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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$9,129
GDP (2031)
$196.0B
GDP growth (2031)
5.0% →
Inflation (2031)
5.0% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
5.5% ↓
Population (2031)
58.9M
Population growth (2031)
1.6% ↓
Gini index (2022)
38.5
Government debt (2031)
75.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-3.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$463.4M
Life expectancy (2024)
63.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.4% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
35.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
126.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
37.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
129.30/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$12.4B
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)
75.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-3.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$463.4M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2022)
0.39
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
1.73/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
14.1% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
55.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
6.4
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
4.5
ICT service exports (2024)
10.6%
Goods and services tax (2023)
8.7%

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 * $196.0B $9,129 5.0% 5.0% - 58.9M - 75.1% -3.2% - - - - -
2030 * $183.6B $8,366 5.0% 5.3% - 58.0M - 74.2% -3.2% - - - - -
2029 * $171.5B $8,029 5.0% 5.7% - 57.0M - 73.6% -3.3% - - - - -
2028 * $162.0B $7,764 5.1% 5.7% - 56.1M - 73.3% -3.4% - - - - -
2027 * $154.7B $7,656 4.7% 5.9% - 55.2M - 72.4% -3.7% - - - - -
2026 * $147.3B $7,581 4.5% 5.9% - 54.3M - 71.6% -4.1% - - - - -
2025 $136.5B $7,016 4.9% 4.1% 5.5% 53.4M - 69.3% -2.7% - - - - 129.30
2024 $119.3B $6,650 4.7% 4.5% 5.5% 52.4M - 67.3% -2.3% $463.4M 63.8 - 35.0% 134.82
2023 $108.2B $6,322 5.7% 7.7% 5.4% 51.5M - 73.4% -3.6% $508.0M 63.7 4.4% 32.1% 139.85
2022 $114.7B $5,882 4.9% 7.6% 5.6% 50.6M 38.5 67.8% -5.0% $791.6M 63.6 4.3% 29.4% 117.87
2021 $109.9B $5,339 7.6% 6.1% 5.7% 49.7M 38.7 68.2% -5.1% $419.7M 61.2 4.6% 27.0% 109.64
2020 $100.9B $4,793 -0.3% 5.3% 5.6% 48.8M 36.2 68.0% -3.7% -$5.4M 61.6 4.5% 24.7% 106.45
2019 $100.3B $4,687 5.1% 5.2% 5.0% 47.6M - 59.1% -2.2% $469.9M 62.9 4.4% 22.7% 101.99
2018 $92.2B $4,412 5.7% 4.7% 4.3% 46.4M - 56.4% -4.0% $767.8M 62.8 4.1% 19.5% 101.30
2017 $82.0B $4,177 3.8% 8.0% 3.5% 45.4M - 53.9% -5.6% $1.3B 62.7 4.0% 17.8% 103.41
2016 $74.8B $3,917 4.2% 6.3% 2.8% 44.3M - 50.4% -4.1% $469.5M 62.5 4.8% 16.6% 101.50
2015 $70.4B $3,678 5.0% 6.6% 2.8% 43.3M 40.8 45.8% -5.1% $619.7M 62.3 4.8% 16.6% 98.18
2014 $68.4B $3,359 5.0% 6.9% 2.8% 42.4M - 41.3% -9.3% $820.9M 62.0 4.9% 16.5% 87.92
2013 $61.7B $3,106 3.8% 5.7% 2.8% 41.4M - 39.8% -7.8% $1.1B 61.7 4.9% 13.0% 86.12
2012 $56.4B $2,847 4.6% 9.4% 2.7% 40.4M - 37.6% -7.5% $1.4B 61.5 5.0% 10.5% 84.53
2011 $46.6B $2,750 5.1% 14.0% 2.7% 39.5M - 35.7% -8.2% $1.5B 61.3 5.2% 8.8% 88.81
2010 $45.4B $2,635 8.1% 4.1% 2.8% 38.6M - 36.7% -5.2% $178.1M 60.9 5.4% 7.2% 79.23
2009 $42.3B $2,480 3.3% 10.5% 2.8% 37.7M - 36.0% -3.9% $116.3M 60.5 5.3% 6.1% 77.35
2008 $41.1B $2,459 0.2% 15.1% 2.8% 36.7M - 34.3% -4.8% $95.6M 60.0 5.2% 5.2% 69.18
2007 $36.7B $2,481 6.9% 4.3% 2.6% 35.7M - 34.2% -2.9% $729.0M 59.4 5.1% 4.4% 67.32
2006 $29.7B $2,330 5.9% 6.0% 2.7% 34.7M - 37.1% -1.7% $50.7M 59.1 5.0% 3.6% 72.10
2005 $26.3B $2,189 5.7% 9.9% 2.7% 33.8M 46.4 37.4% -1.0% $21.2M 58.5 4.2% 3.1% 75.55
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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