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

GDP▲ 4.0%
Current prices2025
2USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 2.4%
Current prices2025
18,479USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.7 pp
Annual change2025
5.1%
Inflation■ 0.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
0.3%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
2.6%
Government debt▼ 4.6 pp
General government, gross2025
51.5% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.4 pp
Balance2025
-6.5% of GDP
Population▲ 1.5%
Total2025
0.13million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-11.80.012.21995: 0.5%1996: 10.0%1997: 12.2%1998: 2.5%1999: 1.9%2000: 4.3%2001: -2.3%2002: 1.2%2003: -5.9%2004: -2.9%2005: 9.0%2006: 9.4%2007: 10.4%2008: -2.1%2009: -1.1%2010: 6.3%2011: 5.7%2012: 3.8%2013: 6.4%2014: 4.7%2015: 8.9%2016: 12.1%2017: 7.0%2018: 4.9%2019: 5.5%2020: -11.8%2021: 0.6%2022: 9.9%2023: 5.2%2024: 3.4%2025: 5.1%2026: 1.5% (IMF projection)2027: 4.0% (IMF projection)2028: 3.3% (IMF projection)2029: 3.3% (IMF projection)2030: 3.3% (IMF projection)2031: 3.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.40.037.01995: 0.5%1996: -2.1%1997: 1.8%1998: 2.7%1999: 6.3%2000: 6.3%2001: 6.0%2002: 0.2%2003: 3.3%2004: 3.9%2005: 0.6%2006: -1.9%2007: 5.3%2008: 37.0%2009: 31.8%2010: -2.4%2011: 2.6%2012: 7.1%2013: 4.3%2014: 1.4%2015: 4.0%2016: -1.0%2017: 2.9%2018: 3.7%2019: 1.8%2020: 1.2%2021: 9.8%2022: 2.6%2023: -1.0%2024: 0.3%2025: 0.3%2026: 2.6% (IMF projection)2027: 1.7% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.4% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %0.69.95.23.45.11.54.03.33.33.3
Inflation, average consumer prices %9.82.6-1.00.30.32.61.72.12.42.5
Unemployment rate %3.03.02.02.62.62.62.52.52.52.5
GDP, current prices USD bn1222222333
GDP per capita, current prices USD12,78916,82017,91718,04018,47917,67518,94519,30719,68520,067
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD25,54329,45531,51632,74934,85735,85537,54638,83840,23541,712
General government gross debt % of GDP71.060.655.156.151.555.054.052.450.648.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.8-0.8-1.2-0.7-1.0-2.1-1.2-0.8-0.9-0.8
Current account balance % of GDP-10.5-7.6-6.4-7.9-6.5-7.8-5.6-5.8-5.4-4.7
Population million0.120.120.120.120.130.130.130.130.130.14

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.02002000: 178%2001: 200%2002: 196%2003: 177%2004: 163%2005: 144%2006: 135%2007: 144%2008: 192%2009: 106%2010: 82%2011: 83%2012: 80%2013: 68%2014: 70%2015: 75%2016: 64%2017: 57%2018: 51%2019: 49%2020: 77%2021: 71%2022: 61%2023: 55%2024: 56%2025: 52%2026: 55% (IMF projection)2027: 54% (IMF projection)2028: 52% (IMF projection)2029: 51% (IMF projection)2030: 49% (IMF projection)2031: 47% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-24.60.00.32000: -7.0%2001: -24.6%2002: -14.5%2003: -1.3%2004: -7.2%2005: -18.9%2006: -13.2%2007: -10.8%2008: -18.5%2009: -14.8%2010: -19.1%2011: -22.6%2012: -15.2%2013: -11.9%2014: -22.4%2015: -17.9%2016: -2.9%2017: 0.3%2018: -2.4%2019: -2.8%2020: -12.5%2021: -10.5%2022: -7.6%2023: -6.4%2024: -7.9%2025: -6.5%2026: -7.8% (IMF projection)2027: -5.6% (IMF projection)2028: -5.8% (IMF projection)2029: -5.4% (IMF projection)2030: -4.7% (IMF projection)2031: -4.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19953.932.611.952.0
20053.023.68.257.1
20152.114.25.967.2
20252.614.35.467.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method19,200USD2025+30.2%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025+71.0%
Exports of goods and services79.6% of GDP2025-10.5 pp
Imports of goods and services92.7% of GDP2025-4.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.3years2024+4.2%
Urban population45.5% of total2025+2.4 pp

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