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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$6,573
GDP (2025)
$407.8B
GDP growth (2031)
4.5% →
Inflation (2031)
6.5% →
Unemployment (2031)
5.0% →
Population (2031)
269.6M
Population growth (2031)
1.9% →
Gini index (2024)
33.5
Government debt (2031)
58.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$1.9B
Life expectancy (2024)
67.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.5% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
57.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
76.9/100
Trade openness (2025)
27.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
281.14/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$26.5B
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)
58.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-1.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$1.9B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2024)
0.34
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.20/1k
Services sector (2025)
50.9% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
12.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
11.2
ICT service exports (2025)
46.1%

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 * - - 4.5% 6.5% 5.0% 269.6M - 58.2% -1.0% - - - - -
2030 * - - 4.5% 6.5% 5.0% 264.5M - 59.0% -0.9% - - - - -
2029 * - - 4.5% 6.5% 5.5% 259.5M - 60.8% -0.8% - - - - -
2028 * - - 4.3% 6.6% 6.0% 254.6M - 64.0% -0.8% - - - - -
2027 * - - 3.5% 8.4% 6.5% 249.8M - 67.1% -0.9% - - - - -
2026 * - - 3.6% 7.2% 6.9% 245.1M - 70.1% -0.4% - - - - -
2025 $407.8B $6,573 3.1% 4.5% 7.1% 240.5M - 72.8% 0.5% $1.9B - - - 281.14
2024 $372.2B $6,263 2.6% 23.4% 7.3% 236.0M 33.5 70.2% -0.6% $2.7B 67.8 - 57.3% 278.58
2023 $336.6B $6,019 -0.2% 29.2% 7.5% 231.5M - 78.5% -1.0% $2.0B 67.7 2.5% - 280.36
2022 $374.9B $5,919 6.2% 12.2% 6.0% 227.0M - 77.3% -4.7% $1.5B 67.4 2.9% - 204.87
2021 $348.5B $5,367 5.8% 8.9% 6.5% 222.6M - 74.7% -0.8% $2.1B 65.8 3.0% - 162.91
2020 $300.4B $5,048 -0.9% 10.7% 7.7% 218.2M - 80.8% -1.5% $2.1B 65.7 3.0% 18.9% 161.84
2019 $321.1B $5,038 3.1% 6.8% 6.9% 214.0M - 78.7% -4.2% $2.2B 66.7 2.9% 17.1% 150.04
2018 $356.2B $4,979 6.1% 4.7% 5.8% 209.8M 29.6 66.3% -5.4% $1.7B 66.5 2.8% 15.3% 121.82
2017 $339.2B $4,790 4.6% 4.8% 5.8% 205.2M - 62.1% -3.6% $2.5B 66.2 2.8% 13.8% 105.46
2016 $313.6B $4,631 4.1% 2.9% 5.9% 200.2M - 62.1% -1.6% $2.6B 65.9 2.6% 12.4% 104.77
2015 $299.9B $4,480 3.8% 4.5% 5.9% 195.4M 31.3 59.1% -0.9% $1.7B 65.6 2.5% 11.0% 102.77
2014 $271.4B $4,313 3.6% 8.6% 6.0% 190.6M - 58.8% -1.2% $1.9B 65.4 2.5% 10.0% 101.10
2013 $258.7B $4,174 3.9% 7.4% 6.0% 186.0M 29.5 59.2% -1.0% $1.3B 65.1 2.4% 9.0% 101.63
2012 $250.1B $4,047 3.2% 11.0% 6.0% 181.5M - 58.4% -1.9% $859.0M 64.9 2.2% 8.1% 93.40
2011 $230.6B $3,880 3.2% 13.7% 6.0% 177.1M 29.7 56.2% 0.1% $1.3B 64.7 2.2% 8.0% 86.34
2010 $196.7B $3,786 2.3% 10.1% 5.6% 172.9M 28.8 56.7% -2.0% $2.0B 64.4 2.4% 8.0% 85.19
2009 $187.1B $3,777 1.1% 19.6% 5.5% 168.7M - 54.6% -4.9% $2.3B 64.2 2.5% 7.5% 81.71
2008 $202.2B $3,721 4.4% 12.0% 5.2% 164.6M - 49.5% -6.8% $5.4B 64.0 2.6% 7.0% 70.41
2007 $184.1B $3,672 5.1% 7.8% 5.2% 160.7M 29.7 44.2% -3.7% $5.6B 63.8 2.6% 6.8% 60.74
2006 $161.9B $3,515 5.7% 7.9% 6.2% 156.8M - 46.2% -3.0% $4.3B 63.6 2.7% 6.5% 60.27
2005 $145.2B $3,293 8.0% 9.3% 7.7% 153.0M 31.3 47.9% -1.0% $2.2B 62.4 2.4% 6.3% 59.51
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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