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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$6,989
GDP (2031)
$41.6B
GDP growth (2031)
6.0% →
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
1.6% ↓
Population (2031)
17.8M
Population growth (2031)
3.0% ↓
Gini index (2021)
34.4
Government debt (2031)
50.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$543.0M
Life expectancy (2024)
61.0 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
34.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
125.9/100
Trade openness (2025)
37.1% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
581.93/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
50.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$543.0M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.34
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.69/1k
Services sector (2025)
50.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
4.0
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
2.5
ICT service exports (2023)
3.0%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $41.6B $6,989 6.0% 2.0% - 17.8M - 50.3% -4.0% - - - - -
2030 * $38.5B $6,651 6.0% 2.0% - 17.3M - 51.1% -4.1% - - - - -
2029 * $35.5B $6,337 6.5% 2.0% - 16.8M - 52.0% -4.4% - - - - -
2028 * $32.7B $6,015 6.6% 2.0% - 16.3M - 53.2% -4.6% - - - - -
2027 * $30.2B $5,713 6.7% 2.0% - 15.8M - 55.6% -4.9% - - - - -
2026 * $27.8B $5,415 7.0% 2.0% - 15.4M - 57.2% -5.0% - - - - -
2025 $24.4B $4,817 7.5% 1.1% 1.6% 14.9M - 57.3% -5.7% - - - - 581.93
2024 $21.5B $4,441 7.5% 1.2% 1.6% 14.5M - 60.5% -6.0% $543.0M 61.0 - 34.0% 606.35
2023 $19.7B $4,133 6.4% 2.7% 1.6% 14.1M - 61.3% -8.2% $443.0M 60.8 3.3% 32.4% 606.66
2022 $17.4B $3,844 6.3% 1.4% 1.7% 13.8M - 59.7% -5.7% $376.0M 60.5 3.0% 30.5% 622.91
2021 $17.7B $3,464 7.2% 1.7% 1.8% 13.4M 34.4 55.6% -4.2% $346.0M 59.6 2.9% 28.2% 554.61
2020 $15.7B $3,245 3.8% 3.0% 1.5% 13.1M - 46.1% -1.7% $174.0M 60.2 3.1% 22.1% 574.29
2019 $14.7B $3,149 7.1% -0.9% 1.2% 12.7M - 40.4% -3.9% $218.2M 59.9 3.0% 20.5% 585.95
2018 $14.3B $2,965 6.6% 0.8% 1.4% 12.4M 37.9 40.8% -4.5% $194.1M 59.7 3.4% 19.0% 555.45
2017 $12.8B $2,886 5.6% 1.8% 1.7% 12.0M - 39.4% -4.2% $200.9M 59.5 3.7% 18.7% 580.66
2016 $11.8B $2,842 3.3% -0.8% 1.8% 11.7M - 35.9% -3.0% $131.8M 59.3 3.6% 14.5% 592.61
2015 $11.4B $2,725 1.8% 0.2% 1.9% 11.4M 47.6 30.9% -6.0% $149.8M 59.1 2.7% 11.3% 591.21
2014 $13.3B $2,670 6.4% -0.6% 2.0% 11.0M - 22.3% -6.7% $405.7M 59.0 2.7% 6.0% 493.76
2013 $12.5B $2,512 7.2% 0.4% 2.2% 10.7M - 18.5% -5.4% $360.3M 58.9 2.9% 4.9% 493.90
2012 $11.1B $2,346 4.8% 6.7% 2.5% 10.4M - 19.5% -5.2% $281.5M 58.6 3.1% 4.5% 510.56
2011 $10.7B $2,265 3.0% 2.7% 2.7% 10.1M 43.4 21.9% -4.8% $161.3M 58.5 3.0% 4.2% 471.25
2010 $9.5B $2,220 2.1% 2.1% 1.0% 9.8M - 21.0% -5.6% $53.5M 58.4 3.0% 3.1% 494.79
2009 $9.7B $2,213 2.3% 0.9% 1.0% 9.5M - 18.7% -6.7% -$18.8M 58.3 2.9% 2.2% 470.29
2008 $9.8B $2,215 4.9% 7.4% 0.9% 9.2M - 18.3% -5.5% $48.2M 58.1 2.7% 1.9% 446.00
2007 $8.2B $2,136 6.0% 1.3% 0.9% 9.0M - 14.3% -6.5% $139.2M 58.3 2.9% 1.8% 478.63
2006 $7.0B $2,021 3.9% 3.8% 0.9% 8.7M - 8.4% -3.1% -$12.4M 58.0 3.3% 1.5% 522.43
2005 $6.6B $1,946 1.7% 5.4% 0.9% 8.4M - 27.0% -3.4% -$8.8M 57.7 3.2% 1.3% 527.26
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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