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

GDP▲ 21.1%
Current prices2025
3USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 18.6%
Current prices2025
1,311USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.7 pp
Annual change2025
5.5%
Inflation▼ 2.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.9%
Government debt▼ 7.1 pp
General government, gross2025
75.3% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.2 pp
Balance2025
-6.2% of GDP
Population▲ 2.1%
Total2025
2.02million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-22.40.016.81995: 4.0%1996: 3.7%1997: 6.0%1998: -22.4%1999: 16.8%2000: 1.1%2001: 4.8%2002: 3.7%2003: -0.3%2004: 1.2%2005: 6.6%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.6%2008: 4.5%2009: 2.4%2010: 5.6%2011: 8.1%2012: -1.7%2013: 3.3%2014: 1.0%2015: 6.1%2016: 5.3%2017: 4.8%2018: 3.8%2019: 4.5%2020: 1.5%2021: 6.2%2022: 4.6%2023: 5.2%2024: 4.8%2025: 5.5%2026: 4.9% (IMF projection)2027: 4.9% (IMF projection)2028: 4.5% (IMF projection)2029: 4.5% (IMF projection)2030: 4.2% (IMF projection)2031: 4.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.50.050.91995: 45.1%1996: 50.9%1997: 49.1%1998: 8.1%1999: -2.1%2000: 8.6%2001: 3.3%2002: 3.3%2003: -3.5%2004: 0.8%2005: 3.4%2006: 2.0%2007: 4.6%2008: 10.4%2009: -1.6%2010: 1.1%2011: 5.1%2012: 2.1%2013: 0.8%2014: -1.0%2015: 1.5%2016: 2.7%2017: -0.2%2018: 0.4%2019: 0.3%2020: 1.5%2021: 3.3%2022: 7.9%2023: 7.2%2024: 3.7%2025: 0.9%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.1% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.1% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %6.24.65.24.85.54.94.94.54.54.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.37.97.23.70.92.52.12.12.12.1
GDP, current prices USD bn2222333344
GDP per capita, current prices USD9289081,0351,1051,3111,4491,5291,6061,6911,781
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,5262,7682,9573,1103,3053,4953,6713,8233,9884,150
General government gross debt % of GDP78.880.779.482.475.373.671.869.968.066.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.9-6.1-8.2-7.3-6.7-4.0-3.5-3.0-3.0-3.0
Current account balance % of GDP-0.8-8.6-8.6-7.4-6.2-6.3-5.1-4.6-4.4-4.2
Population million1.861.901.941.982.022.062.102.142.192.23

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.02172000: 217%2001: 204%2002: 197%2003: 183%2004: 202%2005: 204%2006: 190%2007: 164%2008: 149%2009: 148%2010: 62%2011: 46%2012: 47%2013: 50%2014: 60%2015: 56%2016: 59%2017: 52%2018: 59%2019: 65%2020: 78%2021: 79%2022: 81%2023: 79%2024: 82%2025: 75%2026: 74% (IMF projection)2027: 72% (IMF projection)2028: 70% (IMF projection)2029: 68% (IMF projection)2030: 66% (IMF projection)2031: 65% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.60.02.72000: 2.7%2001: -3.9%2002: -3.3%2003: -2.5%2004: -1.6%2005: -1.6%2006: -6.2%2007: -4.1%2008: -3.0%2009: -5.4%2010: -7.5%2011: -1.2%2012: -7.9%2013: -4.3%2014: 0.5%2015: 1.8%2016: 1.4%2017: 0.3%2018: -3.5%2019: -8.5%2020: -2.6%2021: -0.8%2022: -8.6%2023: -8.6%2024: -7.4%2025: -6.2%2026: -6.3% (IMF projection)2027: -5.1% (IMF projection)2028: -4.6% (IMF projection)2029: -4.4% (IMF projection)2030: -4.2% (IMF projection)2031: -4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199551.811.57.430.8
200540.412.49.639.0
201535.212.98.945.1
202540.615.78.639.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,090USD2025+62.7%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025+105.3%
Exports of goods and services13.9% of GDP2025-11.2 pp
Imports of goods and services27.0% of GDP2025-2.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth64.3years2024+8.0%
Urban population46.7% of total2025+4.5 pp

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