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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$72,620
GDP (2031)
$339.9B
GDP growth (2031)
2.2% →
Inflation (2031)
2.0% →
Unemployment (2031)
4.4% →
Population (2031)
5.5M
Population growth (2031)
0.6% ↑
Government debt (2031)
54.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$3.6B
Life expectancy (2024)
82.0 yrs
Health spending (2024)
10.1% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
93.5%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
130.1/100
Trade openness (2024)
50.7% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
1.72/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$28.2B
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)
54.8% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$3.6B

Business environment

New business density (2024)
16.05/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
29.5% of GDP
Services sector (2023)
68.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
35.3
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
14.7
ICT service exports (2025)
5.7%
Goods and services tax (2023)
9.9%

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 * $339.9B $72,620 2.2% 2.0% 4.4% 5.5M - 54.8% -2.9% - - - - -
2030 * $327.1B $66,594 2.2% 2.0% 4.4% 5.5M - 55.5% -3.1% - - - - -
2029 * $314.4B $64,689 2.3% 2.0% 4.4% 5.5M - 57.1% -3.3% - - - - -
2028 * $301.9B $62,743 2.4% 2.1% 4.6% 5.4M - 57.8% -3.6% - - - - -
2027 * $290.5B $61,070 2.4% 2.3% 5.0% 5.4M - 57.8% -3.8% - - - - -
2026 * $278.6B $59,346 2.1% 3.1% 5.4% 5.4M - 56.7% -4.0% - - - - -
2025 $258.8B $57,350 0.2% 2.8% 5.3% 5.3M - 54.7% -3.7% $3.6B - - - 1.72
2024 $258.8B $55,794 -0.3% 2.9% 4.8% 5.3M - 51.4% -4.7% $1.8B 82.0 10.1% 93.5% 1.65
2023 $253.7B $54,950 2.2% 5.7% 3.8% 5.2M - 47.3% -6.3% $4.4B 81.8 10.1% 93.3% 1.63
2022 $245.2B $54,080 2.6% 7.2% 3.3% 5.1M - 46.9% -9.0% $9.8B 82.0 10.6% 93.1% 1.58
2021 $249.7B $48,202 5.5% 3.9% 3.8% 5.1M - 47.5% -5.8% $5.3B 82.2 9.6% 92.0% 1.41
2020 $210.8B $45,575 -1.2% 1.7% 4.6% 5.1M - 43.2% -1.0% $4.8B 82.3 9.3% 90.9% 1.54
2019 $211.0B $45,296 3.0% 1.6% 4.1% 5.0M - 31.8% -2.9% $3.1B 82.1 8.6% 89.9% 1.52
2018 $209.5B $42,475 3.3% 1.6% 4.3% 4.9M - 28.1% -4.3% $2.5B 81.7 8.6% 89.0% 1.45
2017 $203.7B $42,206 3.3% 1.9% 4.8% 4.8M - 31.1% -2.9% $2.4B 81.9 8.6% 87.7% 1.41
2016 $186.0B $39,964 4.0% 0.6% 5.2% 4.7M - 33.4% -2.1% $2.0B 81.7 8.8% 86.5% 1.44
2015 $176.4B $37,497 3.6% 0.3% 5.4% 4.6M - 34.2% -2.8% -$73.4M 81.6 8.9% 85.2% 1.43
2014 $200.2B $37,316 3.8% 1.2% 5.4% 4.5M - 34.2% -3.1% $3.3B 81.5 9.0% 84.0% 1.21
2013 $187.2B $36,250 2.1% 1.1% 5.8% 4.4M - 34.6% -3.2% -$69.5M 81.4 8.9% 82.8% 1.22
2012 $175.3B $33,045 2.5% 1.1% 6.5% 4.4M - 35.7% -3.9% $3.8B 81.4 9.2% 81.6% 1.23
2011 $167.2B $32,734 1.7% 4.0% 6.1% 4.4M - 34.7% -2.8% $1.4B 81.2 9.1% 81.2% 1.27
2010 $145.7B $31,305 1.7% 2.3% 6.2% 4.4M - 29.6% -2.3% $286.3M 80.9 9.1% 80.5% 1.39
2009 $122.0B $30,746 -1.1% 2.1% 5.9% 4.3M - 24.3% -2.2% -$52.4M 80.7 9.1% 79.7% 1.60
2008 $135.6B $29,896 -0.2% 4.0% 4.0% 4.3M - 19.0% -7.7% $2.6B 80.4 8.7% 72.0% 1.42
2007 $134.9B $29,331 3.5% 2.4% 3.6% 4.2M - 16.3% -6.9% $4.3B 80.2 8.3% 69.8% 1.36
2006 $109.7B $27,732 2.8% 3.4% 3.9% 4.2M - 18.4% -7.2% $2.9B 80.1 8.6% 69.0% 1.54
2005 $113.3B $25,677 3.2% 3.0% 3.8% 4.1M - 20.8% -7.1% $1.9B 79.9 8.3% 62.7% 1.42
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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