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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$76,877
GDP (2031)
$4.1T
GDP growth (2031)
1.1% →
Inflation (2031)
1.8% ↓
Unemployment (2031)
7.3% ↓
Population (2031)
70.0M
Population growth (2031)
0.3% →
Gini index (2023)
31.8
Government debt (2031)
120.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
0.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$73.0B
Life expectancy (2024)
83.0 yrs
Health spending (2024)
11.5% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
88.7%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
116.7/100
Trade openness (2025)
67.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
0.89/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$428.2B
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)
120.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
0.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$73.0B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2023)
0.32
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
6.82/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
22.8% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
70.9% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2023)
77.7
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
30.1
ICT service exports (2025)
6.8%
Goods and services tax (2024)
9.0%

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 * $4.1T $76,877 1.1% 1.8% 7.3% 70.0M - 120.7% 0.4% - - - - -
2030 * $4.0T $74,980 1.1% 1.9% 7.4% 69.8M - 121.2% 0.5% - - - - -
2029 * $3.9T $73,022 1.2% 1.9% 7.5% 69.6M - 121.3% 0.4% - - - - -
2028 * $3.8T $71,100 1.2% 1.9% 7.7% 69.4M - 121.1% 0.2% - - - - -
2027 * $3.7T $69,342 0.9% 1.7% 7.9% 69.2M - 120.5% -0.2% - - - - -
2026 * $3.6T $68,098 0.9% 1.8% 7.9% 69.0M - 118.4% -0.3% - - - - -
2025 $3.4T $63,975 0.9% 0.9% 7.6% 68.9M - 116.0% -0.4% $73.0B - - - 0.89
2024 $3.2T $62,525 1.1% 2.3% 7.4% 68.6M - 113.2% 0.1% $52.1B 83.0 11.5% 88.7% 0.92
2023 $3.1T $60,927 1.6% 5.7% 7.3% 68.4M 31.8 109.6% -1.0% $18.1B 82.8 11.5% 86.8% 0.92
2022 $2.8T $57,012 2.8% 5.9% 7.3% 68.1M 31.2 111.4% -1.4% $112.3B 82.1 11.8% 85.3% 0.95
2021 $3.0T $52,517 6.8% 2.1% 7.9% 67.7M 31.5 112.8% 0.3% $98.0B 82.3 12.3% 86.1% 0.85
2020 $2.6T $49,482 -7.6% 0.5% 8.0% 67.4M 30.7 114.9% -2.1% $19.4B 82.2 12.1% 84.7% 0.88
2019 $2.7T $51,130 2.1% 1.3% 8.4% 67.3M 31.2 98.2% 0.6% $53.5B 82.8 11.2% 83.3% 0.89
2018 $2.8T $46,381 1.6% 2.1% 9.0% 67.0M 32.4 98.5% -0.7% $77.5B 82.7 11.3% 82.0% 0.85
2017 $2.6T $44,469 2.3% 1.2% 9.4% 66.8M 31.6 98.8% -0.5% $43.7B 82.6 11.5% 80.5% 0.89
2016 $2.5T $42,880 0.7% 0.3% 10.1% 66.6M 31.9 98.1% -0.5% $35.6B 82.6 11.6% 79.3% 0.90
2015 $2.4T $40,905 1.0% 0.1% 10.3% 66.4M 32.7 97.0% -0.3% $43.1B 82.3 11.5% 78.0% 0.90
2014 $2.9T $40,218 1.0% 0.6% 10.3% 66.1M 32.3 96.2% -0.9% $5.1B 82.7 11.6% 83.8% 0.75
2013 $2.8T $39,583 0.9% 1.0% 10.3% 65.6M 32.5 94.6% -0.6% $33.5B 82.2 11.4% 81.9% 0.75
2012 $2.7T $37,671 0.2% 2.2% 9.8% 65.2M 33.1 91.7% -2.1% $32.9B 82.0 11.3% 81.4% 0.78
2011 $2.9T $37,510 2.5% 2.3% 9.2% 64.9M 33.3 88.7% -0.9% $44.2B 82.1 11.2% 77.8% 0.72
2010 $2.6T $35,908 1.8% 1.7% 9.3% 64.6M 33.7 86.3% -0.6% $38.9B 81.7 11.2% 77.3% 0.75
2009 $2.7T $34,685 -2.7% 0.1% 9.1% 64.3M 32.7 84.1% -0.6% $18.4B 81.4 11.3% 71.6% 0.72
2008 $2.9T $35,053 0.3% 3.2% 7.4% 64.0M 33.0 69.8% -0.7% $68.0B 81.2 10.5% 70.7% 0.68
2007 $2.7T $34,066 2.5% 1.6% 8.0% 63.6M 32.4 65.5% -0.1% $83.8B 81.1 10.3% 66.1% 0.73
2006 $2.3T $32,424 2.9% 1.9% 8.8% 63.2M 29.7 65.4% 0.3% $79.0B 80.8 10.4% 46.9% 0.80
2005 $2.2T $30,431 2.0% 1.9% 8.9% 62.7M 29.8 68.2% 0.1% $85.1B 80.2 10.2% 42.9% 0.80
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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