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

GDP▲ 43.0%
Current prices2025
7USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 38.8%
Current prices2025
478USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
3.9%
Inflation▲ 14.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
34.2%
Government debt▼ 11.9 pp
General government, gross2025
41.2% of GDP
Current account▲ 2.4 pp
Balance2025
-6.1% of GDP
Population▲ 3.0%
Total2025
14.47million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.00.05.41995: -7.9%1996: -8.0%1997: 0.4%1998: 4.8%1999: 1.2%2000: 1.8%2001: 1.7%2002: 2.4%2003: 2.5%2004: 3.8%2005: 4.4%2006: 5.4%2007: 3.5%2008: 4.9%2009: 3.8%2010: 5.1%2011: 4.0%2012: 4.4%2013: 4.9%2014: 4.2%2015: -3.9%2016: -0.6%2017: 0.5%2018: 1.6%2019: 1.8%2020: 0.3%2021: 3.1%2022: 1.8%2023: 2.7%2024: 4.1%2025: 3.9%2026: 3.8% (IMF projection)2027: 4.2% (IMF projection)2028: 4.0% (IMF projection)2029: 4.1% (IMF projection)2030: 4.1% (IMF projection)2031: 4.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.80.034.21995: 18.9%1996: 26.9%1997: 31.4%1998: 12.7%1999: 3.2%2000: 24.4%2001: 9.3%2002: -1.4%2003: 10.6%2004: 8.2%2005: 13.3%2006: 2.7%2007: 8.4%2008: 24.4%2009: 10.6%2010: 6.5%2011: 9.6%2012: 18.2%2013: 7.9%2014: 4.4%2015: 5.5%2016: 5.6%2017: 15.8%2018: -2.8%2019: -0.8%2020: 7.5%2021: 8.4%2022: 18.9%2023: 27.1%2024: 20.2%2025: 34.2%2026: 14.5% (IMF projection)2027: 15.3% (IMF projection)2028: 13.5% (IMF projection)2029: 12.8% (IMF projection)2030: 10.7% (IMF projection)2031: 9.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.11.82.74.13.93.84.24.04.14.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %8.418.927.120.234.214.515.313.512.810.7
GDP, current prices USD bn3445789999
GDP per capita, current prices USD259294313344478546591588582564
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD8388899219589941,0311,0651,0941,1251,158
General government gross debt % of GDP63.669.859.953.141.237.037.135.233.532.8
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-4.6-10.7-7.7-4.8-3.0-2.5-2.9-3.5-3.2-3.9
Current account balance % of GDP-12.6-16.8-14.8-8.6-6.1-5.5-5.3-5.4-5.3-5.1
Population million12.9713.3213.6914.0514.4714.9015.3515.8116.2916.77

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01662000: 120%2001: 114%2002: 145%2003: 160%2004: 166%2005: 137%2006: 130%2007: 130%2008: 103%2009: 26%2010: 47%2011: 43%2012: 41%2013: 38%2014: 38%2015: 40%2016: 46%2017: 47%2018: 53%2019: 60%2020: 66%2021: 64%2022: 70%2023: 60%2024: 53%2025: 41%2026: 37% (IMF projection)2027: 37% (IMF projection)2028: 35% (IMF projection)2029: 34% (IMF projection)2030: 33% (IMF projection)2031: 31% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-32.40.02000: -6.2%2001: -3.1%2002: -11.4%2003: -13.1%2004: -6.3%2005: -4.7%2006: -21.3%2007: -32.4%2008: -9.8%2009: -6.3%2010: -12.2%2011: -14.5%2012: -19.7%2013: -20.6%2014: -15.8%2015: -11.5%2016: -11.1%2017: -11.8%2018: -12.8%2019: -11.6%2020: -11.2%2021: -12.6%2022: -16.8%2023: -14.8%2024: -8.6%2025: -6.1%2026: -5.5% (IMF projection)2027: -5.3% (IMF projection)2028: -5.4% (IMF projection)2029: -5.3% (IMF projection)2030: -5.1% (IMF projection)2031: -4.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199542.016.88.328.5
200540.816.911.937.2
201535.215.410.943.4
202534.318.213.142.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method240USD20250.0%
GNI, Atlas method3USD bn2025+30.9%
Life expectancy at birth63.8years2024+6.8%
Urban population25.7% of total2025+11.0 pp

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