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

GDP▲ 13.1%
Current prices2025
37USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 10.0%
Current prices2025
1,936USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.7 pp
Annual change2025
7.9%
Inflation▲ 0.6 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.4%
Government debt▼ 2.2 pp
General government, gross2025
130.2% of GDP
Current account▲ 5.7 pp
Balance2025
-5.6% of GDP
Population▲ 2.7%
Total2025
19.17million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.07.91995: 6.1%1996: 1.9%1997: 2.7%1998: 6.0%1999: 6.0%2000: 3.9%2001: 4.3%2002: 0.1%2003: 5.6%2004: 4.6%2005: 4.3%2006: 2.3%2007: 2.8%2008: 3.7%2009: 2.8%2010: 3.4%2011: 1.3%2012: 4.0%2013: 2.4%2014: 6.2%2015: 6.4%2016: 6.4%2017: 7.4%2018: 6.2%2019: 4.6%2020: 1.3%2021: 6.5%2022: 3.9%2023: 4.3%2024: 6.1%2025: 7.9%2026: 2.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.3% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.9% (IMF projection)2030: 4.3% (IMF projection)2031: 4.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.10.09.71995: 8.1%1996: 2.8%1997: 1.8%1998: 1.0%1999: 0.8%2000: 0.8%2001: 3.1%2002: 2.4%2003: -0.0%2004: -0.0%2005: 1.6%2006: 2.2%2007: 5.5%2008: 6.2%2009: -1.0%2010: -0.0%2011: 3.4%2012: 1.4%2013: 0.7%2014: -1.1%2015: 0.1%2016: 0.8%2017: 2.2%2018: 0.5%2019: 1.0%2020: 2.5%2021: 2.2%2022: 9.7%2023: 5.9%2024: 0.8%2025: 1.4%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.2% (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 %6.53.94.36.17.92.22.33.02.94.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.29.75.90.81.42.52.22.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn28283133374042444649
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,6011,5751,6901,7591,9362,0542,0832,1252,1692,246
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD4,1784,5234,7595,0395,4415,5655,6625,7705,8816,078
General government gross debt % of GDP98.7104.7118.4132.4130.2132.3133.4132.0130.5126.0
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-13.7-16.1-14.8-13.4-7.9-6.7-5.7-4.0-3.0-3.0
Current account balance % of GDP-12.1-19.9-19.8-11.3-5.6-6.2-5.8-5.7-5.6-5.5
Population million17.2017.6818.1618.6619.1719.7020.2420.8021.3721.95

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01332000: 58%2001: 53%2002: 52%2003: 43%2004: 38%2005: 36%2006: 17%2007: 19%2008: 19%2009: 30%2010: 35%2011: 33%2012: 34%2013: 37%2014: 42%2015: 45%2016: 48%2017: 61%2018: 62%2019: 81%2020: 90%2021: 99%2022: 105%2023: 118%2024: 132%2025: 130%2026: 132% (IMF projection)2027: 133% (IMF projection)2028: 132% (IMF projection)2029: 131% (IMF projection)2030: 126% (IMF projection)2031: 121% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-19.90.02000: -5.5%2001: -3.8%2002: -4.6%2003: -5.0%2004: -5.1%2005: -6.2%2006: -6.2%2007: -9.6%2008: -11.3%2009: -5.3%2010: -3.5%2011: -6.5%2012: -8.8%2013: -8.3%2014: -7.0%2015: -5.7%2016: -4.2%2017: -7.3%2018: -8.8%2019: -7.9%2020: -11.9%2021: -12.1%2022: -19.9%2023: -19.8%2024: -11.3%2025: -5.6%2026: -6.2% (IMF projection)2027: -5.8% (IMF projection)2028: -5.7% (IMF projection)2029: -5.6% (IMF projection)2030: -5.5% (IMF projection)2031: -5.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199519.523.8–48.8
200515.223.719.949.7
201514.323.617.051.4
202517.126.113.246.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,780USD2025+34.8%
GNI, Atlas method34USD bn2025+75.0%
Exports of goods and services32.5% of GDP2025+9.8 pp
Imports of goods and services38.6% of GDP2025+3.1 pp
Life expectancy at birth68.9years2024+4.4%
Urban population55.8% of total2025+9.5 pp

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