.3-3.7-3.0-3.0-3.0-3.0
Current account balance % of GDP-14.1-16.2-13.9-5.6-5.0-6.1-4.0-3.6-3.0-2.5
Population million25.1326.0827.0728.0829.1330.2031.3132.4633.6434.85

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.082.12000: 82%2001: 74%2002: 69%2003: 61%2004: 55%2005: 49%2006: 18%2007: 18%2008: 14%2009: 16%2010: 15%2011: 15%2012: 18%2013: 20%2014: 22%2015: 30%2016: 33%2017: 37%2018: 37%2019: 40%2020: 45%2021: 51%2022: 51%2023: 52%2024: 48%2025: 45%2026: 45% (IMF projection)2027: 45% (IMF projection)2028: 45% (IMF projection)2029: 45% (IMF projection)2030: 44% (IMF projection)2031: 44% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-18.10.02000: -4.7%2001: -3.8%2002: -6.0%2003: -6.5%2004: -6.2%2005: -7.1%2006: -6.6%2007: -6.2%2008: -9.0%2009: -18.1%2010: -14.5%2011: -16.4%2012: -10.9%2013: -11.3%2014: -12.1%2015: -15.3%2016: -11.4%2017: -11.4%2018: -12.7%2019: -12.2%2020: -13.2%2021: -14.1%2022: -16.2%2023: -13.9%2024: -5.6%2025: -5.0%2026: -6.1% (IMF projection)2027: -4.0% (IMF projection)2028: -3.6% (IMF projection)2029: -3.0% (IMF projection)2030: -2.5% (IMF projection)2031: -2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199530.721.29.645.2
200539.316.38.437.9
201532.422.57.638.5
202547.618.7–31.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method750USD2025+33.9%
GNI, Atlas method21USD bn2025+87.6%
Exports of goods and services15.8% of GDP2025+1.5 pp
Imports of goods and services18.1% of GDP2025-12.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth61.4years2024+4.7%
Urban population18.4% of total2025+2.1 pp

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