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

GDP▲ 10.6%
Current prices2025
8USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.4%
Current prices2025
874USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.1 pp
Annual change2025
4.4%
Inflation▼ 20.8 pp
Average consumer prices2025
7.6%
Government debt▼ 1.4 pp
General government, gross2025
45.2% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.8 pp
Balance2025
-5.1% of GDP
Population▲ 2.1%
Total2025
8.82million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-24.80.026.41995: -10.0%1996: -24.8%1997: -17.6%1998: -0.8%1999: -8.1%2000: 3.8%2001: 18.2%2002: 26.4%2003: 10.3%2004: 7.8%2005: 6.7%2006: 4.6%2007: 3.7%2008: 3.8%2009: 1.3%2010: 10.1%2011: 7.1%2012: 6.7%2013: 9.4%2014: -0.6%2015: -3.1%2016: 4.7%2017: 3.9%2018: 3.4%2019: 5.5%2020: -1.3%2021: 5.9%2022: 5.3%2023: 5.7%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.4%2026: 4.5% (IMF projection)2027: 4.7% (IMF projection)2028: 4.6% (IMF projection)2029: 4.6% (IMF projection)2030: 4.6% (IMF projection)2031: 4.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.90.047.71995: 26.0%1996: 23.1%1997: 14.6%1998: 36.0%1999: 34.1%2000: -0.9%2001: 2.6%2002: 0.1%2003: 4.0%2004: 12.9%2005: 13.7%2006: 10.5%2007: 17.0%2008: 8.2%2009: 7.5%2010: 7.2%2011: 6.8%2012: 6.6%2013: 5.5%2014: 4.6%2015: 6.7%2016: 10.9%2017: 18.2%2018: 16.0%2019: 14.8%2020: 13.4%2021: 11.9%2022: 27.2%2023: 47.7%2024: 28.4%2025: 7.6%2026: 7.5% (IMF projection)2027: 9.0% (IMF projection)2028: 9.0% (IMF projection)2029: 9.0% (IMF projection)2030: 9.0% (IMF projection)2031: 9.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.95.35.74.34.44.54.74.64.64.6
Inflation, average consumer prices %11.927.247.728.47.67.59.09.09.09.0
GDP, current prices USD bn77678899910
GDP per capita, current prices USD8858607578078749199429649911,019
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,8493,1433,3713,5273,7103,9094,0984,2704,4524,646
General government gross debt % of GDP47.154.049.446.745.244.341.238.436.234.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-4.3-5.9-5.0-5.2-4.2-2.2-0.2-0.2-0.7-0.4
Current account balance % of GDP-7.3-6.3-9.5-6.9-5.1-3.3-2.9-2.9-2.9-3.4
Population million8.098.288.468.648.829.009.199.389.579.77

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01132001: 113%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 93%2005: 79%2006: 62%2007: 26%2008: 46%2009: 31%2010: 29%2011: 26%2012: 24%2013: 22%2014: 27%2015: 28%2016: 39%2017: 44%2018: 44%2019: 45%2020: 46%2021: 47%2022: 54%2023: 49%2024: 47%2025: 45%2026: 44% (IMF projection)2027: 41% (IMF projection)2028: 38% (IMF projection)2029: 36% (IMF projection)2030: 34% (IMF projection)2031: 32% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-39.90.02000: -7.5%2001: -5.7%2002: -3.7%2003: -3.7%2004: -4.2%2005: -3.8%2006: -3.0%2007: -4.6%2008: -5.7%2009: -8.6%2010: -14.0%2011: -39.9%2012: -21.1%2013: -10.9%2014: -7.2%2015: -14.9%2016: -4.9%2017: -11.7%2018: -9.3%2019: -7.8%2020: -5.8%2021: -7.3%2022: -6.3%2023: -9.5%2024: -6.9%2025: -5.1%2026: -3.3% (IMF projection)2027: -2.9% (IMF projection)2028: -2.9% (IMF projection)2029: -2.9% (IMF projection)2030: -3.4% (IMF projection)2031: -3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199540.036.18.617.1
200550.111.42.536.9
201534.316.65.745.8
202529.525.7–41.6

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method830USD2025-12.6%
GNI, Atlas method7USD bn2025+9.6%
Exports of goods and services20.9% of GDP2025+10.4 pp
Imports of goods and services28.2% of GDP2025+2.2 pp
Life expectancy at birth62.0years2024+14.2%
Urban population45.9% of total2025+5.2 pp

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