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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$117,344
GDP (2031)
$1.7T
GDP growth (2031)
1.2% →
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2031)
4.5% →
Population (2031)
18.5M
Population growth (2031)
0.4% ↑
Gini index (2021)
25.7
Government debt (2031)
48.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
8.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$17.1B
Life expectancy (2024)
82.0 yrs
Health spending (2024)
10.0% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
97.0%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
128.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
150.1% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
0.89/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$118.1B
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)
48.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
8.5% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$17.1B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.26
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2022)
3.41/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
25.3% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
70.4% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
32.8
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
4.0
ICT service exports (2024)
9.5%
Goods and services tax (2024)
11.8%

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 * $1.7T $117,344 1.2% 2.0% 4.5% 18.5M - 48.0% 8.5% - - - - -
2030 * $1.7T $114,175 1.2% 2.0% 4.5% 18.5M - 46.9% 8.6% - - - - -
2029 * $1.6T $111,065 1.3% 2.0% 4.4% 18.4M - 45.9% 8.7% - - - - -
2028 * $1.6T $107,892 1.4% 2.3% 4.3% 18.3M - 44.9% 8.7% - - - - -
2027 * $1.5T $104,808 1.4% 2.4% 4.2% 18.2M - 44.5% 8.7% - - - - -
2026 * $1.4T $101,740 1.2% 2.7% 4.1% 18.1M - 44.1% 8.8% - - - - -
2025 $1.3T $87,320 1.9% 3.0% 3.9% 18.0M - 43.3% 8.8% - - - - 0.89
2024 $1.2T $85,218 1.1% 3.2% 3.7% 17.9M - 43.7% 9.1% -$17.1B 82.0 10.0% 97.0% 0.92
2023 $1.1T $80,392 -0.6% 4.1% 3.6% 17.8M - 45.8% 9.4% -$343.4B 81.9 9.8% 97.0% 0.92
2022 $1.0T $78,630 5.0% 11.6% 3.5% 17.6M - 48.4% 6.8% $15.5B 81.6 10.0% 92.5% 0.95
2021 $1.1T $68,574 6.3% 2.8% 4.2% 17.5M 25.7 50.5% 10.2% -$115.7B 81.3 11.1% 92.1% 0.85
2020 $931.8B $62,597 -3.9% 1.1% 4.9% 17.4M 26.0 53.4% 5.7% -$220.9B 81.4 11.0% 91.3% 0.88
2019 $929.0B $62,345 2.3% 2.7% 4.4% 17.3M 29.2 47.7% 6.8% -$127.8B 82.1 9.9% 93.3% 0.89
2018 $930.2B $58,819 2.3% 1.6% 4.9% 17.2M 28.1 51.6% 8.8% -$285.0B 81.8 9.9% 91.9% 0.85
2017 $847.9B $56,038 2.8% 1.3% 5.9% 17.1M 28.5 56.0% 8.1% $201.1B 81.8 9.9% 93.2% 0.89
2016 $796.9B $53,162 2.4% 0.1% 7.0% 17.0M 28.2 60.9% 7.2% $277.3B 81.6 9.9% 90.4% 0.90
2015 $775.8B $50,957 2.1% 0.2% 7.9% 16.9M 28.2 63.8% 4.8% $376.0B 81.5 10.2% 91.7% 0.90
2014 $901.8B $49,751 1.6% 0.3% 8.3% 16.8M 28.6 67.2% 8.6% $144.1B 81.7 10.5% 91.7% 0.75
2013 $884.0B $49,622 0.0% 2.6% 8.2% 16.8M 28.1 67.2% 7.9% $324.4B 81.3 10.5% 94.0% 0.75
2012 $846.2B $47,653 -1.0% 2.8% 6.8% 16.7M 27.6 65.7% 7.5% $261.4B 81.1 10.5% 92.9% 0.78
2011 $913.0B $47,004 1.8% 2.5% 6.1% 16.7M 27.8 61.2% 7.1% $356.5B 81.2 10.2% 91.4% 0.72
2010 $853.2B $45,301 1.3% 0.9% 6.1% 16.6M 27.8 58.9% 6.4% $55.2B 80.7 10.1% 90.7% 0.75
2009 $878.0B $44,959 -3.7% 1.0% 5.4% 16.5M 27.9 56.3% 3.3% $203.2B 80.6 9.9% 89.6% 0.72
2008 $957.8B $46,714 2.1% 2.2% 4.8% 16.4M 29.3 54.4% 3.9% $195.5B 80.3 9.2% 87.4% 0.68
2007 $853.6B $44,203 3.9% 1.6% 5.3% 16.4M 29.6 42.7% 5.3% $733.8B 80.1 9.0% 85.8% 0.73
2006 $737.6B $41,208 3.5% 1.6% 6.1% 16.3M 30.0 45.0% 8.1% $375.5B 79.7 9.0% 83.7% 0.80
2005 $688.5B $37,778 2.0% 1.5% 7.0% 16.3M 29.0 49.6% 6.6% $209.9B 79.4 9.1% 81.0% 0.80
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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